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, 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.
$211
Mcdonald's Rosehill, Olympic & Rhodes
$211
Serrin `dewar
Go for it Yvonne!! Nice work. Serrin
$211
Liz M
$211
Trish Russo
$211
Nick & Irene Leontios
$211
Louie & Gaby
Thanks for dancing your heart out for RMHC, Yvonne!
$211
Christopher Biden
Thank you for dancing for sick children and you support for RMHC!!!!
$211
Mahassen & Helmi Hadadd
Keep on dancing Yvonne!
$206
Paul Rissman
Well done Yvonne!
$200
Ronald Mussalli
$169
Glen Simmons
Go Vonnie
$169
Anonymous
Goodluck Yvonne!
$169
Jason And Tammy
Great Work Yvonne.
$169
David Upham
Awesome effort Yvonne!! well done!!
$169
George Kap
Well done Yvonne , you’re a better dancer than me !
$169
Mcdonald’s Orange & Cowra
Love your work Yvonney!! Keep up the amazing work you do !
$169
George Stamiris
Well Done Yvonne!
$165
Hannah Dakin
Woo hoo - go Vonnie!
$116
Ag
$116
Jbm Group Mcd - Mcdonald's Rosny Park, Howrah & Sorell
Go Yvonne! Keep up the great work :D
$116
David Howse
Good luck, cant wait to see the video!
$116
Kylie Fraser
Happy dancing Vonnie! Such a great cause x
$116
Nicole Carmichael
Good luck Yvonne
$116
Anonymous
$116
Andrew And Jaide.paranomos
Hi Yvonne, can't wait to see you dancing skills! All the best.
$116
Emily Orpin
$116
Cam Newlands
Great job Vonnie. Love to see you supporting this amazing cause every year x
$116
Vicki-leigh Lettice
Keep on dancing Yvonne!!!!
$116
Yvonne Argent
$110
Tony And Mina Favotto
Keep Dancing Yvonne , you are amazing!
$110
Mcd Gladstone
All the best Yvonne!
$106
Ben Duncan
$106
Alexis Leontios
$100
Lisa And Phil Apthorpe
Happy to support you Yvonne!
$100
Ann Shanahan
Great work, Paul! Love that you’re dancing for such a great cause!
$100
David Andrews
$100
Chris Turner
Great work Vonnie - looking forward to the dance routine
$65
Ben & Emma Stockbridge
$65
Mcdonald's Stuart Park
Al the best for your fundraising effort Yvonne!
$65
Alex Lee
$65
Kit Yap
$63
Paul Shapter
$54
Jun Pollicina
Go billabong
$54
Mick Young
Good on you Vonny!!
$33
Marie Bledsoe
Spotted this on LinkedIn! Go Paul!
$33
Kellie Rogers
Not much but everything counts!
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.
Keep Dancing Yvonne!!