Time Danced:
5585minutes
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 Charities 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 Charities can support even more families with a seriously ill or injured child when they need it most.
Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to our challenge.
$211
Valerie Smits
$116
Panelcut
Well done groovers!
$114
Heather Symons
$100
Jo-anne & Dean Wilson
Great charity to support. Proud of you. Love Mum & Dad xx
$65
Indiana Smith
$65
Christine Blundell
Go Amelie! ❤️
$65
Matched By Generous Donors
$65
Tahnee Svensk
$65
Anonymous
$65
Matched By Generous Donors
$60
The Darvells
Love your passion for helping others Tahnee
$54
Jill Lenga
Go girl!
$54
Kerry Low
Congrats on your fundraising for a great cause Tahl xx
$54
Mark
Go Amelie! Keep on dancing!! 🕺
$33
Paws & Relax
$33
Mary & Mario
Well done Chelsea 🩷
$33
Julie Oates
Go Harry. Have fun!!!
$33
Anonymous
$33
Rebecca Smits
$33
Kiera Mercer
You are a beautiful inspiration 🩷 You should be proud, Laylah would be so proud of you! x x
$33
Courtney Quin
$33
Belinda Mcleod
$33
Michelle
Well done Chelsea. Chloe would be very proud of you. We stayed at Ronald McDonald house a couple of times in Melbourne so it is very close to our hearts 🤍
$33
Carlene Cox
Awesome job Chels
$33
Helen Charlier
$33
Zoe Ward Speech Pathology
$33
Ashlie Meigh
You are an absolute lighthouse Tahn - always showing people the way xx
$33
Anonymous
Well done Harrie!!
$33
Tahlia Wilson
$33
Claudia Dally
We love your beautiful heart
$33
Susan Taylor
Our little dancing princess, well done Amelie x
$30
Matched By Generous Donors
$30
Kristy Blundell
$23
Rebecca Stewart
$23
Philippa Maslen
Go Tahnee! X
$23
Heidi Ronald
Great work Chelsea!
$23
Vicky P
$23
Meg Barney
$23
Kiri Lainela
$23
Carlie Fenn
$23
Lincoln Campbell
$23
Kobi Wilson
Great work H! What a great way to raise money for those in need xx
$22
Paterson Family
Such an important cause 💕 Well done everyone 🤩
$21
Bella
Proud of you sis
$21
Ray Ray
Proud of you Bella
$20
B
Kicking goals Chels x
$20
Tayah
You are amazing 👏
$20
Aunty Donna & Uncle Julian
Dancing Queen! Well done Zarayah
$20
Aunty Donna & Uncle Julian
Dancing Queen - Well done Arrabella
$17
Ella Mclellan
You're the best 💚💚
$15
Anonymous
$15
Anonymous
$14
Sharon Essex Bird
U are the dancing queen 😘💃🏻
$12
Trish Keller
$12
Amyah 3yr Dance Xx
Your a wonderful woman and an inspiration
$12
Dad
Proud of you Boo
$12
Dad
Good Job Ray
$12
Kylie
Good luck chelsea. What a good cause to dance for.. xx
$12
Nicole Steinhardt
Such a great cause!
$11
Sabine Hohenhaus
Just a little extra to get it over $400, great work Chelsea your amazing xx
$10
Dianne Evans
$10
Matched By Generous Donors
$10
Naomi Philips
$10
Dianne Evans
Well done
$10
Matched By Generous Donors
$6
Evie Blauensteiner
Great job Ray!
$6
Evie Blauensteiner
Great job Bellsy!
$6
Evie Blauensteiner
Great job Chels!
$6
Evie Blauensteiner
Great job Ruby!
$6
Melanie Pearson
$6
Melanie Pearson
Our Team Members
Courtney Quin
$33
Tahnee Svensk
$558
Harriet C
$332
Tahlia Wilson
$243
Zari L
Tuva L
Zarayah P
$100
Arrabella P
$100
Amelie B
$323
Chelsea S
$504
Ruby K
$40
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.
* 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.
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!
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I am part of Miss Tahnee’s Groovers team
So proud of you Chelsea kindness and support is so important in a sick persons life. Love Grandma