Time Danced:
1470minutes
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:
33
Nights for sick kids and their families
284
Hot meals from the family kitchen
270
School lessons for sick kids
Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to our challenge.
$1,000
Haley
$529
Adrenaline Performing Arts Community
Big thank you to APA community for your support!
$450
1320motorsports
$173
Sophie Mertens
Thank you for all that you do!!
$173
Ryan Mcdougall
$173
Sophia Villetri
$173
Ruby Pristash
$169
Elise Catchpole
$160
Lyn K
$121
Zakk
$114
Harriet
$106
Hannah Maslen
We’ll done Rosie ❤️
$106
Sienna S
Keep up the good work!
$106
Matthew Lacey
Proud of your wonderful effort.
$101
Timothy Oag
Good work Eliana
$76
Jaymee Z
Proud of you 💜
$65
Zac
Teach your uncle some moves, he's a terrible dancer
$65
Hamill Construction Group
$65
Matt Ware
$65
Michelle &darren Zeller
$65
Felicia Hughes
Super proud
$65
Jeff & Judy M
Good luck Rosie & Team
$65
Jess Hearn
Go Elly!
$65
Zel Dent Automotive Repairs
You are killing it girl! So proud
$65
Mia And Lucy Baillie
$55
Michelle & Darren Zeller
Go Elly
$55
Kamron & Shania Abbott
$55
Aoife Mcinerney
$55
Rhi
Go Eliana! 💃
$55
Nanny & Paul Townsend
$45
Sharnee & D.j Zeller
Mum and Dad are Proud of you Girly!
$34
Irina Gale
Well done!
$34
Kirsty Maslen
$34
Bree Graham
Go Team Adrenaline! Love Isla and Halle 🫶
$34
Lucy Beauchamp
$34
Retchie Berdin
Great job kids!
$34
Anonymous
You got this Beautiful Girl
$34
Annabelle Wall
❤️❤️❤️
$34
Jaymee Zeller
Go Elly! 💜
$34
Vase Nunez
Go Ellie, you are amazing 👏
$34
Rissi, Louis & Aubree
Way to go Elly 🩷
$34
Matariki Walker
$34
Kylie Zhag
$34
Ben & Steph
Get it girl!
$30
Denise Emmanuel
Go Eliana! An amazing cause.
$24
Eliana
You go girl. Love ❤️ you 😘😘
$24
Yvonne Johannessen
$24
Tracey Micallef
$24
Ava-jane Guthrie
This one is really close to home as Ava was a short stay Ronald McDonald House child ! Being in NICU for three weeks during Covid and restrictions. RMH were the only people/ faces we got to see besides nurses and Drs. I’ll never forget them
$24
Jake G
Awesome!
$24
Jodie Sullivan
$24
Olivia P
$24
Jill Mcdougall
$24
Mila Obretenov
$24
Florence & Charlotte Smith
$12
M Gale
$12
Shauni Nolan
Well done, Elly!!
$12
Camilla Browning
Proud of you!
$12
Layla Harmon
$6
Anonymous
$6
Keira M
Our Team Members
Elise Catchpole
$169
Blessing Pearl
Estina John
Eliana Z
$2,161
Rosie W
$239
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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