Time Danced:
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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 Charities 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 Charities can support even more families with a seriously ill or injured child when they need it most.
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Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to my challenge.
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Shaloo Sood
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Mailin Suchting
Go Eri - dancing this is a wonderful way to help other kids.
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Melanie White
I'm super-excited to support you Eri! This is such a wonderful cause!! Well done! (Can't wait to see you dance)!!
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Nick A
Love this Eri. Make Jan dance!
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Vincent Breckenridge
To darling Eri, love Uncle Vinnie
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Maureen Macginley
Go Eri! Good on you. Maureen
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Ashleigh Hamilton
Woohoo, go Eri! You are supporting an amazing cause and should be very proud. You go girl!
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Diana Perche
What a wonderful thing to do to help sick kids and their families, Eri! You're making a positive difference to the world.,.and having a lot of fun dancing!
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Louise Chappell
Go Eri! This is a wonderful thing you’re doing. Louise xx
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Jan Breckenridge
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Kylie Valentine
Yay for both of you, Eri and Jan. x
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Ma’ayan, Na’ama, Matthew & Mouse
Dear Eri, you are amazing! Thank you for caring about sick kids and helping the world
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Jane Waddy
Go darling girl!
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Michael Salter
Dear Eri - thank you for dancing to help sick kids! Mike
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Phillipa Evans
I hope you have a wonderful time dancing with your friends Eri! Love Pip, Corey, Sian and Gabby xx
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Emma Kirby
Go Eri! And go Jan!
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Fengshi
Eri, can Helena join you in dance some time?
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Liz, Ken, Amie, Xander And Bonzo
Well Done Eri! We are so proud of you dancing for sick kids and making a big difference to the lives of people who need our support and care. And we can't wait to see you dancing on stage one day :-) Lots of love and hugs.
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Anonymous
Mummy and Daddy always support you , Love you more than anything and we so proud of you
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Marion Brown
Go Eri!
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Lee Bratel
Your namesake would be so proud! Xx
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Jan Breckenridge
You are doing so well Eri - I am proud of you. Love always Grandma
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Tim Wong
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Claire Annesley
Keep dancing Eri 🤩
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Sara
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Maree Higgins
This is awesome Eri! Hope you enjoyed dancing to make a difference! Maree
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Auntie Gail
Well done Erica Jane
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Auntie Liz Rickman
Happy dancing dearest Erica.. very proud of you, big hugs Auntie Liz
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Jane Stevens
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Bella C
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Ariana M
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Lorien L
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Mila L
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Alexis B
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Monique B
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Maddie L
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Isabel H
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Avery L
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Ava Diamond
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Aria T
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Maia C
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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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Hi Erica So proud of you for doing this. All the best, lots of love