08/18/2026
Why does the Little Lights, Big Hearts Gala matter?
For families like Nash and Georgia's.
When our twins, Nash and Georgia, were born at 30 weeks and 2 days, we had no idea what the months ahead would look like. Nash spent 43 days in the NICU, while Georgia had a more complicated journey and spent 75 days in hospital.
For so long, our entire focus was on getting through each day and getting our babies home. What we weren't prepared for was how much of the NICU experience we would carry with us after we left.
During our NICU journey, we found support through the Canadian Premature Babies Foundation. We used their memory cards, visited their website, and listened to their podcasts. Having resources from people who understood what NICU families were going through helped us feel less alone.
We were also incredibly lucky to have family and a community around us to lean on. That support made such a difference, and not every family has that.
That’s why this gala and the programs it will help fund are so important. NICU parents spend so much time focused on their babies that their own mental health can easily get pushed aside.
Families need support during the NICU, but they also need it when they go home and begin processing everything they’ve been through.
This gala is about making sure that support is there when families need it most.
Join us on November 5 and be part of brighter beginnings for NICU families.
Get your early bird tickets today: www.cpbf-fbpc.org/little-lights-big-hearts-gala
