Help us Run the
Bridge to Brisbane
and Support Bereaved Parents
Run for Penny & Lyla, for every baby who deserves to count, and every grieving parent.
On 13 September, our team is running, walking and wheeling the Bridge to Brisbane for two little girls — Penny and Lyla.
We are running for all the precious babies gone too soon, and their parents. We’re running because when they died, the care we got was patchy at best — and because right now, Australia doesn't even properly count how many babies like them we lose each year. No national data. No consistent numbers. If we can't count our babies, how do we know what we're fighting for?
Every step of this run raises money for care and keepsake boxes that go straight into Canberra hospitals and clinics — so the next family who walks into that room and leaving without their baby, feels less alone.
About Love From Penny & Lyla
Penny died through miscarriage in 2022. Lyla was born prematurely in 2023 and died shortly after. In February 2024 Love From Penny & Lyla was founded so that no other family in the Canberra region has to face such unimaginable grief without support.
We're an approved third-party fundraiser under the Canberra Hospital Foundation. Every dollar raised through this team goes toward care boxes and bereavement education for parents in Canberra hospitals whose baby has died — the kind of support that wasn't there for so many, and that we're determined will be there for the next family.
There's also a gap we're fighting to close: Australia has no consistent national data collection for miscarriage and pregnancy loss. That means no one is properly counting babies like Penny. Every step we take on 13 September, and every dollar you give, helps us keep saying: these babies counted, and it's time our systems counted them too.
Thank you for being here.
— Alex, founder, Love From Penny & Lyla
Your support doesn't just fund a box.
• It helps a grieving parent feel seen.
• It helps create memories that may become a family's most treasured possessions.
• It helps ensure that every baby is acknowledged, remembered, and loved.
• It helps hospitals provide compassionate care when families need it most.
Here's what your donation does:
• $80 covers a care bag for a family leaving hospital without their baby
• $170 covers a full care and keepsake box
• Anything above that helps us reach more hospitals and more families
Our goal: $5000
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Support for 28 families
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Our goal: $5000 · Support for 28 families ·
Join Love From Penny & Lyla at Bridge to Brisbane — Here's How
Donate and Cheer us on!
Not everyone can run, sponsor, or fundraise — and that's completely okay. If you'd rather make a donation to Team Love From Penny and Lyla's Bridge to Brisbane campaign, every dollar goes into care and keepsake boxes and support for bereaved parents through Canberra hospitals and clinics.
How to donate:
Click the button below — it takes you straight to our secure Bridge to Brisbane team fundraising page
Choose your amount (if you'd like, you can leave a message for us — we read every single one)
Donations of $2+ are tax-deductible, and you'll receive an automatic receipt by email
No amount is too small. $80 covers a care bag for a family leaving hospital without their baby. $170 covers a full care box. Every dollar adds up toward our $5,000 goal.
Sponsor Our Team
Bridge to Brisbane draws thousands of runners and supporters, and last year the event raised $1.1 million across hundreds of charities. We're a small, approved third-party fundraiser under the Canberra Hospitals Foundation with a big, specific mission — and we'd love your business alongside ours on race day.
What sponsorship gets you:
Your logo on Team Love From Penny and Lyla shirts/singlets worn across the course
A shoutout across our Instagram, website and newsletter
The (very real) achievement of backing a cause that fixes a genuine gap in Australian healthcare
If you'd rather donate goods, services, or a flat sponsorship for our fundraising target of $5,000, we're flexible and very grateful — email alex@lovefrompennyandlyla.org
Join Our Team!
You don't need to be fast. You don't need to be a runner. You need a reason to move and a willingness to raise a bit of money while you do it.
Whether you've lost a baby yourself, you love someone who has, or you just believe families deserve better care — there's a place on this team for you.
What joining looks like:
Register for the 5km or 10km under Team Love From Penny and Lyla (use code 0717). You can also walk the 5km!
Set up a personal fundraising page (we'll help you set it up)
Fundraise - share your page, ask your friends, and share your training!
Walk, jog, or crawl across that finish line on 13 September
Know that every dollar you raised is going straight to bereaved families in Canberra hospitals
That's it. Five minutes now, one very good reason to lace up on 13 September.
Registered entrants collect their race number in person from the Race Office in Brisbane (10–12 September) — no postage option at this stage, so if you're travelling for it, factor in a collection stop.
If you’d like detailed steps for registration, joining our team and setting up, please get in touch and we will send them to you!
If you get stuck at any step, just reply to this email — we'll walk you through it