Time Danced:
50minutes
We dance everyday. This time it's for sick babes and their families.
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 Charities 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 Charities can support even more families with a seriously ill or injured child when they need it most.
Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to our challenge.
$65
Lacie Bennett
$65
Aunty Sal
Go Briella! Love to donate!
$65
Aunty Sal
Go Daph! Love to see you dance! X
$65
Deb And Shawn Webster
Atta' Go, Daphne. Hugs from your Canadian Family💕
$65
Deb And Shawn Webster
Atta' Go, Briella. Hugs from your Canadian Family 💕
$54
Christine Mcneill
$54
Julie
This is a wonderful thing you’re doing Katie. Dance your heart out sweetheart and enjoy xx
$50
Bianca
Awesome moves Daph!
$33
Aunty Pam
Enjoy your dancing Elsie
$23
The Lodge Family
Go Daphne. We are so proud of you
$23
The Lodge Family
We are so proud of you Briella! You're amazing for doing this
$23
Donna Heesterman
Dance away Briella, good job on helping raise money for other families👏
$23
Donna Heesterman
Daphne, great to see you dancing - good girl for helping other families with sick kids 👍
$20
Laura Sandhu
Great job girls!
$20
Laura Sandhu
Great job girls!
$20
Briella Williams
$20
Daphne Williams
$17
Dustyn Nikolajew
Good luck Katie. (Reggie)
$12
Aunty Chey X
You're a superstar! Aunty Chey loves you xx
$12
Aunty Chey X
You go girl!! You're amazing Princess Daphne. Aunty Chey loves you xx
$12
Gerda Hamilton
Our Team Members
Katie C
$71
Elsie C
$33
Harper R
$54
Lacey P
Briella W
$238
Daphne W
$341
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.
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!
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