Time Danced:
115minutes
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:
35
Nights for sick kids and their families
300
Hot meals from the family kitchen
285
School lessons for sick kids
Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to our challenge.
$261
Jane
$215
Sally C
Dance on, Aaron!
$215
Katrina
Keep dancing Aaron 🕺
$173
Jen Mcveity
Hi Aaron, you do so much to help others. Such a generous heart and kind mind. I've donated a day.
$173
Anonymous
$163
Tam And Jez Milledge
Wooohoooo go team.
$160
Anonymous
$106
Gosia Watson
Love your work! Thank you for bringing such joy to my world.
$106
Barbara Springett
Well done Kristel what a great cause
$106
Gosia Watson
Aaron, you are forever selflessly giving to others and make the world a better place with your contagious positivity. So happy to support this cause, diva 🙌🏼
$106
Catherine
Well done to the two Beary best DFSK legends ! Fabulous effort . Xx
$100
Heidi
I want to see a shuffle dance...
$65
Alyssa Blake
$65
Grace, Charlie, Will, Pete And Bec X
Love you x
$65
Lauren Hankinson
Absolutely brilliant! Way to go!
$65
Sarah King
$65
Cathy
Best of luck ! A great cause ❤️
$65
Kim
Groovy…
$65
Nat
Keep shining bright ladies 💕👯♀️
$65
Pauline Morassut
Fantastic Aaron!!
$65
Sarah King
$65
Tash
$65
Pauline Morassut
Fantastic Kristel!!
$65
Nic B
You are a LEGEND with the biggest heart! ❤️
$65
Steph
You go girl!!!!! 🥰🥰
$65
Bridget Findley
Great to watch very inspirational Kristel ❤️
$65
Marlou Mcdonald
You are amazing!!!
$65
Steph
You’re the best!cxx
$65
Belinda Porter
$65
Brooke Doherty
Dancing Queen! X
$65
Georgina Battle
You are doing amazing!!!
$65
Sarah K
Go Aaron!
$65
Allan King
Well done my girls! I am so proud of you! Xxx
$65
Jess
Dance like an Indonesian scarf caught in the wind.
$65
Dan
$65
Joanne Pintley
Sarah and Mary you always make me smile. Mary you are learning from the best. Enjoy!
$65
Siella Botha
Good job crazy lady!!!
$65
Cass
Such a great cause. Keep on Dancing 🕺
$65
Leilani
Amazing Kristel so very proud
$65
Aaron Johnston
$64
Jo
Napoleon Dynamite!! Love your work.
$64
Soul Spot Therapy & Yoga
💖🎀💃🏼💃🏼🪩💃🏼💃🏼🎀💖
$60
Sandy Callaghan
For my granddaughters. ❤️
$55
Merran Hansford
A great cause!
$55
Loren & Jude
Go girls! xx
$55
Macy
Shake your groove thang
$55
Liv
SLAY STOODLEY!!
$55
Jaimi Holmes
Legend!!
$50
Diana
Woo hoo let’s go girls! Oh and I’m the 1st to donate ❤️ I love those dance clips and what a wonderful cause 🕺💃
$34
Natalie Clarke
Love you Work my friend keep busting a move!
$34
Helen Faye Nobbs Nee Vicars
BEST WISHES AND I HOPE YOU DONT BREAK A HIP DEAR
$34
Mel Hall
Way to go !! This fundraiser had you in mind ..dancing challenge has your name all over it 😁😍
$34
Sonia Noakes
You go girl 💃🏼
$34
Kate Ellsmore
$34
Leilani Braasch
$34
Kristie James
You girls are awesome!!
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Rachel
$34
Gabi Ajala
Love your work AJ 👏
$34
Emma Marshall
Always loved your dancing and this cause is especially close to my heart. ❤️
$34
Zoe
$34
Emily Maxwell
Love what you’re doing girls and the joy it brings! 💃🏻
$34
Andrea L
$34
Anastasia Collins
Always knew you had super moves🥰
$34
Michelle Omalley Jones
$34
Leanne Townsend
You guys are the best. Thank you for all that you do to support RMH ❤️
$34
Tash Burdett
I expect this choreo at our next feathers performance. You’re amazing 🩷
$34
Mirjana Gjorseska
Well done.
$34
Kristy Brown
You are an incredible human, amazing, fabulous, and such a beautiful bright sparkle in the world. 🌟
$34
Anonymous
$34
Dani, Finn And Dex
You are a superstar!!! 🩷
$34
Kristy Harris
So proud of you for giving your time, energy and heart to such an important cause. Wishing you the best of luck
$34
Samantha Shea
Ronald McDonald Kitchen at Gosford was a game changer for us when my little one was extremely sick in hospital after an operation that didn't go to plan and we nearly lost her. We had two weeks of hell, can't imagine how parents go through months of it. It's a great cause which I already donated to but wanted to support your efforts also. Well done 👍
$34
Janelle Chapman
Well done Aaron
$34
Melissa Keenan
Love it!
$34
Amanda Stone
Shake em!!!
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Jodie Dixon
Whoohoo go girl ❤️ you absoule legend xxxx
$30
Mathew Green
I am so proud of you!
$30
Mr. Poole
$28
Jessica Hayes
Great work!
$28
The Dorlings
Yeah girls!! 🪩💃🧑🩰
$25
Anonymous
$24
Jesseca Francis
Love that you do this every year! 😍 Get it girls 💃🏼
$24
Atkins Fam Xx
🕺🕺🕺💜 go girls!
$24
Mel J
$24
Rhiannon Hall
Go Kristel!!
$24
Tarryn Wilson
Keep up the good work
$24
Katie Thorley
Keep dancing 🕺
$24
Tamara Brisbane
Loving the dancing.
$24
Joanne Ippolito
Don’t stop till you get enough 🎤🎵 Awesome job x
$24
The Inquiry Project
You are an inspiration!
$24
Kate Parker
Love watching your dancing vids! Great moves for a great cause - good on you!! xx
$23
Kass
$18
Mel J
Can’t wait to see the dancing
$18
Bianca D
You go girls xx
$18
Antoinette Grech
$15
The Coopers
Go Kristel Go!
$12
Sam And Emma
🕺
$12
Beth
All I can afford at the moment. Keep up the amazing work.
$12
Amanda Gaunson
Go my Moll, and my little Queen! ❤️
$12
Stace
Love ya girl! Xxx
$12
Beck
Love the moves gals!
$10
Mandi Nap
Love the dancing 💃 & love you both! ❤️ keep up the good work!
$10
Janine Young
$10
Anonymous
$10
Jarrod Watts
Much Love Xx! Will donate more…
Our Team Members
Sarah and Mary King
$1,738
Aaron Johnston
$2,408
Kristel Stoodley
$1,560
Sarah and Mary King
$1,738
Aaron Johnston
$2,408
Kristel Stoodley
$1,560
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 my queens. I love you both, so very much. J. xxox