Time Danced:
3695minutes
We're dancing to make a difference for sick kids!
When a child is injured, or diagnosed with a serious illness, it affects the whole family. Lives can be turned upside down, and puts families under enormous pressure. For many families, it can feel like it’s impossible to hold it together.
That’s why we’re joining Ronald McDonald House to Dance for Sick Kids this year.
We’ll be dancing to make a difference every day for 7 days, to raise money that will help families stay in a home-away-from-home, access emotional and financial support, and more. From day one in the hospital and for as long as it takes, your help ensures that families don’t have to navigate the challenges of illness or injury alone.
Please support us by making a tax-deductible donation to our challenge. Your generosity will make sure that Ronald McDonald House can support even more families with a seriously ill or injured child when they need it most.
OUR IMPACT
So far, this year we have provided:
63
Nights for sick kids and their families
538
Hot meals from the family kitchen
511
School lessons for sick kids
Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to our challenge.
$529
Fort Fire Protection
$500
Face Clinik
So proud of you xx
$200
Mario And Ivanka Magagna
We are so proud of you! This is a really special cause! Love Nona and Nono
$194
Barre For Sick Kids
Thank you to everyone who came to barre for sick kids!
$173
Jodie V
Champion effort Lyra, what a great cause too.
$173
Greg Moran
Well done Hayley and Leah. Dance Dance Dance for those sick kids who need help 🤗
$160
Sharon Bryant
This is a wonderful thing for you to do!
$125
Ilegrah Battersby
$125
Ilegrah Battersby
$117
Eboni Fogerty
Keep up the good work, Lyra!!
$117
Janine Williams
Well done Lyra. What a great cause. 👏🏻
$117
Sharon Clarke
So proud of you Abby
$117
John Clarke
Proud of my granddaughter
$117
Dance On Pointe
Go Abby Queen 🩵
$117
Rachael
Strong! Confident! Independent! 👯♂️
$117
Harriet Wisbey
$117
Anne Crabb
You’ll do well!! Keep up the good work as it is a worthy cause xx
$117
Trace, Al, Jay And Ally
Go get girl. Love you and what an amazing thing you are doing ❤️
$117
Nana And Grandy
Well done Violet! Very proud of you! Love your dancing xx
$110
Andrew Quinn
Great work Tilly, keep it up.
$106
Martin & Diane
Well done Mae. Great cause.
$106
Nicola M
Well done Abby! Such a fun way to raise money for such a great cause xx
$106
Pete, Shaz And Dee X
From uncle Pete and aunty Shaz as well x
$106
Jordan Veitch
You’re amazing Sophia!
$106
Keri Layt
$106
Anonymous
$100
Collins Family
Thank you Miss Sophia for dancing to support the kids and families who benefit from the ‘home away from home’ that is Ronald McDonald House. 💕
$100
Caz And Tracy
Well done dancing queen
$100
Jess Gomez
$76
Gramps
Best dancers ever
$65
Anonymous
Good luck my sweet girls love Teta xxx
$65
Shannon Kelly
This is awesome Babe. I know that stints at the hospital with a little one are hard with a generally healthy Bub, let alone one seriously ill or injured. You're making a huge difference to these families xx 😘
$65
Charlotte Hutton
$65
Debbie Heyhoe
Go Marley Moo my little Shirley Temple. Love you, Nan xxx
$65
Rachel Pilawa
$65
Phil Jeffery
What a great cause Tilly!
$65
Stefan King
Love from Papa
$65
Maxi W
Go Abby!!!!
$65
Lachlan Cumming
$65
Sue
You go girl !!!
$65
Alicia Junge
So proud of you Abby! I know you will dance your heart out to help kids in need!
$65
Onya Sonya
Wishing you Good Luck Lyra. This is such a caring thing to do.
$65
Wendy Quinn
Awesome thing to do Tilly. Dance Dance Dance.
$65
Kasey
Let’s go Queens 🤍
$65
G And Poppy
Well done girls xx proud of you ❤️
$65
Helena Turner
You go girl !
$65
Julie Crossman (nana)
Well done Harri!
$65
Dt
Go junior!
$65
Robina King
Good luck Flynn. Very proud of you. Have fun 💗
$65
Julie Fox
Go girls
$65
Poppy Jase And Maygan Xx
Go Lyra!!
$60
Tina Lee
$60
Emeri
FROM EMERI and THE MCDONALD FAMILY
$60
Jmmmj
Woohoo Eliza!
$60
Anonymous
$60
Lynda Barrett
Go Eliza!!! Super proud of you.
$60
Holly (mum)
Go girls!! Your love of dance will help families and their children. So proud of you both xx
$55
Nanny Ange And Poppy Mark
Go Marnie girl. Shake those hips ♥️
$55
Nanny Ange & Poppy Mark
Go Mae Mae! Shake those hips girl ♥️
$55
Loz
Love you my dancing queens 🩵🩵🩵
$55
Rachel Malamo
Go Lyra!
$55
Julie Sutcliffe
$55
Helen Fabricato
Well done Charley wonderful cause to help the sick kids dance your heart out 🩷 for those who can’t
$55
Granny Rob And Tj
$55
Ben Carey
Nice one Ruby!
$55
Erin Napthali
$55
Peter Mcdonald
Just donated $50.00
$55
Michelle Van Biljon
So proud of you!
$55
Sue Smith
Good on you Lyra. You’ll do well. Xx
$55
Jenny Gregory
Congratulations Sophia! Love Grandma and Papa X
$55
Kim
Go Charley!!!
$55
Grandma
This is so special Charley, doing what you love to raise money for a great cause! Well done my girl! 🩷
$55
Helen, Chris, Bertie & Ivy
Keep up the good work Lyra 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
$55
Danielle Derewlany
You are such a beautiful soul Illy. I’m so proud of you xox
$55
Christie Carey
$50
Por Por And Kung Kung
Good on you Eliza!
$50
Hayley Sabjan
So proud of you my girl. Keep on shining 💐❤️
$50
Ewan
💃
$50
Ewan Patterson
💃
$50
Melinda Maxwell
Dance up a storm girls!
$50
Diana Inzitari
Keep shining! What a great cause!
$50
Nadia Kocoski
Go felicity!!!
$50
Jessica Jones
Love Aunty Jess 🩷🩷
$48
Anonymous
Go Violet!
$45
Allan And Margaret Pearson
$45
Anonymous
$39
Sasha Cook
Love you lots Tills
$39
Gabrielle Hudson
Thank you Charley.
$34
Jenny Follett
$34
Emily Van Poppel
Awesome work Sades! 🫶🏼🤍
$34
Lina Chiellini
Well done jasmine
$34
Samantha Anderson
It’s a privilege to support you and your efforts!
$34
Debbie Nichols
Well done darling! Hope you raise lots of money!
$34
Kat (a Plateau Neighbour)
Great cause Sadie.
$34
Krista
❤️
$34
Sue Betteridge
Great cause good on you !!!!!
$34
Daddy
Good Luck Ems
$34
Maddy Morgan
Go Emma! Proud of you ❤️
$34
Joanne Lonard
We want to see videos :)
$34
Chantel Stefan & Gene
go Violet! love you!
$34
Connor
$34
Tahlia Fox
$34
Maureen Stanley
Shake that tushy Rubs xx
$34
Tilly Gray
$34
Christie
Go Abby! So proud of you 🤍
$34
Alexandra Duffy
$34
Tilly Coghlan
Go Abz!
$34
Annalise Doorey
$34
Belle
Great dancing Ava
$34
Ash, James, Henry And Lola X
Go Marnie Moo!!
$34
Karisha Davies
$34
Stephanie P
Your an amazing princess 💝
$34
Meagan Witton
$34
The Renny’s
Good luck Abby! ❤️ the Renny’s
$34
Day
Keep on dancing ! Shine your little star !
$34
Tracey Widgett
So proud of you ❤️
$34
Anonymous
Hope you hit you’re goal :)
$34
Rod & Carol
$34
Andrew Browne
Good on you Charley, you go girl
$34
Loretta
Go girls!
$34
Chris & Andrea Burns
Well done Sadie, a very worthy cause.
$34
Robert And Michelle Russell
Well done Charley what a great cause very proud for doing this for the kids
$34
Debbie Knight
What a wonderful thing to do Sadie - well done xx
$34
Greg
$34
Mish
$34
Sgg
$34
Nola Myers
Go girls!!
$34
Sm
Go dancing queen 🫶🏻
$34
Jacob Britton
Hope this helps, you are making a massive impact on those less fortunate!
$34
Caitlin Jackson
$33
Thomas
$30
Leeanne Pagura
So proud of you baby girl
$30
Ashley, James, Henry And Lola X
Go Ava!! Xx
$28
Angela O’connor
Go Lyra!
$24
Rebekah Stubbs
Oh Yeah!!
$24
Jasmine Gyori
$24
Kiara Waldron-lamotte
Such a great cause! Go Charley you little dancing queen 🩷
$24
Nick
🤑
$24
Aunty Jo
$24
Liam Kinna
$24
Zorana Mcdavitt
Go V!! 🙌🏻
$24
Jeanette Rowe
Well done girlies. Great cause 😘
$24
Krista Best
Dance like nobody is watching girls!!!!
$24
Katy Jenkins
What a great thing to do. Have so much fun!
$24
Vicki
Goodluck and well done :-)
$24
Issy Gray
$24
Nonna ♥️
Go Ava. Love you ♥️
$24
Nonna ♥️
Go Marnie! Love you ♥️
$24
Alison Mccallum
Good luck Lyra! Love from Xoe and Xavier.
$24
Jenny Wheeler
Happy dancing I’ve donated xx
$24
Al Molony
Have fun Amarnee and Good Luck 💜 Such an important cause too.
$24
Kylie
Go Rubz!
$24
Aunty Shan, Lulu, Ellie And Chlo Chlo Xx
Go girlies! Such a good cause 👯♀️❤️
$24
Maureen Manfredotti
Very proud of you both
$23
Noeleen Thomson
Go Abs!!! What an amazing challenge! So proud of you xx
$20
Eden And Arlo
Go Charley🥳🥳
$20
Boswell Girls
Go Girls xx 🩷🪩🩷
$20
Dexter And Zoe
Good job lyra 👏
$20
Jemma
proud of you queen xxx
$19
Isabelle Woods
$18
Bella Blackwell
You’re amazing!! 🪩
$17
Daniela Leishman
$17
Daniela Leishman
$13
Anonymous
$12
Donna Smith
Fantastic cause girls!
$12
Kate Hogan
$12
Allanah Johnson
$12
Linda Portelli
Shake it baby for a good cause love you xo Uncle Dave Aunty Linda cousin Olivia & Daniel xo
$12
Linda Portelli
Shake it baby for a good cause love you xo Uncle Dave Aunty Linda cousin Olivia & Daniel xo
$12
Nora Pilawa
$12
Jacqueline Hooshmand
Well done marnee
$12
Uncle Joe & Aunt Meg
What a great cause, Sadie! We love & miss you!
$12
Jaimie Atkinson
keep going you got this girl!
$12
Auntie Mel
Go girl
$12
Auntie Mel
Go girl
$12
Michelle Obrien
Well done!!
$12
Maddison Heathcote
$11
Angela Derks
$10
Aila
Go Miss Jasmine!! 💞
$10
Finlay Blackwell
Proud if you
$10
Boswell Girls
Go Felicity!! 🩷🪩🩷
$10
Shannon Dare
$6
Jada Biag
love you iz!!
$6
Rachael Harper
Our Team Members
Jasmine Gyori
$115
Abby L
$818
Mae Ley
$130
Emma Lonard
$102
Abbey Lelliott
Kinsley L
Mia and Indi F
$503
Anna M
Illy B
$730
Quinn B
$175
Ava L
$217
Marnie L
$153
Lyra S
$1,362
Flynn W
$154
Sophia V
$350
Indigo D
$34
Maddison Heathcote
$35
Krystal Aleah Millie K
$853
Charlotte Hutton
$243
Eliza Barrett
$295
Tilly G
$371
Felicity M
$530
Indy and Jay Jay D
$89
Amarnee
$533
Naomi C
Sadie C
$207
Hayley and Leah W
$372
Charley R
$523
Harriet W
$182
Savannah-Rose L
Arizona D
Maddison W
$70
chelsea a
$10
Violet V
$256
Marley W
$99
Ruby C
$167
Nora Pilawa
$206
Isabelle Woods
$45
Illy B
$730
Amarnee
$533
Felicity M
$530
Charley R
$523
Mia and Indi F
$503
Tilly G
$371
Hayley and Leah W
$372
Sophia V
$350
Eliza Barrett
$295
Violet V
$256
Charlotte Hutton
$243
Ava L
$217
Sadie C
$207
Nora Pilawa
$206
Harriet W
$182
Quinn B
$175
Ruby C
$167
Flynn W
$154
Marnie L
$153
Mae Ley
$130
Jasmine Gyori
$115
Emma Lonard
$102
Marley W
$99
Indy and Jay Jay D
$89
Maddison W
$70
Isabelle Woods
$45
Maddison Heathcote
$35
Indigo D
$34
chelsea a
$10
Naomi C
$0
Anna M
$0
Savannah-Rose L
$0
Arizona D
$0
Kinsley L
$0
Abbey Lelliott
$0
How Your Donation Helps
A global research team* worked with Ronald McDonald House to evaluate the impact of our House Program on families around the world. The following is a summary of those findings**.
Access to the best care
Our House Program makes it possible for families who travel long distances, to access the top children’s hospitals around the world.
Stronger mental health
Having a child in hospital can trigger clinical anxiety in parents. Our Houses provide families with the emotional, mental and practical support to better manage their stress so that they can be more actively involved in the care of their children.
Financial peace of mind
Ongoing medical bills, travel, and accommodation costs are a huge source of stress for many families. Our Houses offer accommodation at no cost, close to hospitals, to alleviate some of the burden.
Parents sleep better
Parents who sleep at one of our Houses have a better night’s rest than those that sleep at their child’s hospital bedside. This ensures they have the strength to support their child.
Children’s recovery
Having family and siblings close by, who are invested in a child’s care, can improve a hospitalised child’s recovery and treatment outcomes.
Positive hospital experience
Families who stay at a Ronald McDonald House find they have a more positive experience of hospital than those that stay elsewhere.
Families cope better
Having family together under one roof, including the support of experienced volunteers and other families, greatly improves a family’s ability to cope with having a child in hospital.
Safe, affordable alternative to hospital
Many high-risk pregnant women who are stable but need to be close to care, can now afford to stay close to care. This is also the case for parents who have a newborn in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Siblings cope better
Play is how children interact and make sense of the world. That’s why play areas are such an important part of our offering. They allow siblings to connect and cope more with the stress of a difficult situation.
* The global team of researchers was drawn from leading universities, including the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), George Washington University, the University of Chicago, as well as from top medical centres in Hong Kong; Sydney, Australia; the United Kingdom; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Cincinnati, U.S.; and Toronto, Canada.
** Findings taken from Ronald McDonald House Impact Research – the name for a suite of studies on the impact of Ronald McDonald House around the world. The summaries provided here provide a snapshot of the findings from each of the key Ronald McDonald House Impact studies.
CONTACT THE DANCE FOR SICK KIDS TEAM
If you have any questions about Dance for Sick Kids or need a hand with anything, please reach out. We're here to help!
In the spirit of reconciliation, Dance for Sick Kids respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands, skies and waterways where we work, live and dance. We honour their enduring connection to this land, its communities, and the surrounding waterways. We recognise and respect the diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples within the families we support, as well as our employees, volunteers, and supporters. We extend our deepest respects to their Cultures and to Elders past and present. We affirm that the land we stand on has always been, and will always remain, Aboriginal land.
Dance for Sick Kids welcomes people of all abilities, identities, and backgrounds. We are committed to creating an inclusive, respectful, and safe space for everyone to participate and belong.
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To our beautiful nieces, We are so proud of you everyday but especially for participating in such a wonderful cause.