Time Danced:
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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 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 can support even more families with a seriously ill or injured child when they need it most.
OUR IMPACT
So far, this year we have provided:
24
Nights for sick kids and their families
205
Hot meals from the family kitchen
194
School lessons for sick kids
Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to our challenge.
$110
Ivor Thomas
$106
Nan & Popeye Woods
Well done Kid, great effort. ⭐️
$106
Samantha Loretan
Go you good thing!!!
$106
Samantha Loretan
Get it girl!!
$106
Sharon Grey
What a wonderful way to raise much needed funds with those dancing legs of yours Allira Well done 👏 I hope you well exceed your goal
$106
Debbie Cary
Fantastic effort Allira!
$106
Linda Whiticker
Well done Allira ❤️
$106
Glenthorne Park
$106
Belmont Racing
$100
Rosie & Clara
Way to go SCDA!! ❤️
$65
Ranga/ Mum
You’ve done a great job kid! Love ya 🩵
$65
Digby Woods
Keep up the good work kid
$65
Harry Thomas
Great work little sis.
$65
Mum
Well done sweetheart. Your love of dancing is inspirational 💃
$65
Dunn Kennels
Congratulations on being part of something so meaningful & special — a beautiful effort that you should be incredibly proud of 👏💙 #HelpingFamilies #SickKids
$65
Sarah & Ellery Kilshaw
Proud of you our fave girl 🩷
$65
William Thomas
From your favourite brother
$65
Mardi And Pop
Well done Lyla!
$65
Mardi And Pop
Great job Addi
$60
Tanya Whiticker
Go Allira! Well done 👏 You're an absolute champion!
$60
Allan Fitzgerald
$60
Nanny & Poppy
$60
The Lewis Family
What a wonderful organisation to be raising much needed funs for! Well done
$55
Kristie And Aidan
Great work Lar xx
$55
Tori And Walt
Woo! Good job Addi! 🏆
$55
Tori And Walt
Great job Lyla! 🥇
$55
Gran & Poppy
Love you're work Addi ❤️
$55
Cer, Nathan And Harlan
Well Done Larasy! We are so proud of you
$55
Gran And Poppy
Well done Lyla ❤️
$55
Ma And Pa Banham
Great work Lara. We are so proud of you💕
$55
Tim Thomas
Proud of you!! Love Uncle Timmy, Mel, Millie, Lucie, Emmie and Hendrix xx
$55
Old Nan And Aunty Don
Well done Addi xx
$55
Old Nan And Aunty Don
Well done Lyla xx
$55
Sal & Cal
Well done Lyla!
$55
Sal & Cal
Well done Addi!
$55
Addison Reed
$50
Grahame Sonter
Well done young lady, very proud of you stepping up to raise vital funds for RMH.
$50
Kim Sullivan
Amazing Allira! Go Girl!
$45
Beverly Sloan
$37
Kaylah
Keep up the Amazing work, don’t ever stop being who you are Allira.
$34
Cassy
Great job Lara ❤️❤️❤️
$34
Michelle Jones
Congratulations
$34
Anonymous
Awesome effort
$34
James Quiring
Great cause good work in supporting!
$34
Daana Stinson
$34
Lara Thomas
$34
Jen Longstaff
So proud of you!!
$34
Nicolie Thomas
Great work sweetheart 💃
$34
Dot Gray
Well done Lara Aunty Dot & Uncle Joe
$34
Nano
Dance little lady dance!!🦋
$34
Diep Atkins
Well done Lara
$34
Indira Pereira
Way to go Lyla
$34
Indira Pereira
Way to go Addi
$34
Katie Gale
Great job Allira!
$34
Karen Brown
Good on you Lara Loo :)
$34
Jenny
You are amazing Allira xx
$33
The Gray's
$30
Banhams
Dance like nobody’s watching!
$30
Brooke Paton
You’re an absolute superstar.!! Dad and I are very proud x
$30
Aunty Clare And Uncle Jack
Our OG niece you are simply amazing
$30
Kate Whiticker
$28
Codey Chick
$28
Codey Chick
$24
Julie And Peter Laurantus
Good job. It is a wonderful place you are supporting. ❤️
$24
Kristy And Mads
Xx
$24
Sharyn Rogers
$24
Joy And Greg Chick
You go girl! Dance your heart away!
$24
Joy And Greg Chick
Doing a fantastic job Lyla. Keep going!
$24
Allira De Sousa
$20
Martina Hegarty
Dance your heart out Lara! Love your work 💕
$15
Laura Pinkerton
$12
Jo Drury
Good work Addi. Keep on dancing!
$12
Star Central Dance
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
$12
Rebecca Dalton
Awesome, you go girl!
$12
Star Central Dance Academy
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
$12
Peter Bulley
Good Job Lyla. Keep on dancing.
$12
Mum And Dad
$12
Star Central Dance Academy
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
$12
Arley Miller
Keep going allira!💗
$12
Star Central Dance Academy
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
$12
Aunty Carla And Uncle Dom
Well done Aria
$12
Star Central Dance Academy
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
$12
Tameika Leggett
Go Lara! 💃
$12
Ash B
Great job Addi!
$12
Ash B
Awesome work Lyla!
$10
Tarlah Kramel
Sorry it’s only a little amount I’ll pay more when I get paid next
$7
Emily Maguire
Hey cutie
$6
Kelkel
Good luck with it all
Our Team Members
Sherrianne Christie
Allira D
$1,596
Lara T
$1,176
Addison R
$461
Lyla R
$440
Aria O
$126
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.
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!
In the spirit of reconciliation, Dance for Sick Kids respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands, skies and waterways where we work, live and dance. We honour their enduring connection to this land, its communities, and the surrounding waterways. We recognise and respect the diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples within the families we support, as well as our employees, volunteers, and supporters. We extend our deepest respects to their Cultures and to Elders past and present. We affirm that the land we stand on has always been, and will always remain, Aboriginal land.
Dance for Sick Kids welcomes people of all abilities, identities, and backgrounds. We are committed to creating an inclusive, respectful, and safe space for everyone to participate and belong.
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Keep dancing the night away, Tiny Dancer 💃❤️ Blame it on the boogie, shake your groove thing, be our Dancing Queen… and don’t stop till you get enough 😅 Proud of you for using your love of dance to help sick kids and their families