Time Danced:
7289minutes
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:
53
Nights for sick kids and their families
453
Hot meals from the family kitchen
430
School lessons for sick kids
Team Updates
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.
$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
$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
The Jewells
Amazing cause Maeve! You go 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 👏🏻
$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
$65
Anonymous
$65
Helen Mallamace
Super proud of you!
$65
Louise Hornery
Good luck
$65
Jodi Andreatta
Well done Tia! Love Mum & Dad xxx
$65
Margaret Toscan
$65
Justin Turner
Go Margot!!
$65
Justin Turner
Go Poppy 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
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
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
$60
Sally Mitchell
Well don’t Scarlett!
$60
Watts Tripping Electrical
Go Maeve! What a wonderful cause you are supporting!
$55
Dad, Dee & Saige
Awesome work little girl 💗
$55
Elda Cappello
Go girl
$55
Aunty Bern
Go Tildy!
$55
Paulina Violi
Good luck with your fund raising Madisyn xx
$55
Mrs P
Go girl 💕💕
$55
Gail & Bella Caberlon
How could we not help out such a great cause!? Go Miss T!!
$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
Zi, Josh, Caleb Girren
Go Madisyn!
$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
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
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
Anonymous
$34
Melissa Evans
Great job Sienna from The Evans
$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
Kaitlin & The Boys
Go girls 💃
$30
Kaitlin & The Boys
Go girls 💃
$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.
$24
Alexis Trembath
Well Done JDC!
$24
Selina
Dance your heart out! We love you Wa Wa
$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
Penny Meyers
Love you lots. Penny
$24
Melinda Harrison
Good luck Willow 👏👏
$24
Evelyn Best
$23
Aaron Mcdonnell
You're not only a dancing queen - but an angel! Well done Maeve.
$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
Joy Benton
Good luck Willow ❤️
$20
Lesa J
Good luck gorgeous girl.
$20
Lesa J
Good luck sweet heart!
$20
Anonymous
$20
Anonymous
Have fun Amalia, love Zia Cathy x
$18
Anonymous
$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
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.
$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
$404
TIA A
$358
Eleanor G
$479
Teagan Flanagan
$278
Mayah Bunn
$149
Maeve W
$1,539
Olivia C
$398
Willow B
$662
Scarlett T
$701
Matilda Atkins
Delilah K
$172
Lila M
$170
Iylah M
$279
Shyloh M
$302
Mayah B
Matilda A
$978
Poppy T
$331
Margot T
$354
Caprice C
$209
Amalia C
$163
Evelyn B
$160
Madisyn S
$166
Sarah F
$33
Pelenaise F
$33
Willow B
$662
Eleanor G
$479
Sienna D'Ambrosio
$404
Olivia C
$398
TIA A
$358
Margot T
$354
Poppy T
$331
Shyloh M
$302
Iylah M
$279
Teagan Flanagan
$278
Caprice C
$209
Delilah K
$172
Lila M
$170
Madisyn S
$166
Amalia C
$163
Evelyn B
$160
Mayah Bunn
$149
Sarah F
$33
Pelenaise F
$33
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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