Time Danced:
180minutes
I'm dancing to make a difference for sick kids!
Hi, my name is Taylah, and welcome to my dance party ! I am so excited to be a part of Dance for Sick Kids for my 5th year of dancing!
My connection to this charity is deeply personal. My family has relied on Ronald McDonald House not once, but twice. The first time was when I was 12 years old, after being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. The second was when I was 15, when my younger sister was diagnosed with the same condition. Diabetes is something we live with every day — and there is still no cure.
That first week after diagnosis was one of the hardest times of my life. Having my family close by, thanks to Ronald McDonald House, made all the difference.
Now, I want to give back.
I’m dancing to make a difference for sick kids — and I need your help ❤️
If you can, please support me by making a tax-deductible donation and sharing my page. Every contribution helps ensure families don’t have to face these challenges alone.
MY IMPACT
So far, this year I have provided:
8
Nights for sick kids and their families
68
Hot meals from the family kitchen
65
School lessons for sick kids
My Legacy
In 6 years, I've raised...
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Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to my challenge.
$500
Anonymous
$173.28
Anonymous
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$114.09
Ben Flack
Dance, Dance.
$114.09
Matched By Generous Donors
$106.12
Brent Smolenaers
$100
Nikki And Cass Crebert-mcnally
❤️
$33.87
Kerry
$33.87
Matched By Generous Donors
$33.87
Mary
$30
Taylah Hardes
$23.50
Caleb Moran
Dance
$23.50
Amelia Smits
Good luck!!!
$15
Lucy
Dance monkey dance 💃🏼
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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