10/14/2026
๐ Businesses and community supporters: will you choose The Brave Foundation - NICU Support as your holiday giving beneficiary this year?
Our family spent two consecutive Christmases in the NICUโfirst with Brave, then with his little sister, Faith. Instead of celebrating at home together, we spent those holidays beside hospital beds, carrying fear, uncertainty, and the heartbreaking sadness of watching our babies fight to grow stronger. We know how lonely Christmas in the NICU can feel.
That experience is why this mission is so close to our hearts. This year, our goal is to deliver ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฑ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฌ across Minnesota, reminding parents that they are seen, supported, and not alone.
It would be an honor to have your business come alongside us through your holiday give-back initiative. Whether you organize an employee giving drive, shop as a team, or contribute individually, your generosity can bring comfort to families facing an incredibly difficult journey.
๐ Shop our Amazon Christmas Wish List. Weโve thoughtfully selected items for our Brave Box es, so you can choose something that speaks to youโor several things! Gifts ship directly to our home, where weโll organize them for our big Christmas packing party. With our communityโs help, weโll pack each box with care before delivering them to NICUs at multiple Minnesota hospitals.
โ Give a little comfort through coffee and treats. Weโre also collecting gift cards from places like Crumbl Cookies, Starbucks, Caribou Coffee, and Nothing Bundt Cakes. Each year, we bring coffee and treats alongside our boxes, offering families a moment of warmth and joy during long hospital days.
๐ Support our Purple Bin initiative. These bins provide additional gifts beyond our Christmas Brave Boxes, including tumblers, journals, games for family and patient waiting rooms, and other comforting items that can uplift a parent.
If your business chooses us as its holiday beneficiary and would like to collect items that donโt fit inside our boxes, please contact us! We can provide a separate list of suggested Purple Bin donations beyond our Amazon Christmas Wish List, helping your team choose meaningful gifts that families will appreciate.
Together, the boxes, Purple Bins, coffee, and treats or any supportive monetary donations, become one incredible outpouring of community care. Our hope is that every parent receives more than a giftโthat they feel:
โI can do this. I can keep going. There is a community out there that cares about me.โ
Choosing The Brave Foundation as your holiday giving beneficiary would mean the world to the families we serve. Together, we can bring comfort, connection, and a little Christmas joy to a place where they are deeply needed. โจ
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https://a.co/0d4TGwZ0
๐ Message, email or call us to coordinate a business giving drive, donate gift cards, or request our Purple Bin donation list.
โNo parent should walk the NICU journey alone.โ
-Nicholas and Shacreya Lee
