Frequently Asked Questions

Light a Lantern is a Chinese New Year fundraising campaign by Running for Premature Babies. By lighting a lantern through a donation, you are sharing hope, care, and good fortune while helping fund life-saving neonatal equipment for premature babies across Australia.

We welcome participants from all over the world, and our fundraising platform is able to be used anywhere. Invite your friends and family to join you in Lighting Lanterns!

You can receive your Lantern Pack by registering here. 

If you’ve previously fundraised with Running for Premature Babies, simply log in using your existing details. If you’re new, you’ll be guided through creating an account, it only takes a few minutes.

Once you’re signed up, you’ll receive your own fundraising page. When this page hits at least $88 from fundraising or self-donations, we'll send your Lantern Pack in the mail.

The first person to register selects CREATE during the registration process and chooses a team name. Other team members can JOIN the team during individual registration or by selecting JOIN US on the team fundraising page. 

There is no registration fee to take part in Light a Lantern. Participation begins by lighting a lantern through a donation of your choice.

This campaign invites each person to aim to light 88 lanterns by sharing their lantern with family and friends. In Chinese culture, the number 88 symbolises good fortune, prosperity, and abundance, a meaningful goal as we come together to support premature babies.

Every lantern lit helps fund life-saving neonatal equipment, including humidicribs and ventilators, for hospitals across Australia. Together, these shared lights help give premature and critically ill babies the best possible start in life.

We are deeply grateful for every lantern lit and every act of kindness shared this Chinese New Year.

When you register you will choose the distance you will complete during the month of November. Choose from 21km, 42km, 100km, 200km or 300km.

You'll also choose how you complete the distance - walk, run or roll.

It’s up to you how you divide up the distance and whether you choose one activity or more (eg, walk 90kms and run10km).

The options are endless and completely up to you. The challenge is to reach your chosen distance during November!

Light a Lantern is a symbolic campaign. While there is no physical lantern sent, each lantern lit represents a meaningful act of care and hope for premature babies through your donation.

Lanterns are a symbol of hope, protection, and good fortune, especially during Chinese New Year. In this campaign, the lantern represents shared wishes for strength, health, and new beginnings for premature babies and their families.

Fundraising begins by lighting a lantern through a donation of your choice. You can then share your lantern with family and friends, inviting them to light a lantern as well. Each person who donates is counted as one lantern lit.

The campaign invites each participant to aim to light 88 lanterns. In Chinese culture, the number 88 symbolises good fortune, abundance, and prosperity. This goal encourages shared giving while reflecting the spirit of Chinese New Year.

No. There is no minimum fundraising requirement. Every lantern lit, regardless of the number, helps bring life-saving care to premature babies.

You are welcome to light a lantern yourself, and many supporters choose to do so. You may also invite others to light lanterns alongside you by sharing your page.

Each donor is counted as one lantern lit. Lanterns are shown as a collective total to celebrate shared generosity rather than individual fundraising amounts.

All funds raised through Light a Lantern support Running for Premature Babies in providing life-saving neonatal equipment, such as humidicribs, ventilators, and resuscitation cots, to hospitals across Australia.

Yes. You can share your lantern in any way that feels comfortable, including WeChat, WhatsApp, email, or direct messages. Sharing within family and community groups is encouraged.

A Facebook Fundraiser is a great way to fundraise in addition to sharing your fundraising page through email. We've made it super-easy to set one up. Click here for detailed instructions. 

Yes, all donations of $2 or more are tax deductible for Australian tax payers. 

Your supporters will automatically receive a tax receipt via email, when they make a donation online using your fundraising page. If you make a donation to kick start your fundraising when you register, the tax receipt will be in your welcome email that will be sent to you as soon as you register.

Yes! You can donate on any participant's fundraising page or make a general donation here.

Yes. Businesses, families, and community groups are welcome to light lanterns together and share the campaign within their networks.

Light a Lantern is a symbolic campaign. There is no physical event or lantern — each lantern lit represents a meaningful act of care and hope for premature babies through your donation.

No. You can take part in any way that feels comfortable, by donating, sharing with family and friends privately, or simply lighting a lantern yourself.

Email us at hello@runningforprematurebabies.com or click here for more options to get in touch