Time Danced:
8180minutes
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:
33
Nights for sick kids and their families
284
Hot meals from the family kitchen
270
School lessons for sick kids
Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to our challenge.
$371
Glen Iris School Of Dance
$173
Suzanne Poulter
$173
Suzanne Poulter
$117
Simon Judkins
$106
Erin Kitson
$106
Granny And Poppa
Good job biggy boo Love granny and poppa ❤️❤️
$106
Amelia Tan
Go GISD team :)
$106
Robert Kennedy
Dear Pip, best wishes with your dancing this week for such a good cause. Much love G&G xx
$106
Matched By Generous Donors
$106
Will Davies
$106
Beck, Ed, Henry And Matilda X
You’re incredible Pip, what a great cause. Happy dancing! X
$100
Grandma & Kungkung
Keep dancing amazing Stevie !
$94
Anonymous
Keep dancing SuperStar💫
$65
Izzy
Well done Elody
$65
Simone Dabbs
$65
Suzette Moore
Well done Molly!
$65
Anita Young
$65
Claire Marshall
$65
Heidi Arena
So proud of you our amazing Molly making a difference xx Heidi
$65
Sarah Cameron
$65
Mark Harris
$65
Karen & Sophia
$65
Kj Bawden
$65
Rachael Ralph
Great stuff Molly! Good on you for doing this. Special clever girl.
$65
Adam Michael
Go Lucette!
$65
Danda Marshall
Go the duck!!
$65
Danda Marshall
Go go Pocky!!
$65
Suzanne Poulter
$65
Kate Stewart
Love your work Elodie
$65
Suzanne Poulter
$65
Jean Aitken
Well done! Lucienne, A very thoughtful gestire and a worthy cause 💕
$65
Aunty Jane And The Hendersons
Love this Lucienne xx great to see you doing something you love and helping others 😘
$65
Lily B
Well done Elodie great cause
$65
Mario Arena
Well done Molly
$64
The Ozga Family
$60
Nisha Nadarajan
Thank you for what you’re doing! Dance away ❤️
$60
Elodie Marshall
$60
Peter Archer
Well done Lucette and Elodie
$57
Con And Jac
$55
Natalie
Fabulous effort Lucette!
$55
Natalie Zantuck
Awesome effort Elodie!
$55
Solly O’sullivan Surveying
Wonderful Molly! 🤗
$55
Tracey
$55
Amanda Burnside
Well done!
$55
Stevie Loo
$55
Sema Kuyruk
Well done for dancing for such a wonderful cause!
$55
Alison Pilgrim
Well done Stevie on supporting an incredibly valuable fundraising effort! Ronald MacDonald is a wonderful resource for families who live far away from the hospital 💓
$55
Nanna And Pop
Great work Pip. We are so proud of you!
$55
Cass Edwards
Well done Molly xo
$50
Andrew Walby
Well done Lucette and Elodie!
$35
Mumma Marshall
Last teeny bit. Great work Lu - so proud of you xx
$34
Mila Aughterson
Good on you Elodie! Mila & Jen
$34
Nisha Varma
Great work Elodie 👏
$34
Brenda Watt
Well done Stevie for doing this x x
$34
Joanna Sudano
$34
Joanna Sudano
$34
Carolyn Clark
$34
Melanie Campbell
So thoughtful of you to be raising money for such a special cause while doing something you love. Well done Lucette.
$34
Scarlett
Well done Elodie :)
$34
Julia Hewitt
$34
Hayley Darrington
Fantastic cause, Stevie! Well done!
$34
Olivia Harvey
Well done E!
$34
Emma G
$34
Olivia Harvey
Go Luey!
$34
Liana Moses
Great cause Lucette. Spread the joy.
$34
Minnie Jin
$34
Sinead O'donnell
Well done Lucette. You're a beautiful dancer - good on you for using your talents to help fundraisers for sick kids ❤️💙
$34
Jacqui Edwards
$34
Peter Barker
$34
Emma Ward
Great Job Amelia! Keep dancing for a great cause 💃❤️
$34
Matched By Generous Donors
$34
Inaaya Modi
Good luck Lucette 💕
$34
June Formby
Good on you Stevie x
$34
Karen Valher
Such a lovely thing to do, Lucette!
$34
Anonymous
$34
Grant&jill
Hiya our daughter is a supervisor/helper at Ronald McDonald House. Dance for life!!
$30
Sebastien Cameron
Good luck with all of your dancing. This is a great cause you are raising money for. ❤️
$30
Rachel Wilson
Go Lu! So proud of you xx
$30
The Intelligent Body Pilates Studio
Go El! So proud of you xx
$28
Simone Dabbs
So proud of you Pip!
$28
Matched By Generous Donors
$28
Claire Moore
Go girl! What a great cause.
$28
Claire Moore
Go E! Great cause!
$24
Anonymous
All the best, Stevie! Thanks for dancing for sick kids!
$24
Com Wong
$24
Rhylla, Bruce, Evie And Oli
Such a beautiful cause, brava Elodie!
$24
Hazel Chow
$24
Annabella Chong
Well done girls. Wonderful cause.
$20
Katrina Wilson
Hi Lucette this is from Zoe :)🐥🎀🩰
$20
Viki Mee
$20
Nick Dabbs
We love you Pippa. Love from Emilie and all the Perth Dabbsies! Xoxo ❤️❤️❤️
$20
Fay Wigney
Here is a donation and well done
$18
Chantelle
Just keep dancing!
$18
Chantelle
Just keep dancing!
$12
Caitlin Watt
Keep up the great work Stevie supporting those who need it most xx
$12
Maddie Henderson
So proud Lulu!!
$12
James Teh
$12
Anonymous
Our Team Members
Lucette M
$1,659
Elodie M
$1,224
Stevie L
$521
Lucienne C
$258
Amelia B
$251
Philippa D
$579
Molly E
$439
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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CONTACT US 0449 007 302 danceforsickkids@rmhc.org.au
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I am part of GISD KIDS! team
So proud of you girls! We have donated $50 to each of you, Miss Amber and Miss Jo