Time Danced:
2350minutes
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 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 can support even more families with a seriously ill or injured child when they need it most.
OUR IMPACT
So far, this year we have provided:
99
Nights for sick kids and their families
835
Hot meals from the family kitchen
794
School lessons for sick kids
Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to our challenge.
$2.04k
Coronation Property
$1.64k
Cbs Engineers
On behalf of the CBS Engineers team, go Natalie - we’re cheering you on all the way!
$1.54k
Gm Electrical Services
Great work Natalie! Proud to support such a wonderful cause. From the GM Team 👏💙
$1.24k
Echo Boards
Great work god bless
$1.04k
Hyecorp
On behalf of the Hyecorp Team go Natalie!
$1.04k
Bovara Pty Ltd
Natalie, Great work that you are doing in support of less fortunate sick kids. You should be very proud of yourself. Well done.
$634
United Fire
Fantastic cause Natalie and thank you for dancing for a great cause!! Regards Tom United Fire
$529
Emicon
Such a great cause. You’re a champ Natalie. Well done. The Emicon family
$500
Mark
Good luck with the challenge! Such an amazing cause — you’ll do great!
$267
Veselin Krajcic
$267
Anonymous
$250
Steven Tir
$215
David & Susan
Great cause!
$215
Leah
Love you Nat!! Xx
$200
Joshua Tramonte
Go Natalie! Such a great cause 👏
$200
Mary Rahme
So proud of you Nat !
$173
Joe Zeait
$173
D. Pagano
$173
Ryan Fisher
Great work Natalie. Best of luck!
$173
Johnny Alam
$173
Anonymous
$173
Mary E
Good luck team! 🤍🩰✨
$171
Thomas P
$163
John Ghossein
$163
George Ghossein
$160
Hasan Kbar
$160
Esprit Network Pty Ltd
Keep on dancing Natalie!! -team Espritec
$159
Therese Ghossein
So proud of you Natalie
$117
Mahmoud Abbas
Good luck
$117
Anonymous
$117
Advocate Fire Protection - Roger Bulloch
Congratulations Natalie! On behalf of Advocate Fire Protection, we’re happy to support your dance competition fundraiser for Sick Kids. Wishing you the best of luck with the raising funds for such an important cause! Best regards, Advocate Fire Protection
$117
Mary Saba
Goodluck Natalie! You’re doing an incredible thing for sick kids and I’m so happy to support you. 💛
$117
Laura Saba
Natalie, I’m so proud of you helping raise money for a worthwhile cause. Keep up the good work.
$117
Nathan Sahyoun
$117
Ray White Belmore
$117
Anonymous
$117
Modco Developments Group
Nice work Natalie!!!
$117
Mary El Ghoussain
$106
Elie Sarkis
$106
Naji Tubia
Good luck
$106
Rita Ghossein
So proud of you Nat 🩷
$100
Aztec Power
Great cause! God bless
$65
Wissam Nassereddine
$65
G El Ghoussain
Good luck Isabelle!
$65
G El Ghoussain
Good luck Natalie!
$65
Habib Kayrouz
God bless you and your family keep the hard work Natalie we are proud of young people like you doing the best for other children
$64
Kristin Azar
🤍
$50
John El Ghoussain
$50
Eric Muriniti
$34
Antcom
$3
Anonymous
Our Team Members
Double Take Studio
$173
Monika Rosic
Rhiannan Jansen
Cartia Roccisano
Natalie E
$15,643
Isabelle F
$65
Roechelle Jansen
suzannah M
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.
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!
In the spirit of reconciliation, Dance for Sick Kids respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands, skies and waterways where we work, live and dance. We honour their enduring connection to this land, its communities, and the surrounding waterways. We recognise and respect the diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples within the families we support, as well as our employees, volunteers, and supporters. We extend our deepest respects to their Cultures and to Elders past and present. We affirm that the land we stand on has always been, and will always remain, Aboriginal land.
Dance for Sick Kids welcomes people of all abilities, identities, and backgrounds. We are committed to creating an inclusive, respectful, and safe space for everyone to participate and belong.
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