Neonatal Secret Santa 2019
Christmas day is a day for families to get together, be together and make memories. For hundreds of families this Christmas, their memories will be different to most with their baby (or babies, in the case of multiples) in a neonatal unit. While the unit is the best place for the care of their baby (or babies) they would love to be home at this time.
In 2016 we launched ‘Neonatal Secret Santa’ for the first time – to provide a Christmas Day pick-me-up pack for the hundreds of families with a baby in an incubator or cot in a neonatal unit (NICUs and SCBUs) across New Zealand. The feedback from recipients has been overwhelmingly positive. An example of the wonderful feedback:
Through buying in bulk, and also with the generous help of some wonderful supporters, we will provide a special pack to neonatal families. Some items are 100% donated, some will be sourced at a discount, but there will be some costs involved and we’re seeking support to make this happen.
In addition to making a donation, supporters can also add a personal message in the ‘Card message’ field. We will then have our great volunteers handwrite these messages for the Christmas card that will go into the ‘Neonatal Secret Santa’ pack.
We have set up a special page where you can make a secure online donation to The Little Miracles Trust and also leave your message of support – with a text entry field has been provided on this page. Your message of support that will be hand written into a card by a Trust volunteer. A few messages from previous years are below:
Will you help support families in neonatal units this Christmas?
You can support Neonatal Secret Santa 2019 here.
Key things to know:
- As we are a registered charity (CC42886) with Charities Services New Zealand we will send you an IRD compliant tax receipt – this will happen automatically by return email
- If you want to know more or have comments or ideas, please email info@littlemiraclestrust.org.nz
- For the messages of support, please choose your wording carefully (remembering that a number of families may be under extreme stress).
Thanks so much for sharing your personal story!
We get a lot of positive feedback from families in a neonatal unit who read these stories and feel strength, hope and positivity knowing that they are not alone going through these experiences and feeling certain emotions.
If you would like to discuss sharing the story of your neonatal journey, we’d love to hear from you.
Support Us
If you want to help our support of families going through the stress and anxiety of a neonatal journey, you can donate via the link below.
- 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.
- As we are a registered charity (CC56619) with Charities Services New Zealand we will send you an IRD compliant tax receipt – this will happen automatically by return email.