Time Danced:
5440minutes
Make a move and support our 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 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 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 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.
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
From Junior Disco, great work team!
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Anonymous
$116
Tj Finn
$106
Rebecca Line
$106
Dennis N Julie Rose
Arabella could you do the Tik Tok dance challenge called ' Easy on me ' please. Love from Ninny n Poppy
$104
Amanda Rose
$100
Love, Uncle Will
Go Ava!!! You're a star!!
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Mum And Dad Smith
Great work Dancing for Sick Kids Isabella
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Dan Halverson
$58
Amanda Raymond
$58
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
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Amanda Raymond
$58
Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
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Janice Gibson
Dance Dance and dance Skyla Margaret. Proud of you sweetheart.
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Roslyn Adam
Proud of you Yeshe. Moshi and Pa xx
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Jo Fox
Thankyou Yeshe :) for being so kind to think of helping those sick children. You are a very kind soul.
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Amanda Raymond
$57
Rebecca Line
$55
Sherryl Clarke
$55
Aunty Jan
Good on you Yeshe girl ! Dance your heart out for such a great cause . So proud of you xx
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Barbara Line
So proud of you Chels xx
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Andrew Noy
Good work babe. Love you ❤️
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Amanda
Go girl!!
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Robert And Sue Noy
Love you and proud of you Gracie!! ❤
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Dad
Good work !!!
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Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
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Nan & Grandad
Well done Bella
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Aiden Huygen
$53
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
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Brent Gee
$50
Sam And Ellie Noy
Love you beautiful girl, so happy to see you put your love for dancing to a good cause 🥰
$50
Apg Workforce
Keep dancing!
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Brenna
Go Katie
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Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
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Shannon Mace
Awesome effort, Isabella!
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Aunty Lauren
Proud of you! ❤️
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Melita, John And Jett
Great work Isabella. We need more of you dedicated to this kind of thing. X
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Pulse - Disco
$42
Aunty Megan
Keep dancing and making a difference 💜 we love you
$42
Leonie Roberts
Great cause Skyla Nanna Is proud of you 💗
$42
Mara Macs
Well done Yeshe. Thanks. Keep dancing!
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Zoey Roberts
$36
Leisa Westerman
$36
Meg Adam
$36
Miss Bek Andrews
$36
Hannah Stewart
$35
Shane Westerman
$31
Courtney Smith
Awesome job Yeshe!! Have lots of fun while doing this 🙂
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Lily Westerman
$31
Uncle James
Good job Ava go get it!
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Tiffany And Debbie Genrich
Great dancing Ava :)
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The Jones Crew
Love your efforts and caring heart Yeshe. Enjoy your dancing. Xx
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Anonymous
Super proud of you
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Colleen Jackson
Love you Isabella, from Granny xx
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Sheree Clarke
$26
Anonymous
Shake it off by Taylor swift
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Jenny Leach
Go for it Zaria!! You’re the best!!
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Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
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Jorja Dagan
My song request is the Macarena🤪
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Georgie Haynes
$26
Aunty Lissy
So proud of you Gracie, your heart is so big and kind!! Keep shining and keep being you, the beautiful girl that you are inside and out x
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Kathryn Mead
A lovely thing to do Yeshe, well done!! Lots of love to you. Aunty Kath xxxx
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Aunty Trudy
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Aunty Nat X
What a great way to raise money while helping sick kids Skyla!
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Kaela Aukuso
$21
Jessica Dix
You go girl! X
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Chambers Fiona
Love for Grandma and Poppy Russ
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The Parry's
Well done Bella!
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Ruth Houseman
Get dancing Nakoa all the best Ruth & Bob
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Misty Rose
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Anonymous
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Frazer Fam
Way to go Arabella!
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Anonymous
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Jason Zillmann
$21
The Other Rose Family..... Rose
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Gabriela Johnston
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Anonymous
Good on you Yeshe.
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Nanny Halverson
Proud of you miss Gracie
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Sharron Mcdonald
Go Katie!!!
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Beth Terry
How lovely Nakoa, Can’t wait to see your moves! Love Auntie Beth, Uncle Jade & Archer xo
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Liz Terry
Go Nakoa have fun doing this. Love Grandma and Grandpa. Xx
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Madonna Kennedy
Good on you Yeshe
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Rachael
Great cause Yeshe. Have fun
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Anonymous
Go girl!
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Gabby Halverson
Go Gracie x Love Mum ❤
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Laura Finn
$21
Tracy Kelly
You are the bravest, stay happy, get well soon you cutie little thing💕
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Leah
$21
Brandenburg Family
We’ll Done Isabella
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Sonja Webb
$21
Shery Halverson
Go Gracie
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Kelly Hart
Go Yesh!!!
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Dancer Jeremy
You’re a superstar!
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Dianna Smith
$15
Lisa Mcdonald
Go Katie ❤️
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Nana
My sweet girl, I am so proud of you. Lots of Love, Nana xo
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
So proud if you babe ❤️
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Anonymous
Your are a superstar keep up the good work amazing lady xx
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Anonymous
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Cassie Genrich
Proud of you baby!
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Michelle Crawford
Good work Ava. I’m very proud of you.
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Blake Ralph
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Donna Wilson
$10
Kayden Noy
Love you hope this helps
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Taylah Genrich
$10
Jayde Portell
$10
Lilly-jayde Lightfoot
$10
The Steen’s
Dance your heart out Nakoa!
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Dad
Proud of you, love dad
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
Great work lil chicken x
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Generous Corporate Partners
Let's dance!
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Iris Mommer
What a kind thing to do, that’s awesome!
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Isabella
Get It Girl Love Issy
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Lee Schlomm
You go Yeshe darlin xxx
Our Team Members
Miss Bek Andrews
$36
D’Arcy Otago
Ava A
$329
Bailey C
Emerson C
Arabella R
$608
Katie S
$357
Leanne Leggett
Zaria G
$863
Yeshe A
$492
Zoe P
$173
Lilly-jayde L
$10
Emmalie-grace S
$10
Hannah S
$36
Holly B
Keeleigh H
Shayla H
Chelsea L
$486
Nakoa F
$210
Isabella S
$268
Gracie N
$405
Skyla F
$198
Kaela A
$21
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.
GO GIRL!!!!!!