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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.
$2.37k
Fd Charity Dance Night
$504
John Lubberink
Hi Jena, Great Charity, well done!
$211
Anita Neville
$169
Marian D'rosario
So proud of you
$169
Sharon And Greg Blair
Well done Lloyd and what a wonderful thing to do for sick children.
$116
Ian And Joanne
Keep on dancing Miss Jena!
$116
Victoria Kumar
$116
Anonymous
$115
Julia & Ian Morrison
$115
Matched By Generous Donors
$110
Max
So proud of you and the studio!
$106
Frank Lucci
Happy to donate to a great cause and a lovely lady!
$106
Olga Tilkeridis
$104
Leanne & James Snaize
Well done Lloyd - we are proud of you for supporting a great cause.
$66
Ian And Stephanie Legge
Take care and keep up the good work!
$63
Anonymous
$63
Robyn Mccluskey
Good luck everyone. It’s a great cause. Well done.
$63
Anthony And Sheree D'rosario
$63
Samantha Houston
$63
Anita Neville
$63
Ian Beeson
Great cause - congratulations Jena!!
$63
Addison Landry
$61
Ian & Joanne Rich
$60
Ekaterina Tetoros
$60
Sophie Briggs
$56
Laura
Silent Auction-hair
$54
Cres & Michelle D'rosario
$53
Anna Howard
$53
Olga Mandic
$53
Daniel Snaize
$53
Dave & Sheri D
$52
Sharell
Thank you for helping these beautiful kids.
$52
Scott F
Happy Dancing
$52
Julie
Thanks for helping sick kids Jena 🥰
$50
Katerina T
Good luck!
$50
Julie Green
Keep it up! Julie
$36
Anonymous
Thank you for a fun dance night ❤️
$36
Sally Nicolazzo & Associates
Good luck Jena - great cause
$36
Tirza Iskandar
Dance dance dance cha cha cha .... ♥️
$36
Tirza Iskandar
All the best Lloyd, one, two, hockey stick, change weigth ..... 😁
$36
Andree Edwards
$34
Karen S
🩷
$33
Sharon
You're awesome for dancing for the kids, Jena! Xxo
$32
Elaine Ashe
Good luck Lloyd. Great cause.
$32
Matched By Generous Donors
$32
Terje
Great effort and great cause, Jena! Keep on dancing :)
$32
Terje
Well done, Lloyd! Keep on dancing :)
$32
Ann-maree Cunliffe
$32
Kellie Waldon
$32
Matched By Generous Donors
$32
Mariya Bakay
$31
Ekaterina Kulikova
$31
Jena-lee Leskie
$31
Melissa Wright
Thanks Lloyd Awesome you rock
$30
Sharon
Good on you, Victoria!
$30
Olga Kulik
$30
Anonymous
$30
Emily Blance
$30
Matched By Generous Donors
$30
Ela Rumega
$21
Anonymous
$21
Zoë And B
Amazing work, Victoria!
$21
Carol
Love this! And you 💕💜
$20
Murray Dowling
Happy Dancing Victoria
$20
Michael Weston
Good Job Victoria
Our Team Members
Lloyd D'Rosario
$1,119
Jena-lee Leskie
$1,965
Ekaterina Tetoros
$298
Erryka Marsden
Victoria Kumar
$259
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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What an amazing night of dance!!