Time Danced:
510minutes
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
45
Hot meals from the family kitchen
43
School lessons for sick kids
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Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to my challenge.
$116.73
Aunty Lee Lee
$65.39
Robbie Davidson
I haven't seen sean cut rug like that since uni days down at the railway hotel in Hamilton.
$65.39
Helen O'malley
Well done Lucy. You are an amazing caring person and a fantastic dancer 💖🫶 Sorry I missed doing the video xx
$64.67
Aunty Lee Lee
So proud of you ❤️
$64.67
Nana And Gaga
So proud of you Lucy xxx nana and gaga
$64.67
Patty♥️
Good Job Lucy! You are so beautiful and kind… Sending you big hugs
$54.84
Michael & Laura
Well done Lucy, the Ronald mc Donald houses are very helpful for parents that need to stay near the hospital. It is a great cause. Thanks for encouraging us to have a laugh on a Sunday morning. X Michael and Laura.
$54.84
Peta
You girls are so inspiring, keep up the good moves, brings a smile each day 🤗
$54.12
Kali Hurrell-mcintyre
Miss Lucy we love seeing vids of you dance! Pls convince Mum and Dad to join this year too!
$33.87
Pamela O Brien
Well done Lucy xx
$33.87
Carol Bradley
Great dancing Lucy & wonderful cause 😘
$33.87
Donna
Proud of you Lucy xx
$33.15
Anonymous
Go Lucy ❤️
$33.15
The Bradleys
Proud of the beautiful caring young lady you are ❤️
$30
Julie Castelli
Well done guys
$28.43
Kerrie Wardley
Well done Lucy 😘
$22.58
Mel Mcintyre
A great thing to do Lucy
$11.80
Ilona
Dance Crew Members
Eden Kelaher (C)
$285.45
Harper rutherford
$1,047.29
Lucy Mother= Sarah Castelli
$866.04
Nikita K
$173.01
Piper D
Ellie-May W
$64.67
Sienna C
$570.45
Zahara R
Aurora R
Clara P
$256.67
Taylor Green
Ava G
$234.89
Charlotte B
Jessica Lovell
Annabelle N
$199.16
Zoey Kliendienst
Zoey Kliendienst
$166.73
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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Keep going Lou Lou…super proud of you