HOW TO SUPPORT TINY LIVES THIS FESTIVE SEASON

We’ve had the first snow of the winter and we’re getting into the Christmas spirit here at Tiny Lives! With the festive season just around the corner, we wanted to share what we have coming up over the next few weeks and how you can support babies and their families over the holidays.

Christmas can be a difficult time for families spending time on the unit, those celebrating first Christmas and for parents whose babies are no longer with us. Our festive fundraising activities and events allow us to support babies and families during their time on the unit, and post discharge all year round.

First off, we want to say big thank you to the team at Trinity Square, Gateshead who invited Tiny Lives to be part of their incredible Christmas light switch on event on Thursday 21 November. The support we have received from the whole team at Trinity Square over the years is amazing. They are always thinking of new ways to continue their support to Tiny Lives; if they have any family activities going on in the square, they always try to involve Tiny Lives, which we are very grateful for!

Here are just some of the way you can get involved with Tiny Lives this Christmas…

Order your Tiny Lives Christmas Decorations

We’ve got lovely Tiny Lives Wooden Christmas Decorations kindly provided by Ryder Architecture! These gorgeous decorations cost £5 each and are a wonderful way to show your support families on the neonatal unit this Christmas
In order for decorations to arrive in time for Christmas, the checkout will close on Sunday 11th December.

Snap yours up here.  

Personalised letters from Santa himself

We’re very excited that Santa himself has agreed to write and post personalised letters to our Tiny Lives supporters again this year. These letters are a perfect way for ALL families to help support premature and sick babies and families on the RVI Neonatal Unit. You don’t have to have spent time on the Unit to order some, they’re available to everyone! Each letter is personalised for each child.

We suggest a £5 or £10 donation per letter (you can choose at the checkout), which includes postage costs – although anything you can give will be very much appreciated. The funds raised from the sale of these letters will go a long way to supporting families on the RVI Neonatal Unit through this festive period and beyond. Closing date to ask Santa for your personalised letter is Thursday 12th Dec and letters from Santa will begin arriving w/c 2nd Dec.

ORDER YOUR PERSONALISED LETTER HERE

Organise a Festive Event

We need to raise a minimum of £580,000 to continue our work every year and we simply couldn’t do this without our wonderful fundraisers! We are incredibly proud of everyone who chooses to raise money for us, their dedication and enthusiasm is simply inspiring.

This Christmas why not organise a festive event – we will even help you with fundraising ideas and setting up a fundraising page.  It could a Christmas coffee morning, or a Christmas jumper day!

Find your stocking fillers on the Tiny Lives online shop

Forget Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the Tiny Lives online shop has loads of gift ideas from travel mugs, hats and hoodies for grown up to bibs and teddies for little ones. The best thing is that all of the money raised from sales on our online shop goes straight back into the charity and will allow us to achieve our vision to support even more babies and parents in 2025 and beyond.

Along with a great range of Tiny Lives merch, our online shop also gives you the chance to give a virtual gift to a loved one. By purchasing a virtual gift you are supporting families as they navigate the neonatal journey. This gift represents the typical cost of supporting a neonatal family with a Parent Pack when their baby is admitted to the Neonatal Unit. Our virtual gifts are real examples of the ways in which Tiny Lives supports the babies and families of Newcastle’s RVI Neonatal Unit and we will ensure that your donation will go towards where the babies and families need it most. You will receive an instant downloadable gift that you can print or email to the recipient.

Donate your spare Christmas gifts

While we know it’s the thought that counts, sometimes you end up with some prezzies that you are just never going to use. To save those extra bubble bath sets, boxes of choccies or ‘interesting’ jumpers going to waste or gathering dust, we’d love to take them off your hands. Instead of letting your prezzie gather dust, regift them to Tiny Lives and we’ll make sure they go to a good home. We can use your generously donated Christmas gifts as great raffle and tombola prizes throughout the year, helping to raise money for premature babies and their families on the RVI Neonatal Unit.

If you’d like to donate, please call 0191 230 2112 or email info@tinylives.org.uk to arrange a drop-off at our office. We may also be able to pick up larger amounts – just let us know.

Make a donation

Do something amazing this Christmas and make a donation to Tiny Lives!