Time Danced:
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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 Charities 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 Charities can support even more families with a seriously ill or injured child when they need it most.
Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to our challenge.
$520
Mcd Lawyers
$211
Lg Logistics Pty Ltd
$169
Maree D'alessandro
You go girl!!! Well done
$160
Natalie !
$116
Auntie Eileen
You are amazing Catia🩷
$106
Alethea Johnston
$106
Kilner Electrics
$106
Adam Godino
xo
$100
Carlier Family
Thank you for focusing on a charity which helps so many children and their. families 💜
$65
Teresa Martoccia
Your a beautiful girl doing a wonderful thing, Auntie Teresa is very proud of you. 💖
$65
Darcy Carroll
$65
Vicki H & Family
Loving your moves Catia….all for such a worthy cause :D super proud of you my gorgeous girl!
$65
Delilah
Wonderful cause Indi!!! Keep Dancing :) Love, Delilah
$65
D’anna Mimmo
You go girl!!! Thank you for your efforts xx
$65
Wayne D'agostini
Love you and proud of you Gem xx
$65
Zara Phillips
Zara is dancing for sick kids 💜
$65
Rita Russo
$60
The Cendo Clan
Well Done Dancescapers! Great cause!
$55
Nikhita W
Great work Catia!
$54
Chiara Forte
Stay strong and best wishes 💖
$54
C & S Martoccia
Well done Catia! Very proud of you and your team
$54
Tina
Well done Miss C! Your a star 🤩
$54
Robyn
Great work Catia! Ronald McDonald House deserves every cent ❤️🩹
$54
Alyse
Go Dancescape 💜
$54
St Rose
Go Catia! What a superstar!! You should be so very proud of yourself.
$53
Celeste James
$53
Celeste James
$53
Dylan Cerato
$50
Jaytee Electrics
Go Taylah! Great work for a great cause!
$50
Eden
Go team!
$50
Sarah & Scarlett
💜
$38
Sandra Deluca
Good luck bella!!! keep it up xx
$33
Norma Paladino
You’re a star, Catia.
$33
Ariana Varrasso
$33
Belinda (binnie)
Go Catia, I think you are so talented and more importantly you have a beautiful giving heart ❤️ well Done. Binnie xx
$33
Simone Family
Well done Catia on raising money for such a great cause. Love watching your dances😘😘
$33
Kim Garra
Well done Catia ! You should be super proud of yourself xx
$33
Melba Bird
You are a wonderful young lady and incredibly talented
$33
Mena Sarantis
$33
Julia Cosner
$33
Matched By Generous Donors
$33
Huggs
Go JL 👑
$33
Heide Kazenwadel
Well done Logan. Keep on dancing. XOX Heide & Dieter
$33
Claudia Pulice
Well done Catia P 🥰
$33
Ida Mancini
Thank you Catia for dancing for kids 💖
$33
Elisha Elkin
Sending lots of love always and always to the family I grew up with 💕
$33
Danielle Jackson
You’re doing so good Catia!!
$33
Anthony Sharman
Good Luck Taylah
$33
Horne Family
Love this!
$33
Auntie Anne
What a great course Catia, so, so proud of you, this will certainly make a big difference to some families. And all because you had something to do with it! Well done honey, love you 👏❌❌💖💖
$33
Lamendolas
well done, keep dancing x
$33
Joanna Mosca
Great Work Taylah!!
$33
Zane Xuereb
Well done Catia xx
$33
Kathryn Fernandez
$33
Olivia Mitrevski
Well done Catia.
$33
Christine Paladino
$32
Anonymous
$30
Kelly Taylor
$30
Ray Bramley
$30
Matched By Generous Donors
$30
Tasoula & Sofia
💜
$30
Logan Johnston
$30
Josie Vo
$29
Anonymous
$28
Anonymous
$28
Millers
Good luck!
$28
Leanne Drage
Well done Logan. What a great cause!
$27
Alessia Fisicaro
$25
Sienna
go gem!
$24
Elizabeth Hale
Well done you’ve met your goal
$23
Priscilla Fletcher
What an amazing effort Indigo Taylor! You are a supersta!
$23
Rebecca Dobbie
Very Proud of you Taylah .. dance away 🥰💗
$23
Michelle Richardson
Go Indi👏👏
$23
Therese Patti
Go Catia. It’s so heartwarming to see a young person do something for those in a less fortunate position.
$23
Anonymous
$23
Silvana Molnar
Go Taylah!!
$23
Chloe Maros
Wohoooo Go Catia!!
$23
Melissa Randello
$22
Anonymous
$20
Bonni Jones
Well done on supporting sick kids!
$20
Jacquie Ellis
Proud of you 🥰
$20
Jacquie Ellis
$20
Antoinette De Luise
So proud of you ❤️
$20
Dora Constantinou
$20
Joanne Caso
Well done Catia, great effort
$20
Anonymous
$20
Jenny Bramley
Have fun dancing!
$20
Mena Scalise
So proud of you Catia, dancing for such an amazing cause and for kids who are not as fortunate as others xxxx
$20
Matched By Generous Donors
$20
Ella, Charlotte And Adele 💜
$17
Sophia M
$15
Wayne D'agostini
Now I love you even more
$12
Celine Borg
What a superstar!
$12
Lily Todaro
Go catia 🥰❤️
$12
Matched By Generous Donors
$12
Anonymous
$12
Vick Wilby
Look forward to seeing your daily moves. Well done Catia you definitely are making a difference to those that need it.
$12
Bianca Castagna
$12
Ivy Caruana
$12
Noah Buhagiar
Go Catia!
$11
Mika
HEY GEM GEM
$10
Anonymous
$10
Ella Grace
Lots of love 💗
Our Team Members
Natalie !
$225
Janelle Bramley
$284
Logan Johnston
$227
Gemma D'Agostini
$161
Rita Russo
$65
Indigo T
$303
Taylah ellis
$284
Catia P
$2,153
Chiara J
$80
Indira J
$53
How Your Donation Helps
A global research team* worked with RMHC 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 RMHC Impact Research – the name for a suite of studies on the impact of RMHC around the world. The summaries provided here provide a snapshot of the findings from each of the key Ronald McDonald House Impact studies.
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