Time Danced:
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Starstruck is dancing for sick kids! 💜💙
Last year our Senior Dance Team Odyssey, stood by their team mate to raise money for a charity who greatly supported her and her family in their time of need. 💜💙
This year we want to dance together as a whole school!
The Ronald McDonald House Charity support seriously ill children and their families in a time when they need it most. Not everyone is well enough to dance, but to all those that can, let's get dancing! 🌟
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 (11th - 17th May), 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.
Thank you,
SDCA Family xx
OUR IMPACT
So far, this year we have provided:
22
Nights for sick kids and their families
185
Hot meals from the family kitchen
176
School lessons for sick kids
Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to our challenge.
$267
Got Concrete
$267
Victoria Schena
You go girl. We love you. Love Dad and Toria x
$215
Marcello & Joanne Verrocchi
Well done Leni! Superstar 🌟
$160
Nikki Vavitis
$117
Naomi Dimitrakis
Go Leno, dance your but off 🪩
$106
Julia Schena
Well done Leni, Super proud.. Love grandma & auntie Jewels
$104
Con And Diane Sarandoglou
Go Leni. Diane wants a dance off
$65
Charlotte Nichols
$65
Aunty Jen
Super proud of you lil niecey 🥰🤩
$65
Anonymous
$65
Christine Dejager
Go Leni
$65
Jade Sexton
$65
Dianna Drew
Hi Mikayla I have made a donation.♥️
$65
Lina Ustu
Well done Leni, you are a superstar🥰🥰
$65
Kathy Nichols
Dancing for a good cause, proud of you x
$65
Jan & Norm Bettess
Well done Cha. Proud of you! Enjoy the dancing for a good cause. 😊
$60
Paul Vavitis
Go get em Mellissa
$60
Sue Tuson
What a great gesture by a lovely young lady ! Good luck from G Auntie Sue sitting here in sunny Edinburgh 🌞
$60
Kylie Birrell
Great job little miss Love Auntie Kylie x
$55
Jodie Birrell
Proud of you babe, love Mum
$55
Joanne Maunder
$55
Sapphire
$55
Jenny D
Good luck Sophie. Great cause to support.
$55
Tanya Light
$55
Tanya Light
$55
Sue Jordan
Great cause..Go Melissa ❤️
$55
Anonymous
Good luck!
$45
Sharon Light
$45
Sharon Light
$34
Tasmyn Hose
$34
Tara Tucker
$34
Mary Cardinale
You go beautiful girl
$34
Rebecca Vlahovich
$34
Susan Birrell
You should be so proud of yourself Leni Love Nan & Pop
$34
Brian Birrell
Proud of you Leni ! Love Poppy xx
$34
Shenae
Proud of you babe! 💜💜
$33
Jaxon Porter
$33
Mikayla Fry
$30
Leroy, Mase & Trin
Go Leni!!
$30
Bree W
Go Leni 🥳
$29
Glenn Birrell
Good on you Leni !! Love Uncle Glenn x
$28
Vicki Tucker
All the best with the fundraising Layla. Lots of love, Vicki and Lexi. xoxo.
$28
Teagan
Super proud of you bub, Love you so much my girl 🩷🩷
$24
Enzo And Coco X
Always proud of you Tana xxx
$24
Ash Mills
I’m so proud of you for doing this and know you will raise heaps
$24
Jacquie Carns
So proud of you always Layla 🫶🏼
$24
Tracey Sever
$24
Alysha Hall
You go girl <3
$24
Collette
Your a super star Ebs
$23
Barbara S
$22
Stacey Berry
$22
Stacey Berry
$22
Stacey Berry
$20
Megan Tregenza
Proud of you Layla xx
$20
Rebeca Tsaltas
$20
Evie Holcroft
$18
Donna And Darren Tucker
What a beautiful granddaughter to give up your time to help others who aren’t as lucky as you
$18
Bridgette White
You are a star x
$18
Charli Gaylard
i guess this makes up for the meatball subs you bought me back in the day
$18
Evie Youl
I’m so proud of you, this is awesome.
$15
Anonymous
Well done Santana
$15
Anonymous
♥️♥️
$12
Charli L
Proud of you x
$12
Charli M
$12
Summer S
Goodluck 🩷
$12
Summer S
Goodluck 🩷
$12
Kirsty & Grace Harris
Well done Kenz - Happy Dancing for the kids xxx
$12
Kirsty & Grace Harris
Happy Dancing Tana - Great cause for sick kids xx
$12
Sylvia Munaretti
$12
Amy P
$12
Amee Bordett
$12
Anonymous
❤️
$10
Alicia Alan
$10
Alicia Alan
$10
Mikayla Drew
$5
Nikki Vavitis
🩷🩷
$5
Nikki Vavitis
🩷🩷
Our Team Members
Victoria Mills
$33
Ebony Miller
Starstruck SDCA
Amaya M
Tasmyn Hose
$34
Isla I
Ivy I
Charlotte Nichols
$220
Isaac A
$10
Ivy A
$10
Layla C
$152
Ruby B
$22
Lilah B
$22
Hazel B
$22
Leni S
$1,512
Charli L
Charlotte M
$180
Makenzie V
$57
Charlotte Williams
$35
Zoe B
Evie H
$20
Tilly P
Kenzie C
Mikayla Fry
$173
Ebony F
$128
Melissa V
$295
Piper M
Santana M
$124
Alarah S
$227
Avah A
Mikayla D
$75
Amee Bordett
$35
Ella Kettyle
Lily L
Lacey L
Sophie S
$78
Ava W
Asha S
$65
Savannah N
Charlotte Nichols
$220
Charlotte M
$180
Mikayla Fry
$173
Layla C
$152
Ebony F
$128
Santana M
$124
Sophie S
$78
Mikayla D
$75
Asha S
$65
Makenzie V
$57
Charlotte Williams
$35
Tasmyn Hose
$34
Amee Bordett
$35
Victoria Mills
$33
Lilah B
$22
Hazel B
$22
Ruby B
$22
Evie H
$20
Isaac A
$10
Ivy A
$10
Lily L
$0
Ella Kettyle
$0
Lacey L
$0
Ava W
$0
Avah A
$0
Zoe B
$0
Piper M
$0
Kenzie C
$0
Tilly P
$0
Ebony Miller
$0
Charli L
$0
Ivy I
$0
Isla I
$0
Amaya M
$0
Starstruck SDCA
$0
Savannah N
$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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Well done Leni!! So proud of you