Time Danced:
4245minutes
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:
22
Nights for sick kids and their families
191
Hot meals from the family kitchen
181
School lessons for sick kids
Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to our challenge.
$529
Mcd Lawyers
$160
Natalie !
$106
Nic
💜💜
$106
Lg Logistics Pty Ltd
$106
C & S Martoccia
Always proud of you!
$80
Leila And Ivy
Go team Dancescape 🫶🏽
$65
Anonymous
Good luck!
$65
Rita Russo
Have fun dancing! Love Nana
$65
Rita Russo
Have fun dancing ! Love Nana
$65
Maria Borrello
Well done Catia! keep up the amazing job you are doing for the kids. ✨✨✨
$65
Logan Johnston
$65
Darcy Carroll
$65
Leah M
$65
Meena Mahatheva
How fabulous Harlo, what an amazing impact you’re having at such a young age 💕
$65
Nikhita
$64
Charmainepannell9@gmail.com
$60
Julia De Luca
$60
Mum & Dad
Woo hoo! So proud of you! xx
$60
Mum & Dad
Woo hoo! So proud of you! xx
$55
G S & N C
Well done Mason - keep dancing
$55
Anonymous
Well done Jaxon - keep dancing
$55
Brittany Rose Martoccia
SLAY QUEEN! Proud of you for supporting a good cause. Love your big cousin, Brittany xxx
$55
Norma Paladino
Well done Catia. We’re so proud of you Love Nonna and Nonno
$55
Silvana And Greg Bird
So proud of you my Catia. Happy to support you and this charity
$55
Milana Pettinau
So proud of you Catia. Love the passion you have for this cause 😘
$55
Carla Gibbons
Well done Catia you beautiful soul xx what an amazing thing to do xx
$55
Christine Paladino
$54
Anonymous
Keep it up JB 👏 Loved seeing you dance with your students the other day. Look forward to more of it ❤️
$45
Anonymous
Let’s go!! Day 1 - good luck!
$45
Meena Mahatheva
Well done Azaria 💕
$34
Louise
$34
Anonymous
Good Work JL
$34
Gr Martoccia
Go Catia. You will smash it.
$34
Jade P
$34
Binnie
So proud of you!! Keep dancing
$34
Julia C
Go Catia 💕 happy to support xx
$34
Chloe Maros
Go Catia!! We know you will smash it. Good luck ❤️ The Maros family
$34
Claudia Pulice
Love watching you dance Catia x
$34
Nicole Bone
$34
Nicky
$34
Antoinette De Luise
You are a superstar ! You’ve got such a big heart, so proud of you ❤️
$34
Olivia Mitrevski
Well done Catia...keep on Dancing Love Livi
$34
Anonymous
$33
Anonymous
$30
Deluca Family (sanj)
Good luck bella!! What a wonderful thing you’re doing for such a special cause!!!
$28
A & H Barrott
$28
Azar Family
So proud of you both for helping sick kids and their families.
$27
Mahli ♥️
Amazing Catia ♥️
$25
Gran & Poppy Faulkner
Keep dancing Azaria we are so proud of you
$25
Gran & Poppy Faulkner
Well done Harlo we are so proud of you love Gran and Poppy
$24
Rachel Randello
Go Catia, you’ve definitely got the moves girl! xx
$24
Teresa Martoccia
Very proud of you bella ❤️
$24
Bella Bird
Go Catia!
$24
Parkinson Family
$24
Anonymous
$24
Anonymous
$24
Bianca Simone
$24
Joanne Caso
Great work Catia
$24
Tierney
Harlo you’re a beautiful soul and your going make the world a better place at such a young age you have an enormous heart ❤️
$24
Anonymous
💪
$24
Melissa Cannizzaro
Well done Catia! Keep being amazing. Love the Canna's
$20
Tina Pillay
Good job girls!! We are proud of you and love you lots xox
$20
Tess Barresi
Proud of you Azaria.
$20
Kim Hanson
$18
Amy Williams
$15
Mack Monaghan
What a fabulous cause. Can’t wait to have a dance with you!!
$15
Mack Monaghan
What a fabulous cause. Can’t wait to have a dance with you!!
$12
Lily
You’ve got this Catia 🙌👏🩷
$12
Rose Latina
Great work Catia
$12
Nicole Callanan
Well done azaria. Your doing great.
$12
Nicole Callanan
Well done Harlo. You are doing great.
$12
Biarnca Castagna
You’re are so fabulous! Well done!
$12
Aunty Bree
Keep dancing Harlo❤️
$12
Bree Johnson
Keep dancing Azaria❤️
$10
Vick
Well done Catia.. love watching your moves.
$10
Justin Bieber
Hi Harlo You are the best dancer I've seen. I also love your YouTube channel. Keep up the great work. From Justin Bieber
$10
Santa Clause
Hi Azaria Ho ho ho!!! You have been such a good girl to your mum and dad. Make sure you keep eating all your food and sleeping in you own bed all night. Then I'll visit you at Xmas with all your presents. Also please make more YouTube videos. I love watching you on Boonah kids TV Oh no you didn't! Love Santa Clause
$6
Shanks Family
$6
Shanks Family
Our Team Members
Natalie !
$194
Janelle Bramley
$298
Mason 💜
$180
Jaxson 💜
$180
Harlo N
$203
Azaria N
$261
Catia P
$1,669
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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