Save a premature baby's life

About Light a Lantern

This Chinese New Year, we invite families, friends, and communities to come together in a shared act of kindness, helping provide essential neonatal equipment and care for premature babies across Australia.

HOW IT WORKS

Get Started

1. Register 

Select GET MY LANTERN PACK, provide your details and we'll send a fundraising page link to your email address. When this page reaches at least $88 in fundraising or self-donations, we'll send you a Lantern Pack containing everything you need to craft your 88 lanterns.

Register now for FREE >

2. Craft your Lanterns

You’ll receive your Lantern Pack in the mail within 3-5 days, containing 88 coloured paper sheets, glue, a template and instructions, and a string of LED lights to hang your 88 lanterns from. Craft these with your family and friends. 

3. Share Your Page

Share your fundraising page with family, friends, colleagues, or your wider community.

We’ll provide ideas and resources to make sharing easy and meaningful.

Every share helps spread kindness and bring more light to babies who need it most.

4. Earn Fundrasing Rewards


We love rewarding you for helping premature babies.

Raise $500 and receive a Running for Premature Babies cap.

Raise $1000 and receive a copy of founder, Sophie Smith’s inspirational memoir Sophie’s Boys.

Raise $2500 and receive an exclusive and comfy Running for Premature Babies hoodie.

SET YOUR CNY CRAFT CHALLENGE NOW

Light 88 Lanterns

Register now and, when your fundraise at least $88 we'll send you a Lantern Pack. Craft your 88 lanterns for premature babies this Chinese New Year and help fund life-saving neonatal care.

Share your page with family, friends, and your community, celebrate your lantern crafting efforts, and come together to bring hope and care to babies who need it most.

Light a lantern on your own or with your community

Whether you choose to make a donation or to craft 88 lanterns, your actions are a simple and meaningful way to make a difference this Chinese New Year. They're even more powerful when shared with family, friends or colleagues.

You can name and personalise your fundraising page with your family or group name and photos. Then everyone can share this same page to their friends.

READY TO LIGHT A LANTERN

And bring hope to premature babies?