Time Danced:
225minutes
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:
15
Nights for sick kids and their families
127
Hot meals from the family kitchen
120
School lessons for sick kids
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Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to my challenge.
$164.96
Melissa Barnard
$116.73
Vicki Vrettas
An incredible cause, well done Melissa!
$114.09
Anonymous
Go girl. Well done.
$100
Nat
God bless you and your family x
$65.39
Tania Papadopoulos
Awesome job Melissa- keep dancing 💃
$65.39
Tim Natoli
$65.39
Louis Alevizos
$65.39
Karen Durso
Thanks Melissa! What a great cause ❤️
$65.39
Paola Fornito
I am proud of you.
$65.39
Ekaterina Tetoros
$63.23
Leanne Kalcovski
Well done Melissa! Such a wonderful and worthy cause xx
$60
Gina Palamara
Well done Melissa !
$60
Ganwa Katrib
$54.84
Joanne Armarego
Go girl - dance away - its for a great cause.
$54.84
Lora Attia
You go girl! What a special and meaningful thing to do.
$54.84
Robyn Boyle
Dance like no one is watching !!!
$54.84
Miss Paula Lombardo
Love you, so proud of you ❤️
$54.84
Capri Dimovski
Your a superstar 🙌🏽
$54.84
Caitlyn
$54.84
Sharon Coffey
Great work Melissa!
$33.87
Lauren Boysen
Well done Melissa, what a great thing you are doing!! X
$33.87
Lidia Nancovski
Well done Melissa!
$33.87
Sophie Biviano
What a wonderful cause! Well done Melissa ❤️
$33.87
Vitt Saliba
You go Melissa!!
$33.87
Jess Ferris
Well done beautiful 🩷
$33.87
Romaine Curtis
You’re amazing Melissa!
$33.87
Liz Ring
Well done mate!
$33.87
Anonymous
$33.87
Susan Hyland
$33.87
Mark
great effort Melissa
$33.87
Lucy & Moddy Reid
Good job Melissa!
$33.87
Geoffrey Webb
Go Melissa! Great JOB!
$33.87
Katrina Mariani
Well done! Such a great cause x
$33.15
Colin And Kay Barnard
Well done sweetheart. Keep those moves going 💕
$33.15
Sara Villella
Balla, bella bellissa 🤗
$32.43
Heather Ellard
Go Melissa!
$30
Leesa Mereos
Make sure you include 'You Can Ring my Bell'!!!
$30
Bev C
Good luck Melissa!
$23.50
Diana
$23.50
Matched By Generous Donors
$23.50
Amy Armstrong
Moonwalk your way to fundraising glory!
$23.50
Sal
Love this!!! Dance your little heart out! 🎶 🎵 🩷
$23.50
Craig Beard
Love to see your still lookinh out for the next generation, an amazing teacher and an even better person. Thank you for being you :)
$23.50
Hilary Macrae
Good luck!
$23.50
Frances Sweeney
You're a super star!!
$23.02
Philip Brown
Keep up the amazing work !!!
$23.02
Hai Ying
Well done, the Barnards!
$22.58
Melissa Stephens
Well done Melissa!
$22.58
Kristin Martin
You go girl❤️
$20
Your Fav Mhp
$20
Ali R
Yess! Go Mel 💃🏻
$20
Megan Hammond
$17.66
Pia Vittoria
Such a wonderful thing to do Melissa! Your amazing! 🥰🥰
$11.80
Mahsa
You are amazing Melissa.! Your kindness and generosity make such a positive difference.
$11.80
Lisa Mosca
Great cause. X
$6.20
Penny Gillard
Go Melissa
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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