Time Danced:
90minutes
Make a move and support my Dance 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 Charities 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 Charities can support even more families with a seriously ill or injured child when they need it most.
My Achievements
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50% of goal reached
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Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to my challenge.
$840
Mandy's Friends
$580
Alastair Haldane
Well Done Mandy! This is such a groovy way to support RMH - Spread the joy!
$519.53
Steve Mils
Steve and Jude from Kwik Skips
$519.53
Steve Mills
Happy Birthday , hope this helps
$480
Glenda Thomas
Happy 40th gorgeous niece. This is a great charity and idea your supporting. XxxxGlenda
$415.68
Simon Thomas
We know how meaningful to you this cause is - beautiful idea from the House of Mills to celebrate generously on your 40th Cuz. We love you!
$211
Anonymous
$166.44
Rudy Perone
Happiest of birthdays to you Mandy. Look forward to the weekend. Lots of love. Rudy, Sam and Alexa. xox
$166.44
Ben And Lauren Thomas
Wishing you a wonderful birthday, wish we were there to celebrate with you! Lots of love xo
$166.44
Susan Rayner
Howard and I hope you have the best holiday celebration. Here's hoping for a brilliant, healthy year ahead. Hopeful to return WA when Mark allows us. Lots of love to you all Suz and Howard
$160
Brianna Turner
You’re amazing! Good luck xx
$160
Tanya Marcus Mills
Happy birthday!!!! Xxxoxoxo Love Tanya, Marcus and Blake
$160
Kate Bubb
So gutted we can not dance with you in your 40th! Soon we hope! Amazing cause. It makes a world of difference.
$104.13
Fred And Sue Pember
Happy birthday Mandy. We hope you have an awesome weekend and 40th year!
$104.13
Hamish Thomas
Sweet initiative Mands 🥰 HBD
$104.13
Rachel Thomas
Love you ❤️
$104
Rosamaria Sciarrone
Such a great cause! Thanks for the awesome weekend 💛. Looking forward to seeing those dance moves.
$83.36
Erica Higgins
A very Happy 40th Birthday!!! Drink, be merry and enjoy every minute! Love Erica & Tom xoxo
$83.36
Bec Pember & Jon Pendse
Happiest of birthdays in your year of 40!! So glad to be sharing it with you!
$83.36
Brian Sanders
Happy Birthday Mandy. I hope you have an awesome Birthday and a wonderful year ahead. Looking forward to celebrating with you
$80
Shaleen O'Keeffe
A brilliant cause! Can't wait to dance with you on your birthday 😎😎😎
$65
Arlo Turner
Hi Mandy. Thank you for the silent disco. This is the money from my ‘donate’ money box. Well done to you.
$58.03
Helen Bell
$58.03
Bre E
$58.03
David Greer
Your a weapon Mandy 😊
$57.20
Mandy Mills
$55
Ali Family
Such an important cause, thank you Mandy x
$52.21
Cara B
Happy Birthday ❤️💗🥳
$52.21
Kyra Stone
Hey girl! Happiest of birthdays to you! Let’s party like it’s 1999 😘
$52
Ally & Mick Rowlands
Show all your moves celebrating your 40th birthday mandy 🥂🍾🎁🎉💖💋💃💃💃
$50
Jennifer Porter
Hope you have the best day 🥳
$50
Ana Escobar
Happy birthday Mandy! Looking forward to celebrate with you! Xx
$42
OLC
Silent disco school fundraiser
$26
Keeara Lomas
$25
Beth Bishop
$21.10
Emma Morris
Yew
$20
Kate Hobba
$10.55
Kayleen Eastman
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.
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