Time Danced:
1000minutes
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:
29
Nights for sick kids and their families
244
Hot meals from the family kitchen
232
School lessons for sick kids
Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to our challenge.
$449
Best Big Brother
$200
Brett Scott
$160
Linda King
$117
Aubrey Chobdzynski
$117
Mobile Fleet Maitenance
Good luck
$117
Matched By Generous Donors
$117
Cindy Jones
Good luck and have fun x
$116
Abby Evans
$100
Kate And Em H-h
$66
Paityn & Billie
$65
Penny & John Gardner
Our very best wishes Evie, a great cause, lots of love Penny & John 👯♀️👯♀️
$65
Anonymous
Such a good fundraiser Evie. Keep dancing for this good cause.?
$65
Matched By Generous Donors
$65
Mick Evans
Good on you Evie
$65
Chantelle Clarke
Great work
$65
Matched By Generous Donors
$65
Lachlan Marshall
Please get better soon I need my little boss back
$65
Matched By Generous Donors
$65
Audrey &phil Evans
Enjoy Dancing and being part of the team Evie. A Terrific charity to help. ❤️
$65
The Aylett's
$65
Chloe & Micah
$64
Dee Burton
Good Luck Livvy 🥰 😍
$60
Sam Lowe
Go you good thing! Aunty Sam is proud of you and happy to support always! X
$55
Kathy Manion
Great job Olivia
$55
Willow Tunks
$55
Sophie And Chloe
We are cheering you on from NSW! Proud of you!
$55
Paityn Tunks
$55
Brett Street
$55
Bronte Larter
Dance your heart out, Miss Evie!! 💃❤️
$55
Matched By Generous Donors
$55
Shane Baxter
Keep dancing sweetheart 💜 Love pa and ma 💜
$55
Shane Baxter
Proud of you! Keep it the great work♥️ Love pa and ma
$54
Billie Walker
$54
Nick Van Lierop
Good luck, so proud of you x
$50
Myles Baker
Great work Evie & team👍👍
$50
Brennah & Daniel
$50
Aunty Katherine And Uncle Tim
$50
Jody Maurer
Goodluck super star
$34
Tammi Lambert
Well done Evie xx
$34
Trindy Hogan
Well done Charlotte, I am so proud of you
$34
Kayla
$34
Linda Bishop
Go Annabelle 💜
$34
Kayla
$34
Cynthia Lusted
You are an inspiration to us all evie
$34
Jenny B
Well done Mel this is a great cause.
$33
Pop
Good on you
$33
Evie Evans
$33
Dayle Clark
$33
Gab Davis
$33
Tracey Catlin
$30
Bec
$28
Katieb
Goodluck gorgeous girl x
$26
Paityn & Willow
$25
Billie & Willow
$24
Crystal & Kaitlyn
$24
Crystal & Kaitlyn
$24
Crystal & Kaitlyn
$24
Vicki Scheibl
Well done Evie happy to give you $20 donation you have a heart of gold
$24
Bec Coles
$24
Elaine H
Well done girls
$24
Tam
$24
Rebecca Coles
Well done!
$24
Rebecca Coles
Well-done!
$24
Rosie Evans
Well done Evie 🫶❤️
$24
Andrea Webb
Dancing Queen 😘
$24
Cheryl Strickland
$24
Matched By Generous Donors
$23
Steve Moore
Love this. Using your own talent to help others, shows the heart you have! Well done!
$20
Bevan Rees
$20
Bevan Rees
$20
Danielle Burgess
Well Done honey, We are proud of you 🩷
$20
Shayne Bailey
$20
Lucy Van Lierop
Go Annabelle! Lu and Will are so proud of you 💜🖤
$20
Anonymous
$20
Anonymous
$20
Anonymous
$20
Bevan Rees
$18
Molly Evans
<3 <3
$16
Jess Johnston
Good luck Annabelle! From Jess, Adam & Skittles
$14
Anonymous
$13
Ellie H
Slay Aubs 🖤💜
$12
Danielle Burgess
Well Done honey, We are proud of you 🩷
$12
Annie Donohue
Go Wilba xxx
$12
Annie Donohue
Well done Paityn ,great cause xx
$12
Megan
Love you Mim!! You make me so proud 🖤💜
$12
Megan
Love you Kay!! So proud 🖤💜
$12
Rosa
Go Amity!!!
$12
Danielle Burgess
$12
Fletcher & Finn
Go Livvy 💃
$12
Margaret Gibbons
$12
Jacci Brown
$12
Matched By Generous Donors
$12
Kirstie
💖💖
$12
Kirstie
💜💜
$12
Annie Donohue
So proud Billie xxc
$12
Kelly And Sammy
So proud of you! ❤️
$12
Anonymous
$12
Maddie Van Lierop
$11
Amanda
Grandma is so proud of you darling, what a beautiful little girl you are to raise money for children who need it.
$10
Rhianna & Izzy Crowden
Go Amity, you've got this!
$10
Melinda Evans
Go Miss Evie ❤️❤️
$10
Sarah Pickrill
Good job Livvy
$10
Tyra Long
$10
Lyn Seamen's
$10
Lyn Semmens
$10
🩷
$10
Kirsti Emerson
🩷
$10
Ellie H
Go queen!!! 💜🖤
$10
Ellie H
Go miss Millicent 💜🖤
$10
Karen
$7
Heather Dent
$7
Heather Dent
$7
Heather Dent
$6
Anonymous
$6
Shelly Freeman
$6
Paul Smith
Great work Annabelle keep doing what you’re doing 🤙🤙
$5
Annabelle Van Lierop
Go Amity xx
Our Team Members
Mel Street
$167
Annabelle V
$247
Piper W
Charlotte C
$177
Kiarnah B
$123
Millicent B
$124
Evie E
$1,804
Aubrey C
$622
Ebony K
$160
Kiarnah B
Amity S
$165
Billie W
$260
Willow T
$260
Paityn T
$260
Olivia Burton
$164
Willow T
$260
Paityn T
$260
Annabelle V
$247
Charlotte C
$177
Mel Street
$167
Amity S
$165
Olivia Burton
$164
Ebony K
$160
Millicent B
$124
Kiarnah B
$123
Piper W
$0
Kiarnah B
$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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CONTACT US 0449 007 302 danceforsickkids@rmhc.org.au
Ronald McDonald House Greater Western Sydney | 1 Labyrinth Way, Westmead NSW 2145 Australia | ABN: 30 540 051 012
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Good job Aubrey for following in my footsteps and raising money for a good cause