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Help us raise funds to support seriously ill or injured children and their families.

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$2,091

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$1,120

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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 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.

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Anonymous

$116

Helen Kelly

$116

Jac & Mick

We are so proud of you 🧡

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Tasha Hoffensetz

$106

Georgia Hoffensetz

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Joanne Ohl

Go get them baby.

$100

Tia Kalinya

Thank you for being such a beautiful light in the world, Aunty. Your heart, your moves and your mission inspire me beyond words. So proud of you. Keep dancing, you are making such a difference!

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Tracy

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Donna Brennan

Wonderful cause! Dance your socks of Kat! 💕

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Anonymous

Keep dancing beautiful 😍

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Tania Carr

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Tania Carr

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Lynette Cedelland

Well done Georgia, Love Grandma x

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Leanne Steen

You continue to amaze me Livy. Good on you xo

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Kathryn Cripps

$65

Bridey Seaman

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Kay Baby

Dance till you’re giddy miss K - A very worthy cause.

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Danika Sayce

$54

Annette Nelson

Good luck Bree and have fun dancing!!!

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Anonymous

Such an awesome charity. So close to our hearts.

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Rebecca English

$33

Natalie Parsloe

$33

Anonymous

Well done Bree in going such a great chase; keep shining! ⭐️

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Helen Kelly

$33

Tearna Sayce

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Mikayla Maurice

Good on you and good luck 💃🏻

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Mal Southey

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Mal Southey

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Anonymous

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Nakyta Mcdowall

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Ryan Murphy

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Fiona

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Jo Ohl

Great work Livi

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Krystal Porter

$23

Carla Anderson

Good work Georgia Love Uncle Brett, Aunty Carla and Luka xx.

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Grace Bridges

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Our Team Members

Katrina Sayce

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$335

Georgia H

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$424

Olivia K

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$324

Katerina Klein

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$233

Piper Ohl

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$206

Bree M

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$152

Danika Sayce

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$125

Tearna Sayce

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$98

Macy E

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$33

Sophie P

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Bronte M

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$23

Isabelle Turnbull

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Kaitlin Cummings

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Dimity L

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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.

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* 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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