On November 23, Lily’s nephews in New Zealand held a ‘mufti’ or plain clothes day at school to raise money for LCF. Inspired by the two (slightly) older cousins in Tasmania who held the first school fundraiser – Wear White for Lily Day at their school on 19 December in 2017  -the two younger boys…

Get ready for Sydney’s party of the year. We are thrilled to announce our partnership with Wylie’s Baths in Sydney and the first of what we hope to be many more fundraiser events at their stunning venue.  Join us for a winter party to raise money for the Lily Calvert Foundation, in the marquee perched…

  ‘I’m sorry I cant see the baby’s brain development on the ultra sound.’     I had a normal pregnancy until 36 weeks. We got the all clear from the 10 week NIPT test (aka the harmony test), the 12 week and 20 week scans. There were no warning signs. It would be accurate to…

‘There’s a catch-22 in grief support: because we don’t talk about the realities of grief in our culture, no one really knows how to help.’   Megan Devine author of Refuge In Grief says this is true for friends and family members and for the pros. The people who can best tell us how to help — grieving…

When you get a terminal diagnosis all the colour drains out of your world. Its true. The world becomes black and white; sometimes stained with various shades of grey. But there is no colour. When we first set up the Foundation we knew we wanted to do something to help other families like ours. Families…

On 18 November 2017, we threw our official launch party and first fundraiser cocktail party and art exhibition. In partnership with artist Jenny Paton and Blondes Garage Studio in Windsor, the event was a roaring success.    The event kicked off at 7pm and the venue was packed to the rafters within a matter of…

Very Special Kids Hospice is an organisation we hold close to our hearts and we were delighted to make our inaugural grant to them. On 7 April we met with Very Special Kids Hospice to make a ten thousand dollar donation of money raised by our amazing supporters. The funds will be used to support…

On 1 June, 100 guests dressed in White and sipped pink Sofi Spritzers in honour of our baby girl. We were beyond thrilled at the success of our Wear White and Drink Pink Fundraiser. Can I just say how amazing everyone looked in white? If you are having an event look no further than a…