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Make a move and support my Dance For Sick Kids!
HI GUYS!!!! I'm so excited to be a part of this awesome project for the second year running. last year I was beyond amazed to raise over $2000 individually and over $8000 with my team at District Dance Studio. This year Im hoping i can match that or even surpass it! do you reckon we can do it? I think so!
Here's what your donations go towards:
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.
I’ll be dancing every day for 7 days, 💪🏼 to raise money that will help families stay in a home-away-from-home, access emotional and financial support, access education and nutritious meals, 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. ❤️❤️❤️
My Achievements
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My Dance Diary
Killer of a class tonight! 😂😅💃
Wednesday 25th May Took a challenging latin salsa class tonight (at least that’s what i think it was!) I'm not very familiar with ballroom style dancing so this class definitely pushed me but I really enjoyed it. I ended up turning a 45 minute class into a 90 minute class! Good thing I can count those extra steps towards dancing for sick kids! In the end I got a great video of the chorey to post for tonight's video. You can click on the link below to check it out! https://www.instagram.com/tv/Cd8ehFepL5u/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Share
My DFSK T-shirt arrived today!
Thursday 19th May
Only 11 days till I dance for sick kids!
Thursday 12th May
Getting off to a great start!
Tuesday 10th May Already over $400 raised and 515 minutes danced! I taught a hip hop class today using some DFSK chorey and we all loved it. Good stuff 💪Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to my challenge.
$316.50
Jeanne Webb
$316.50
APG Workforce
Keep dancing!
$211
The Mason Bunch
Well Done !!!
$116.05
Albert And Betty Mason
Go Jemimah
$116.05
Bron
Fantastic and well done to U and the dance team Such a great cause
$110
Peter G
$60.14
Julie Gould
Such an inspiration, keep it up..
$58.03
Janelle Scott
Go Jemimah!!! 👏😁
$58.03
APG Workforce
Keep dancing!
$58.03
Miss Heather
$58.03
APG Workforce
Keep dancing!
$55
Philip And Denise
Jemimah, Keep kicking up those heels for charity. Sorry we won’t see your dance moves in person on the 28th, All the best. Denise & Philip
$55
APG Workforce
Keep dancing!
$55
Hannah Sleeman
$55
Phoebe Sleeman
$52.75
Charity
❤️❤️❤️
$52.75
Julia George
$52.75
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$52.75
Jacqui Thomasson
Well done Jemimah
$52.75
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$50
Kate, Cameron, Tom And Lachie
$50
Marga
Go Jemimah! ❤️
$50
Russell Mountjoy
Go girl!
$50
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$50
Charlotte Wilton
Go Jemimah! 💃🏼
$50
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$31.65
Anonymous
Go Jimmy!
$31.65
Caleb, April & Elliot
Hope this helps. 🤞🏼
$31.65
Big Bear
😱🤯🫣
$31.65
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
$30
F & K Pitt
Thank you Jemimah for practically caring
$30
Charity
❤️❤️❤️
$26.38
Josh Francis
heck yeah deck chair this is awesome
$26.38
Anonymous
🦖 🐶
$21.10
Charisse R
You’re a star Jemimah!
$20
Jenny Watts
Legs are even longer this year jemimah! 🦵💃
$20
APG Workforce
Keep dancing!
$10.55
Jean Leary
Looking forward to seeing those daily dances Jemimah. 👏💐💞
$10
District Dance Studio
Congratulations & welcome to our DREAM TEAM! Thank you for stepping up to support such a worthy cause. LJG ❤️
$5.28
Kynan Mason
$5.20
Anonymous
Good work! 💪💙
Dance Crew Members
Linda Grigg
$1,124.63
Jemimah Webb (C)
$2,593.60
Ava Duxson
$649.71
Rachel Koenig
$533.95
Claudia K
$166.61
Liana B
$330.46
alma b
$331.28
Mara R
$254.90
Alexa C
$425.64
aubrey w
$82.81
Kayla M
$94.92
Lila S
$761.90
Olivia R
$100.55
Scarlett G
$319.95
Imy P
$850.01
Macada R
$556.74
MEET ANUNTA
At just 11 years old, Anunta was 100km from home, and learned that the cyst on her ankle was, in fact, a cancerous sarcoma.
With no clothes, and nowhere to stay, Anunta’s parents, Doungnead and Anthony, didn’t know what to do.
Thankfully, Ronald McDonald House Charities were able to provide a room for the family. When Anunta started chemotherapy, Doungnead was able to provide a taste of home, cooking fresh meals in their own little kitchen while the family focussed all their attention on her treatment.
“Being in a place where everyone cares about you, and is there for you, was so special. It became our second home” Anunta's Mum, Doungnead
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.
Make a tax-deductible donation today!
* 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.
So proud of what you’ve achieved, Jemimah