Help make LEGO® more accessible to chronically ill and disabled young people living in NZ.

In 2022, our Founder, Lauren, sent out a tweet asking if anyone had some spare LEGO® sets that she could either borrow, or buy for an affordable price. This was so that she could build with it, and use this as a therapeutic distraction while in hospital; somewhere she had been for several months.

What happened next absolutely blew her mind, with people reaching out to Lauren not only from NZ, but across the globe! While some people sent a spare set or two, some people even purchased brand new sets for her. People often picked sets that meant something to them personally, so that they could share their own love for LEGO® with Lauren in a unique/ special way.

With a lot of fear and uncertainty throughout the hospital due to COVID-19, and with the ward regularly going into lockdown due to a Covid outbreak, this LEGO® became a very welcome distraction. It also helped Lauren in her recovery both physically and mentally, and kept her hands busy and strong.

To pay it forward, Lauren decided to create 'Lauren's Brick Library', and loan out some of the sets to other disabled and chronically ill young adults to build, and to help as a distraction when they were either going through a rough time, sick at home, or stuck in hospital.

This year, Lauren intends to make her library an official charity, and to expand her loan services to include all of NZ. While she hopes to continue working with the library's existing clients and donors, she would love to reach more young people across NZ.