Time Danced:
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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 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:
91
Nights for sick kids and their families
772
Hot meals from the family kitchen
734
School lessons for sick kids
Team Updates
Big 💜
Friday 15th I love seeing some new students who have signed up 💜
Amazing effort
Tuesday 12th
Doing so well!!
Monday 13th So impressed by everyone's efforts!!! We are doing fantastic, keep it up!!!Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to our challenge.
$450
Anonymous
$424
Anonymous
Good work and be strong
$319
Anonymous
Be strong and brave my darling
$215
Anonymous
We are very proud of you helping kids who will become healthy
$215
Mum And Dad
Well done babe!
$215
Toscan’s Earthmoving Crew
Way to go Scarlett ❤️💙 Toscan’s Earthmoving Crew!
$215
Jack Villa
Good job belle!!
$215
Jack Villa
Good job Annie !!
$211
Flanagan Family
$173
Jodi Andreatta
Well done team! Very proud of you all. Love Miss Jodi x
$173
Dip & Salsa
Go Chip!!!
$137
Julia And Ethan
$117
Brenden Toscan
Great work Scarlett ❤️ Mum & Dad
$117
Roslyn Ross
Have fun dancing for this special cause!
$117
Anonymous
Scarlett you Dancing Queen 👑 🩰 what a fantastic effort, well done!!
$117
Cappello & Co Property
Well done Liv! We are all proud of you! Zio, Zia, Evie & Stella xo
$116
Susan Wallace-atkins
$116
Rebecca Toscan
Go Scarlett!
$116
Anonymous
$116
Anonymous
Well Done Maeve
$116
Bernadette Irvin
Dance up a storm Miss Maeve
$116
Sue Watson
To our dancing Queen Maeve…….. You go, go, go darling girl 👯♀️🎼
$106
Michelle Jones
$106
Cameron
$106
Fully Sic Maate Bobcat
$106
Anonymous
$106
The Jewells
Amazing cause Maeve! You go girl!
$106
Tim & Val Dorahy
$106
Anonymous
Way to go dancing queen 🩰 👑
$100
Vince Rovere
So proud of you willow , you’ve got a heart of gold. ❤️ Have fun my little princess 👏🏻
$100
Izzy Villa
$86
Keeno Jumping Castle Hire
So proud of you and how far you have come and grown!! Love you 😍
$84
Delilah Keenan
$84
Delilah Keenan
$77
Evelyn Best
$76
Anonymous
$65
Anonymous
$65
Helen Mallamace
Super proud of you!
$65
Stefania & Lou Alloggia
Keep on dancing Olivia , great job !!
$65
Jodie Flanagan
💃
$65
Narelle Channon-wilson
Great Work Olivia You're Amazing 🥰💃💃💞💗
$65
Dorothea
Great dancing Maeve! You are a star!⭐️
$65
Louise Hornery
Good luck
$65
Jodi Andreatta
Well done Tia! Love Mum & Dad xxx
$65
Margaret Toscan
$65
Daisy Webster
$65
Lesley
$65
Keni Fatafehi
Proud of you Sarah 🙌🏽😘
$65
Keni Fatafehi
Proud of you Pele!🙌🏽😘
$65
Anonymous
❤️
$65
Justin Turner
Go Margot!!
$65
Justin Turner
Go Poppy xx
$65
The Seniors
Congratulations Olivia, we're so proud of you! Keep dancing!! xx
$65
The Pixley’s
Your smile and the way you dance bring pure joy. Never stop being you, gorgeous girl.
$65
Sara Pixley
The way you smile and dance fills hearts with joy. Keep being your amazing self, lovely girl.
$65
Sharon Dal Broi
$65
Allana Shaw
Love your work Tild!!
$65
Dan B
Go Popstar!
$65
Dan B
Go Margot!!
$65
Alexandra Harrington
Great work Tia.
$65
The Fatafehi’s 🤎
Your smiles, talent, and kindness will brighten so many hearts today. Be proud of yourselves for not only dancing beautifully, but for making a difference and bringing joy to others. Go JDC!
$65
Mark Valenti
$65
Louise Valenti
$65
Mum
Get ready for a busy week Popstar!! Have fun Love Mum
$65
Mum
Get ready for a busy week Margarita! Have the best time xx love Mum
$65
Badoco Family
We are right behind you Delilah, with your wonderful dancing, and this excellent cause you are supporting, well done!
$65
Melissa Thomas
You go girl!!! Very proud of you!
$65
Matched By Generous Donors
$65
Bhupinder Kumar
Love your work girl. Hope and best wishes that you reach your target
$65
Kate, Paul & Ruby
$65
Wodonga Conlans
$65
Nan And Pop
What a wonderful thing to do Good Luck beautiful girl 🩷
$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
Liss, Rendall, Jack, Hughie & Ollie X
Congratulations!! This is a fabulous cause xo
$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
$61
Anonymous
It's so awesome that you and the team are out there making a difference to sick kids. Keep it up! 💜
$60
Sally Mitchell
Well don’t Scarlett!
$60
Aunty Bernie
Well Done Evie 👏 very proud of you princess xx
$60
Watts Tripping Electrical
Go Maeve! What a wonderful cause you are supporting!
$60
Lucia Ballestrin
Well done bella 👏 😘❤️
$55
Dad, Dee & Saige
Awesome work little girl 💗
$55
Anonymous
$55
Anna And Ele
$55
Elda Cappello
Go girl
$55
Aunty Bern
Go Tildy!
$55
Paulina Violi
Good luck with your fund raising Madisyn xx
$55
Grandma
Yay Tia
$55
Tennille Catanzariti
Whoo hoo - great work Madisyn xx
$55
John And Anna
Well done Olivia, such a good cause
$55
Mrs P
Go girl 💕💕
$55
Gail & Bella Caberlon
How could we not help out such a great cause!? Go Miss T!!
$55
Judy Savage
Keep on dancing
$54
Ellen Buchanan
So proud of you 💜
$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
Luke M
$53
Andrea Cremasco
Go sienna!
$52
Uncle Ben, Aunty Steph, Theo & Zeus Buchanan
We are very proud of you! Keep on shining bright like the star you are!
$50
Jason& Laura Cappello
Dance, baby Dance!
$50
Carissa Bemton
Proud of you Willow 🩷
$50
Uncle Jojo
Well done Willow
$50
Jye Jewiss
Dance your heart out Iylah x
$50
Jye Jewiss
Proud of you shy shy x
$50
Yvette Pastro
Thanks for the huge effort you are making to help sick children 👏 💙
$50
Joy Black
Have fun doing what you love xx
$50
Joy Black
Have the best time doing what you love xx
$50
Ma & Pa
So proud of you Willow. Keep up the good work 🩷
$50
Sole Electrical Co
Well done Annie! Keep up the hard work, so proud of you!!!
$50
Zi, Josh, Caleb Girren
Go Madisyn!
$50
Cody
Dance your heart out girls!!💃
$50
Grace Keenan
Go Delilah! Love Gracie x
$50
Grace Keenan
Go Lila! Love Gracie xx
$45
Coral Poscoliero
$45
Matched By Generous Donors
$45
Zia Diana
Well done Caprice 🩷
$45
Zia Diana
Well done Amalia 🩷
$44
Isabel Cooper
Go go go Matilda, such a great cause. I have been there twice with my Grandkids and can not fault it.
$44
Georgia Pastro
So proud of you sis! Great cause 🙏
$40
Anonymous
Go Amalia ❤️❤️❤️
$40
Mohammed Ahmed
$34
Marina Iirilli
$34
Marina Iirilli
$34
Deb Campbell
Keep on dancing you super stars! What an awesome team you all are! 💜🌟🕺💃
$34
Varnee Gilio
Good luck, beautiful girl.
$34
Varnee Gilio
Have fun, good luck
$34
Mia Macri
Go Miss Teagan!!! Lots of love xx
$34
Ariana, Aleah, Mia & Lou
Let’s go Willow!! 🪩💜
$34
Mum
Proud of you always.
$34
Tamara Phillpot
Good work Bella babe x
$34
Annette Mcdermott
💖💖
$34
Beth Ward
Well done Willow😊 Awesome work and such a great cause ❤️
$34
Bousy Narelle
Well done xx
$34
Bousy Narelle
Well done xx
$34
Laura Turnell
$34
Kimberly
Well done Scarlett 🌟
$34
Kellie Osgood
Great job Scarlett xx
$34
Claire & Emily Smith
$34
Maureen Petzel
$34
Jeusika
Go Willow!! Aunty Jeus is so proud of you! ❤️
$34
Leeanne Forrest
Good on you Eleanor you are such a amazing young lady mum should be very proud of you
$34
Gabriella & Phil Jenkinson
Well done Olivia! ❤️❤️
$34
Anonymous
$34
Melissa Evans
Great job Sienna from The Evans
$34
Haley Family
Good job Annie.
$34
Foster Family
Good job Sienna 😊
$34
Rick & Tamarra
Great work Livvy!!
$34
Sarah Best
$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
Mia Macri
So proud of the woman you become Liv, lots of love🤍
$33
Teagan Flanagan
$33
Tia Andreatta
$33
🤍 Mum
Dance your heart out, sweetheart ✨💜✨
$33
Andrea De Salvo
What a kind and wonderful little human you are. Great work you are doing for those in needs. Enjoy dancing away and spreading the love 🥰 🩷⭐️
$33
Danielle Wood
Well done Maeve.
$33
Katelyn Darlow
$33
Nonno & Granny
Go Shyloh!!!
$33
Nonno & Granny
Good work Iylah!!xx
$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
$33
Lesili Fatafehi
$33
Lesili Fatafehi
$32
Cooper And Hannah Golding
Dance your heart out Maeve!
$30
Anonymous
$30
Matched By Generous Donors
$30
Carissa
Fantastic effort Willow your an amazing kind girl 🩷
$30
Matched By Generous Donors
$30
Vanessa Trower
Super awesome! Good on you for supporting this cause and your incredible skill!
$30
Anonymous
$30
Kaitlin & The Boys
Go girls 💃
$30
Kaitlin & The Boys
Go girls 💃
$30
Miss Neville
Go Eleanor, well done! Xx
$28
Anonymous
$28
Melissa Violi
Good luck Madisyn and well done xx
$28
The Callipari’s
Keep dancing beautiful girls!
$28
The Callipari’s
Keep dancing beautiful girl! X
$28
Lynette
Mayah, a kind and thoughtful gesture.
$28
Madisyn Sotgia
$28
Matched By Generous Donors
$27
Renae Villa
$27
Renae Villa
$24
Alexis Trembath
Well Done JDC!
$24
Selina
Dance your heart out! We love you Wa Wa
$24
Penny M
Well done Poppy xx
$24
Maria Sergi
Well done Madisyn🩷
$24
Maria Sergi
Well done Scarlett🩷
$24
Judy Brooke
Well done and good luck
$24
Judy Brooke
Good luck and congratulations
$24
Nanny Jo
Have fun. Love Nanny Jo
$24
Aunty Sue
Well done Willow. You are amazing 👏
$24
Penny Meyers
Love you lots. Penny
$24
Melinda Harrison
Good luck Willow 👏👏
$24
Evelyn Best
$24
Anonymous
Go Til …
$24
Gurnam Singh
$23
Aaron Mcdonnell
You're not only a dancing queen - but an angel! Well done Maeve.
$23
Anonymous
$23
Jeanette
$23
Grandma
Proud of you Tia. Love Grandma x
$23
Imogen Lang
What a great cause x
$23
Ruby Ryan
Well done Scarlett you little dancing queen
$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
Anonymous
Great job Amalia keep up the good work! From the Trinca’s
$23
Bernadette Barnes
$23
Sandy Meyer
$23
Tom Jamieson
Let’s go little cousin!!
$23
Tom Jamieson
Dance your heart out my cousin!!!
$23
Anonymous
Great job Caprice keep up the good work! From the Trinca’s
$23
Lizzie Mcgrath
$23
Kerri Maruskanic
You go girl
$20
Nanny Monica
Well Done Willow, you are a superstar ✨
$20
Joy Benton
Good luck Willow ❤️
$20
Aunty Dotti
Good work Bella!
$20
Lesa J
Good luck gorgeous girl.
$20
Lesa J
Good luck sweet heart!
$20
Anonymous
$20
Donna Murphy
Proud of you baby girl ❤️
$20
Matched By Generous Donors
$20
Dom & Mel
Well done girls!
$20
Dom & Mel
Well done girls!
$20
Zio Roberto, Zia Kristina And The Boys
Well done Olivia !
$20
Anonymous
Have fun Amalia, love Zia Cathy x
$20
Ellie Williams
Go Ella! <3
$18
Anonymous
$18
Michael B
Dance the lights out M xx
$18
Michael B
Dance the lights out P xx
$18
Tia H
Go girls xx
$18
Tia H
Go girls xx
$17
Willock's
Well done Willow 🧑🏼🩰
$17
Jeanette
$15
Anonymous
❤️❤️❤️
$15
Anonymous
❤️❤️❤️
$15
George, Oscar & Annie Shipp
Great work Willow! We are proud of you 💜
$15
Kyleigh Turner
$15
Kyleigh Turner
$12
Lynne Coleman
$12
Lynne Coleman
$12
Flynny X
$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
Anonymous
Well done Willow! You have a big heart ❤️
$10
Olivia Cappello
$10
Peter Stanton
$6
Anonymous
Well done, Eleanor.
$6
Sarah Rosenboom
$6
Sarah Rosenboom
$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
$480
TIA A
$478
Eleanor G
$743
Teagan Flanagan
$433
Mayah Bunn
$310
Maeve W
$1,638
Olivia C
$1,010
Willow B
$889
Scarlett T
$1,172
Matilda Atkins
Delilah K
$371
Lila M
$254
Iylah M
$279
Shyloh M
$302
Mayah B
Matilda A
$1,222
Poppy T
$449
Margot T
$449
Caprice C
$274
Amalia C
$228
Evelyn B
$321
Madisyn S
$373
Sarah F
$193
Pelenaise F
$98
Annie V
$1,065
Isabelle V
$1,186
Scarlett T
$1,172
Annie V
$1,065
Olivia C
$1,010
Willow B
$889
Eleanor G
$743
Sienna D'Ambrosio
$480
TIA A
$478
Margot T
$449
Poppy T
$449
Teagan Flanagan
$433
Madisyn S
$373
Delilah K
$371
Evelyn B
$321
Mayah Bunn
$310
Shyloh M
$302
Iylah M
$279
Caprice C
$274
Lila M
$254
Amalia C
$228
Sarah F
$193
Pelenaise F
$98
Mayah B
$0
Matilda Atkins
$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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