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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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Porter Family
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District 14
Go Matilda
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Anonymous
Good luck Taliah
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Andrew Mitchell
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Anonymous
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David Sturgess
Well done ZARA your making a difference to some kids that need help. Great job
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Lindsay Hogarth
Love from mum and dad
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Ronald Perham
Awesome job Matilda 🤩 good luck, Love Dad ❤️
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Joshua Robbins
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Joshua Robbins
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Andy Lehrner
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Adam Warne Plastering And Rendering
Hey hope this helps your fundraising goal. Keep up the good work. From the AWP team
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Dann
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Anonymous
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Tim Wilson
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Hris
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Ross Keen
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Patty Hood
I am so proud of you Mia you are amazing Love aunty patty
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Julie Perham
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Rohan Brock
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Kylie
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Matt Priddle
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Wayne Van Alst
Well done Zara
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Brent Robinson
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Beccy Meredith
Awesome job Tilly ❤️ Forever grateful for the help of Ronald MdDonald house xx
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Rachel Perham
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Erin Cunningham
So proud of you Tilds ❤️❤️
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Kali
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Jordan Symons Power Ranger
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Chloe Collyer
Proud of you tilds xx
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Jake Ross
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Glenn Ross
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Bailey Collyer
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Anonymous
Good Luck!
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Josh Collyer
Go tilds proud of you ❤️
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Jaimie Pullen
So proud of you Miss Taliah xx
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Jim Keltie
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Jamie Schiffmann
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Joel Chambers
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Ultra Homes Gippsland
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Wendell Symons
Go Bek
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Tony Lane
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Matilda Perham
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Destination Dance
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
Amazing work Matilda
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Raymond Gribble
Good luck Zara.
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Anonymous
Mia you are an amazing young girl
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Geoff Yates
Go bubba from poppy & G-ma
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Geoff Yates
Go Addy Quinn love pop and Gma
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Caine Smith
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Adrian Thompson
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Danielle, Michael & Dottoe
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Erin Rimmer
Good Luck Bek & Destination Dance
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Jess Gribble
Awesome Job Beautiful! Love Aunty Jess
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Deborah Lynch
Have fun x
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Red
Love it Tilds!
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Lois Gribble
Goodluck Zara. Love Nana.
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Bianca Stubley
So proud of your amazing work hunni, keep being you and achieving all your goals 💖 I love you xx
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Ep
So proud of you Matilda, girl with a heart of gold ❤️❤️
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Monzy
Well done Zara. Proud of you.
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Mike Pahulu
Loved watching your daily dance videos Addy. Well done!
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Mike Pahulu
Your daily dances are so good McKenna. Good job 👏
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Anonymous
For you with love
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Anonymous
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Rebekah Symons
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Anonymous
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Dianne Richards
What an amazing thing to do Zara!! Proud of you :)
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Paige Pullen-whitmore
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Leeanne Spierings
U go girl !!
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Angela Smith
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Angela Smith
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Anonymous
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Christie Pullen-whitmore
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Chantal Pullen
Great effort Tahls xxx
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Pat Feltham
Great work Matilda xx
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Stuart Katsanis
Thanks for your generosity Tina x
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Cody Whitmore
Proud of you my honey ❤️
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Anonymous
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Rebecca Sangster
Great work Zara
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Mahalia & Jalen
Great Job Tals!
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Anonymous
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Alison Symons
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Jessica Smith
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Jessica Smith
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Matilda Burke
Keep in dancing Summah! See you Friday for a weekend if dancing! 💃 🩰
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Adelyn Smith
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Mckenna Smith
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Ashton Orr
Go McKenna!
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Mckenzie Orr
Go Addy! From Mckenzie!
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Anonymous
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Sarah Suter
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R. Longson
Great choice of charity to support. Be proud of yourself.
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Rhys
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Rhys Smith
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Robyn Hood
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Mia Ainsley
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Sarah Pieters
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Kelly Jones
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Jo Mcpherson
You're amazeballs Ava. Wishing you well with dancing up a storm for the sick Kiddos. See you in NZ sometime soon. Jo and Lucas
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Jo Mcpherson
Go you good thing Ella! It's so thoughtful that you are dancing for the sick kiddos. See you in NZ. Jo and Lucas
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Rochelle Manderson
Best of luck with reaching your fundraising goals!
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Evie
Good luck Bec, from Evie xx
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Anonymous
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Nana & Grandad Ashley
Happy dancing, love nana & grandad
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Ashley
Happy dancing, love nana & grandad
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Anonymous
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Margaret Forrester
Proud of you Summah
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Anonymous
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Sarah, Kayne And
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Mckenna Smith
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Adelyn Smith
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Rebecca Faith
Good luck summah 💗💗
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Alison Symons
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Alison Symons
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Alison Symons
Good Luck Adelyn
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Alison Symons
Good Luck Summah
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Alison Symons
Good luck Mia
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Alison Symons
Good luck Kyane
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Alison Symons
Good luck Zara
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Alison Symons
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Anonymous
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Alison Symons
Good luck Ava
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Rebecca Bloomfield
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Anonymous
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Longy
Our Team Members
Miss Bek
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Taliah M
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McKenna S
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Adelyn S
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Summah L
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Mia A
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Kyane V
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Zara H
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Ava & Ella Duffy
Ava D
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Ella D
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Charlotte B
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Taylor M
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Matilda P
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Miss Bek
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Mia A
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McKenna S
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Adelyn S
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Kyane V
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Summah L
$63
Ava D
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Ella D
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Charlotte B
$5
Taylor M
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Ava & Ella Duffy
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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.
* 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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