Time Danced:
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I'm 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 it puts families under enormous pressure. For many families, it can feel like it’s impossible to hold it together.
That’s why I’m joining Ronald McDonald House to Dance for Sick Kids this year.
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. 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 can support even more families with a seriously ill or injured child when they need it most.
MY IMPACT
So far, this year I have provided:
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Nights for sick kids and their families
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Hot meals from the family kitchen
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School lessons for sick kids
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My Dance Diary
Day 6
Sunday 17th MayShare@leahpatricia2 DAY 6! #danceforsickkids A 90’s throwback that I think we did at birthday parties and disco’s 🤣 https://www.danceforsickkids.com/s/22821/34497
♬ 5, 6, 7, 8 - Steps
Day 5 Beyoncé fun
Friday 15th May Unfortunately I could have done a lot better on this one but I was becoming rather frustrated with the giant hat that was too big for my head and kept falling down in front of my face 🤣🤣🤣
Day 5
Friday 15th MayShare@leahpatricia2 DAY 5! Honestly rage quit on this one 😂 The hat doesn’t fit my tiny head at all and kept falling over my face 😩😩😩 anyway, ENJOY please donate ❤️#danceforsickkids #danceforsickkidsday5 #ronaldmcdonaldhousecharities
♬ TEXAS HOLD 'EM - Beyoncé
Day 4
Thursday 14th MayShare@leahpatricia2 Fun one tonight, not my best but it’s getting late! Huge shout out to Beau for your donation! Thankyou from the bottom of my heart! 🤘😊 link to donate in my bio #danceforsickkids #ronaldmcdonaldhousecharities
♬ Midnight Sun - Zara Larsson
DAY 3
Wednesday 13th MayShare@leahpatricia2 Fun one today for Pooley. Link in my bio to donate to help sick kids and their families. #danceforsickkids #rmhc funkytowndancetrend@Jazza4111
♬ original sound - b.doublwu
Day 2 - Already reached our FIRST goal!
Tuesday 12th May Oh my goodness!!! We already smashed our goal of $250 so now I’m wondering if we can get to $500?! Day 2 I spent 45 minutes learning and filming a dance in my PJ’s to bad mama jama. I felt the song was fitting for the occasion! If we can reach $350 in donations I will start to release the blooper reels! LETS GO!!! Side note, dance videos are best viewed on TIK TOK so the sound doesn’t get out of sync ❤️
Day 2
Tuesday 12th MayShare@leahpatricia2 PJ Day! Thought the song was fitting 😂 https://www.danceforsickkids.com/s/22821/34497/s Help me raise funds for RMH supporting sick kids and their families. #badmamajama #danceforsickkids
♬ original sound - Eian Rivera
DAY 1
Monday 11th MayShare@leahpatricia2 Please enjoy my terrible dancing. Raising money to help Ronald McDonald house support sick kids and their families ❤️ link in bio to donate ❤️ #danceforsickkids
♬ Lush Life - Zara Larsson
Wow off to a great start!
Friday 8th May Thank you to all who have donated so far, my beautiful mother in law and some of our loyal customers from the pub I work at. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! Stay tuned to see some wacky and wild dancing starting Monday 11th of May! 😊💃Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to my challenge.
$65.39
Louise Enniss
$54.84
Greg Archer
$54.84
Graham Lee
Nice work!
$50
Kate
Your awesome, keep your groves up. Great cause 🥰
$33.87
Ethan Lee
Cheers
$33.87
Adelle Rogers
Dance beautiful lady Dance 💃🏻 ♥️ 😍 🎶
$33.87
Leah Huggins
$23.50
Anonymous
Awesome dancing Leah sure brings a smile to my face
$17.66
Anonymous
$12.26
Beau
$5
Jb
Sorry I can't afford more! You're doing awesome!
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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Great idea, have fun dancing 😀