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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 Charities 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 Charities can support even more families with a seriously ill or injured child when they need it most.
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Thanks to all the generous people who’ve donated to my challenge.
$1.02k
Yvonne And Geoff Bell
$168.80
Julie Eisenbise
Go Barb!
$168.80
Anonymous
Looking forward to dancing with you Go Girl!!
$168.80
Helen
Thanks Barb, great idea
$168.80
Joshua Emblin
Keep dancing mum!
$158.25
Dianne Embry
$158.25
Jennie
Go Barb, you're a champion!
$116.40
Julia Fraser
$116.40
Margo Beasley
$116.40
Katrina Watson
You’re amazing,Dancing Queen!
$116.40
Chris & David
Go Girl! &&
$116.40
Barbara Emblin
$106.12
Margie Mccallum
Our very own special dancing queen, go Barb
$106.12
Sue A’beckett
$106.12
Harry & Archie
Go Nanny!!
$106.12
Stephanie Margolin
What a wonderful thing to do - go Barb!
$106.12
Chris X 2
$106.12
Matched By Generous Donors
$106.12
Geoffrey Whitelaw
Well done, Dancing Queen
$95.90
Ann Mcdonell
$64.67
Cherry Symons
A great charity Have fun dancing
$64.67
Denise
$64.67
Kerri And Anth
Go Barb!
$64.67
Sue Filby
Well done Barb & David 🕺💃
$64.67
Julie Askew
Good luck!
$64.67
Robert Nagle
"I like to movit!!"
$64.67
Anonymous
Just perfect for you You are such a beautiful dancer Dance on Barb 👏👏 Heather and Ian
$64.67
Janine Koch
$64.67
Barbara Hill
$64.67
Kate Mortensen
Go Barb
$64.67
Andrea Moore
Go Barb
$64.67
Alex
Happy dancing 😎😎
$64.67
Rita Benson
Fantastic thing to do Barb! Do a tango for us!
$64.67
Evan Miller
Good on you Barb!
$60
Alison & Andrew Dods
Well done Barb. Such a great cause.
$54.12
Franco
$54.12
Sally
$54.12
Anonymous
$54.12
Heather
Seeing the donations are doubling today I thought I would add a bit more Heather and Ian
$54.12
Beverley Austin
$54.12
Jan
$54.12
Janine And Alex Mifsud
Barbara. Save the last dance for me. Well done! Xx Janine and Alex.
$54.12
Jan And Geoff Miller
Good on you Barb. Lexi and family would have had a much more difficult time with treatment if living away from the city
$54.12
Colleen
$54.12
Am
$54.12
Kate Staniforth
$50
Annie & Rob Howard
$50
Jo T
$40
Kiri Kane
You are the best!!
$33.15
Lesh + Dee
GO YOU GOOD THING!!! 💃💃
$33.15
Maggie White
Shake it babe!
$33.15
Janine Passlow
Good luck Barb! Enjoy your dancing
$33.15
Noeleen Bieske
$33.15
Anonymous
$33.15
Dianne Holland
$33.15
Linda Cairnes
$33.15
Anonymous
Well done in your enthusiasm to support a good cause
$30
Marg
$30
Jane And Steve (azamara Buddies)
Go Barb, what a lovely thing to do! ❤️
$22.58
Anonymous
$22.58
Karen E
Kick those heal up. Great work.
$22.58
Chri 3
$22.58
Natalie Stock
$20
Lindy
Good on you Barb - I will come and support you on Monday x
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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Many congratulations for your incredible enthusiasm and dance moves to help this very worthy cause.