OUR PROUD COMMUNITY
partnership with Miracle Babies grows stronger 40
Mounties Group has donated almost $40,000 to the Miracle Babies Foundation this year, continuing our sevenyear association with this incredible organisation.
“We are always looking to support organisations that benefit locals,” said Mr Ingram. “There are also Miracle Babies installations at each of our venues, where members can donate year-round.”
Miracle Babies Foundation is Australia’s leading non-profit supporting premature and sick newborns, their families and the hospitals that care for them.
CEO and co-founder of the Miracle Babies Foundation, Kylie Pussell, said Mounties Group funding empowers parents and reduces the impact of a difficult and emotional journey.
Liverpool Hospital is the primary beneficiary of this year’s contribution, with the Foundation’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Survival Packs and NurtureTime in-hospital support service receiving funding. NICU Survival Packs contain vital information, tools and resources to support parents during their baby’s hospital stay in a NICU or Special Care Nursery (SCN). The NurtureTime service provides families with peer-to-peer support during their baby’s NICU or SCN stay, helping them navigate this frightening experience and providing a vital link between their time in hospital and their transition home. Mounties Group President Kevin Ingram said the grants were an example of Mounties Group’s proactive commitment to bettering the local community.
“This funding provides resources for families who are at their most vulnerable. Having a premature or sick baby can be an extremely overwhelming and traumatic experience.” Without services like those offered by Miracle Babies, Sydney woman Nerina and her family would have struggled to cope when their baby was born at 25 weeks. Nerina had developed severe preeclampsia during her pregnancy, which put both her life and her unborn child’s life at risk. “When the doctor told us about the survival rates of a baby born at 25 weeks, I looked at my husband Christopher and said sorry. I thought it was too late.” “I’m so thankful for Miracle Babies’ support. Lucia has come so far. She’s a little warrior.”
A Humidicrib at Mounties has been collecting donations since September 2016, with $16,021 raised between as of August 2019.