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Number of Swimmers
$279,041
Raised so far
1,744
Nights funded
TAKE UP OUR SWIM FOR SICK KIDS CHALLENGE
Swim at the beach, your local pool or backyard pool ... however you choose to take on the challenge you'll be making a difference for sick kids and their families!
Select your distance goal, let your friends and family know about your challenge and then get swimming!
Registrations will open on October 1st! All you need to do is REGSITER and set up your fundraising page to help sick kids and their families. Incentives and rewards will be advised throughout the month of November.
You'll get your very own welcome pack including your FREE Swim for Sick Kids swimming cap!
CHOOSE YOUR DISTANCE
BEGINNER
3km challenge = 2 laps per day in a 50m pool
INTERMEDIATE
15km challenge = 10 laps per day in a 50m pool
ADVANCED
36km challenge = 24 laps per day in a 50m pool
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HOW IT WORKS
SHARE YOUR CHALLENGE WITH YOUR COMMUNITY
Share your fundraising page and let your friends and family know that you have taken up the challenge to Swim for Sick Kids.
GET SWIMMING FOR SICK KIDS THIS NOVEMBER
Join us this November and take on our month long Swim for Sick Kids challenge and raise vital funds for sick kids!
MEET OUR COURAGEOUS AND BRAVE KIDS
LUCAS
Lucas was diagnosed with High Risk Pre B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). He has survived chemotherapy, lumbar punctures, bone marrow aspirations and more.
"The families at the House have made our stay so much more comfortable. Not only us, but Lucas has made friends for life and built such strong relationships with the other children. If RMHC Sydney didn't exist we definitely wouldn't have such an amazing support network around us, we have no idea what we would have done."
- Stacey, Lucas' Mum
Nights stayed at the House so far:
197 nights
ELI
Eli was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. His family had relocated from their home on the far south coast of NSW to ensure Eli could receive the urgent care he needed. For the next nine months, they called Ronald McDonald House their home.
"I don't know what we would have done if the House didn't exist, as we live too far... to travel back to the hospital every day. We would have had to stay in a cheap hotel and get local jobs, instead of being present for Eli."
- Dakota, Eli’s Mum
Nights stayed at the House:
250 nights
YOUR IMPACT
By taking part in Swim for Sick Kids you are doing more than just providing a place for sick kids to sleep and have a meal after a long day at the hospital.
YOU are making sure they can keep their families close.
YOU are giving them a normal childhood at the House and a chance to just be kids!
YOU are helping families avoid the financial stress of being away from home. Most importantly, you are providing them with love and support from a community of families, volunteers, and staff.
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960+ families
Supporting over 960 family stays at Ronald McDonald House in Randwick
9600 meals
Over 9,600 meals served to our families by our amazing corporate volunteers and staff
200+ children
Around 200+ children supported via our Ronald McDonald Learning Program
29 nights
Families stayed on average 29 nights at the House in 2022, with the longest stay being over 365 nights.
