Time Danced:
960minutes
I'm 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 it puts families under enormous pressure. For many families, it can feel like it’s impossible to hold it together.
That’s why I’m joining Ronald McDonald House Charities to Dance for Sick Kids this year.
I’ll be making a move 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 me by making a tax-deductible donation to my 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.
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Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to my challenge.
$520
Mcd Lawyers
$168.80
Maree D'alessandro
You go girl!!! Well done
$116.40
Auntie Eileen
You are amazing Catia🩷
$64.67
Teresa Martoccia
Your a beautiful girl doing a wonderful thing, Auntie Teresa is very proud of you. 💖
$64.67
Vicki H & Family
Loving your moves Catia….all for such a worthy cause :D super proud of you my gorgeous girl!
$64.67
D’anna Mimmo
You go girl!!! Thank you for your efforts xx
$55.27
Nikhita W
Great work Catia!
$54.12
C & S Martoccia
Well done Catia! Very proud of you and your team
$54.12
Tina
Well done Miss C! Your a star 🤩
$54.12
Robyn
Great work Catia! Ronald McDonald House deserves every cent ❤️🩹
$54.12
St Rose
Go Catia! What a superstar!! You should be so very proud of yourself.
$38.33
Sandra Deluca
Good luck bella!!! keep it up xx
$33.15
Norma Paladino
You’re a star, Catia.
$33.15
Ariana Varrasso
$33.15
Belinda (binnie)
Go Catia, I think you are so talented and more importantly you have a beautiful giving heart ❤️ well Done. Binnie xx
$33.15
Simone Family
Well done Catia on raising money for such a great cause. Love watching your dances😘😘
$33.15
Kim Garra
Well done Catia ! You should be super proud of yourself xx
$33.15
Melba Bird
You are a wonderful young lady and incredibly talented
$33.15
Mena Sarantis
$33.15
Julia Cosner
$33.15
Matched By Generous Donors
$33.15
Claudia Pulice
Well done Catia P 🥰
$33.15
Ida Mancini
Thank you Catia for dancing for kids 💖
$33.15
Danielle Jackson
You’re doing so good Catia!!
$33.15
Auntie Anne
What a great course Catia, so, so proud of you, this will certainly make a big difference to some families. And all because you had something to do with it! Well done honey, love you 👏❌❌💖💖
$33.15
Zane Xuereb
Well done Catia xx
$33.15
Kathryn Fernandez
$33.15
Olivia Mitrevski
Well done Catia.
$33.15
Christine Paladino
$27.81
Anonymous
$22.58
Therese Patti
Go Catia. It’s so heartwarming to see a young person do something for those in a less fortunate position.
$22.58
Anonymous
$22.58
Chloe Maros
Wohoooo Go Catia!!
$22.58
Melissa Randello
$20
Antoinette De Luise
So proud of you ❤️
$20
Joanne Caso
Well done Catia, great effort
$20
Mena Scalise
So proud of you Catia, dancing for such an amazing cause and for kids who are not as fortunate as others xxxx
$20
Matched By Generous Donors
$11.65
Celine Borg
What a superstar!
$11.65
Lily Todaro
Go catia 🥰❤️
$11.65
Matched By Generous Donors
$11.65
Vick Wilby
Look forward to seeing your daily moves. Well done Catia you definitely are making a difference to those that need it.
$11.65
Bianca Castagna
$11.65
Ivy Caruana
$11.65
Noah Buhagiar
Go Catia!
Dance Crew Members
Natalie ! (C)
$224.67
Janelle Bramley
$283.80
Logan Johnston
$227.08
Gemma D'Agostini
$161.05
Rita Russo
$64.67
Indigo T
$302.74
Taylah ellis
$283.57
Catia P
$2,152.52
Chiara J
$80.27
Indira J
$53.06
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.
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