Time Danced:
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I'm 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 it puts families under enormous pressure. For many families, it can feel like it’s impossible to hold it together.
That’s why I’m joining Ronald McDonald House to Dance for Sick Kids this year.
I’ll be making a move 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 me by making a tax-deductible donation to my 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.
MY IMPACT
So far, this year I have provided:
12
Nights for sick kids and their families
102
Hot meals from the family kitchen
97
School lessons for sick kids
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Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to my challenge.
$529
Alex Adams
$173.28
Anastasia Adams
So proud of you! 👏🥰 This organisation helped your father and I stay close to you while you were fighting to stay with us, as a very sick newborn. Such a worthy cause and I’m so grateful to them and proud of you for supporting them. ❤️
$116.73
Chris & Koula Stathakis
We’re so proud of you beautiful girl ❤️
$116.73
Ruth Salamon
Well done young lady … that makes me sound so old, but you really are a classy chic 😁💃
$116.73
Helen Coloschi
Great cause ! Doing what you love …? BONUS! Bust those moves for a great cause 😆
$106.12
Marrha Panagopoulos
Victoria, you are truly one of the most beautiful souls I know 💖 The strength, resilience and courage you have shown through everything has been nothing short of inspiring. Despite all the challenges, you continue to shine so brightly and today you stand as a true inspiration to every child and family going through difficult times. Your strength is powerful, your heart is pure, and the way you carry yourself is simply beautiful. Sooooooo proud of you, kouklitsa 🥹💕 Love you endlessly and to the heavens above ✨🕊️💖
$106.12
Jimmy & Evana
Well done Kiki! Great cause, very proud. If you need any dance moves, let me know 😂
$106.12
Steve
What a great cause! 🙏
$103.72
Larissa Williams
Congratulations Victoria!!! Such a beautiful girl and an inspiration. You truly demonstrate what it means to be resilient 💕
$65.39
Nick Moundoulas
We are proud of you X
$65.39
Spiroula
Keep crushing it 🙏
$65.39
Maria Stathakis
My beautiful grand-daughter - I’ve always admired your strength and resilience. As I’ve often told you, you are my inspiration because of the way you deal with challenges. I’m very proud of the woman that you are. Wishing you health and prosperity always. I pray that God grants you all of his gifts. Love you. xxx
$65.39
George Adams
you look weird
$50
Giovi
$50
Kristina
Hope you raise heaps !!! Keep dancing beautiful 😍
$33.87
Anonymous
What a great cause!! Good on you Victoria!!
$33.15
Victoria Adams
$30
Anonymous
$17.66
Jess Harris
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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Very proud of you sweetheart. Couldn’t think of a more worthy cause considering how much they helped us when you were unwell. You’ll smash your target ❤️