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 Charities 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 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.
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Angela, Adam, Ned & Joe
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Gcg Contracting Pl
Congratulations Claudia for helping to raise money for such a needy cause 💃
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Gcg Contracting Pl
Congratulations Lucy for supporting a very needy cause 💃
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Mirna, Kilian, Amira, Jase
Amazing girls!!
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Alisha And Ivy
Well done Lucy and Claudia! What a wonderful cause. Thank you for raising money for other families
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Kyle Hand
Keep up the good work ❤️
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Matched By Generous Donors
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Audrey Wong
All the best Lucy..you are so kind and God bless you! From your classmate Lukas
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Tara Mitchell
Great work Lucy!!
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Ezard Family
You're the best Claudie! What a great cause and go you for doing this ❤️
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Ezard Family
Go Lucy!!! This is a great cause, u should be super proud of yourself, we certainly are ❤️
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Leo Pisciotta
So proud of you Claudi! Love Leo ❤️
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Kat And Maddie
Go Lucy!! Enjoying dancing for a great cause.
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Kat And Millie
Go Claudia!! Enjoying dancing for a wonderful cause.
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Deb Simpson
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Deb Simpson
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Amanda Acutt
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Amanda Acutt
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Arlo And Irene
Go Claudia! Sending all our dance powers to you! Love Irene and Arlo xx
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Arlo And Irene
Amazing work Lucy!! What an amazing thing to do for others! Lots of love Arlo and Irene x
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Hugo Murrell
Way to go Lucy and Claudia. I’m so proud of my friends so doing something amazing for the sick kids. Keep those feet dancing, your nearly there 👏🏼
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Ruth- Rmhc Volunteer
Well done Lucy!! What a fabulous cause 💃
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Ruth- Rmhc Volunteer
Well done Claudia!! What a fabulous cause 💃
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Janis Chopping
Good on you Lucy... what a wonderful thing to do.
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Janis Chopping
Be proud Claudia that you are doing something to help sick children.
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Grandma
So very proud of you Claudia.; that you and Lucy are dancing to help the sick kids at Ronald McDonald Houses. Enjoy yourselves. 💕
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Grandma
Very proud of you and Claudia for wanting to help the sick kids at Ronald McDonald Houses. 💕Hope you both enjoy your 7 days of dancing 💃🏻.
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Samantha R
You are amazing Lucy!! 💕
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Samantha R
What a super star you are Claudia! 💕
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Richard Hummerston
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Georgia And Heidi Leith
Well done Claudia!!
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Georgia And Heidi Leith
Great dancing Lucy!
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Snaz, Cass And Arch
Well done Lucy!!
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Snaz, Cass And Arch
Well done Claudia!
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Claire Spellman
You’re a superstar!
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Sam & Kaz
Well done Lucy!
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Sam & Kaz
Well done Claudia!
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Aisling Wb
Good job Lucy! Keep dancing!
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Darragh Wb
Great job dancing Claudia! Keep dancing I liked your videos
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Richard Hummerston
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The Savage Family
Great job Claudia! Keep Dancing!
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The Savage Family
Great job Lucy. Keep dancing!
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Alana O'brien
Go Lucy!!! What a great cause! X
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Alana O'brien
Go Claudia!! Great work! X
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Isabelle Neil
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Jo Wong
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Nathan, Erin, Billie And Darby Xx
Go Lucy!!! Keep up the great moves xx
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Nathan, Erin, Billie & Darby Xx
Go Claudia!!! Keep up the great moves xx
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Simranjit Kaur
Our Team Members
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.
* 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.
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Well done Claudia.