2019 7th Anniversary Little Monsters Fun Run | Angel Baby Butterfly Release

Starlight Aggies &

Preemie Prints 

Presents

2019 Little Monsters Fun Run & Walk

Supporting and Honoring families in and around the Brazos Valley who have babies born prematurely or critically ill.

November 9th, 2019

This annual event will be held on November 9th at 9:00 AM at Tiffany Park. Dress up in costume and run as fast as you can to support babies born prematurely or critically ill in the Brazos Valley & across the nation. Help us raise awareness and honor our preemies, NICU grads, and angels. There will be fun for the kids, after race food for runners and walkers, awards, and live music!

Register Here

Join the Facebook Event here for the most up to date information!!

 This event is held in support of NICU families who have a baby born prematurely or critically ill, and in support of local Bryan College Station NICU and angel families. October is infant & pregnancy loss awareness month, part of our mission is to celebrate the lives of the sweet babies who are now angels.

RACE ROUTE is 2 miles long for everyone!!  

>> PACKET PICKUP 11 am - 6 pm the Friday before the race<<

 Packet Pickup at Little Guys Movers, College Station, Tx
WE will box your teams together! 

We are so thankful to be featured on KBTX news. 
Learn a little more about our mission & watch the story here. Thank you KBTX for your support!

https://www.kbtx.com/content/news/Local-organization-gives-back-to-babies-families-in-NICU--547105761.html?fbclid=IwAR1zMRhG2TsywLI-jD3kANNEJYcHA1eMpuh6tBi4m5nqsZgqHK5Dwyrwcg0

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Preemie Prints is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. By participating and supporting this event you are helping provide comfort and support to families with a baby in the NICU AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A PREGNANCY OR INFANT LOSS. Our organization is funded only by donations from individuals, businesses, and largely through this annual event. Your participation in this event is what keeps us going. Thank you.

It's a costume fun run and walking event supporting NICU babies and families in the Brazos Valley and beyond. Children, strollers, and pets are all welcome! Our mission is to support babies born prematurely in Bryan and College Station Texas and across the USA by offering a variety of support programs. Participants are encouraged to form teams, in honor of this cause OR in honor of their baby. We encourage participants to bring signs/posters about their baby's journey for our volunteers to hold and cheer runners/walkers on during the race. These posters can be dropped off at the start of the race with our volunteers.

This event is for families, supporters, students, volunteers, and for anyone wanting to support the efforts of Preemie Prints. All are invited to run or walk for miracles. 

Event Schedule 2019

7:30-8:30 am
Check in and packet pickup for out of town guests and day of registrants only.
Go by the costume contest judges table to be eligible for an award!
Get ready for the race!

9:00
Race begins!
Live music from Tubie & The Touchtones

9:45
AWARDS
largest team awards (top 3) and
best costume awards

10:00 am - 11:00

Brazos Valley Community NICU Reunion
Have fun with us & relax. Visit the vendors, listen to music, eat some donuts!

11:00

ANGEL BABY BUTTERFLY RELEASE

Angel families when you arrive at the event:

Look for the angel tables & balloons! When you arrive at the event please visit our Angel's table. We invite you to bring a memory item for to help decorate this very special table.  (framed picture, piece of clothing, baby blanket, candle, card, hat, or any special memory item). On the table you will also find special ribbons for Mom and/or Dad to wear and a book to sign in.

Please gather with your group around the angel tables by 11:00

Our chaplain will share some special words and prayers with us. We will then bring out the butterflies. We will ask for 1-2 Mom/Dad people to come up to the table to receiving their butterfly. You are invited to say your baby's name (or baby's name you are releasing the butterfly for), if you would like to. After all parents (or other person releasing the butterfly in honor of baby) have received a butterfly we will pass around extras to attending children, friends, and family members.

A song will be sung at the time of release and music played.
Take your time, enjoy your butterfly, pray, and think of your miracle in heaven!

Please RSVP so we can have an accurate count of families. amberjcollier @ hotmail.com There is no cost to participate - all we ask is for an RSVP. Large families and groups welcome. Friends and supporters welcome.

Angel Table & Event Sponsored By: 

2019 TEAMS updated soon!!!!

LARGEST TEAM AWARDS GIVEN FOR 1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD PLACE
AND A NUMER OF BEST COSTUME AWARDS!!!

We host the annual Bryan College Station community wide NICU reunion for all preemies and NICU graduates in the Bryan College Station area and beyond! We will have fun activities for the kids, live music, and great food. This is a celebration in honor of all our NICU graduates. Every NICU grad is invited - it doesn't matter which NICU your family graduated from. We will have graduates from Texas Children's, Children's Memorial Herman, The Women's Hospital of Texas, Kingwood Medical Center, The College Station Medical Center, Baylor Scott & White, St. Joseph's Health Center, Dell Children's in Austin, and many more. This is a time for NICU  families, graduates, and angel families to come together in celebration of life and miracles.

Celebrating incredible strength, unwavering faith, hope, and most of all the love we have for our little fighters!

FAMILIES + VOLUNTEERS + SUPPORTERS + SPONSORS + DONORS =

Thank You To The Following Volunteers, Individuals, Sponsors, & Donors 

For Supporting This Event & Our Mission:

Organization & Event Volunteer Team

Thank you to Starlight Aggies!!

Amber Collier - Organization President and Event Director 

Sherri Crum - Organization and Photography Director

GOLD LEVEL

SILVER SPONSORS

BRONZE SPONSORS

Hey Sugar - Bryan College Station

Tiffs Treats 

Raising Canes

Vendors, Supporters, Fun For The Kids

ENJOY PICTURES FROM OUR LAST 6 YEARS!

Celebrating incredible strength, unwavering faith, hope, and most of all the love we have for our little fighters!

Teams from our 2013 Little Monsters 5K event! 

Mason's NICU Grad Session

Please enjoy Preemie Prints' families’ inspirational story & photos. Consider supporting our mission to share hope with families who have a baby born prematurely or critically ill. We thank our supporters, Preemie Prints volunteers, and donors for allowing us to continue touching the lives of NICU, preemie, and angel families. 

We hope these special memories from Preemie Prints will help families heal and remember how strong they were in overcoming their NICU journey together.

The first time baby Mason and his family visited our volunteer photographer's studio (Jennifer Sternal-Johnson of Blackbird Photography ), he had a bit of a tough time--it was a few weeks before his due date and he just wasn't ready.  With Preemie Prints sessions, it's important that we prioritize the health and comfort of our little clients.  We rescheduled and when he returned, at about 2 weeks past his original due date, he absolutely rocked his session!  

Preemie Prints is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization sharing hope with NICU families through a variety of support programs. One of those programs is the gift of NICU photography and preemie photography. NICU families from across the US can request a no-charge photography session by a Preemie Prints volunteer. The family request form can be found on the right side of our website. These sessions are free of charge and for any NICU family, regardless of time spent in the NICU. The NICU photo shoot can take place inside the NICU or after baby is discharged and at home until their 1st birthday. Facing time in a NICU with a premature or critically ill baby is an extremely difficult time for families. Preemie Prints has a mission to share hope by letting families know they are not alone. Preemie Prints currently has over 100 volunteers nationwide. We are always looking for more volunteers to share in our mission! If you are interested, please email sherri@preemieprints.org and visit our website at www.preemieprints.org. To date Preemie Prints and our volunteers have gifted over 1000 NICU family sessions. 

This was a Preemie Prints NICU Graduate photography session that took place near Rochester NY.

We're thankful to the family for sharing their story & memories in support of other NICU families.

the Lynch Family's NICU Grad Session

Please enjoy Preemie Prints' families’ inspirational story & photos. Consider supporting our mission to share hope with families who have a baby born prematurely or critically ill. We thank our supporters, Preemie Prints volunteers, and donors for allowing us to continue touching the lives of NICU, preemie, and angel families. 

We hope these special memories from Preemie Prints will help families heal and remember how strong they were in overcoming their NICU journey together.

Hadley, Paisley, and Finley: triplets born at 23.4 weeks.  Sadly, Finley passed away two months after birth.  When the Lynch family visited our volunteer photographer's studio (Jennifer Sternal-Johnson of Blackbird Photography ) we wanted to make sure to include memories of Finley in Hadley and Paisley's photos. 

Preemie Prints is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization sharing hope with NICU families through a variety of support programs. One of those programs is the gift of NICU photography and preemie photography. NICU families from across the US can request a no-charge photography session by a Preemie Prints volunteer. The family request form can be found on the right side of our website. These sessions are free of charge and for any NICU family, regardless of time spent in the NICU. The NICU photo shoot can take place inside the NICU or after baby is discharged and at home until their 1st birthday. Facing time in a NICU with a premature or critically ill baby is an extremely difficult time for families. Preemie Prints has a mission to share hope by letting families know they are not alone. Preemie Prints currently has over 100 volunteers nationwide. We are always looking for more volunteers to share in our mission! If you are interested, please email sherri@preemieprints.org and visit our website at www.preemieprints.org. To date Preemie Prints and our volunteers have gifted over 1000 NICU family sessions. 

This was a Preemie Prints NICU Graduate photography session that took place near Rochester NY.

We're thankful to the family for sharing their story & memories in support of other NICU families.

Kamden's NICU Grad Session

Please enjoy Preemie Prints' families’ inspirational story & photos. Consider supporting our mission to share hope with families who have a baby born prematurely or critically ill. We thank our supporters, Preemie Prints volunteers, and donors for allowing us to continue touching the lives of NICU, preemie, and angel families. 

We hope these special memories from Preemie Prints will help families heal and remember how strong they were in overcoming their NICU journey together.

One of our volunteer photographers, Jennifer Sternal-Johnson from Blackbird Photography, recently welcomed Kamden and his family in her studio.  Kamden was born at 24 weeks and spent a whopping 215 days in the NICU.  His family is so glad to finally have him home!

Preemie Prints is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization sharing hope with NICU families through a variety of support programs. One of those programs is the gift of NICU photography and preemie photography. NICU families from across the US can request a no-charge photography session by a Preemie Prints volunteer. The family request form can be found on the right side of our website. These sessions are free of charge and for any NICU family, regardless of time spent in the NICU. The NICU photo shoot can take place inside the NICU or after baby is discharged and at home until their 1st birthday. Facing time in a NICU with a premature or critically ill baby is an extremely difficult time for families. Preemie Prints has a mission to share hope by letting families know they are not alone. Preemie Prints currently has over 100 volunteers nationwide. We are always looking for more volunteers to share in our mission! If you are interested, please email sherri@preemieprints.org and visit our website at www.preemieprints.org. To date Preemie Prints and our volunteers have gifted over 1000 NICU family sessions. 

This was a Preemie Prints NICU Graduate photography session that took place near Rochester NY.

We're thankful to the family for sharing their story & memories in support of other NICU families.

Sani, Solia, and Adaliz's NICU Grad Session

Please enjoy Preemie Prints' families’ inspirational story & photos. Consider supporting our mission to share hope with families who have a baby born prematurely or critically ill. We thank our supporters, Preemie Prints volunteers, and donors for allowing us to continue touching the lives of NICU, preemie, and angel families. 

We hope these special memories from Preemie Prints will help families heal and remember how strong they were in overcoming their NICU journey together.

One of our volunteer photographers, Jennifer Sternal-Johnson of Blackbird Photography, welcomed the Vega family into her studio recently.  Sani, Solia, and Adaliz were born at 35 weeks, and are now home with their family.  We captured a sweet moment in the studio when all three girls fell asleep at the same time!

Preemie Prints is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization sharing hope with NICU families through a variety of support programs. One of those programs is the gift of NICU photography and preemie photography. NICU families from across the US can request a no-charge photography session by a Preemie Prints volunteer. The family request form can be found on the right side of our website. These sessions are free of charge and for any NICU family, regardless of time spent in the NICU. The NICU photo shoot can take place inside the NICU or after baby is discharged and at home until their 1st birthday. Facing time in a NICU with a premature or critically ill baby is an extremely difficult time for families. Preemie Prints has a mission to share hope by letting families know they are not alone. Preemie Prints currently has over 100 volunteers nationwide. We are always looking for more volunteers to share in our mission! If you are interested, please email sherri@preemieprints.org and visit our website at www.preemieprints.org. To date Preemie Prints and our volunteers have gifted over 1000 NICU family sessions. 

This was a Preemie Prints NICU Graduate photography session that took place near Rochester NY.

We're thankful to the family for sharing their story & memories in support of other NICU families.

Linden's NICU Grad Session

Please enjoy Preemie Prints' families’ inspirational story & photos. Consider supporting our mission to share hope with families who have a baby born prematurely or critically ill. We thank our supporters, Preemie Prints volunteers, and donors for allowing us to continue touching the lives of NICU, preemie, and angel families. 

We hope these special memories from Preemie Prints will help families heal and remember how strong they were in overcoming their NICU journey together.

One of our volunteer photographers, Jennifer Sternal-Johnson from Blackbird Photography welcomed Linden and his family into her studio recently.  Linden was born at 24 weeks, and came home 1 day after his due date!

  

Preemie Prints is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization sharing hope with NICU families through a variety of support programs. One of those programs is the gift of NICU photography and preemie photography. NICU families from across the US can request a no-charge photography session by a Preemie Prints volunteer. The family request form can be found on the right side of our website. These sessions are free of charge and for any NICU family, regardless of time spent in the NICU. The NICU photo shoot can take place inside the NICU or after baby is discharged and at home until their 1st birthday. Facing time in a NICU with a premature or critically ill baby is an extremely difficult time for families. Preemie Prints has a mission to share hope by letting families know they are not alone. Preemie Prints currently has over 100 volunteers nationwide. We are always looking for more volunteers to share in our mission! If you are interested, please email sherri@preemieprints.org and visit our website at www.preemieprints.org. To date Preemie Prints and our volunteers have gifted over 1000 NICU family sessions. 

This was a Preemie Prints NICU Graduate photography session that took place near Rochester NY.

We're thankful to the family for sharing their story & memories in support of other NICU families.

Ayden's NICU Grad Session

Please enjoy Preemie Prints' families’ inspirational story & photos. Consider supporting our mission to share hope with families who have a baby born prematurely or critically ill. We thank our supporters, Preemie Prints volunteers, and donors for allowing us to continue touching the lives of NICU, preemie, and angel families. 

We pray these special memories from Preemie Prints will help families heal and remember how strong they were in overcoming their NICU journey together. 

One of our volunteer photographers, Jennifer Sternal-Johnson of Blackbird Photography, recently welcomed Ayden and his family at her studio in Rochester NY.  Ayden was a 33 weeker and is now home with his family.

Preemie Prints is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization sharing hope with NICU families through a variety of support programs. One of those programs is the gift of NICU photography and preemie photography. NICU families from across the US can request a no-charge photography session by a Preemie Prints volunteer. The family request form can be found on the right side of our website. These sessions are free of charge and for any NICU family, regardless of time spent in the NICU. The NICU photo shoot can take place inside the NICU or after baby is discharged and at home until their 1st birthday. Facing time in a NICU with a premature or critically ill baby is an extremely difficult time for families. Preemie Prints has a mission to share hope by letting families know they are not alone. Preemie Prints currently has over 100 volunteers nationwide. We are always looking for more volunteers to share in our mission! If you are interested, please email sherri@preemieprints.org and visit our website at www.preemieprints.org. To date Preemie Prints and our volunteers have gifted over 1000 NICU family sessions. 

This was a Preemie Prints NICU Graduate photography session that took place near Rochester NY.

We're thankful to the family for sharing their story & memories in support of other NICU families.