Time Danced:
85minutes
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:
20
Nights for sick kids and their families
176
Hot meals from the family kitchen
167
School lessons for sick kids
Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to our challenge.
$137
Julia And Ethan
$116
Susan Wallace-atkins
$116
Bernadette Irvin
Dance up a storm Miss Maeve
$116
Sue Watson
To our dancing Queen Maeve…….. You go, go, go darling girl 👯♀️🎼
$106
Tim & Val Dorahy
$100
Vince Rovere
So proud of you willow , you’ve got a heart of gold. ❤️ Have fun my little princess 👏🏻
$84
Delilah Keenan
$84
Delilah Keenan
$65
Bhupinder Kumar
Love your work girl. Hope and best wishes that you reach your target
$65
Kate, Paul & Ruby
$65
Wodonga Conlans
$65
Cathèrine Lyons
What a fantastic idea Maeve! Dance the day and night away!
$65
Cait S
Well done little dancing queen ❤️
$65
Anonymous
Maeve- It’s wonderful you have danced for sick children like your little brother Hugo. I am very proud of you. Well done.
$65
Rita Montalto
Go sienna you are a true champion.. I love you 😍
$65
The Overs
Yes girl!
$65
Lauren Watson
$65
Meg And Dave Savage
I’m so proud of what a fantastic young lady you are becoming. You are beautiful inside and out and the way you dance is a true reflection of who you are.
$65
Matilda Atkins
$60
Sally Mitchell
Well don’t Scarlett!
$60
Watts Tripping Electrical
Go Maeve! What a wonderful cause you are supporting!
$54
Uncle Joe Dorahy
Good work Tilda!
$54
Donna Murphy
Dance your little heart out my beautiful baby girl
$54
Tracy Ciampa
Awesome thing to do🤍
$54
Ava, Lily & Archer
Go Maeve! 💃
$54
Lady Xx
Great work Maeve! xx
$54
Nicole C
Such a great cause Maeve - time to start grooving!! 🩷
$54
Sharon
Proud of you Maeve
$54
Madeleine Knight
$53
Andrea Cremasco
Go sienna!
$50
Jason& Laura Cappello
Dance, baby Dance!
$50
Yvette Pastro
Thanks for the huge effort you are making to help sick children 👏 💙
$44
Georgia Pastro
So proud of you sis! Great cause 🙏
$33
Rachael Cerato
Well done Matilda!
$33
Tracy & Pat Bellew
Great Job
$33
Whitney Robinson
Awesome work. X
$33
Mia Macri
Lots of love Tils🤍
$33
Teagan Flanagan
$33
Tia Andreatta
$33
🤍 Mum
Dance your heart out, sweetheart ✨💜✨
$33
Katelyn Darlow
$33
Nicole.w
Well done, such an amazing thing you are doing.
$33
Georgie Armstrong
Way to go Maeve- Im cheering you on! Love your bestie Georgie xo
$33
Kim Savage
$33
Henry & Lulu
Awesome effort Maeve! 💕
$33
The Mcgreals
Go Maeve!!
$33
Raelene Nanny
Beautiful Iylah.xx
$33
Aunty Louise
Hello Willow, What a lovely thing to do for others.💜
$33
Zia Chiara & Zio Andrew
Such a great cause Livvy, hope you dance your heart out!
$33
Raelene Nanny
Beautiful Shyloh xxx
$33
Scarlett Toscan
$32
Cooper And Hannah Golding
Dance your heart out Maeve!
$30
Kaitlin & The Boys
Go girls 💃
$30
Kaitlin & The Boys
Go girls 💃
$23
Jeanette
$23
Grandma
Proud of you Tia. Love Grandma x
$23
Imogen Lang
What a great cause x
$23
Liana Pechini
Well done Iylah!
$23
Liana Pechini
Well done Shyloh!
$23
Bronwyn Godber
Proud of you Shyloh Love Godmummy
$23
Aleasha D'ambrosio
$23
Julianne Carrozza
$23
Sandy Meyer
$23
Lizzie Mcgrath
$20
Joy Benton
Good luck Willow ❤️
$17
Willock's
Well done Willow 🧑🏼🩰
$17
Jeanette
$15
Kyleigh Turner
$15
Kyleigh Turner
$12
Gracie Daly
Amazing cause darl, keep up the good work x
$12
Emily-rose Williams
Such a good cause keep up the good work willow !
$10
Olivia Cappello
$5
Overall Family
Well done Eleanor for participating in such a great cause. All the best of luck with it 🧡💫
Our Team Members
Sienna D'Ambrosio
$230
TIA A
$56
Eleanor G
$70
Teagan Flanagan
$33
Mayah Bunn
$120
Maeve W
$1,106
Olivia C
$171
Willow B
$302
Scarlett T
$149
Delilah K
$172
Lila M
$84
Iylah M
$86
Shyloh M
$108
Mayah B
Matilda A
$642
Poppy T
$15
Margot T
$15
Sienna D'Ambrosio
$230
Olivia C
$171
Delilah K
$172
Scarlett T
$149
Mayah Bunn
$120
Shyloh M
$108
Iylah M
$86
Lila M
$84
Eleanor G
$70
TIA A
$56
Teagan Flanagan
$33
Poppy T
$15
Margot T
$15
Mayah B
$0
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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