Lighting Up Purple for World Prematurity Day
We’re thrilled to share that a record number of New Zealand landmarks and buildings will shine bright in purple this year for World Prematurity Day on 17 November. They’ll join famous international icons such as the Empire State Building, the Trevi Fountain, and Niagara Falls in raising awareness for the 13.4 million babies born prematurely worldwide each year.
This marks the eighth year New Zealand has taken part in the global ‘Lighting Up Purple’ campaign, and once again we’ll be leading the way. As the first country in the world to see the sun each day, New Zealand kicks off the wave of purple light that travels across the globe.
Stay tuned – we’ll be sharing the full list of landmarks lighting up purple for 2025 soon!
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- The Little Miracles Trust provides support to families of premature or sick full-term babies as they make their journey through Neonatal Intensive Care, the transition home, and onwards. We do not receive any Government funding and are entirely reliant on the generosity of individuals, companies and organisations in the form of donations, value-in-kind donations, grants, sponsorship and fundraising events to supplement operating costs and fund our services and initiatives.
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