🎉 2025 Wrapped: LDCF Edition

The Limb Difference Collective Foundation officially launched in 2025 - and what a year it’s been. As a newly established 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, we’ve built a vibrant, inclusive space for limb-different families, advocates, and allies to connect, share, and grow together.

From joyful meetups to podcast milestones, from care packages to global reach, this year reminded us what’s possible when community leads the way.

💛 Top Highlights from 2025

• 2nd Annual LLLDAM Meetup at Brookfield Zoo
  Over 230 attendees gathered for a day of connection, celebration, and community magic. Families met face-to-face, kids played freely, and the energy was unforgettable.

• Official Launch of the Limb Difference Collective Foundation
  We hit play on something big. Becoming a 501(c)(3) means we can expand our reach, deepen our impact, and build sustainable support for limb-different families nationwide.

• New Initiative: Hugs-in-a-Box Care Packages
  Designed for new parents navigating a limb difference diagnosis, these packages offer comfort, resources, and a reminder that they’re not alone.
  👉 Request a Hugs-in-a-Box care package

• Podcast Growth: Parenting Children with Limb Differences
  This year brought more episodes, more parent interviews, and more adult voices sharing how life be lifing.
  🎧 Listen to our most popular podcast episodes

• Community Events and Fundraisers
  From splash pad bashes to the Pints for Purpose fundraiser, every event this year was a chance to connect, celebrate, and build something meaningful together.

• Our Monthly Newsletter is Dropping Knowledge to Your Inbox
  We started sending out a monthly newsletter with things we're up to, updates and behind the scenes efforts, articles and events that we're seeing happening nationwide. Drop your email in the footer form below and we'll add you to the list to receive it!

🌍 Global Reach and Collective Momentum

Listeners, families, and supporters from around the world joined the Collective — attending meetups, tuning into the podcast, and engaging with our resources and events. Every message, every share, every moment of presence helped build this momentum.

💸 Your Collective Impact: Over $10,000 Raised

Together, we raised over $10,000 in our very first year.
Those dollars are already at work:

• Filling and shipping Hugs-in-a-Box care packages

• Helping families attend the next LLLDAM Meetup

• Fueling the community we’re building, one connection at a time

💛 Donate to support our 2026 initiatives
🤝 Ask about sponsorships or fundraising partnerships

📅 Looking Ahead: LLLDAM 2026

Save the date!
The 3rd Annual LLLDAM Meetup is happening on April 25, 2026 — and we’re already planning ways to make it even more inclusive, joyful, and accessible. If you’re interested in attending, sponsoring or supporting this event, reach out to us!

☕ The Stat No One Asked For

Number of times we juggled kids, coffee, and community work at the same time:
1,982
(Feels real. Is it real? Who’s to say.)

✨ We’re Just Getting Started

To every family, friend, listener, and supporter — thank you.
You made this first chapter unforgettable.

We see you, 2026!