Hi, it’s Oa here, Founder of Little Lifts.

On 1st January, a new year begins – our fundraising starts again, and our plan to deliver 14,175 Boxes in 2026 begins. At the start of the year, our first team meeting gives us the chance to reflect on the previous year by writing letters. Our letters capture highlights, challenges and celebratory moments. 2025 was a busy year for our small team, so there was a lot to reflect on. Here are some snippets from the teams’ letters:

“Wow, what a year it was… full of tremendous highs, achievements, and teamwork! When I looked out at a sea of over 400 faces at the Ball, it really hit home that they were all there to support our teeny-weeny charity! They were there because they genuinely believed in what we do and how we do it. Thinking about how far we have come and how many people we have now supported, I am blown away by our growth and achievements.”

“At the top of my favourite Little Lifts moments is the huge welcome I received on day one. I will never forget it! The big door opening, and all the smiling faces and hugs there to greet me – I had been feeling nervous but was thrust a mug of tea and suddenly felt like I was where I was meant to be.”

“One of my favourite moments was the Bakes for Kindness photoshoot. It was a physical manifestation of our work, a lovely celebration with our wonderful volunteers, and a chance to see our creative ideas come together. As I was taking photos, our volunteers were connecting, which was lovely to witness.”

In 2025, we raised enough funds to distribute 12,672 Little Lifts Boxes to breast cancer patients across our ten NHS Hospital Partnerships in the East of England and nationally through our Little Kindness Fund (LKF). We hosted 8 Community Clubs, including our first-ever in-person Focus Group for breast cancer patients in London who received a Box via our Little Kindness Fund. Our volunteers contributed a whopping 3000 hours to preparing and packing our Boxes and supported 21 trips in our van, ‘Hope’, delivering 4132 Boxes across Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire. Our LKF Assessors processed over 8000 applications, and our brilliant Community Champions and Event Volunteers supported us at 27 external events.

As I look back on Little Lifts’ achievements in 2025, I am reminded of the strength of a community built on kindness and generosity. I cannot thank our Little Lifts Community enough for believing in our vision that no one should face breast cancer treatment alone.