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Hardy & His Wife, Caleigh, Donate $45,000 To Mothers’ Milk Bank Of TN: “Giving Back To The Little Ones Who Need It Most”
Giving back to mothers in need.
Hardy and his bride, Caleigh, are giving a generous donation to the Mothers’ Milk Bank of TN. The couple donated $45,000 through the Hardy Fund of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, which will support the Mother’s Milk Bank of TN’s Compassionate Care Fund, now renamed the Rosie Fund in honor of the couple’s firstborn.
Hardy, whose real name is Michael, and Caleigh welcomed their baby girl, Rosie, into the world last spring. After giving birth, the couple received support from milk donors for their daughter; they felt called to give back to mothers who cannot provide milk to their children due to financial barriers.
Caleigh Hardy shared in a recent post that she couldn’t bear the thought of mothers struggling and wanted to give back to the community that helped her and Michael during a time of need with their daughter.
“After becoming donor milk recipients ourselves, we couldn’t bear the thought of a mother not being able to provide their sweet baby with milk due to financial barriers. So, The Rosie Fund is here to ensure that families can continue to provide the life-changing nutrients that their most vulnerable ones deserve. God brought us their way, and now we know why. Here’s to giving back to the little ones who need it most of all!!”
Mothers’ Milk Bank of TN also shared the news on their social media pages, expressing gratitude to the Hardys for this generous donation.
“We are honored to receive a $45,000 grant from the @hardyfund of the @communityfoundationmidtn to support our Compassionate Care Fund—now renamed the Rosie Fund.
Named in honor of Rosie Hardy, a recipient of donor milk through our Outpatient Program, the Rosie Fund will remove financial barriers for families in need of safe, pasteurized donor human milk. We are deeply grateful to @hardy and @caleighhardy for turning their daughter’s story into a meaningful investment in infant health for babies across the Southeast.”
Milk donors ensure that babies receive safe, pasteurized human milk, which provides nutrition for a multitude of reasons. The need for a milk donor can span from premature birth, medically fragile infants, or babies who are unable to receive sufficient milk from their own mother.
Amy Painter, Executive Director of Mothers’ Milk Bank of Tennessee, shared her thoughts on how meaningful this contribution is from the country star and his wife, noting that the Rosie Fund not only honors the help they received but will also ensure that many babies receive the same level of care and support.
“Renaming our Compassionate Care Fund as the Rosie Fund is a meaningful tribute to the families we serve and the life-changing role donor human milk can play. We are deeply grateful to Michael and Caleigh Hardy and the Hardy Fund of the Community Foundation for their generosity and for honoring Rosie’s journey in a way that will help countless other babies thrive.”
It’s evident from Caleigh’s words that this organization is near and dear to her heart, and, as a recipient of donor milk, she knows the importance of breast milk for your little ones. Navigating motherhood and postpartum is hard enough, and with their generous donation, mothers needing milk will have one less thing to worry about.
A truly amazing allocation of their funds to help countless mothers.
