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Jacaranda Highland Dancers

Help us raise funds to support seriously ill or injured children and their families.

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$1,871

Our Goal

$1,120

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Time Danced:

4035minutes

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 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 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.

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Anonymous

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Samantha Gill

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Kimberly Bucan

Great work Charlotte!

$78

Anonymous

$63

The Mcphee Family

$63

Kelly Vimpany

$63

Donna & Brett

Well done Maddie :-)

$63

Kristina Sanne

$63

Katrina Blaylock

Good for you Madeleine

$63

Sarah Wren

$60

Michelle Shannon

$53

Jo Watt

$53

Anonymous

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Kristie Lane

Great work Eve x

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Harry Vivers

$34

Mal Neale

Great work Eve and a very worthy charity

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Sarah Watson

We are very proud of you.

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Charlotte Cameron

Touches our heart as well! Such an amazing thing to do xx should be so proud 🤍

$32

Sidhu Family

$32

Leteisha Hope

You are a gorgeous soul Charlotte xxx

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Jennifer And Noel Lane

Well done eve great cause

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Gma & Hey Livingstone

So proud of you Charlotte 💕

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Bianca

$32

Joan Obrien

$31

Julie Watson

$31

Dwayne Gallagher

$30

Kaylene Gorton

$22

Phoebe Vimpany

$21

Raelene Watson

You are doing a great job Eve

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Steve Blaylock

$21

Matched By Generous Donors

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Rachel & Toby Shannon

Go Lily!

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Toni Oates

Great work Eve xx

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Jody Forwell

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Anonymous

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Bec Campbell

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Bec Campbell

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Bec Campell

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Amy Watson

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Anonymous

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Sally Ransom

$20

Hailey

Amazing charity lilly. Your doing amazing ❤️

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Grandma Bev And Ugrad

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Mandy Schroder

Go Madipadi!

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Brianna Dawson

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Elizabeth Campbell

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Elizabeth Campbell

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Tori

So proud of you 💙

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Larissa Deleiuen

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Sharon Galway

Go Steff! Love your work x

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Steffaney Treadwell

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Our Team Members

Eve W

Raised so far:

$363

Charlotte G

Raised so far:

$558

Madeleine Schroder

Raised so far:

$209

Phoebe Vimpany

Raised so far:

$180

Lara F

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$174

Kristina Sanne

Raised so far:

$152

Steffaney Treadwell

Raised so far:

$74

Lily-Rose G

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$72

Ellie-may C

Raised so far:

$37

Brooke C

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$37

Brianna Dawson

Raised so far:

$16

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.

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* 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.

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!

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