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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.
$116
Luke Tuckett
$106
Dennis Kennedy
$66
Oscar
$65
Nanny
Well done Lexi
$65
Anonymous
$65
Sharon Tuckett
$65
Matched By Generous Donors
$65
Sharon Tuckett
$65
Matched By Generous Donors
$65
Sicely Kennedy
$65
Mel Mcdonald
So proud of you Lo. ❤️
$65
Mackenzie Field
$65
Matched By Generous Donors
$65
Matilda Pritchard
Go Danz team!
$54
Rara
$54
Anonymous
Awesome work Eden & Daisy
$54
Holly Marsh
Proud Mumma ❤️❤️
$54
Matched By Generous Donors
$54
Michele Compton
$54
Briony Marsh
Amazing work LoLo and all the DanceXtension girls! X
$54
Matched By Generous Donors
$54
Chloe Petch
❤️
$50
Brain Hallett
$50
Matched By Generous Donors
$50
Nan And Grandad
$50
Matched By Generous Donors
$50
Thomas Alexander
$50
Matched By Generous Donors
$50
Mum And Dad
So proud of you!
$50
Matched By Generous Donors
$33
Keah
$33
Matched By Generous Donors
$33
Mallory Fleming
Well done Daphne 🙌🏼
$33
Bubba
$33
Bubba
$33
Marnie Lewis
$33
Tammie Hawke
Great work Lex - Nanny & Poppy x
$33
Tammie Hawke
Great Work Z - Nanny & Poppy x
$33
Paul And Emma
Great work girls
$33
Brydie Greene
Great effort Lexi 🫶
$33
Beck M
Superstar 🤩
$33
Aun Aun
$33
Anonymous
$32
Jessica Harcoan
$32
Jessica Harcoan
$30
Rhi & Liam Deans-smith
Amazing job Eden! xoxo
$30
Rhi & Liam Deans-smith
Amazing job Daisy! xoxo
$30
Grunty Becca
Well done Edan and Daisy xo
$23
Kayla Hotson
$23
Kayla Hotson
$23
Lb
Keep on dancing 💃
$23
Evie Clark
Great Work Eden!!
$23
Alicia
Way to go Eden!
$23
Matched By Generous Donors
$23
Shakira Nancarrow
$23
Harper Matthews
Well done!
$23
Julir Marsh
$23
Christine And Kiera Mcmahon
What a wonderful cause! Good on you Lexi!!
$22
Chantel Pye
Well done Lexi so extremely proud of you.
$20
Ella Pitman
Well done girls 💗💗 donated lots to Ronny Mac over Our time especially recently. You’re dancing for a super special cause, that so incredibly important to many families. Xx
$20
Tessa Compton
$17
Matilda Lipscombe
So so proud!!
$17
Hannah Whitehead
keep it up my girl💓
$15
Britney Hawke
Aunty Brit Loves You Baby Girl xx
$15
Britney Hawke
Aunty Brit Loves You Baby xx
$12
Kathleen Mcdonald
Well done Daisy!
$12
Kathleen Mcdonald
Well done Eden!
$12
Maya Clark
Great Work Daisy
$12
Taylah Nash
$12
Anonymous
$10
Chloe Rice
Go Lo 💖
$10
Ronchi Family
$10
Nanny Ree
Well done Zayli xx
$10
Nanny Ree
Well done Lexi xx
$6
Daisy Tuckett
Our Team Members
Shakira Nancarrow
$99
Eloise Marsh
$569
Danz X-tensions
$300
Heidi H
$218
Lexi A
$576
Lexi H
$146
Zayli H
$81
Annika Creasey
Daphne C
$107
Eden T
$345
Daisy T
$358
Psy Broom
$12
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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