Time Danced:
70minutes
My family are dancing for sick kids
My family are dancing every day this week to support families when they go through the unimaginable like us. Ronald McDonald House Greater Western Sydney was our home for 6 weeks last year following our baby girl Charli suffering a severe brain bleed.
On our hardest days it meant the world. A freshly cooked meal, a reassuring smile or word of hope from a volunteer when you are at your lowest, an outdoor space and playroom to play with our eldest daughter Ellie, and connections with other families who are also going through the toughest time of their lives.
When a child is diagnosed with a serious illness, it affects the whole family. Your life is turned upside down in the space of a minute and it puts families under enormous pressure. For many families, it can feel like it’s impossible to hold it together.
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. Your help ensures that families don’t have to navigate the challenges of illness or injury alone.
Your generosity will make sure that Ronald McDonald House can support even more families with a seriously ill child when they need it most.
MY IMPACT
So far, this year I have provided:
18
Nights for sick kids and their families
153
Hot meals from the family kitchen
145
School lessons for sick kids
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Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to my challenge.
$500
John Mcdowell
$173.28
Paul Geldens
Having seen what you went through the Ronald McDonald house accommodation and services are so important to families with sick kids . The staff and volunteers are also so warm and friendly helping these families . Have fun with the dancing
$160
Georgia Packer
$116.73
Annette Chennell
Love, thoughts and energy to you and the family and to little Charli. It has been such an ordeal and I can only imagine how totally exhausting and frightening. Massively hug to everyone. Lots of love Annette xxx
$114.09
Charlie
$110
Timothy Geldens
Brilliant stuff g love ya
$106.12
Anne Ker
Such a fantastic help to families in the most terrible of circumstances. Xxx much love to you busting your dance moves for good! 🕺💃 Xx
$65.39
Caitlin Toohey
All of my love and strength to you and Dan and your beautiful girls. Charli has the most loving parents in the world supporting her through this unimaginably difficult time. Thinking of you all xxx
$65.39
Sarah Horton
Sending you lots of love beautiful Packer fam ❤️
$65.39
Lucy And Sandy
Thinking of you all - what a good cause! x
$65.39
Annie And Ella Sams
Georgia, you are one tough cookie. We love you, and we love Ellie and Charli x
$65.39
Michael & Mari X
Mc Hammer dance is non-negotiable.
$65.39
Hayden, Charlotte & Octavia
$65.39
Kathy & Steve Packer
A wonderful cause.
$65.39
Courtney Cox
$65.39
Sue Taggart And Gary Bagwell
Enjoy the dancing! Ronald McDonald House was such a help when you needed it , so really pleased to donate
$60
Kate, Danny, Mia And Finn X
Sending so much love and support!
$60
Andrew, Sarah, Jack, Aubie, Leo Geldens
You are a hero mum. Charlie is one lucky girl.
$60
Laura Fisher
$60
Lulu's
$54.84
Yvonne Mills
With love from Yvonne & Keith. Look forward to seeing you soon xx
$54.84
Annie Pendlebury
Sending all my love. Annie x
$54.84
Francesca
💜💜💜
$54.84
Tanya Toohey
Love to your beautiful family
$53.64
Eve Edwards
So sorry to hear you went through this. Thank you for sharing your story, giving back, and helping other families. ❤️
$50
Kate And Jake
We love you so much Packer fam!! ❤️❤️
$44.71
Bel Green
Proud of you beautiful! Xxx
$44.71
Tash
$40
Lucy Nicholas
Sending you all so much love, strength and support x x x
$33.87
Sophia Roche-west
$33.87
Lara Fernandez
$33.87
Ella Halliwell
I love you charli girl
$33.87
Anonymous
This is a wonderful thing you're doing. Sending all my love xx
$33.87
Inez Coultan
$33.87
Harriet And Geordie X
$33.87
Maryan̈n Sams
Great work Georgia, lots of funds raised by you for a great cause.
$33.87
Gemma Cook
$33.87
Isobelle
$31.70
Dancing Twinnie
Such a lovely idea! xx
$10
Anonymous
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.
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