Time Danced:
3980minutes
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 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 can support even more families with a seriously ill or injured child when they need it most.
OUR IMPACT
So far, this year we have provided:
36
Nights for sick kids and their families
307
Hot meals from the family kitchen
291
School lessons for sick kids
Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to our challenge.
$529
Shutters Plus
$265
Samantha And David Wilton
You are a beautiful dancer with a big heart. Keep Dancing ❤️
$169
Jackson Morgan
$117
Richard & Heather Morgan
$110
Guidotto Family
$110
Sofia And Holly Leppa
$106
Amity + Layla
So proud to be part of a dance community that support Ronald McDonald house and gives back to the community. Love Amity & Layla
$106
Marilyn Olsen
$106
Vicki Edwards
Good on you amaya
$106
Bev Brooks
$106
Colin Lewis
$100
Shannay
Keep on dancing your heart out Maddie 🩷
$100
Shannay
Keep shining bright Charli 🌟
$100
Julie Whitehead
Owen proud of you doing this for Ronald McDonald House, you are very talented and growing and learning more skills. Love watching you dance darling 💕💕
$76
Paronis Family
$65
Emily Grieger
$65
Belinda
So proud of you Amaya!!
$65
Cooper Morgan
$65
Aiden Coyne
You’re amazing Owen, we’re so proud of you!! 🩷🩷
$65
Marie Bezzina
Love Nanny and Nannu xx
$65
Carley Bezzina
$65
Carley Bezzina
$65
Dan Mueller
$65
Anonymous
$65
Susan Slattery
$65
Mel Brown
$65
Alanah & Delia
Amazing job Amaya! Keep dancing 💕💕
$65
Danielle Story 🫶🏼
Maddison Thank you for dancing to raise money for sick kids. Thank you for supporting the Ronald McDonald House. You’re a superstar!🌟✨
$65
Scar, Nellie, Audrey Tiller
Go Team Innovate.
$65
Regan Brown
$64
Rachel Drury
$60
Amelia Bezzina
$60
Nat Brown
Well done Milania, such a kind thing to do xxx
$55
Tay & Aidan
We’re always so proud of you moo moo xx
$55
Tommy & Tallulah
Go aunty Amaya 🩷🩷🩷
$55
Kellie And Craig
Go dancing queen!!
$55
Jim Watts
Well done Milania, Uncle Jimmy's very proud of you.
$55
Jason & Shara Sanderson
Super proud of you Charli, keep up the good work. Xx
$55
Alyssa & Brianna
❤️❤️
$55
Jeanette Mcgill
Well done Amelia, l am so proud of you😘
$55
Kellie And Craig
Great cause! Get dancing!
$55
Bev
Good luck beautiful girl
$55
Michael Jolly
$55
Damian Brooks
$55
Amanda Maxwell
$50
Thomas & Lexy Brown
We love you! x
$50
Brenda Watson
Great Nan is very proud of you Milania
$50
Grayson & Nanny
Good job Mummy, so proud of you 🩵
$50
Leila Catania
$50
Nan & Pop Leedham
Happy dancing Owen, you have improved so much. Keep going.
$50
Jenma And Grandad
Well done Arya and the Innovate team. Happy to donate for a great cause!
$50
Jenma And Grandad
Well done Jamie and the Innovate team on raising money for a worthy cause. Xxx
$45
Debbie Collum
Go Amaya ❤️
$34
Sylvia Helbig
Well done gorgeous boy.
$34
Rosslyn Whitehead
Well done Owen. We are very proud of you and your team. ❤️
$34
Evie Wareham
$34
Caroline Sheekey
$34
Raquel Williams
$34
Vi Nguyen
$34
Leah
So proud of you Amaya xx
$34
Nanna & Rob
Proud of you beautiful!! ❤️
$34
Edith Brooks
Damian Brooks I am very happy to make a donation to Dance for Kids. Well done to your group for organising this. Love Nanna
$34
Mark Barbaro
Its a privilege to sponsor your dancing Owen for such a good cause and you are an amazing talented dancer well done 👏
$34
Vanessa & Natalie
$34
Angela Thornton
Go Maddison you're a superstar
$34
Rocco
Go Charli great course
$34
Caitlin Whitehead
$34
Zoehorbury41@gmail.com Horbury
Proud of you amanda you are amazing
$34
Cristina Rossi
All the very best Maddison, dance your heart heart . Love your bestie Scarlett and family xx
$34
Cohen Donaldson
Keep slaying queen
$34
Az
Go Amaya! Xx
$34
Adele Browne
$34
Anastasia Sissis
$34
Milania Comelli
$34
Carrie
Such a great cause. Great work Charli.
$34
Debbie Lukeman
What a kind & caring thing to do Owen! Well done xo
$33
Amy Taylo
$30
Jo Britza
I know how much you love your dancing Milania & you can help sick kids while doing it. Very proud of you! Great work by all your dance team. Lots of Love from Nanna
$30
Rebecca Quail
Well done Maddison!
$28
Greg Taylor
Well done, Maddison, for helping sick kids xx
$24
Lucy Fullick
So proud of you Amaya! Love always Eamon and Lucy xx
$24
Anonymous
$24
Maria Ferguson
$24
Tash
Good luck 😉
$24
Emma Buttigieg
$24
Fuda
You go girl your amazing
$24
Nana Chicken
$24
Sharon Kirtland
Proud of what you are doing, what a great cause. Keep dancing
$24
Dakota Sikora
Keep it up Amaya! What a beautiful thing you’re doing! Love Dakota, John and Remy xxxx
$24
Amy Sewer
🤍🤍
$23
Abbie Bernardo
Great job Amaya, so proud of you xx
$20
Kaye Francisco
What a lovely thing to do Hope you have fun dancing while raising money Love from Aunty Kaye
$20
Megan Harrison
$20
Louise Colbert
Well done Maddison! Super proud of you
$20
Louise Colbert
Love you so much Charli!
$20
Pauline Lewis
Love Big Grandma x
$18
Stylistique Creative
$18
David Thornton
Go Maddison love Uncle David
$18
Tamara Docherty
Keep dancing you little queen x
$15
Caitlin & Oscar Dowden
Great work Maddison! ❤️
$12
Leona Weckert
$12
Alexis
$12
Leicester Family
Well done Maddison! Proud of you!
$12
Bronwyn Tonkin
$12
Maddison Casey
$10
Great Nanny
So proud of you sweetheart xxx
$10
Bec Russell
$5
Sonja Miettunen
Great work!
Our Team Members
Regan Morgan
$115
Damian Brooks
$224
Milania C
$272
Owen W
$474
Amelia Bezzina
$323
Amanda Maxwell
$194
Amaya D
$774
Maddison T
$810
Alyssa D
Brianna D
Charli D
$381
Jamie B
$50
How Your Donation Helps
A global research team* worked with Ronald McDonald House 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 Ronald McDonald House Impact Research – the name for a suite of studies on the impact of Ronald McDonald House around the world. The summaries provided here provide a snapshot of the findings from each of the key Ronald McDonald House Impact studies.
CONTACT THE DANCE FOR SICK KIDS TEAM
If you have any questions about Dance for Sick Kids or need a hand with anything, please reach out. We're here to help!
In the spirit of reconciliation, Dance for Sick Kids respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands, skies and waterways where we work, live and dance. We honour their enduring connection to this land, its communities, and the surrounding waterways. We recognise and respect the diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples within the families we support, as well as our employees, volunteers, and supporters. We extend our deepest respects to their Cultures and to Elders past and present. We affirm that the land we stand on has always been, and will always remain, Aboriginal land.
Dance for Sick Kids welcomes people of all abilities, identities, and backgrounds. We are committed to creating an inclusive, respectful, and safe space for everyone to participate and belong.
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