Run to save a baby's life at the City2Surf 2024
Sunday 11 August 2024.
11 August marks what would have been the 18th birthday of our founder Sophie's baby triplets Henry, Jasper and Evan, in whose memory our charity began. To mark this milestone and celebrate 18 years of Running for Premature Babies we invite you to join us, raising funds to give premature babies a better chance of survival.
FUNDRAISING REWARDS
We love to thank our fundraisers with rewards!
Raise $200 and you will receive a free charity running singlet
Raise $500 and you will receive a charity running cap
Raise $1000 and you will receive a refund of your race entry
Raise $1500 and you will receive a copy of the memoir “Sophie’s Boys”
Raise $2500 and you will receive a Running for Premature Babies hoodie
And as a very special offer for our milestone year anyone participating on a school team team can have their race registration REFUNDED when they raise $300!
Funds raised provide life-saving neonatal equipment, saving the lives of sick and premature babies Australia wide.
We Celebrate
We run to celebrate all premature babies, living and lost
We Inspire
We inspire you reach your fitness and fundraising goals
We Equip
We provide urgently needed neonatal equipment to hospitals around Australia
We give premature babies
a better chance of survival
$7 million
has been raised since 2007
9,000 babies
have benefitted from equipment
purchased with funds
15,000 people
have run with us
Get Involved
Run with us
Join us at the City2Surf on 11 August 2024 and help give premature babies a better chance of survival.
Donate
Help us purchase life saving neonatal equipment for hospitals in Australia
Join the Premmie Marathon Challenge
Choose your own distance and activity to complete in November
About Us
Running for Premature Babies was established in 2007 by Sophie Smith after she and her late husband Ash lost their first-born triplet sons, Henry, Jasper and Evan, following an extremely premature birth at 24 weeks.
Since then, thousands of people have run for the cause, raising more than $7 million for lifesaving neonatal equipment and research giving thousands of premature babies a better chance of survival.
The Running for Premature Babies Foundation is a registered Australian Charity supporting neonatal units in hospitals around the country.
Are you ready to help?
Join one of our virtual or physical events
Create your own challenge
Donate your birthday, wedding or other special occasion
Make a donation or become a regular giver
Running for Premature Babies is proudly supported by
Grant funding gratefully received from
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Our Ambassador
Lachy, The Purple Wiggle, is our charity ambassador. Watch this sweet welcome video featuring some very special children who began their lives prematurely and benefitted from our charity's equipment. He recently visited the Royal Hospital for Women's Neonatal Unit to see the impact the charity has made to this hospital.
