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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.
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Ararat Rsl Sub Branch
$400
Mum And Dad
Love seeing you dance, beautiful.
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Keith Clark
Awesome Work Zoe! You should be so proud of what your efforts in supporting such a great cause. Very well Done!
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Regan Wyatt
Awesome Job Elsie
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Anonymous
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Jody & Mick
You are just amazing. We both love you
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Stuart Lester
$161
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Anita, Augustina And Steven Malic
So proud of our beautiful neice for do this, will help change a lot of kids lives. Thank you beautiful.
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Jane Goninon
Well done Zoe
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Leith Family
Well done Miss Elsie, you are a superstar! X x
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Zoe Buckingham
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David Reynolds
Proud of you Mara...go for it
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Ljubica And Pero Budimir
We are so proud of our granddaughter, you go girl!
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Anonymous
An amazing Teacher & Studio Owner. Thank you for the life time of memories. X
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Cpd Projects - Stu & Sal Saw
Dance away little Knightsy … if you’re like your favourite Aunty you’ll be very graceful !!!
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Margarita Budimir
So proud of you love teta Maggie, Claire and Matt
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Anonymous
You are doing stupendous zo. I am soproud of u
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E&s Wyatt
Well done, Elsie! ❤️
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Ethena Getley
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Anonymous
So proud of you Els! You’re a beautiful & kind hearted soul & we love your passion. Xx
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Grandma And Grandpa
We are so proud of you Love Grandma and Grandpa
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Clint Buckingham
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Teghan Pearse
Well done. :)
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Jak
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Michelle Sobczak
An outstanding effort Zoe. You’re an inspiration to all dancers. Especially Sienna!
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Matthew Sellon
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Melissa Ampt
$66
Andrea Cooper
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Anonymous
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Dick
Go Zoe.
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Uncle Jono
Great cause you little princess
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Toby
Awesome work Zoe!
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Anonymous
You doing a fantastic job .Very proud of you.
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Charlotte Delley
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Anonymous
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Margaret Grant
Keep dancing right through life, beautiful one.
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Rebecca Reynolds
$63
Natalie Knights
Well done Claudie!
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Kevin
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Pete
Congratulations
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Justine C
Great cause, good luck Zoe with all your fundraising efforts.
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Joanne
Great initiative Zoe, happy to donate to such a special cause.
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Pa & Chelle
Love you
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Lisa Stanford
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Albert & Betty Mason
Excellent work! 💃
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Kelly
So very proud of you as always gorgeous girl xoxo
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Amanda Hemley
Great to see you've smashed your goal! (Maybe you'll even double it)
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Andre Gu
Wish all the best and believe they will go through these tough times.
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Ree Ree
Elsie N …You little fire cracker 👏❤️
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David Thompson
Kick those legs!
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Tessa Mihailou
$60 is from me and Brendan. Love ya chick. X
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Bronwyn
Fantastic 😘🤠
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Robert Boyle
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Peter And Lisa Stanford
Well done Darla
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Darren Grigg
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Tara Roberts
Amazing work Zoe x
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Ange & John
Well done Elsie 👏
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Jill Mcewen
You are amazing Charlie
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Shaun Harrison
Great work Zoe, very noble thing to do.
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Scarlett Sargent
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$62
Lisa Grant-sleeman
Amazing effort, lovely one xxx
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Caleb Ashley
$61
Stuart White
$60
Jeanne Webb
I request a tap to Feel it Still. (Pretty please)
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Anonymous
Great work, Keep dancing !
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Allison Mitchell
fantastic work Sophie, hope you are having so much fun dancing.
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Chloe Cook
$54
Jenny Nola
Great dancing
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Jenny Nola
Love your work!
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Julie Verbec
Well done Zoe! Keep up the good work!
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Elsie Nunn
$53
Wendy Ampt
Have fun Dancing , We are very proud of you !
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Elizabeth C
Great work Darla!!
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Andy & Donna Delley
Keep dancing our beautiful girl
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Kerrie
Great work Jemimah. I always enjoy your dance videos. ❤️ And I love Lachie’s cameo appearances too.
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Chay Family
What a great cause Soph! Dance like nobody is watching!
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Chay Family
What a great cause Lexi! Dance like nobody is watching!
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Mary Alexander
Go Sophie!!
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Mary Alexander
Have fun Lexi
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Dad
Keep up the great work Zoe, super proud
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Great Grandmother Starka
Good girl!
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Sherryl Dunne
Congratulations Zoe you are an inspiration. Your mum and dad must be so proud of you 👏 🥰
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Charity
you’re doing amazing, keep it up 🩷
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Scott
Great effort!
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Kelvin
Keep up the great work Love Uncle Cowboy
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Jacqui Lim
Zoe, what an amazing cause to support. Well done for doing what you love to support this good cause! Your mum must be very proud of you. 😊
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Peter Stanford
Good luck Darla. What a special girl you are. Papa
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Marg & Terry O’connell
Nan & Pop are just so proud. You have a heart of gold. XXX
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Kim Warren
Charlotte. You are awesome!!
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Julie Sparrow
Happy dancing beautiful love Auntie Julie xxx
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Ali
So proud of you Zoe! You are an inspiration!
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Sally Perry
Awesome effort Zoe, very proud of you 🤓
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Tm
$50
Fiona Wood
Well done Zoe 👏🏻👏🏻
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Danny Halstead
Great cause, good luck Zoe with your fundraising
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Jenny Nola
Great work
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Leah O’connell
Amazing Zoe. Such a great cause
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John And Amanda
Good luck!
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Bhushan Deojee
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Dad
I love you
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Helen Hilis
Your an amazing Little Lady, so proud of you ♥️
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Gary & Patsy Dunstan & Family
Keep dancing Elsie you’re a superstar x
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Anonymous
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Mummy And Daddy
Love watching you dance 🥰
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Anonymous
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Bec T
$32
Alexis Aguilar
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Anonymous
Dancing such a beautiful form of expression!
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Esther Schmidt Lanz
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Anonymous
Keep Dancing Sophie X
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Nathan Belinda Ravi Abel & Coen Clements
Truely amazing!!
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Bella Cairns
So proud of you my love xx
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Mahlie Fitzpatrick
$32
Sarah Paul
Well done Zoe 💖
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Tilly Collins
Go Darla!
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Marcia Berry
Good on you Elsie!👏👏
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Margaret Kelly
Well done, your heart is gold
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Anneliese Erkelens
Thanks for supporting this cause ❤ Anneliese and Charlotte
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Lisa & Sean
Great job 👏
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Anonymous
great cause !
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Lachlan Mason
Go my dancing queen!
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Laverne
All the best Grace. X
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Jackie Stojanoski
Zoe keep up the amazing work you are doing for the RMHC
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Alison Duynhoven
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Alison Duynhoven
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Cass Reeves
$32
Sally Buckingham
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Sharon Bowen
Great work Zoe. Keep it up. 👍
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Lisa Woods
Well done Elsie! 💃
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Diane Gordon-cooke
Dance up a storm sweetheart 😘
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Jean Leary
Loved your tap Jemimah. Looking forward to seeing all your new dances this week.
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Kylie Thompson
Dancing Darla, so proud of you and your growing confidence. Xx
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Frank Attard
Good luck with the fund raising
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Mariah
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Melissa Ampt
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Cowboy Jordan
Great Job
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Bianca Winslade
Keep enjoying your dancing Darla
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Jaylen Stephens
So proud of you Zoe xx
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Alexandra Harris
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Danni Kinsman
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Sam Cook
Our little ballerina! Go Lainey!
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Anonymous
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Allira Trost
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Montanna Sullivan
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Montanna Sullivan
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Anonymous
Well done Grace. Great initiative. Keep on dancing & smiling
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Lachlan Sturt
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Frances & Keith Pitt
You are dancing amazing Jeminah. So much energy. Well done
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Roxy Gleeson
Glad I actually have money to donate. This is all the money saved up from our maccas trips 😉 So proud of u xxxx
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Peta Chaplin
Well done Zoe you will smash it
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Rachael Thomas
Well done Zoe 👏
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Crocketts
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Terri James
We are so proud of you xoxoxo
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Connor Lardner
$31
Terri James
You go girl!
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Hannah Knights
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Vince Cusumano
$31
Kayla
Happy Dancing
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Rachel K
Go Darla 💜
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Ashlyn Wheeler
I am so proud of you Zoe and will continue to support you forever by your side. You are a star 🌟❤️
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Lev And Ellie
Never stop stomping.
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Vera Traikovski
Have fun & always Dance like no one is watching ;)
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Luke Reynolds
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Allira & Chris
Awesome Job Zoe
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Donnelly Sandra
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Kiara Davis
So proud of you Zoe !! Xx
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Jen Mcsweeny
go baby girl 💗
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Donna Johnston
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Donna Johnston
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Isaac Potter
$22
Db Cooling
Great work
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Peggy Grigg
Happiness always
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Grandpa Cg
Keep dancing Scarlett. Love Grandpa.x Chris Grigg
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Jenny
Well done Sophie ❤️
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Chris X
Keep up the great work! Love Chris x
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Cass Reeves
Mum is so proud of you.
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Ryan Henke
Great cause well done Zoe
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Michelle Sperling
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Mahlie Fitzpatrick
Proud of you x
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Anonymous
Great Work Cha Cha XX
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Ellen Prestwood
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Kayla Coles
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Bron Wyatt
Well done Elsie. Luv Grandma
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Katherine Moss
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Xanthi Rice
Keep dancing Miss Elsie ❤️
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Sharon Diglio
Good job Zoe
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Gloria Coles
Good luck Scarlett love nan
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Dee Wiseman
This is amazing Darla 👏 well done 💕 Love from Ollie Vinny & Leo
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Anonymous
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Jenny
Well done ❤️
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Ebony Davidson
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Catherine Cook
Dance Lainey J, dance!
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Debbie Murphy
Well done Lexi. 👏 Fantastic effort dancing everyday to raise money.🥰
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Graeme Tracy Bradshaw
Good on you Zoe, very worthy cause 💜
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Debbie Murphy
Well done Sophie. 👏 Fantastic effort dancing everyday for a week. An activity you really love. 🥰
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Chris & Linda Grigg
Welcome to DFSK. Chris & Linda Grigg
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Chris Grigg
Great work Mara. Keep on Dancing. Chris Grigg
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Anonymous
Keep up the wonderful work Lexi
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Maria
Well done Ethena, you are a superstar !
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Mackense Evans
So proud of you Zo Zo!! 🥰
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Amanda
Way to go Charlie girl!! I'm very proud of you!!
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Amanda
So proud of you Becca!! This is such a selfless act!!
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Linda James
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Linda James
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Tia Dunn
WOO GO ZOE!!
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Jenny
Go for it girl!
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Brittany
$20
Natalie Tilbrook
Go Lainey
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Dynamic District - Linda
Go Darla
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Dynamic District - Linda
Go Lainey x
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Jodie
Great job
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Theo Browne
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Jaxon Nicholson
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Zoe Buckingham
go charlotte 💕
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Lisa Fulton
I will donate more on payday every bit helps ❤️
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Val
$11
Atti Clarke
$11
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Anonymous
Great work Zo- Zo XXX
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Ella Darby
Well done Zoe xxx
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Maddie And James
Well done Sophie!
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Maddie And James
Well done Lexi!
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Maddie And James
Great dancing Elsie!
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Amanda Jones
$11
Nan & Pop
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Jodie B
$11
Ava Duxson
Let’s god Linda Loo <3 missing you and the team heaps 🫶
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Judit Virag
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Ava Duxson
You got this beautiful Mara <3
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Charlie James
$11
Rebecca James
$11
Jodie
Great going Charlie
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Will Edgar
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Millie Fleming
You are doing such a great thing zo!! So proud of you💘💘
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Ava Duxson
<3
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Anonymous
Slay Zoe
Our Team Members
Linda Grigg
$422
Jemimah Webb
$2,018
Charlotte Delley
$311
Lainey C
$227
Claudia K
$320
Darla R
$841
Zoe B
$5,738
Ethena G
$1,386
Grace O
$400
Rebecca J
$282
Charlie J
$261
Mara R
$294
Scarlett G
$355
Emese C
$220
Elsie
$1,075
Sophie D
$383
Lexi D
$285
Elsie
$1,075
Darla R
$841
Linda Grigg
$422
Grace O
$400
Sophie D
$383
Scarlett G
$355
Claudia K
$320
Charlotte Delley
$311
Mara R
$294
Lexi D
$285
Rebecca J
$282
Charlie J
$261
Lainey C
$227
Emese C
$220
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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I am part of Dynamic District Dance Studio team
Congratulations to our fantastic team member Zoe for an amazing effort, raising funds for such worthwhile cause. The Ararat RSL are proud to donate all proceeds from our Friday Night raffle, thanks to our Members and Guests. Well done Zoe.