The Brave Foundation - NICU Support

06/02/2026

Want to know a 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐥 way you can support the Brave Foundation?
When you choose LeBrun Electric, Heating & Cooling In the month of June for your heating and cooling needs, you’re not only supporting our nonprofit — you’re supporting two hard working, dedicated, businesses that pour heart into serving their community! So in advance thank you!

Meet Our June Charity Partner: The Brave Foundation

At LeBrun Electric, Heating & Cooling, we believe in supporting organizations that make a real difference in our community. This month, we're proud to partner with The Brave Foundation.

The Brave Foundation exists to provide comfort, support, advocacy, and resources to families navigating the NICU journey. Through initiatives like Brave Boxes, family support programs, and community outreach, they help ensure that no NICU family feels alone during one of life's most difficult challenges.

Throughout June, a portion of our proceeds will help support The Brave Foundation and the incredible work they do for Minnesota families. If you'd like to learn more about their mission or find ways to support them directly, visithttp://www.TheBraveFoundation.info

Thank you for helping us support organizations that make our communities stronger.

From our family to yours, The LeBrun Family

06/01/2026

Calling all 𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐔 𝐝𝐚𝐝𝐬 — we want to hear from you.

We want to help advocate for the strength you carry, the courage you show, and the support you provide for your families each and every day.

As part of Men’s 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 this June and alongside our Father’s Day Brave Box (The Brave Box) initiative, we are looking to connect with 4–5 current or former NICU fathers willing to answer three simple questions to help raise awareness and share the realities of the NICU journey from a father’s perspective.

Your story matters. Your voice matters.

If you are interested in being part of this project, please connect with us via email. We would be honored to share your story.

A small 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 as we prepare for Father’s Day: we are also actively collecting donations for our Purple Bin initiative. We are seeking new, unopened essential care items, comfort items, and gifts specifically for fathers navigating the NICU journey. Donations can be dropped off at the Isanti County Sheriff's Office. Thank you for helping us remind dads that they are seen, valued, and supported too.

Nicholas & Shacreya Lee
Founder, The Brave Foundation | The Brave Box Project
NICU Family Support System Advocates
Email: [email protected]

05/31/2026

Join us!!

NICU mamas! There's still time to register for our upcoming Mind-Body Skills group—developed especially with your needs in mind. More at: https://www.thebutterflylanding.org/groups

The Brave Foundation - NICU Support

05/30/2026

𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 a Title Sponsor along with additional 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬 for our upcoming ⛳💜 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐬 💜⛳ Tournament — at Majestic Oaks Golf Club and we need your help.

You may or may not know this, but after enduring two traumatic 𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐔 journeys, we knew we couldn’t let our pain be the end of our story.

Instead, we chose to turn heartbreak into purpose.

From that experience, we created The Brave Foundation — a 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝟓𝟎𝟏(𝐜)(𝟑) 𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 dedicated to supporting families facing the unimaginable reality of a NICU stay. Through our outreach initiative, The Brave Box Project, our mission is simple: to ensure families feel seen, supported, and never alone during some of life’s hardest moments.

Because we’ve lived it — and we know how much support matters.

This is more than just a sponsorship opportunity; it is an opportunity for your business to stand out while making a meaningful and lasting impact within our community.

By partnering with The Brave Foundation - NICU Support, your company will be recognized as a business that values compassion, community, and supporting families during some of the most difficult moments of their lives. Your sponsorship directly helps us continue providing critical resources, support programs, The Brave Box, parent mentorship, and ongoing initiatives for families navigating the NICU journey.

This is an incredible opportunity to align your brand with a cause that is meaningful, visible, and deeply impactful while gaining recognition among community members, families, local leaders, and fellow businesses.

Together, we can continue ensuring that no parent walks the NICU journey alone.

Interested in becoming a sponsor? We would love to connect and explore how we can partner together.

If sponsoring is not possible at this time, we completely understand and sincerely appreciate your prayers and support.

However, would you do us one small favor? 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐮𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬, organizations, and individuals who may feel called to support this powerful mission and movement.

Every share, prayer, sponsorship, and connection helps us continue supporting families facing some of life’s most difficult moments. ❤️

05/29/2026

Some days the diagnosis feels bigger than the moment. Bigger than the fear. Bigger than the unknown.

But even here — beside hospital beds, wheelchairs, monitors, medications, and long nights — hope still lives.

Because our God is bigger.

To every parent carrying more than most will ever understand: keep going. Your child is brave. And so are you. 💙

05/27/2026

𝐋𝐄𝐓’𝐒 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐔𝐏 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐔 𝐃𝐀𝐃𝐒. 🔥

This Father’s Day, in honor of Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, I’m asking our community to help us break the silence surrounding NICU fathers and the emotional weight so many carry behind closed doors.

As a two-time NICU father, there are moments from our journey that will stay with me forever.

Watching not one, but two of my children fight for their lives.
Walking into hospital rooms filled with machines, alarms, uncertainty, and fear.
Trying to be strong for my wife while silently falling apart myself.
Carrying the pressure of providing, protecting, advocating, leading, and surviving all at once.

And the truth is… many fathers are doing the exact same thing right now.

As a society, we often rally beautifully around mothers navigating the NICU journey — and rightfully so. But fathers are often expected to stay composed, suppress their emotions, and keep everything together while internally battling fear, trauma, exhaustion, anxiety, and isolation.

The reality is:
• Men are significantly less likely to seek mental health support.
• Nearly 1 in 10 fathers experience postpartum depression or anxiety.
• Men account for nearly 80% of suicides in the United States.
• Many fathers suffer silently because they fear appearing weak or burdensome.

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞.

As Co-Founder and Vice President of The Brave Foundation - NICU Support, this campaign is deeply personal to me. This is more than care packages.
This is advocacy.
This is awareness.
This is reminding fathers they are seen, valued, supported, and allowed to struggle too.

This Father’s Day, we are proud to partner with the Isanti County Sheriff's Office as an official community drop-off location for our Purple Bin Initiative supporting NICU fathers and families.

Together, we’ll be collecting brand-new items to place inside designated NICU family spaces and Brave Boxes to help dads feel encouraged during some of the hardest moments of their lives.

𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠:
• Shampoo & conditioner
• Body wash & lotion
• Deodorant & hygiene essentials
• Cozy socks & slippers
• Hats & sunglasses
• Tumblers & coffee cups
• Journals & encouragement items
• Men’s comfort/self-care items
• Small gifts or merchandise that help fathers feel seen and appreciated

You can also support by visiting our Father’s Day Wishlist:
thebravebox.org under the “Wishlist” tab
or directly here:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/5EAL1131PKLM?ref_=wl_share

Over the coming weeks, I’ll be opening up more about the mental toll our NICU journey had on me personally — because if sharing our story helps even one father feel less alone, then it’s worth it.

Thank you for believing in this mission.
Thank you for helping us advocate for fathers.
And thank you for helping ensure no parent walks the NICU journey alone.

“I’m not who I was, I’m stronger.”

— Nicholas Lee

05/26/2026

🚨 A Powerful Community Partnership Is On The Way 🚨

This June, The Brave Foundation is honored to partner with the Isanti County Sheriff's Office Office for a meaningful community-wide initiative focused on 𝐌𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 — with a special focus on NICU fathers and families.

As part of this partnership, the Isanti County Sheriff’s Office will serve as an 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩-𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐧 Initiative, helping collect brand-new, unused comfort and self-care items that will be placed inside designated NICU family-only spaces throughout local hospitals.

Feel free to begin drop offs as soon as TODAY!

This mission is deeply personal.

As a two-time NICU dad, 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐞 — 𝐂𝐨-𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 & 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 of The Brave Foundation — knows firsthand the emotional weight fathers silently carry during a NICU journey: the fear, uncertainty, exhaustion, pressure to stay strong, and the reality that dads are often overlooked in conversations surrounding mental health and support.

Together, we want to help change that.

This Father’s Day season, our community will have the opportunity to remind NICU fathers that they are seen, valued, supported, and never alone.

💜 We will be collecting new and unused:
• Lotion
• Shampoo & conditioner
• Body wash
• Deodorant
• Toothpaste & hygiene essentials
• Cozy socks
• Hats & beanies
• Tumbler cups & water bottles
• Sunglasses
• Journals
• Gift cards
• Comfort items & thoughtful merchandise that help dads feel encouraged and supported

All donations will help stock our Purple Bins located in designated NICU family spaces, creating small moments of comfort and care for parents navigating some of life’s hardest days.

Other details and information, on ways to get involved will be announced soon as we prepare for our Father’s Day boxing party with The Brave Box gifts!

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 to the Isanti County Sheriff’s Office and our community for standing alongside us in support of fathers, mental health awareness, and NICU families throughout our community.

Stay tuned. 💜

05/25/2026

05/23/2026

Something meaningful is coming this Father’s Day.

Behind strong fathers are stories rarely told — conversations many quietly carry and rarely speak about.
Nicholas Lee, Co-Founder & Vice President of The Brave Foundation - NICU Support is sharing something deeply personal to help shine a light on men’s mental health, fatherhood, and the unseen weight many dads carry in silence, especially throughout the NICU journey.

Nicholas Lee’s Father’s Day Wish List is now live.

You can now shop and help contribute meaningful Father’s Day gifts for dads currently navigating the NICU journey.

Stay tuned to learn more about this powerful campaign focused on fatherhood, men’s mental health, and the unseen weight many fathers quietly carry — and how you can support, get involved, and make an impact this Father’s Day.

The The Brave Box Father’s Day wish list👉 https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/5EAL1131PKLM?ref_=wl_share