Time Danced:
7150minutes
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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Bec
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Jetmaster Fireplaces Aust Pty Ltd
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Vanessa Mikosic
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Anonymous
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Amy Prior
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Mum And Dad
Proud of you our beautiful girl 🩷
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Nellie Aquilina
Goodluck Sienna Love Nunna xxx
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Dad
Good Job Al!
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Maree
Fantastic Ally!
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Amanda Hawley
Well done girls, love your work!
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Sailesh Anand
Shine always ☀️
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Giovanna Tabakovic
Well done and keep it up!
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Christopher Drayton
Dear Cienna and Saige, have fun dancing and thank you for your dedicated support.. Draytons
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Anonymous
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Amanda Deluca
So proud of you Cienna and Saige x
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Helen Moat
Congratulations Cienna and Saige great job. So proud of you both
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Mum And Dad
Proud of you x
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Anonymous
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Charlotte Cruz
Love what you do!
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Anonymous
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Bob Egan
Go good young ladies
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Mel Mason
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Zac M
Good job Al!
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Billi Hartley-brown , The Mcdonald Collage
We all let our spirits run free when we dance to the rhythms of the universe. Much Love
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Millie Price
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Ros Mclean
Good luck Ali
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Granny
Happy dancing Tyla
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Kelly Bivona
Such a superstar Ally!
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Anonymous
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Angelita Zarate
Hi Cienna and Saige Well done !! Hope you’ll achieve your goal to raise more money. All the best
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Elaine Latta
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Thanh Son Vo
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Carol Zammit
Well done Girls.
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Anonymous
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Vivian Milovanovic
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Karen Abela
Well done Sienna
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Kaz James
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Leila Nasr
You’re amazing beautiful girl!!! Love you xx
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Sarah
Good job Chloe!
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Anonymous
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Paul Lincoln
Well done Dannika,so proud of what you are doing .
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Edan
Beautiful girl, beautiful cause. 💖 Edan and family
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Stylish Notts Hair Design
Great work !
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Tracey Brydon
Congratulations such an amazing achievement 💖
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Gracie Campos
Awesome work
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Gizella Gabor
Go Cienna and Saige! So proud of you.
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Anita Mason
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Erin Wise
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Sia Hendry
How wonderful to see kids giving back! What an amazing charity! 💕
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Cassidy Moore
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Briahna Deluca
Well done Cienna and Saige
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Judy Gorman
Well done Cienna and Saige xx
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Briahna Deluca
Proud of you Cienna and Saige xx
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David Garner
I'm so proud of you, Cienna and Saige. Giving back like this is inspiring! Congratulations.
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Jourdan Evans
Fabulous job you are both doing well done 👍
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Tayla Lincoln
Have a wonderful week of dancing Dannika! Your 6th DFSK 💜 such a special reason to dance!
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Anonymous
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Nicole Compton
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Kiana Chiu
So so proud of what you’re doing Alyssa, keep dancing! 💃 🫶🏼🫶🏼
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Anya & Kye
Keep up the amazing work, Sienna!!
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Catalina Richetti
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Sheila Thomas
Go Tahlie xx
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Elite
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Abigail Valmeo
Best wishes and May our good GOD continue to bless you use you as an instrument to be a blessings to others and a beacon light to everyone.. We are Cheering for you and your family! God bless us always love to you all.🙏♥️.
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Candice Kelly
Great Job girls xx
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Dianne Ivett
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Ebony Levitt
GOOOOO ALLY!
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Ian Heslop
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Anonymous
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Stacey Willding
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Hollie
You are amazing Dannika 💜 Hollie
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Ashley Micallef
You’re amazing Sienna! ❤️❤️
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Anonymous
So proud of you Chlo x
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Kimberley Glover
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Nely Moat
Great cause Cienna & Saige! 👏
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Lisa England
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Chonni
You are amazing! x
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Toni & Geoff Latta
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Donna And Emma Aquilina
Congratulations Sienna … such an amazing cause. We love you so much and are so very proud of you. Donna and Emma x
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Faysey Xx
Keep up the dancing and the good work Dannika! Well done 💃💃💃
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Riley Deluca
Proud of you Cienna and Saige
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Harry Deluca
Congrats Cienna and Saige
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Fiona
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The Cooper Family
Keep dancing Sienna!You are amazing!
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Takeiah Deluca
Keep shining girls x Proud of you
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Charli Maie
Go Cienna & Saige
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Wendy Stenner
Very proud of you both 🥰😘
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Carol Robson
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Sue Beb
You make us all so very proud Miss Tahlie.
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Marisa Costa
Great work Alky
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Karen Szczerbanik
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Erin Gerard
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Gemma Barlow
Proud of you ❤️
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Stagedoor Photography
So incredible Dannika 💜 You’re dancing will make such a different to the beautiful families who need it most, happy dancing!
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Eliza
Amazing work
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Leo Antonio
Good luck Auntie’s, I’m so proud of you
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Anonymous
Way to go Chloe! You should be so proud of the amazing work you are doing
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Demi Gitsham
Well done gorgeous girl 💜
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Georgia
What a great job you are doing for a great charity Chloe
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Anonymous
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Melanie Samarzia
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Melanie Samarzia
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Ilah & Michelle
Happy Dancing Dannika💃
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Dannika ✨
So excited for DFSK 2025 💃 My 6th year dancing along with my team Girls United! Let’s do this for the kids!! 💜
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Chelsea Nasr
Now you’ve reached you goal! 😘
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Takyla Hardes
Our Team Members
Cienna and Saige DeLuca
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Alyssa Latta
$197
Sienna Kallas
$1,256
Ally M
$1,477
Takyla Hardes
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Takyla Hardes
Tahlie W
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Chloe P
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Dannika L
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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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