As we reflect on 2025, we are filled with gratitude for the incredible support from our community, partners, family, and friends. This year marked tremendous growth and meaningful impact for Warrior Family Books For NICU, allowing us to bring comfort, encouragement, and hope to NICU families when they need it most.
Fundraising Highlights
🍽️ Dine In / Dine Out Fundraising Events
Our restaurant partners helped us raise funds while bringing our community together:
- Texas Roadhouse – Walpole, MA (2 events) Total of $880 Raised
- Uno’s Bar & Grill (1 event) Total of $150 Raised
💙 Grants & Major Donors
We are deeply grateful for the companies that supported our mission this year:
- Walmart Spark Good Grant – $4,300
- G&C Plumbing and Heating – $1,000
- Instacart – $1,000
Your generosity helped make every delivery possible.
🛍️ Local Markets & Storefront Fundraising
We were proud to connect with supporters face-to-face at local markets and storefronts:
- Franklin Farmers Market – Franklin, MA
- Fairmount Fruit Farms – Franklin, MA
- Walmart – Bellingham, MA
School & Nonprofit Work Highlights
Shawsheen Elementary School – Wilmington, MA
On January 16, 2025, we had the pleasure of speaking with students at Shawsheen Elementary School alongside Sherry Cerino, author and Founder of Ella’s Way. The visit centered on literacy, kindness, and the importance of giving back.
Through their incredible efforts, students fundraised and donated 27 books, directly supporting Ella’s Way’s mission to expand access to books for children. Their generosity and enthusiasm were truly inspiring.
Franklin Girl Scouts – United Methodist Church
On December 21, 2025, Founders Adrianna and Joe Costanzo spoke with The Franklin Girl Scouts at the United Methodist Church about their experience in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and the importance of supporting families during critical early moments.
The Girl Scout troop demonstrated remarkable compassion by donating 10 baby books, helping bring comfort and encouragement to families with newborns in need.
We are deeply grateful to the students, troop members, leaders, and educators who continue to make a meaningful impact through their generosity and care.
2025 Hospital Donation Impact
Thanks to your generosity, 2025 was our biggest year yet.
- Total donated in 2025:
1,989 brand-new baby books
213 gift cards - Lifetime impact:
Since founding Warrior Family Books For NICU in 11/2023, we have donated 3,855 new baby books to NICU families.
🏥 Hospital Deliveries in 2025
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
- 4 deliveries: 03/24/2025, 07/03/2025, 07/29/2025, 12/15/2025
- 769 books donated
- 44 Uber Eats, DoorDash & Shell gas gift cards
Tufts Medical Center
- 4 deliveries: 02/19/2025, 05/02/2025, 09/08/2025, 12/15/2025
- 542 books donated
- 86 Shell & Uber Eats/DoorDash gift cards
Women & Infants Hospital
- 3 deliveries: 03/07/2025, 05/16/2025, 12/16/2025
- 335 books donated
- 33 Uber Eats/DoorDash gift cards
Mount Auburn Medical Center
- 2 deliveries: 09/15/2025, 12/15/2025
- 130 bilingual (Spanish/English) books donated
- 15 Uber Eats/DoorDash gift cards
Lowell General Hospital
- 3 deliveries: 02/24/2025, 11/17/2025, 12/17/2025
- 213 books donated
- 35 Uber Eats/DoorDash gift cards
2025 Accomplishments
✨ Official 501(c)(3) Status
We proudly became a nonprofit organization on February 17, 2025, allowing us to expand our mission and reach even more families.
🌎 Expansion into Rhode Island
We extended our services beyond Massachusetts with our first delivery to Women & Infants Hospital NICU in Providence, RI on March 7, 2025.
🏃 BAA Brigham & Women’s 10K Team
We formed our first running team for the BAA Brigham & Women’s 10K on June 22, 2025, raising $2,250 for the Brigham NICU Friends Fund.
Despite the heat, our family and friends showed up strong! A huge thank you to our runners Jason Ghazarian and Eric Belanger for fundraising and representing our mission so proudly.
Looking Ahead
As we move into 2026, our mission remains the same:
to bring comfort, literacy, and support to NICU families—one book at a time.
We’re excited to share that our next book delivery will be:
- Children’s Hospital NICU in Boston
- January 22, 2026
This will be our first delivery to this hospital, marking another important milestone.
Thank you for being part of the Warrior Family. None of this would be possible without your continued support.
With gratitude,
Warrior Family Books For NICU
Warrior Family Books For NICU 
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