Time Danced:
7038minutes
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:
23
Nights for sick kids and their families
199
Hot meals from the family kitchen
189
School lessons for sick kids
Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to our challenge.
$150
Eva Mousalli
$150
Ibrahim Mousalli
Great job baby girl! Go Eva!
$117
Marian
Hey Chloe, very proud of you xx
$65
Norma Coorey
Keep dancing beautiful. Love you 💕💕
$65
Marty
$65
Marty
$65
Dad
$65
Jenni
What a wonderful thing to do!!! Good luck!
$65
Emma Cullen
$65
Zoe Cullen
$65
Mum
Go Zoe!
$65
Mum
Go Emma!!
$65
Melissa Jones
Love you my little Chloe Bear!
$65
Chloe Jones
$65
Fay Adlouni
Well done beautiful girl. So proud of you😍
$60
Hanadi Mousalli
$60
Jacob M
Let’s go sis!!!
$55
Kelly Beck
Go Aleiah! Love Aunty Ravi, Aunty Kel, Jackson and Eb x
$55
Amy Hambridge
Well done Chloe!
$55
Emma & Zoe
Go Miss Amy!! Love Emma & Zoe
$55
Emma & Zo Zo
Go Miss Hayley!!! Love Emma & Zo Zo
$55
Anne
Well done Zoe it’s for a great cause
$55
Anne
Well done Emma it’s for a great cause
$55
Veronica Denner
Go Chloe! Proud of you babe.
$55
Christina Bell
Well done Eva! You’re an inspiration to us all ♥️
$55
Paul Jones
Proud of you and love you heaps
$55
Wail Damouni
Love you Jido!
$55
Cindy Pendleton
Go my little dancer
$54
Mary Villazon
So proud Eva. Xx
$54
Aqua Odyssey Swim School Pty Ltd
Go Eva!!
$54
Eman
We are soo proud of you Eva ❤️
$50
Darnell
Super cool what you’re doing for the Ronald McDonald house Aleiah. Good luck with achieving your goal. From Darnell 😎🤙
$50
Simon Jones
$50
Jazzy And Mak 🫶🏼
Keep it up Aleiah 🥳 such a good charity
$50
Tiare Rewi
Go Eva! Good Luck!
$50
Steve Lower
$50
Steve Lower
$50
Gillian Greenwood
$50
Poppy And Chris
$45
Poppy And Chris
$34
May Coorey
Well done Chloe. 😘❤️
$34
Andrei Moore
Great cause and a way to raise funds!!!!!!
$34
Anne Denner
$34
Anonymous
Great work! Keep having fun!
$34
Anonymous
Go Emma!!! Keep having fun
$34
Emily Jones
$34
Miss Hayley
Go Emma! Love Miss Hayley xx
$34
Miss Hayley
Go Zoe! Love Miss Hayley xx
$34
Erin Johnston
Go Chloe, what a great cause! Xx
$34
Bianca Daniel
$34
Ashley Bull
Great cause Chloe!
$34
Juliet Manalastas
$34
Adam
$34
Jelenie
Well done Chloe!! x
$34
Brett Grenfell
Congrats Chloe, what a great cause!
$34
Emily Jones
Great dancing Chloe
$33
Tupu T
Amazing girl🤗❤️
$33
Kristy Shepherd
Im proud your doing this Miss Eva
$33
Selena Collins
Keep ur kind heart xx
$33
Leesh
Well done, Eva! You’ve got this 👏🏼
$33
Silvia/ Darleen
Darleen and I are very proud of you Eva! 🎉
$33
Nat
Love you Eva I’m so proud of you x
$30
Aiden And Liyana Saker
Go Eva! We are so proud of you. You are amazing ❤️
$28
Norman Mearns
Good luck Zoe
$28
Norman Mearns
Good luck Emma
$28
Miss Hayley
Proud of you Eva x
$25
Eva
Let’s dance Miss Hayley!!
$24
Cindy Pendleton
Good girl Aleiah love Aunty Kay & Uncle Tony
$24
Ava Denner
GO MY COUSIN
$24
Miss Amy
$24
Miss Amy
$24
Jess Booth
Well done honey xx
$24
Appin Patrick Mob
Hi Aleiah, What a beautiful thing you’re doing. Dancing to help raise money for sick kids shows such kindness, heart and compassion. You should be incredibly proud of yourself for putting your energy and passion into helping children and families going through such difficult times. Happy to support you with a donation and cheering you on every step (and dance move!) of the way. Wishing you lots of success with your fundraising and plenty of fun along the journey. 💕
$23
Sharon Zahabi
So proud of you Eva 💜
$23
Aunty Cheree
Good Job Eva the Diva 💓
$20
Ac
Proud of you Eva
$20
Justin Sadler
Good work mate
$20
Miss Amy
$20
Eva
Let’s dance Miss Amy!!!
$17
Jacky
You go girl 🫶🏼
$12
Zelda Pac
$12
Bessie H
Good luck, Eva!!!!
$12
Bessie H
Good luck, Zo-Zo
$12
Luna
Great job Chloe. Brilliant dancing for a wonderful cause!
$12
Lauren H
We know you’ll do an awesome job- Go Aleiah 🙌💕
$12
Brianna Harris
$6
Jac
Gooo Zoeyyyy
$6
Jac Grant
GOOD EVA!
$6
Anonymous
GO DANCEWORKS!!
$1
Ava Denner
Our Team Members
Eva M
$1,200
Emma C
$471
Amy Morrison
$75
Hayley Smith
$80
Zoe C
$483
Aleiah B
$286
Chloe J
$1,089
Millie H
$12
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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Ronald McDonald House Greater Western Sydney | 1 Labyrinth Way, Westmead NSW 2145 Australia | ABN: 30 540 051 012
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I love dancing & this dance challenge! Thank you to everyone who has donated. 💜