Time Danced:
1210minutes
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:
15
Nights for sick kids and their families
130
Hot meals from the family kitchen
124
School lessons for sick kids
Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to our challenge.
$235
Anonymous
$117
Anonymous
$106
Rachel
Our family knows only too well how Ronald McDonald House helps to keep families together when a child is sick. Well done, Chloe, Proud of you.
$106
Jrhc
Well done Clara. It is so lovely that you are caring a thoughtful - happy dancing xxx
$65
Rob Waldon
Great Cause.
$65
Nanna
Good on you Bec
$65
Emma
Excellent dancing Clara! 😊🌸
$65
Catherine Mckay
Dear Maggie Good job kiddo! Kids helping their fellow kids
$65
Nanna B
Happy dancing Chloe 💕💕
$65
Liz Mccoy
Yay Chloe 🥰💕
$65
Josh Bonora
Good job Clara
$60
Could Do
$55
Meg Ussher
Fabulous Maggie so proud of you💕
$55
Margaret Mckenzie-mcharg
$55
Anonymous
Such a wonderful way to help McDonald house raise money. Enjoy your time Clara dancing to raise funds.
$55
Jenny Cuttiing
It’s lovely that you are able to donate money and enjoy dancing to support such a worthwhile cause.
$54
Teresa
Way to go Clara. Thank you fir dancing for sick kids! From Teresa and Sarah
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Anonymous
$45
Jenna
Beautiful dancing Clara!
$42
Moonlight Market Fundraising April 2026
$34
Priscilla Cummins
Such an awesome effort Clara, and a great Cause for helping out those sick kids. I'm sure this will put smiles on so many faces. 😊 love aAunty Priscilla
$34
Anonymous
$34
Sam Mcharg
$34
Sarah
Keep dancing Becky!!
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Maggie U
$34
Heidi Gibbins
Thank you for doing this - your friend Heidi
$34
Rachel Ardley
$34
Joshua Bonora
$34
Lauren
$34
Matched By Generous Donors
$34
Aimee Grinter
$33
Anonymous
$33
Anonymous
$33
Anonymous
$33
Maureen Peut
Best of luck with your fund raising Lauren it's a great cause
$30
Rachael Ogrady
Keep it up Rem! Your dancing always makes me smile!
$30
Justin
$30
Leah Thacker
$24
Wendy Thacker
$24
Theresa Cox
Go Maggie!!
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Anonymous
Yay Becky! Well done!
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Louise
Well done x
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Amy Henstridge
$24
Terri Du Preez
Well done, Clara - we are very proud of you ❤️
$24
Mishka
❤️
$24
Kim Chapman
$24
Anna Hill
$23
Jacinta Ferguson
💖
$20
Sandra Harvey
$20
Bianca Dunbar
$20
Suzanne
Great job Maggie!
$18
Vickie Bonora
Good that you are Helping Sick children , raising money and thinking of them . Love Pop & Nanna Bonora xx
$12
Anna Pinton
What a great cause to support !
$12
Anonymous
Keep on hopping!!
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Mel
$12
River Landinguin
Go Clara! You are doing a great job.
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Auntie Tish
Well done Clara 💕
$12
Racheal
Good work Remy!
$10
Laura G
Well done Clara!
$5
Katie
$5
Leo Thacker
Our Team Members
Bianca Dunbar
$197
Lauren Bonora
$223
Clara B
$754
Remy T
$420
Chloe G
$349
Rebekah M
$168
Maggie U
$286
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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