Time Danced:
240minutes
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.
$211
Pear Australia Pty Ltd
$200
Justine & Anthony Portelli
Great work! Great charity keep up the great work!
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Oma
Hey Team Scarlie and Max.. LOVE the Dancing project Yous have undertaken and how you’re maintaining such an outstandingly generous and consistent effort every Day to donate your time to helping Sick Kids…. And THIS , on top of School work and other Extra activities!! You are truly an Amazing Pair, Max and Scarlie 💝💝 Oma is super proud of her Grandies and their Super Powers - the Spirit of Helping Others .. Bless 🤗🤗🥰🥰
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Matched By Generous Donors
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Mum And Dad
Congratulations guys! Mum and dad are so proud of you!! Reach for the stars ✨
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G Hey
Keep having fun with your happy feet! Well done on your sponsorship!
$65
Beggs Family (harry, Tilly And Lawson)
Your commitment to this cause is inspiring. We all Love watching your family dancing videos.
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Alice Bullivant
Go Scarlett and Max! Super proud of both of you superstars!
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Allison Jaure
Well done team Scarlett and Max!
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Jimmy Sluiter
Well done guys!! 👏 super proud of you.
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Annemarie Hennessy
Well done guys, what an effort
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Sonja Dene Dance Studios
Congratulations Scarlett & Max! Very proud of you ⭐️⭐️
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Liam F
Great job Scarlett & Max!
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Claudia And Henry Augustin
Well done Scarlett and Max!!
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Martin Howell
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Matched By Generous Donors
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Lindy Williams
You guys are remarkable humans xoxo
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Emma
Great work guys!
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Anh Kieu
What an inspiration! Thank you for dancing your little fabulous feet off! Well done team!
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Anonymous
So proud of you Scarlet and Max! Love your beautiful hearts ♥️
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Charlotte And Alana
Well done Scarlett and Max!
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Lisa And Rich
We are so proud of you, Scarlett and Max, for participating in the Dance for Sick Kids charity event! Dancing to support such an important cause, you’re making a real difference in the lives of others that are less fortunate. It’s wonderful to see you both contribute.. Well done, Scarlett and Max!
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The Nour Girls Xxx
Well done Scarlett and Max! We love seeing all your moves and for such a wonderful and important cause ❤️
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Fi Carlisle
So proud of you Scarlet and Max! Love your beautiful hearts ♥️
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Nana
Wonderful children thinking of others. Love ❤️
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Tanya Stafa
Great job Scarlett & Max. Keep dancing
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Josephs
Well done Scarlett and Max. Congrats Sluiters for making a difference.
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The O'callaghans
Go Scarlett & Max !! You guys have hearts of gold and feet that fly !
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The Scalese’s Xx
Always so proud of your support in helping other’s. Great job Scarlett & Max!
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Chelsea, Erin & Owen
Great Job Scarlett and Max!
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Belmonte Italian Cuisine
So proud of you guys. You rock...keep dancing
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Koby Edmonds
Can’t wait to boogie together!
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Felix
Well done Scarlet & Max. Keep on dancing 🥰 Love Felix, Clare & Graunty 🥰
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Elena
Go team! You’re amazing!
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Allison Meyer
Amazing effort Scarlett and Max! We are so proud of you!
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Denise Blackman
Well done!!
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Anonymous
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Aunty Suzy
Go Scarlie & Maxie!!
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Trieste Family
Awesome job Scarlett & Max 🫶
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Chandana
Congratulations Scarlett and Max!
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Evie And Grace
Go Scarlett and Max! Keep on dancing 💃
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Vanessa Kumar
Go Scarlett and Max! You’re doing an amazing job and are very inspiring. Well done! 🙂
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Caitlyn And Emily Gardner
Good luck!! xx
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Tamara
Well done kiddies!
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Debono-simmons
Great campaign team!
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Adeline And Hugh
Have fun dancing, Scarlett and Max!!
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Emma
Congratulations Scarlett love Emma 💕
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Talitha Flynn
Hi team, great work! xx
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Rebecca Wilson
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Caryn, Matilda And Harlow
Go Scarlett and Max! 🤩🤩🤩
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Stella
Great job Scarlet & Max 🥰
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.
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!
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