We're dancing to make a difference for sick kids!
Team Video - https://bcove.video/4arvpTa
When a child is injured, or diagnosed with a serious illness, it affects the whole family. Lives can be turned upside down, and it 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 making a move 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 me by making a tax-deductible donation to my challenge. Your generosity will make sure that Ronald McDonald House Charities Australia can support even more families with a seriously ill or injured child when they need it most.
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Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to my challenge.
$5k
Inghams Enterprises Pty Ltd
$3k
Mccain Foods Anz
$2.02k
H+k International
$1.52k
Gwf-don
Go Team
$1.51k
Baiada Poultry Pty Limited
$1.02k
J.l.lennard Pty Ltd
$1,000
Australian Frozen Foods Pty Ltd
$815.39
Simonelli Group Spa
$550
Ecr Australia
Well done guys
$520
Henny Penny Team!
Way to go Wheels and Team!
$513.64
Deane Apparel
Amazing!! Love the cause, dance it up team! 💃
$501
Cypha Aust.
Great Work!
$500
Newly Weds Foods
Well done on supporting such a great cause :)
$500
Fonterra
$311.25
Raja Farah - Joseph Dahdah & Co
Good luck and Dance away!!
$263.75
Matthew Jackson
well done team
$263.75
Testo Pty Ltd
Such a great cause Guys, the Testo team are happy to get on board and support the team at Mcdonalds. Well done
$250
Simon Grosso - Bowe
Keep up the excellent work!
$207.50
Brownes Dairy
$168.80
Paper Cup World Pty Ltd
$168.80
Darren Fitzgerald
Looking forward to seeing the dance moves Wheels and the smiles you generate from your commitment!
$116.05
Sean Masterson
Go Wheels!
$105.50
Steve Wrightson
Dance up a storm Dani! 💃
$100
Paul Davis
Another champion effort mate. Love your work. All the best with the fundraising and look forward to watching all the videos Wheels!
$63.30
Catherine Heard
Go Wheels!
$63.30
Andrew Hampton
Looking forward to seeing you all bust a move. Great work :)
$63.30
Michael Mcguire
$63.30
Russell Hardacre
Love your passion and dedication to this cause Wheels 🙌 💛
$63.30
Rakesh Bukya
$63.30
Rachel D
Good luck team :)
$63.30
Chris Buckley
$63.30
Katina Rantzos
Great work Andy! From Nick and Kat
$62.25
Paige Baylis
$62.25
Alex Svejkar
Wooohooo go Supply Chain ❤️
$61
Sarah & Jessica Brennan
Go team you’ve got this!
$52.75
Alyssa Messner
Go Alyssa!
$52.75
Christine El Hachem
$51.88
Lach Nankervis
Well done team!! looking forward to seeing Wheels do his solo!
$51.88
Daniel Antonjuk
$32.40
Anonymous
$31.95
Ptr
$31.65
Danielle Palmer
$31.65
Rp
Happy Dancing Maccas Supply Chain team!!
$31.65
Catherine Cain
Go Catherine!
$31.65
Jenny Welsby
Go Danielle!
$31.65
Jenny & Greg Antonjuk
Good on you Paige!!
$31.65
Georgia Pearce
Go Danielle!
$31.13
Susie Twigden Le Roux
You’re an inspiration, Andy 🙌💛👏 Great dancing moves - keep going - you are making a wonderful difference, mate.
$21.10
Jessica Dimino
$10.38
Natasha Johnson
Go Natasha!
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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