Time Danced:
767minutes
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 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 can support even more families with a seriously ill or injured child when they need it most.
MY IMPACT
So far, this year I have provided:
14
Nights for sick kids and their families
124
Hot meals from the family kitchen
118
School lessons for sick kids
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Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to my challenge.
$162.75
Dad
$116.73
Rosa Perkin
Great job Smith/Haines family. We are waiting for Keith to dance now....
$116.73
#67
Go Charli ❤️
$110
Linda Haines
$106.12
Lisa George
$65.39
Faria M
$65.39
Befnadette Donnelly
Well done Charli keep on dancing xx
$65.39
Mary Wachman
Well done Charli ❤️
$65.39
Peter Buckingham
Hey Charli, great cause thar my donation will be going to and even better thar you got your dad up there. Well done Keith and awesome work Charli and friends 🫶🏽
$65.39
Marina Yelistratova
Thank you Charli !
$65.39
Annemaree Smith
$63.95
Linda
Good on you Charli 🙏😘Great dance moves Linda💃
$60
Tracey Edwards
Wonderful cause, keep dancing x
$60
Wanita ❤️
Go Charli!! Love the family effort. Love the family xx
$60
Brooke Smith
$60
Stephanie Abara
$54.84
The Jungle Family
Go be awesome Charli!!! More awesome than your dad hey!!
$54.84
Kristie Webster
Love this. Keep dancing girl ❤️
$54.84
Ronnie Meale
Congratulations Charli, a wonderful charity you are supporting.
$54.84
Michelle Geros
Such an amazing cause Charli, all the best 💕
$54.84
Egger’s
Keep being awesome Charli 💕💕💕 (and Linda) ❤️
$54.84
Carmen Vella
Charli dancing to make a difference for kids! Well done!
$54.84
Tanya Leo
Well done Charlie, great cause.
$53.64
Louise Lawrence
Happy to donate a worthy cause. Good on you Charlie
$50
Anonymous
$33.87
Mifsud Family
$33.87
Emma Hayes
Love this Charli
$33.87
Phillip Zissis
Great sacrifice of time and effort
$33.87
Mary Mcgrath
Well done
$33.87
Louise Higgins
Had to donate again for Keith
$33.87
Mel K
Keep dancing beautiful girl ♥️
$33.87
Tori
Great Work
$33.87
Mel Merrick
What a wonderful cause … keep dancing 💃💜🫶
$33.87
Judith Capovilla
$33.87
Donna & Justin Smith
Best of luck Charli!
$33.87
Louise
Keep dancing and smiling Charli and go Linda!
$33.87
Erin
Great job Charli !! I enjoy watching your daily dances 💕
$30
Sandra Toal
Great work guys have enjoyed watching all week!
$30
Tommy Coleman
Well done Charli!!
$28.43
Amaya Wainer
Love you so much so proud of you!
$27.83
Jacqui Sheldon
Great cause good luck Charli
$25
Jacqui Boyd
$20
Kate Ferguson
Well done charli - every step counts and every dollar raised helps 💞💞
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.
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Awesome work Charli!!! Still think my dance was the best!