Time Danced:
1645minutes
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.
$264
Grainland Moree
$253
Georgie Clyne
$230
Anonymous
$169
Garah General Store & Cafe
Very proud of you Letti, particular thinking of helping children & families.Go girl go with you dance routine.Love Ma & Pa xxxooo
$169
Matched By Generous Donors
$161
Ally O
$160
Amy Ward
$160
Helen & Shawn
$127
Twink
I want to see many plies and twirls Freya Congratulations on thinking of other people especially those who are sick and in need.
$116
O’dempsey Charters And Tours
Dance like no one is watching 🩷
$106
Lyn 0’brien
Well done Harley Xoxox GMa
$104
Nanny & Dougie
Go Letti! We are so proud of you! Love Nanny and Dougie xx
$104
Beppy
Proud of you LG! 💙
$101
Merren & John Carter
Well done Freya. Good luck with the dancing
$101
Mcdonald’s Moree
Go Blake !
$100
Dennis & Heidi Holmes
Go Blake! 💙
$100
Riordan Family
Well Done Letti 💜
$75
Noah
Dance your heart out!
$66
Kerrie
Such a superstar Miss Lettie🤩
$66
Anonymous
$63
Respite Relief Solutions
Well done Blake
$63
Sharon Brazel
$63
Charlie & Harry Winter
Happy dancing Letti! 💃
$63
Pen B
$63
Matched By Generous Donors
$63
Nell Sheldrake
$63
Pen B
$63
Matched By Generous Donors
$63
Pen B
$63
Matched By Generous Donors
$63
Nannie & Poppie 🌹
Dance Like No Ones Watching Flo. Love Life and continue to be your best Love Nannie & Poppie 🌹🌹
$63
Nannie & Poppie
Dance like a Princess Elouise Dance Dance Dance baby girl Love Nannie & Poppie 🤩
$63
Jolene Doran
Well Done Edwina, you go girl!!!! Dancing Queen 💜
$62
Rypstra Family
You are amazing!
$62
Matched By Generous Donors
$60
Lindee Sheldrake
Good Luck xoxo
$60
Jimmy Sheldrake
Love you xoxo
$56
Kirsty Tomlinson
$56
Nana Von. & Poppie Wal
To our sweet Elouise. Keep on dancing and smiling through life. Love Nan Von & Poppie Wal 🥰
$56
Nana Von & Poppie Wal
To our sweet Florence. Keep on dancing and smiling through life. Love Nan Von & Poppie Wal 🥰
$53
Pearl Humphries
Great work Miss Ally !
$53
Matched By Generous Donors
$53
Nat Ireland
$53
Kath W
Be sure to have lots of fun Harley!
$53
Neil And Sandra Hollands
$53
Sarah Proudfoot
Great work Letti!!!!! 🥰🥰
$52
Carolyn Griffiths
🩰🩷
$50
Allison White
Go B!!! Love you 😘
$50
Brooklyn & James
Go Claire! Xx
$36
Jenice Walker
$36
Judy Atkinson
Well done to the dancing corkies.
$32
Dimity Hook
$32
Tori Rowe
$32
Phoebe Hook
$32
Matched By Generous Donors
$32
Jaz Morrison
$32
Josh
$32
Josh
$32
Jodi Rigby
$32
Matched By Generous Donors
$32
Julia Mitchell
Woo hoo well done 👍
$32
Nicole Humphries
Good job Flo!
$32
Nicole Humphries
Good job Elouise!
$32
Phoebe
$32
Matched By Generous Donors
$32
Leigh Hampton
Go Elousie and Flo, from Ellie F
$32
Claire
Great work Savannah! -Miss Griffiths
$32
Camilla Vieira
$32
Casey Nolan
$32
Colleen Drain
$32
Matched By Generous Donors
$32
Aunty Jacq
Well done Letti 💃🏽
$32
Sarah Young
$32
Heather Bearman
What a great cause, well done Letti 🩵
$32
Flo And Elouise Cork
$32
Flo And Elouise Cork
$32
Phoebe Watts
$32
Jillian Stewart
$31
Mclennan Family
Have fun your doing an amazing thing x
$31
Gabs
Well done Letti, Dance to your little Hearts content!!! Supper proud of you
$31
Holly Nott
$30
Zara And Zoe
Dance your heart out big girl!
$30
Zara And Zoe
Dance your heart out gorgeous girl!
$30
Stacey Gunn
XOXOX
$30
Judy Atkinson
Well done to the dancing corkies.
$30
Florence, Dustin And Maggie Hudson
Great work guys you are doing such a great thing for kids and families ♥️ Florence Dustin & Maggie
$26
Danielle Densley
Well done Letti!
$26
The Russell Fam
$26
Oliver Griffiths
You’re doing amazing work Claire! Proud of you!
$24
Holly Orchin
$21
Aunty Meg
Dance Baby Dance 💃 🪩 🕺 xoxo
$21
Matched By Generous Donors
$21
Oli
Well done Blake!!
$21
Chloe King
Keep dancing 💃
$21
Chloe King
Keep dancing 💃
$21
Kym Brown
$21
Allan Brown
$21
Sam Hollands
Good work Harley (and Al)!
$21
Mandy Smith
good job Miss Charlotte ...
$21
Joy Burger
Dance you heart out 💕
$21
Joy Burger
Dance till you drop💙💙
$21
Kiara Temperley
$21
Natasha Rodgers
Well done Harley
$21
Lynette D'arcy-evans
Well done Edwina. You are amazing
$21
Matched By Generous Donors
$21
Paisley Sheldrake
$21
Matched By Generous Donors
$21
Edwina Hook
$21
Penelope
Go Violet ❤️
$21
Dimity Hook
$21
Dimity Hook
$21
Tarryn Rathbone
Dance your socks off Claire Bear
$21
Dimity Hook
$21
Sam Brown
$21
Sam Brown
$21
Charlotte Brown
$21
Letti & Sonny
Shake it Eddie 🩷
$21
Lisa Nash
Well done Charotte. Good luck with the dancing
$21
Grandma & Grandpa
$21
Sophie Dowsett
$21
Sophie Dowsett
$20
Vicki Moore
Go Flo, dance dance dance. Love Aunty Vicki and Uncle John ❤️
$20
Vicki Moore
Go Elouise, Dance dance dance Love from Aunty Vicki and Uncle John ❤️
$20
Claire Griffiths
$20
Maighan White
$20
Andrew Drain
$16
Amber Brown
$16
Amber Brown
$14
Hilary Williams
$14
Hilary Williams
$11
Charlee Donald
$11
Charlee Donald
$11
Charlee Donald
$11
Paisley S
$11
Eliza Watts
$11
Matched By Generous Donors
$11
Megan Parkins
$11
Megan Parkins
$11
Holly Tompsett
Well done Charlotte!
$11
Holly Tompsett
Well done William!
$11
Paisley Sheldrake
$11
Matched By Generous Donors
$11
Charlotte Brown
$11
Charlotte Brown
$11
Amy Richards
Go ViVi. Love your cousins Lucas, Jimmy and Hayden. xoxo
$11
Brooke Glover
😘
$11
Emily Ryan
Shake and groove Charlotte! 🪩💃🏼🕺🏼
$11
Matched By Generous Donors
$11
Aunty Jen Uncle Al
$11
Emily Ryan
Go Billy Brown! 🕺🏼🪩
$11
Matched By Generous Donors
$11
Eliza Watts
$11
Matched By Generous Donors
$11
Anonymous
Go Harley!!!
$11
Eliza Watts
$11
Liam Fenton
$11
Matched By Generous Donors
$10
Mommy Sue
Well done Blake!
$10
M Moussa
Keep up the great work!
$10
Rhonda Barry
Have fun dance Flo
$10
Rhonda Barry
Have fun dance Elouise
$10
Gale Mckey
Dance your heart out ❤️
$5
Time L
$5
Matched By Generous Donors
$1
Anonymous
Our Team Members
Ally O'Brien
$106
Harley O
$616
Miranda B
$32
Arthur B
$32
Freya C
$481
Isabelle G
Blake Y
$388
Savannah R
$63
Claire Griffiths
$669
Paisley S
$277
Charlotte B
$396
William B
$343
Letti W
$1,339
Edwina H
$748
Violet N
$173
Florence C
$431
Elousie C
$355
Harley O
$616
Freya C
$481
Florence C
$431
Charlotte B
$396
Blake Y
$388
Elousie C
$355
William B
$343
Paisley S
$277
Violet N
$173
Ally O'Brien
$106
Savannah R
$63
Arthur B
$32
Miranda B
$32
Isabelle G
$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.
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