Time Danced:
12515minutes
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.
$520
Carta Family 💞
$500
South Burnett Security And Traffic Control
$211
Mckeown Family
$174
Anonymous
$169
Anonymous
$169
Gary Lewis
Love your work Liv
$158
Mum And Dad X
You’re doing great things Georgia!!
$116
Helen Kelly
$116
Jac & Mick
We are so proud of you 🧡
$106
Tasha Hoffensetz
$106
Georgia Hoffensetz
$106
Renee Macor
$106
Dgh Engineering
$106
Joanne Ohl
Go get them baby.
$106
Matt Macor
$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!
$81
Jazmin Csoma
$80
David Scott
Good Luck Soph.
$75
Landen Cook
$65
Tracy
$65
Tammy Parry
$65
Maddie Lewis
Awesome work Liv!
$65
Julie Hines
$65
Simone Lanfranchi
🩷
$65
Aidan Burke
$65
Anonymous
$65
Matched By Generous Donors
$65
Donna Brennan
Wonderful cause! Dance your socks of Kat! 💕
$65
Anne & Dave Moose
Amazing work Soph ❤️
$65
Anonymous
Keep dancing beautiful 😍
$65
Anonymous
$65
Bec Bulloch
Live your work Soph 💖
$65
Bec English
So proud of you raising money for a cause so close to the hearts of our dear friends The Hursts and The Schutz families. Love you 😍
$65
Tania Carr
$65
Tania Carr
$65
Lynette Cedelland
Well done Georgia, Love Grandma x
$65
Leanne Steen
You continue to amaze me Livy. Good on you xo
$65
Kathryn Cripps
$65
Lily
❤️❤️❤️
$65
Tania
So proud of Danika and all the TAPA community on this amazing cause.
$65
Dave & Marg Hackett
Good on you Sophie. You are such a beautiful and caring person.
$65
Bridey Seaman
$65
Mick English
Good work Macy, so proud of you. Keep up the great work!
$65
Northern Plumbing
$65
Paula S
Love your work Macy, you are a star ⭐️
$65
Matched By Generous Donors
$65
Cooper Lewis
$65
Polly
You go girl. Great cause.
$65
Josie Hoffensetz
Well Done Georgia, Love Nanny
$63
Kay Baby
Dance till you’re giddy miss K - A very worthy cause.
$60
Danika Sayce
$60
Elderene Brostrom
Go Team Tapa!
$54
Aunty Nessa
$54
Annette Nelson
Good luck Bree and have fun dancing!!!
$54
Billy C
You got this! Good job Bree!
$54
Anonymous
Such an awesome charity. So close to our hearts.
$54
Renee And Jam
Go Tearna!! Love Jam and Renee
$50
Liza King
$50
Robyn Hopkins
Congratulations to you and your team Macy raising money and awareness for such a worthy cause. Love Nanna and Pa xx
$33
Lani Wills
Great work Mace! X
$33
Rebecca English
$33
Power Family
Well done Soph! We love watching you dance x
$33
Natalie Parsloe
$33
Grandma & Grandad
Very proud of you Sophie xx that's a great cause
$33
Rebecca Collard
💃🩰🕺
$33
Kathryn Cripps
$33
Mrs Stretton
Great job Macy!
$33
Anonymous
Well done Bree in going such a great chase; keep shining! ⭐️
$33
Sharon
Way to go Macy, what an amazing thing to do 😘
$33
Susan Rogers
Well done Soph💕
$33
Betty Sayce
$33
Helen Kelly
$33
Tearna Sayce
$33
Mikayla Maurice
Good on you and good luck 💃🏻
$33
Mrs G
Well done, Macy!
$33
Mal Southey
$33
Mal Southey
$33
Hopkins Fam
Great work Macy!
$33
Kerry Beaton
Fantastic job Georgia xx Such a worthy cause too. Well done.
$33
Anonymous
$33
Michelle Kenyon
A great cause to be part of.
$30
Elderene Brostrom
Well done Georgia
$30
Anonymous
$30
Anonymous
$28
Michelle Eaton
Well done Sophie.
$28
Michelle Finlay
Good for you Georgia!
$28
Nakyta Mcdowall
$27
Amy M
I love that you get to help sick kids by doing what you love to do Livy xxx
$23
Kenz Taylor
$23
Kaitlin Cummings
$23
Emily Goldburg
💜🫶🧡
$23
Ryan Murphy
$23
Teleah Burke
$23
Kelly Whalan
$23
Matched By Generous Donors
$23
Leanne Ryder
Love to see you giving up your time doing something you love to help sick kids xx
$23
Fiona
$23
Kymmy
What a great cause! Proud of you Sophie x
$23
Patrizzia Dray
$23
Anonymous
Dance like nobody’s watching BreeBee
$23
Ben
$23
Jo Ohl
Great work Livi
$23
Nikita Haste
Love what you are doing for these people in need! you are such an amazing person! love ya!! xx your ballet bestie man
$23
Tanya Hoey
$23
Krystal Porter
$23
Steph Apap
Great job Macy! RMHC is such a worthy cause to be dancing and raising money for.
$23
Carla Anderson
Good work Georgia Love Uncle Brett, Aunty Carla and Luka xx.
$23
Zoe Ivanov
$22
Grace Bridges
$20
Maree Carland
$20
Alicia English
$20
Ada English
You're the best sister ever! Keep dancing and reaching for your goals.
$17
Grandma And Grandad
Well done Sophie xxx you're a beautiful dancer . A fantastic cause .
$10
Claire Hobbs
What a wonderful cause! Great work Macy x
Our Team Members
Katrina Sayce
$335
Katerina Klein
$233
Tearna Sayce
$185
Danika Sayce
$268
Isabelle Turnbull
Kaitlin Cummings
$175
Piper Ohl
$261
Olivia K
$649
Dimity L
Macy E
$1,058
Sophie P
$1,030
Georgia H
$1,352
Bree M
$677
Bronte M
$23
Lauren H
$95
Trinitee R
$65
Bree M
$677
Olivia K
$649
Katrina Sayce
$335
Danika Sayce
$268
Piper Ohl
$261
Katerina Klein
$233
Tearna Sayce
$185
Kaitlin Cummings
$175
Lauren H
$95
Trinitee R
$65
Bronte M
$23
Isabelle Turnbull
$0
Dimity L
$0
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.
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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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We love our TAPA Family who has always encouraged, inspired and supported young dancers of all ages, disabilities and ill children to reach their goals through their love and passion for dance. TAPA Team are one big family that is not always helping their own dance family but always taking part in helping other children in our community activities and charities, Our Family are proud to be a part of the TAPA FAMILY 💞 Thank you.