World Prematurity Day is observed annually on November 17 and raises awareness of this serious health crisis. The day was initiated by the European Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants (EFNCI) along with partnering organizations in Europe. One of the most well-known international co-founding organizations is the March of Dimes. Since its inception in … Continued
2015 was an amazing year for the Brave Beginnings family. Throughout the year, the overall request from our grant applicants was for over 7 million dollars, which further proved to us the need is there for hospitals to receive funds to purchase topoftheline technology to keep preemies alive and thriving. In 2015, there were 22 … Continued
Originally posted on People magazine, 9/30/15. Zoë Saldana knows what it takes to care for premature babies because she’s lived through it herself. “When I was in the neonatal intensive care unit with my two sons, I became like every parent that was on that floor,” the actress, 37, tells PEOPLE. “My husband and I … Continued
Brave Beginnings awarded a $50,000 grant on August 7, 2015 to Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, California. The grant will be used to purchase a Breast Milk Analyzer for their Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Santa Clara Valley Medical Center is one of the largest birthing centers in California with 3,500 babies born annually, … Continued
A newly renamed initiative of the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation, Brave Beginnings is dedicated to helping premature babies survive and thrive. Los Angeles, CA (August 6, 2015) – Zoe Saldana has been named the 2015 Theatrical Fundraising Spokesperson for Brave Beginnings, a newly renamed program of the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation … Continued
The Will Rogers Institute and Variety, the Children’s Charity of the United States, awarded a $25,000 grant Aug. 22 to the state’s only Level IV neonatal intensive care unit at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Todd Vradenburg, executive director of WRI and Ron Krueger II, Variety board member and president and chief operating officer … Continued
The DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa Alabama received a $47,500 (joint grant with US Variety) to purchase a Giraffe Omnibed for their NICU. During the visit to Tuscaloosa earlier this year, we learned that our grant was the catalyst for a series of funding that came as a result of our gift. During the … Continued
