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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 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.
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Brown
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Tia Hunt
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Sugarbabies
Well done everyone! You’re doing an incredible job for such an important cause xx
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Anonymous
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David Piedrafita
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Rebecca Obersby
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Anthony Krieger
Thank you Ali for doing this and raising awareness for Ronald McDonald house charities. Well done Ali! So proud of you.
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Emily Mitchell
So proud of you!!
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Nicole Brown
Great work Indi!
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Axel F.
Go Harper! Dancing for a wonderful cause.
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Axel F.
Good luck Peyton! Such a terrific cause.
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Nana Kolcze
Good luck with the dance Maddie.
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Georgie Mcgill
Woohoo go Cailin!
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Georgie Mcgill
Woohoo go Kenzie!
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Anonymous
Keep on dancing (and drumming!) for a good cause! :) :)
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Jennifer Drummond
$60 from Grandma
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Simone Wallace
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Jacinta Beange
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Suzanne Stone
good luck eddie
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Allan Hansch
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Casey Davis
♡
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Chris Gaskett
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Nikki Jenkins
Well Done, Luka!!
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Nanny And Pa
Pa and I are very proud of you Gracie 🩷
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Gayle Mcallister
Great cause well done !
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Lucy Graham
You are truly amazing Luka. Keep shining bright.
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Brian Wilson
Nice one Maisy!
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Jade Rohde
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Michelle Edgar
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Sharon Terranova
Dance like everyone is watching Luka :- )
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Sharon Kennedy
From aunty sharon and Lisa
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Joshua Donovan
Yes P! You get it girl! So so proud of you! ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Mum & Dad
We’re so proud Harper. Love you. Mum & Dad
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Mum & Dad
Well Done Peyton! We’re super proud of you- Mum & Dad x
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Bestest Dad Ever
Good Job Maisy
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Lisa Nguyen
Well done Eddie! Keep on groovin’
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Tammy
Always my dancing girl
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Grandma And Pop
Congratulations sweetheart you are doing a great job
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John Jennings
Good work Pipes
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Eddie Purvis
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Li Xu
Hi Harper! Btw this is Chloe I’m so sorry I can’t text since messenger kids has no internet I’ll hopefully text you as soon as I can I loft u so much hope school is okay also today I’m getting you and your sisters souvenirs! Wish you the best of luck I don’t think you need it because I’m sure you’ll get loads of donations! Btw china is 2 hours after! Loft you! -Chloe❤️
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Mel Henderson
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Keith Williams Real Estate
Good Luck Peyton ~ Have Fun !!
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Charlotte Illing
Go Samz!
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Greg Donoghue
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Keith Williams Real Estate
Good Luck Harper ~ Have Fun !!
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P & M 😘
P & M xxoo❤️
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Deed Family
Go Tessa! Great effort for a wonderful cause x
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Nan & Pop Herry
Good on you Tessa!
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Kath Wosko
Keep dancing beautiful girl xo
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Kath Wosko
Dance on lil P!
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Angelika Lieshout
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Anonymous
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Dalena Nguyen
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Erica
Hey Lacey, keep dancing ❤️ Aunty Ric
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Rachel Dale
Go get 'em Gracie. So proud of you ❤️
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Brad Silver
Love from Poppy 🩰
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Brad Silver
Love from Wizzer 🩰
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Samantha Silver
I love watching you dance my beautiful girl…..so proud of you 🩷
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Samantha Silver
I love watching you dance as much as you love to dance 🩰 🩷
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
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Nanos Clan
Your a super star.
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Neave Omara
What a wonderful cause.. Go Harper! ❤️ Neave
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Mum & Dad
Dance your little heart out Ruby for such a wonderful cause 🩰💕
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Mum & Dad
Keep those twinkling toes moving Opal for a wonderful cause
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Vesty Family
Well done PEYTON!
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Vesty Family
Great job Harper. Please make Dad do a few dances with you!
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Well Done Lillian. Love Auntie Gloria, Uncle Andrew And The Girls.
Well done Lillian, love Auntie Gloria and Uncle Andrew and the girls.
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Craig Roberts
What a great cause , go Abigail
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Rachel Alexander
Well done, Luka! Great cause.
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Mum And Dad
Born to Dance XX
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Mandy Ellis
Well done Mitchell. This does not surprise me. Have fun
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Grandma And Grandpa
Well done Eddie
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Renae
Go Ruby!! Dance your heart out 😍
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John Mccormack
Great work Peyton!
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Anonymous
Go Opal!!!!
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Kazzy And Leigh
Love your work Gracie 🙌🏼
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Darryl Phillips
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John Mccormack
Great work Harper!
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Evie, Aria And Harvey
All the very best Sammi!
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Leah Drummond
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Gill
Keep on dancing. Love mum and dad xx
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Amelia Sullivan
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Anonymous
Such a great cause Luka, I hope you reach your goal! 😊
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Natasha Grogan
Good for you Luka xx
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Charlotte Illing
Go Izzy!
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Anonymous
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Gracie Pryce
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Cody Brown
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Emma & Sam
Goooooo Opal!!
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Emma & Sam
Go Ruby!
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Amy Smithies
Well done Eddie!
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Michelle Charlton
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Gaye And Brett Findlay
Go girl! Great cause 😘
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Grandma ♥️
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Leonie Jones
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Ruby Crow
KEEP GOING! You've been doing so well and I'm proud.
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Tom Morgan
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Alarna Young
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Edward Purvis
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Amy Hogan
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Allie Boughton
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Sharon And Tim Coffey
Amazing Abba
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Jess & Lee Allan
Well done Luka!
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Bec Campbell
Dance your heart away Indie 💕
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Jenna Kettle
Go Sammi!!! What an awesome Charity to be dancing for ❤️ xxx
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Brittany Miller
Xo
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Riley Henke
Love you P keep dancing my little queen! 💕
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Reggie
Well done Piper! ❤️
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Riley Henke
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Anonymous
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Eudora Walker
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Jarrod Pirotta
Well done Peyton. Keep up the good work
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Michelle Collins
Well done Luka 👏
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Jarrod Pirotta
Keep up the great work Harper
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Kirsten Brown
Well done Tessa. Such a worthy cause and one that is very close to our hearts xx
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Patrick Sullivan
Break a leg beautiful
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Eudora Walker
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Denise Brown
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Nyssa Covino
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Nyssa Covino
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Nana Williams
Love watching you dance!
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Rick Battista
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Jan Smith
Keep dancing Sammi
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Uncle Brooke
Good luck Harper - we love you 🤍
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Uncle Brooke
Good luck Peyton - we love you 🤍
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Slumber Parties Gippsland
Smashing it Gracie! So proud of you
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Harper R
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Leanne Lowe
Awesome Tessa, have fun dancing
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Ninni Pinni
Great cause Tia. Love Nin xx
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Pam Veneman
Well done ruby and opal
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Jan Smith
Keep dancing Izzy
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Mum And Dad
So proud of you Gracie!! Dance your heart out 🥰
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Aunty Diana
Good job Eddie ❤️
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Gill
Keep on dancing. Love mum and dad xx
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Gina
Great cause! Good luck
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Maria Calla
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Kev And Dee Kennedy King
Good on you Amelia! You're a champion!
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Meagan Sheen
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Sara Mcalister
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Rebecca Harvey
Awesome Luka x
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Andrea Dickason
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Anonymous
Dear Luka, Beautiful to hear about your dancing for sick kids. A wonderful initiative, love from Stancea
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Tanya Doig
Congratulations my Indi May, Mimi is so proud of you ❤️xo
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Nonna
Proud of you my girl. Keep on 💃😘Nonnaxxx
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Jessica Frawley
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Karen And Ian Blomquist
Good work Ayla
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Harley Schinagl
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Jenni And David Rohde
Great job Pipes! Proud of you. Keep on dancing ❤️
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Abigail Arnett
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Brigette Veneman
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Brigette Veneman
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Denise Meldrum
Good luck Eddie!
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Aunty Tracey
Keep up the good work Ruby! Happy Dancing xx
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Peyton Rode
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Moo, Brad & Ryan
GET IT GIRL! LOVE US 3 XO
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Shell
You go girl, have a fun time 👯
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April Hicks
Dance your little heart out Opal!! ❤️❤️
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Tricia Couling
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Tahj
Proud of you ❤️
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April Hicks
Go you good thing Ruby! ❤️
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Deb
Good luck honey
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Nerida Hamilton
Good luck Peyton 😊
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Maureen Allan
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Aunty Tracey
Well done Opal! Happy Dancing xx
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Everest & Quinn
Dance your heart out Gracie.
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Joan Mitchell
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Joanne Reid
Have a great time dancing Luka!
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Go Lillian, From Uncle Chris
Go Lillian from Uncle Chris
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Jennifer Witney
This is fantastic Luka that you are caring for others in this way.
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Lucy Santos
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Anonymous
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Brendan Allen
Love the cause. Good luck.
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Evie Allen
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Sharan N
Congratulations Sammi, a fabulous act of kindness. Dance up a storm.
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Nat Uren
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Uds - Uren Diesel Services
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Tracey Hogan
What an amazing way to raise money for such a worthy cause. Have fun Sammi 🤩 Harrison, Tracey and Adam H
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Sally Darby
Well done Tessa on using your talent to help others. A very worthy cause.
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Nikki Davis
Awesome Ayla ❤️ Aunty Nikki
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Stella Rong
Awesome fundraising Luka!
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Meredith Bowden
Well done Luka! A great cause to support.
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Lisa + Ben
Go Stella! :)
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Wayne Forsyth
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Lisa + Ben
Go Mitchell! :)
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Alison Phillips
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Brittany Harrington
Great job Indi! 💜💜
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Mary Raymond
Go Abigail..
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Montana Hutton
Good work Ruby, ❤️
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Courtney Smythe
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Malique Leahy
Good Luck Cailin from your family in Brisbane.
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Montana Hutton
Woohoo, Go Opal ❤️
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Mum And Dad
Proud of you Lillian 🌸
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Claire & John Sutherland
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Anonymous
$17
Charlotte V
So proud of you! Love you x
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Ruby Cawcutt
I love you bestie!
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Sinead Hartnett
Well done ❤️
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Charlotte V
So proud of you Opal! Love you x
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Tanya Rong
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Tanya Rong
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Camille Johnson
$15
Matilda Treanor
You are doing amazing girl!! Dance your heart out and keep helping people xx you’re awesome 💗💃
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Luka
Go Stella!!
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Luka
Go Opal!!
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Luka
Go Abigail!!
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Nanna And Grandpa
Keep on dancing love Nanna and Grandpa ❤️💃
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Peyton R
🩷🩷🩷 You are amazing I love u more than the world love from sissy
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Kalya
What a fantastic thing to do. Something you love for such a worthy cause xx
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Karen Stone
Great work cailyn!
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Karen Stone
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Melissa Campbell
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Cailin And Mackenzie
Great job Eddie!
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Rachel Macgregor
Such a beautiful thing you are doing
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Rachel Cillian Logan And Ryan Macgregor
Fantastic work beautiful girl, such a special cause
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Chelsey
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Anonymous
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Letitia
Well done Ruby. Xx
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Cheryl Nanos
Worthy cause, Ruby. Happy to donate.
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Mary & Ben Webster
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Mary & Ben Webster
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Letitia
Well Done Opal xx
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Harper R
You are an amazing dancer and an even better sissy
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Nic Bullen
Well done girls!
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Margaret Ford
Dance on Stella
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Margaret Ford
well done Mitch
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Grace And Brendon
Go Opal!! 🤍
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Grace & Brendon
Go Ruby! 🤍
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Mellissa Mcdonald
Go you gorgeous girl! X
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Tony And Sue
Great idea,congratulations on your endeavours. Tony and Sue
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Jess, John, Georgia & William
Go ruby! ❤️✨
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Jess, John, Georgia & William
Go opal ❤️✨
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Marieetta
Beautiful Ruby. So proud of you x
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Marieetta
Love you Opal, Dance your little heart out 🥰
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Courtney Smythe
$9
Courtney Smythe
Our Team Members
Miss Tia
$310
Harper Rode
$962
Gracie Pryce
$336
Ayla B
$317
Peyton R
$815
Piper R
$235
Sabrina S
$172
Allie Boughton
$33
Ruby V
$460
Opal V
$490
Lacey Male
$119
Lillian A
$168
Abigail A
$226
Myla S
$49
Molly S
$9
Eddie P
$638
Madison W
$231
Ruby C
$77
Lacey Male
Penelope D
$162
Amelia S
$197
Tessa P
$343
Sammi I
$343
Isabelle I
$166
Aliana K
$171
Indi M
$443
Stella R
$111
Mitchell R
$121
Cailin M
$172
Mackenzie M
$223
Luka B
$1,722
Quinn T
$116
Maisy W
$159
Eddie P
$638
Opal V
$490
Ruby V
$460
Indi M
$443
Sammi I
$343
Tessa P
$343
Gracie Pryce
$336
Ayla B
$317
Miss Tia
$310
Piper R
$235
Madison W
$231
Abigail A
$226
Mackenzie M
$223
Amelia S
$197
Sabrina S
$172
Cailin M
$172
Aliana K
$171
Lillian A
$168
Isabelle I
$166
Penelope D
$162
Maisy W
$159
Mitchell R
$121
Lacey Male
$119
Quinn T
$116
Stella R
$111
Ruby C
$77
Myla S
$49
Allie Boughton
$33
Molly S
$9
Lacey Male
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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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Dance the dance of joy, Luka……..🙂