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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 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:
33
Nights for sick kids and their families
283
Hot meals from the family kitchen
269
School lessons for sick kids
Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to our challenge.
$529
Team114
$173
Anonymous
$173
Tia Hunt
$143
Tracie Sinnema
Have fun
$138
Karen Stone
I’m so proud of you my honey! Keep on dancing
$138
Karen Stone
Can’t be prouder of you Bub
$117
Craig Roberts
Go Abigail
$106
Tomholt Family
$101
Rachael Mcnair And Shelley Goldsbrough
Go Team Danceworks! A wonderful effort made each year Dancing for Sick Kids 💚
$100
Indi Jacobsen
Greta job Harper ! Good luck
$65
Nan And Pop Voss
Good job💕💕
$65
Jacinta Beange
$65
Louise
Nanny and Papa are so proud of you ❤️
$65
Ia Ketchion
$65
Nathan Byrne
Keep on letting your positivity shine through! You're doing amazing things for sick kids!
$65
Samantha Silver
$65
Grace Ketchion
$65
Sharon Dekleva
Go Charlotte 🥰
$65
Matt Brown
Keep doing you sweetheart
$65
John Hickman
$65
Charlotte Veneman
$65
Rebecca Obersby
$65
Jade Rohde
$65
Samantha Silver
$65
Simone Wallace
$65
Mel Henderson
$55
Jake Smythe
Doing an amazing thing Ayla. Love Jake an Tiff
$55
Thea Farmer
Well done Ruby, great cause
$55
Shirley Kolcze
$55
Elaine Ketchiin
$55
Charles Farrugia
Great job isn
$55
Charles Farrugia
Good luck grace
$55
Elaine Ketchion
Go my beautiful girl. What a great gesture to raise money for other unfortunate people Love you my ANGEL. 💖
$55
Glenno And Oakley
Go Ayla! Amazing work 👏
$54
Opal Veneman
$50
Ang Wallace
$50
Nic And Row Evans
Awesome Chatlotte!
$50
Abigail Arnett
$45
Anonymous
So proud of you
$34
Kim Wilson
Well done Luka! Amazing effort
$34
The Polly’s
Great job honey
$34
Lyn & Tony
What a wonderful thing to do Ayla, well done x
$34
Ruth Mason
Such an important support for families. Well done Sammi.
$34
Ruth Mason
Go Izzy, it’s thoughtful of you to do this.
$34
Toni & Wayne Marsh
Great job Peyton
$34
Toni & Wayne Marsh
Great job Harper
$34
Tracie Sinnema
Enjoy your dancing. Love Nanna and Grandpa
$34
Jenni & David Rohde
Go Pipes - keep on dancing gorgeous girl. Love Jen and Auntie David 💃
$34
Leah Drummond
$34
Pam Veneman
$34
Peter And Judy Johnson
Great job sweetheart. Dance your heart out xx
$34
Pam Veneman
$34
Courtney Smythe
$34
Team Den Houting
Go Luka!! Great you are doing this again
$34
Katelyn
$34
Kita
Go Charlotte, love Kita
$34
Laura,tim & Hadlee Dunn
To the dancing queen, so proud of you for how vibrant and caring you are
$34
L&tdunn
Hope you dance your heart out :) good job opal
$34
John Jennings
Good work Pipes
$34
Melissa Moon
$34
Ann Riess
Go Charlotte
$34
Mum
You truly are a star in my eyes, always! 😍
$34
Michelle Collins
$34
Sarah
Dance your heart out My!! Proud of you Aunty Sas & Loz
$34
Kate Derek Saoirse & Hazel
Go Ayla!! We're all very proud of you xx
$34
Linda Clark
$33
Tanya Rong
$33
Tanya Rong
$30
Anonymous
$30
Wayne Forsyth
$30
Karen And Ian
You go girl
$30
Helen And Bub Lynn
Well done Myla, great effort, dance on!
$30
Georgia Gahan
$28
Tan & Gaz
$28
Rebecca Harvey
$24
Karen Stone
$24
Maureen Allan
$24
Roxanne
Well done Lizzie
$24
Roxanne
Well done Eddie
$24
Aunty Pippi
Go Charlotte dancing queen 💃🏼
$24
Fliss
Go Charlotte Go!!! Your awesome 🩷🩷🩷
$24
Lisa Jones
Donated with Love. Xx
$24
Brendan Allen
Remember when Patrick was in hospital and Ronald McDonald house showed us a lot of kindness. Well done.
$24
Abi Dean
Awesome job Harper you star!
$24
Patrick Sullivan
So proud of you for doing this, and think of others
$24
Paula W
Good work birthday buddy!
$24
Paula W
Great job Sammi, such a thoughtful thing to do!
$24
Harper Rode
$24
Ruby Cawcutt
You’re amazing H!
$24
Lizzie Purvis
$24
Eddie Purvis
$24
Aunty Jadie And Fox
Proud of you my!
$24
Lindsay Stone
good luck Eddie
$24
Shirley Jennings
From Grandma
$24
Sue Dtone
Good luck lizzie
$24
Trine And Scott
Well done Madison! Happy to support you to support such a worthy cause
$24
Nan
$24
Anonymous
$20
Carolyn R
A wonderful thing to do, Charlotte.
$20
Tony And Sue Allen
Dance On Luca
$20
Sean Halge
Fantastic work girls!
$20
Sean Halge
Great work girls!
$18
Ryan Morello
Well done on being part of such a great cause!!!
$18
Kirk Somerville
Go Sammi
$18
Kirk Somerville
Go Izzy
$15
Relic Vann
$12
Anonymous
Keep being the bright shining star you are Miss Luka x
$12
Peyton Rode
$12
Nanna T
Fantastic Abigail
$10
Vicky Daddo
$10
Vicky Daddo
$10
Hannah Degabriele
Go Charlotte!
Our Team Members
Miss Tia
$173
Amelia Sullivan
$81
Kit Harriman
Ayla Brown
$402
Grace Ketchion
$65
Grace Ketchion
$110
Isabella Ketchion
$175
Eddie P
$208
Lizzie P
$208
Abigail A
$167
Charlotte V
$459
Luka B
$658
Lillian A
$177
Piper R
$185
Sammi I
$105
Izzy I
$105
Ruby V
$34
Opal V
$121
Madison W
$228
Myla S
$293
Stella R
$33
Mitchell R
$33
Harper R
$285
Peyton R
$145
Quinn T
$65
Mya C
$34
Penelope D
$34
Ruby C
$55
Cailin M
Georgie M
Tiana H
$24
Tessa P
Myla S
$293
Harper R
$285
Madison W
$228
Eddie P
$208
Lizzie P
$208
Piper R
$185
Lillian A
$177
Isabella Ketchion
$175
Miss Tia
$173
Abigail A
$167
Peyton R
$145
Opal V
$121
Grace Ketchion
$110
Sammi I
$105
Izzy I
$105
Amelia Sullivan
$81
Quinn T
$65
Grace Ketchion
$65
Ruby C
$55
Penelope D
$34
Mya C
$34
Ruby V
$34
Mitchell R
$33
Stella R
$33
Tiana H
$24
Kit Harriman
$0
Cailin M
$0
Georgie M
$0
Tessa P
$0
Our Fundraising Journey
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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