
Time Danced:
60minutes
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.

$169
Claudia Eriksson

$116
Clouten & Maxwell Family
Go Soph! Love Grandma, Poopy & Nan xxx

$116
Maxwell & Clouten Family
Go Aaliah. Love, Grandma, poppy & Nan cx

$116
Tasi Kalolo
It’s always a pleasure to support you in your endeavours. You are an amazing young lady and congratulations in all your achievements ❤️

$116
Richard Carter

$106
Jessica Duggan

$106
Mcgradys

$106
Paula Hayne
Good luck Ciennah

$75
Regina Logan
Well done Aaliah for a good cause. Love Nanny &Poppy xxx

$75
Regina Logan
Well done Sophia for a good cause. Love Nanny &Poppy xxx

$65
Cristine Hall
Well done Em good cause

$65
Anonymous

$65
Suellen & Brad
So very proud of you Aleeya 🫶 love you to the moon & back Xx

$65
Mackenzie Hails

$65
Poppy Fred
Great work girls. Keep dancing!

$65
Marley & Jake

$65
Carolyn Carter
Go Chelsey

$65
Jamas And George ❤️
You’ll smash this girlfriend- you’re always dancing! Keep up the good work ❤️💃

$65
Susan Tattersall

$65
Susan Tattersall

$65
Kate Sawyer

$65
Gran An Par

$65
Carole Johnston

$65
Mardi Eriksson

$65
Chlo & Floss
You’re a superstar! ❤️

$65
Katrina Mears

$60
Chiara And Jackson W

$54
Jj
Good luck Amaya xx

$54
Jennifer Woodley

$54
Nat C
Well Done Kenz such a great cause xx One we unfortunately know to well xxx So proud of you xx

$54
Susan Sawyer
Proud of you ❤️

$54
Judy Dutton

$54
Heather Carter
Go girl!!!

$50
Anonymous

$50
Nikki Mcleod

$50
Mama And Groov

$40
Iris Flaherty
Forever proud of you 🫶🏽🫶🏽

$33
Jessie Pittman

$33
Charlotte Bradley
Good Luck from all of the Bradley’s!

$33
Aunty Tara

$33
Stevy Mayall

$33
Liz Mcqualter
Well done Amaya, helping other kids.

$33
Leanne C

$33
Justin Brown
Good work Jessie 👍

$33
Aunty Nade

$33
Felicity Feldman

$33
The Maccas Xxx
Well Done kenz . Proud of you.

$33
Mum & Dad

$33
Erin Lindsay

$33
Gigi And Pa
Dance your little heart out munchkin ❤️

$33
Kristy Worth

$33
Mum & Dad

$33
Mum & Dad

$33
Alicia Baker

$33
Joy Dallah

$33
Michael Flaherty
Go Honey 👍❤️

$33
Michelle Clydsdale

$33
Helen Wilson

$33
Jane Carter

$33
Helen Wilson

$33
Olivia, Harper And Everly Xxx
Go Jessie!!!!

$33
Lily Mears

$32
Chloe Austin

$32
Belinda Woodley

$30
Nicky F

$30
Nicky F

$30
Troy Stanley

$25
Doreen Bridges
Go Jessie. X

$23
Ash Flaherty

$23
Alice Haggarty

$23
Sara

$23
Emma Russell

$23
Brenda Robertson
You are a star Ciennah

$23
Millie Chapman

$23
Maree Beer
Congratulations on sharing your talent to help those in need, Harmony.

$23
Sam Cox

$23
Stefo Lauster

$23
Natalie Badior
Love you sweetheart 😘

$23
Ruth Butler
Enjoy Eden!!

$23
Alex Stanford

$23
Tammy Blayden

$20
Shandell & Trent Edwards

$20
Casey W

$20
Miyah-jane

$20
Grace Clouten
Good luck Aaliah x

$20
Grace Clouten
Good luck Soph x

$16
Aaliah Logan

$16
Aaliah Logan

$12
Anonymous

$12
Dominic Sullivsn

$12
Connor Sullivan

$12
Angus Sullivan

$12
Kylie Lothian
Keep it up Aaliah. So proud of you

$12
Kylie Lothian
Wow. Keep up the great work sophia

$10
Renee Wong
Love that you are doing this Adele, keep up the great work!! God bless xx

$10
Ness Mills
Dance your heart out beautiful girl
Our Team Members

Kiah van den Heuvel

Harper R
$189

Aleeya C
$513

Jessie P
$291

Hallie v
$189

Peyton A
$32

Emily S
$183

Addyson B

Hamony W
$184

Amaya W
$248

Eden W
$143

Layla B
$33

Isla W

Chelsey W
$472

Ciennah S
$450

Adele F
$95

Lily M
$398

Piper Arnold Cross
$23

Sarah C
$23

Aaliah L
$239

Sophia L
$273

Lexi D
$106

Mackenzie H
$152

Lily M
$398

Jessie P
$291

Sophia L
$273

Amaya W
$248

Aaliah L
$239

Hallie v
$189

Harper R
$189

Emily S
$183

Hamony W
$184

Mackenzie H
$152

Eden W
$143

Lexi D
$106

Adele F
$95

Layla B
$33

Peyton A
$32

Piper Arnold Cross
$23

Sarah C
$23

Isla W
$0

Addyson B
$0

Kiah van den Heuvel
$0
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.
I am part of Expressions School of Dance team