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Make a move and support our Dance 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 making a move 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.
$520
School Friends Collection!
$520
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$317
Pink Lemon Dancewear
What a great cause!
$264
Nana And Fez
A wonderful cause and we are so proud of you.
$264
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$250
Giovanni Portelli Photography
Great work Sienna!
$250
Gha Solutions
Well done Madi, always proud to support you and this wonderful cause.
$250
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$250
Your Snow Fam
Always happy to support you and Ronald McDonald House, Madi.
$250
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$250
Anonymous
Keep dancing!
$250
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$211
Jetmaster Fireplaces Aust.
$208
Yao W
Hi Ava, Great to see you in the action to support sick kids!
$200
The Jazz Factory
We are so happy to support you again Madi!
$169
Mallia Aluminium Pty Ltd
$169
Anonymous
$169
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$160
Jackie Gilson
$150
Anonymous
Well done Madi!
$150
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$150
Mum
$150
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$137
Anonymous
$116
Anne Clark
Well done!
$116
Bill Bond
Good Luck Dannika
$114
Harley Corless
I don't really know what to write here lol. I'm always impressed by your dedication to everything that you do and i hope this helps you smash out your goal. Keep up the amazing work!!!
$110
Anonymous
$110
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$110
Mum & Dad X
We are extremely proud of you Ally and Girls United. Have fun!! Love Mum and Dad
$110
Summer
Well done Madi!!!
$110
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$106
Amanda Green
Well done, your support will be so valuable to families in need. Have fun and dance your heart out x
$106
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$106
Fred Wong
Hi Vienna. It is wonderful to see that you care about the people who are less fortunate than you and you want to use your talent to bless them.
$106
Chanel Mercieca
Let’s go bestie
$106
Gabriela Beaumont
Well done, Krissy! Proud of you! 💞
$106
Lee Morton
Hope this helps you Piper ❤️
$106
Raymond Nasso
$106
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$104
Dimi (tia) Spyropoulos
What a wonderful cause and how wonderful are you Ava to help out!
$104
Your Family <3
Forever proud of you girlie ❤️ Go you good thing We love you always xo
$100
Lara Gilson
Always proud of you lil sis x
$100
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$100
Anonymous
$100
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$95
Tamsyn And Ian
Well done Madi
$95
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$75
Paul Lincoln
So proud of what you are doing to raise money for sick kids. Love Dad xx
$75
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$67
Daphne Nixon
Such a good thing you are doing! Love Narnie x
$67
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$63
Anonymous
$60
Julianne Horne
Well done Krissy !
$60
Anonymous
Lets goooooo madi
$60
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$60
Alan Thorne
$60
Janine Plummer
good Luck and well done
$60
Anonymous
$60
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$60
Em
Go Ally! Em x
$58
Jaylen Martin
$58
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$58
Anonymous
$58
Judy G
Well done to you and the team. Xx 😘
$58
Michael Combs
Have fun 😀
$58
Anonymous
$58
Anonymous
$58
Ros Mclean
Good luck Ally
$58
Claire And Iain Kirsch
Keep the awesome work up.
$58
Faysey
Great effort Dannika
$58
Malezer Fam
Great work Sydney your a Star 🌟 Lots of love ❤️
$58
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$58
Beth Rose
Well done enjoy
$58
Cathie Sherrington (tamsin’s Mum)
Great work!
$57
Amy Prior
$57
Eloise Wong
Well done Ava and team!
$57
Maree Wise
Well done Ally! This is a great cause- keep up the good work.
$57
Ally Mason
$57
Skye Martin
Annalise you are Amazing 👏 I love you!
$57
Jessica Raimond
Good on you Alyssa!
$57
Michael Combs
Good luck reaching your goal my friend.
$57
Elena Gatti
$57
Lara
Proud of you Mad's
$57
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$57
Charlie
Good Luck Ally!
$55
Preeta & Rhiya Gokal
Great cause! Well done Krissy 😄 - Rhiya
$55
Sean Fury
$55
The Cooper Family
Cheering you on as you dance for such a worthy cause! Go Sienna! You are amazing!x
$55
Imogen Sutton 5f
What a wonderful cause and looks fun too!
$55
Ayva Soteriou
Proud of you bestie ❤️❤️❤️ Love you 😘
$55
Narracott Family
Great work Dannika!
$55
Zac
Go Ally! Proud of you
$55
Emily Roach
Go Kaley!! So proud of you for sticking with this every year❤️❤️
$55
The Woodland Family
You’re an amazing Dancer Sienna with a heart of Gold. Keep up the great work. Xx
$55
Skye Martin
Proud of you Girly Love Mum ❤️
$55
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$55
Amanda Deluca
We are proud of you Cienna for always helping others and using your passion of dance to do so. Xx
$55
Tim Wise
$53
Amanda Deluca
Keep dancing my beautiful girl x
$53
Tayla Lincoln
Well done Dannika! Such an awesome cause to dance for 💜
$53
Julie Sudiro
Such a worthwhile cause! Good luck!
$53
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$52
Jane Latta
I'm so proud of you raising money for sick kids.
$52
Nuna
Goodluck Sienna! Love Nuna xxx
$52
Rocco Nasso
Goid luck and all the best
$52
Darren & Gillian Mobbs
GO KALEY!!!!! All the best from No 18 Wentworth.
$52
Clea Le Loux
$52
Lisa Smith
Annalise ,Sammy and I would love to support you on your dancing goals. Float like a butterfly gorgeous girl , Mumma Bling and Sammy are right there cheering you on loud and proud 😍😍We love you
$52
Jess & Andrew
So proud of you beautiful! Love always Aunty Jess and uncle Andrew
$52
Melissa Kallas
$50
Nanna T
$50
Uncle Matthew And Uncle Grant
Dance your heart out!
$50
Tayla Lincoln
Go Dannika 👏🏻💃 you’re doing such a great job dancing for sick kids, keep it up! 💜
$50
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$50
Anonymous
$50
Anita Mason
$50
Julie-anne Townsend
Go Ally!! Keep on dancing!!
$50
Courtney & Glenn Sinclair
Very proud that you continue to support charities that you connect with.
$50
Helen Moat
congratulations Cienna so happy your dancing can help sick kids..I love you Love Nan xx
$50
Aasha Pistilli
All the best in your endeavours
$50
Mackenzie Sinclair
I wish I could leave a response to each and every one of my donors under your donation, but please know how extremely grateful I am to every single one of you. Regardless of how large or small, what you are giving is changing a family's life.
$50
Anonymous
$50
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$50
Narnie
Great Job Ally. Love Narnie
$50
Anonymous
$50
Sue Catton
Im very Proud of you Annalise. Dance your heart out.
$50
Claire Walker
$50
Malcolm Roach
Good luck Kaley and proud of you for dancing for the sick kids to help their families. ❤️
$42
Annalise Young
Well done Sienna. We think you are amazing. Love the Young family
$42
Sue Hewett
$42
Lava Tribe
Love your commitment Danikka and thanks for being such a wonderful member of our fierce girl tribe.
$40
Janel Santos
$40
Roach Family
Good luck Kaley! We are all so proud of you xx
$39
Donna
Your doing a fantastic job Dannika ❤
$37
Anonymous
Cheers, Cienna. I know your dad Troy for a long time.
$36
Megumi Maruyama
$36
Michael Combs
$36
Ian Heslop
good luck with your fundraising efforts x
$36
Anya & Kye Reza
Keep up the amazing work Sienna !!!
$35
Leigh Bax
Proud of you Cienna xxx
$35
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$32
Riley Deluca
Congratulations Cienna so proud of you x Love Riley
$32
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$32
Grandma Vikki
Love that your doing this for the kids.. So proud of you <3 Grandma xx
$32
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$32
Mikaela Cook
$32
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$32
Lara Gilson
Love you lil sis I will always support you xx
$32
Lyndell Low
$32
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$32
Stagedoor Photography
Congrats Dannika! So proud of what you’re doing to help sick kids, awesome job!! 🌻🌻
$32
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$31
Cheryl Walker
Very proud of you Tahlie
$30
Harrison Deluca
Well done Cienna x love Harry
$30
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$30
Marilyn Hynes
$30
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$30
Higgins Family
Proud of you Ava
$30
Jaylen
$30
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$29
Lisa B
Dance baby dance
$28
Sarina Ghaderi
$26
Amelia Boyce
Keep up the great work for a great cause! Much love Amelia from Perth 💞
$26
Helen Moat
So proud of you my beautiful girl x
$26
Lisa Plane
You are amazing 💕
$26
Lily Paric
$26
Stephen Tincknell
We are so proud of everything you do. Pop and Nan
$26
Kellie Hogan
$26
Michele Power
Thank you for all your dedication Tahlie....you're an Angel!😇
$25
Ava Meng
Well done and good luck for your fund raising Sienna!
$25
Anonymous
$25
Dannika Lincoln
💖
$25
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$25
Sienna Kallas
Goodluck Ava!! xx
$25
Helen Moat
So proud of you Cienna xx
$25
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$23
Zac
$23
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$22
Cinnamon
Well done Krissy T!
$21
Myla Millson
YASSSS GO Dannika! You rock em'
$21
Nanny
Good luck Krissy from Nanny
$21
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$21
Jane Cooper
$21
Emily Whyte
$21
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$21
Erin Carpenter
Well done gorgeous girl xx
$21
Katrina W
$21
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$21
Karina Nicotra
You have a Beautiful Soul Chloe x best wishes
$21
Janette Meakin
$21
The Agrestas
Have fun x
$21
Monika Zerzubova
Good luck Chloe! You are an amazing dancer💃
$21
Sean
Go for gold kiddo, we are so proud of you Love Dad and Jessie
$21
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$21
Anonymous
$21
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$21
Nely Moat
Great work Cienna! Such a great cause
$21
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$21
Elissa Cooper
Well done Sydney xo
$21
Alison Valenti
Fantastic Krissy love you are raising money for a such a good cause.
$21
Betty Hamilton
$21
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$21
Carol Robson
Well done Tahlie - keep up the good work🤗
$21
Isabelle Pericaud
Well done Kaley.
$21
Meg
You are so beautiful inside and out Annalise. Alyssa is so lucky to have dance friend like you x
$21
Tolan Family
$21
Vikki Scholes
Keep on living your dream my beautiful grand daughter xx
$21
Helen Zammit
$21
Lacey
Well done Dannika!
$21
Joanne
Good Job!
$21
Thalia Hennessy
Here's hoping you get lots of donations the sick kids definitely deserve lots of help
$21
Chris Harrison
Keep up your wonderful dancing!
$21
Elizabeth Ramsay
Fabulous effort Kaley so proud of you great cause
$21
Sheila Thomas
Great work for a great a great cause Tahlie xx
$20
Anonymous
Good Luck Ally!
$20
Friend
❤️❤️ur doing great things
$20
Jessica
$20
Kerrie Tobin
$20
Steve Toon
Good work annalise
$20
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$20
Hayley Donnelly
Proud of you Cienna xxx
$20
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$20
Anonymous
$20
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$20
Joanne Mccabe
$20
Julie-anne Roach
Dance away Kaley!!! , proud for what you are doing for sick children
$20
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$20
Jill
Good luck Piper!
$20
Tegan Penstone
♥️♥️
$20
Jayne Mccauley
Dance your heart out Pipes!! Xx
$16
Dannika Lincoln
Let’s go Girls United! 💖
$16
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$16
Takeiah Deluca
$16
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$16
Briahna Deluca
$16
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$16
Indi’s Mamma!
Amazing effort Dannika! 😍
$16
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
$15
Maddy Deluca
So proud of you babe 💗
$15
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$11
Lacey
Well done Dannika!
$11
Elise Mintoff
❤️❤️
$11
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$11
Sienna Myers
Good luck Cienna ⭐️
$11
Lesharne Taylor
Such a great cause Piper. Happy dancing gorg!
$11
Amanda & Karl Morgan
$10
Anonymous
$10
Ashlea Mclaren
Proud of your continued efforts girlfriend ! ❤️
$10
Saige Deluca
So proud of you Cienna x Well done Love Saige
$10
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$10
Briahna Deluca
Proud of you x
$10
Ali Wilson
Go Annalise I’m so proud of you.
$10
Maddison Deluca
$10
Amy Omeara
very proud of you ❤️
$10
Dannika Lincoln
Can’t wait to Dance for sick kids! Go Girls United 💗
$5
Annabelle And Charlotte Long
Go Krissy!! 💕
$5
Kaley Roach
$5
Caitlin Kraay
This is amazing what you are doing! Here’s something to help out xx Love Caitlin
$5
Ryan Penstone
$5
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
Our Team Members
Cienna DeLuca
$2,129
M
Sydney P
$203
Ally
$2,083
Sienna Kallas
$577
Madi G
$5,217
Kaley R
$377
Mackenzie Sinclair
$421
claire z
$21
Zali G
$63
Savannah L
$52
Alyssa L
$330
Annalise M
$1,128
Piper H
$397
Dannika L
$952
Ava F
$178
Ava M
$549
Tahlie W
$149
Taylor N
$10
Chloe P
$99
Evita M
$57
Tallulah B
Alyssa J
$36
Sophie L
Holly M
$42
Krissy T
$596
Taylor N
MEET ANUNTA
At just 11 years old, Anunta was 100km from home, and learned that the cyst on her ankle was, in fact, a cancerous sarcoma.
With no clothes, and nowhere to stay, Anunta’s parents, Doungnead and Anthony, didn’t know what to do.
Thankfully, Ronald McDonald House Charities were able to provide a room for the family. When Anunta started chemotherapy, Doungnead was able to provide a taste of home, cooking fresh meals in their own little kitchen while the family focussed all their attention on her treatment.
“Being in a place where everyone cares about you, and is there for you, was so special. It became our second home” Anunta's Mum, Doungnead
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.
Make a tax-deductible donation today!
* 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.
Let go Madi... we are all in support of you and your amazing dancing and fundraising!!