Time Danced:
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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:
14
Nights for sick kids and their families
125
Hot meals from the family kitchen
119
School lessons for sick kids
Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to our challenge.
$200
Julian
$169
Wade And Keeley Glover
$106
Nanny & Poppy
Great Job Gracie. What a great cause. Keep going you can do it. Very Proud of you.
$106
Mum And Dad
Mum and Dad are so proud of you!
$65
Lauren Nicholson
$65
Glenda Hill
Great work Roo. Love you ♥️ 😍 xx
$65
Sherry, Ty, Caleb, Zach, Bella & Noah
$65
Natalie Fenton
$65
Sharyn N Steve
🩷
$65
Ta And T Prenner
$65
Miss Britt
Proud of you Lil! 💕
$65
Deborah Friend
Love and hugs.
$65
Emma Mihulka
$65
Tarlia Pearson
$55
T Lav
$55
Madonna Price
Well done Savanah- helping others through your health, energy and fitness. Excellent idea x
$45
Gg And Auntie Shiralee
Keep Dancing Grace!
$34
La Creme Dance Academy
$34
Sue
Keep on dancing sweetie. ❤️
$34
Anonymous
Aleigha your the best! A true Champion! Your an incredible young lady! You family must be so proud off you beautiful girl! Hoping and praying you recover quickly!
$34
Esmè West
$34
Nanna And Poppa
$34
Pa & Ma
$34
Reanna Lavender
$34
Aunty Ez
Yay Isla! Keep on being amazing 🩷
$34
Isla Smith
$34
Libby Jenkins
$34
Liv4adv
$34
Desleigh Dickens
Proud of you Lilly. Love Aunty Desleigh
$34
Aub Vicki
Well done Kassidy!
$34
Grace Boynton
$34
Julee-anne Bell
Great work kido!
$34
Loretta Callaghan
Good job Grace we are very proud of you.
$34
Katie Curtis
$34
Debbie Cox
Go girl, so proud of you
$24
Anonymous
Great job Kaydee! Your a super star!✨️
$24
Sherralee Graham
How cool are you Georgia! You rock
$24
Therese Woodward
Good on you Lilly , you are an all round superstar !!!
$24
Vicki Stone
$24
Madigan Paine
$24
Emma Bennett
$24
Kylie Boynton
$24
Anna Johannesen
$24
Mum & Dad
$24
Mum & Dad
$24
Ros :)
💃👯♂️ beautiful work dancing for a great cause 🩷
$24
Mum & Dad
$18
Kassidy-jayne Flood
$18
Anonymous
$12
Shannon Hansen
your doing awesome dance your butt off🫶🏼
$12
Shannon Hansen
your doing awesome dance your butt off🫶🏼
$12
Shannon Hansen
dance your but off, hope your healing well 🫶🏼🫶🏼
$12
Debra Morrison
Good luck Grace. We know you can do it. Love Aunty Deb & Richard
$8
Sarah Gordon
$8
Sarah Gordon
$8
Sarah Gordon
$5
Kayla Barron
Love you Chelsea
Our Team Members
Bec Stone
Hayley Stephens
$131
Summer J
$34
Isla S
$91
Lilliarna T
$237
Grace B
$387
Lucy B
$146
Chelsea B
$5
Georgia G
$67
Kaydee G
$67
Aleigha G
$77
Savanah P
$120
Lilly R
$91
Reanna Lavender
$172
Chloe j
$57
Natalie Fenton
$299
Esmè W
$34
Kassidy-Jayne Flood
$310
Grace C
$34
Kassidy-Jayne Flood
$310
Grace B
$387
Natalie Fenton
$299
Lilliarna T
$237
Reanna Lavender
$172
Lucy B
$146
Hayley Stephens
$131
Savanah P
$120
Isla S
$91
Lilly R
$91
Aleigha G
$77
Kaydee G
$67
Georgia G
$67
Chloe j
$57
Esmè W
$34
Grace C
$34
Summer J
$34
Chelsea B
$5
Bec Stone
$0
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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