Fundraise for World Prematurity Day

Mum embracing her baby tightly in her chest with an incubator machine behind them

Make a difference this World Prematurity Day by fundraising for Bliss. You will be helping to give every baby born premature in the UK the best chance of survival and quality of life.

Taking place on 17 November, World Prematurity Day is a global movement to raise awareness of premature birth.

To take part, we're asking you to organise a World Prematurity Day fundraiser. You could fundraise as an individual, with a community group or even on a neonatal unit (if your hospital allows).

What can I do?

Light up the night with Bliss Little Lights

Take part in a magical lantern-lit walk. You can host your Little Lights walk anytime that suits you. Many people choose to focus their walk in November, around the 17 November for World Prematurity Day. But you can choose a date that means the most to you.

Holding a Little Lights walk is a perfect opportunity to get together with family, friends or colleagues and light up the night for babies born premature or sick.

Visit our Little Lights page to find out more information and sign up.

Host your own Bliss Little Lights walk

Light up the night with your own sponsored walk for World Prematurity Day.
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Host a Bliss PrematuriTEA party

Whether you are fundraising with friends, on a neonatal unit or at home, put the kettle on, Bake for Bliss and serve up a celebration tea party with a difference.

Visit our Bake for Bliss page to find out more information and sign up.

Bake for Bliss with your own PrematuriTEA party

Supporting premature and sick babies is a piece of cake! Raise some dough by organising your very own Bake for Bliss event.
I'm in - let's get baking!

Host a Wear Purple Day

You could also host a Wear Purple Day for World Prematurity Day and ask everyone to donate £1 to wear something purple on your neonatal unit, workplace or school.

Even with hybrid working being common, why not have a lunchtime video call with everyone wearing purple, and ask everyone to donate to a JustGiving page?

If you want to do something different, that's great too! Whatever you do, let us know what you have planned so we can send your fundraising pack.

Let us know about your World Prematurity Day fundraiser

Register your WPD fundraising plans and we will provide you with materials and fundraising support.
Register for your free fundraising pack