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Parker H. Bainter Foundation

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Non profit with a goal of keeping families together when their children are in the PICU and bringing moments of happiness to hospitalized children.

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☕️ SIP FOR A CAUSE! 💙🌊

We’ve got a very good reason to stock your fridge with cold brew! 😉

Our friends at Beach City Coffee have given us an exclusive promo code just for our community — and it’s a delicious way to give back to the Parker H. Bainter Foundation.

Here’s the deal:
🩵 Grab a 12-pack of their delicious Cold Brew for the Coast
💙 Use our code PARKER2026 to get the special price of just $36 ($3 a can!)
💙 $12 from every pack goes directly to the Parker H. Bainter Foundation!

Whether you sip it straight from the can or turn it into a fabulous espresso martini (we won’t judge 🍸😉), you can enjoy your cold brew knowing you’re making a difference.

Every purchase helps us continue our mission of supporting families with children in the hospital. 💙

✨ HOW TO ORDER:
Shop at BeachCityCoffee.com and enter code PARKER2026 at checkout.

Drink good coffee. Do good things. Repeat. ☕️💙

A huge thank you to Beach City Coffee for partnering with us and helping make a difference!

#ParkerHBainterFoundation #SipForACause #BeachCityCoffee #GiveBack CoffeeWithAPurpose by @parkerhbainterfoundation

Parkerpalooza 2026 was one of those days we’ll hold onto for a long time. 140 of you showed up for Parker. Because of you, 6 families will have help so a parent can stay by their child’s bedside in the PICU. A special thank you to our student volunteers, pre-med majors from UC Santa Barbara, who gave us their whole day. Thank you also to our event sponsors and everyone who donated an auction item. You turned a party into meaningful help for families who need it most. Save the date: the Parker H. Bainter Gala is March 6, 2027. Details coming soon. by @parkerhbainterfoundation

We are proud recipients of a $25,000 grant from Invest in Others in the Catalyst category, presented at their gala this week.

This grant means we get to help even more families. More time bedside and less worry about the bills, parking, meals, transportation, and childcare that pile up while your child is hospitalized.

The night was a reminder of what happens when purpose meets action. A room full of financial planners who could talk about anything chose to talk about giving back, and chose to invest in organizations doing the work on the ground. It’s moving to think about how much good gets created when people lead from the heart. 🩵

Congratulations to this year’s Catalyst category winner, Shepherd’s Way, and to fellow finalist Ben French — incredible work, both of you.

Thank you to @investinothers for this honor, and to @gerberkawasaki and @lplfinancial for making this possible. by @parkerhbainterfoundation

This month, we helped four families carry a weight most people never see.

The medical teams handle the treatment, but we support the side nobody talks about: the bills that don’t stop just because your world did.

Grab your tickets to Parkerpalooza or donate through the link in our bio. Either way, you’re helping a family stay focused on their kid instead of how to pay for it. by @parkerhbainterfoundation

Five years.

Somewhere along the way, I thought that as the years passed, it would get easier.

But it hasn’t.

We know this week is coming every year, and yet there is still a full shift that happens in our bodies. A heaviness. A reminder that there is a little person missing from our daily lives, from our home, from all the moments we imagined we would share.

There are the comparisons that sneak into my mind…

“He should be starting kindergarten.”

And other little thoughts that come out of nowhere. Don’t get me wrong—I am genuinely so happy watching all of these little ones start school. But there’s this strange part of my brain that says, That’s what Parker was supposed to be doing.

Five years later, that still hurts.

And yet, this week also brought so much light.

This week, we had the opportunity to bring joy to little ones who are hospitalized. We got to celebrate and honor Parker, with Henry leading the way. We had the opportunity to film for the @investinothers grant. And we got to say Parker’s name. We got to share Parker’s story.

And maybe that’s the piece that has gotten better—not the missing him, not the grief, but what we are able to do with it.

Because Parker’s life matters. His story matters. And his legacy is helping families who are living through the unimaginable.

Families who want nothing more than to stay by their child’s bedside, but without financial support may be faced with a choice no parent should ever have to make:

“Do I stay with my child, or do I go to work to keep the lights on and feed my family?”

No family should have to make that choice.

So while this week hasn’t gotten any easier, it has been a good week. A meaningful week. A week filled with purpose.

And for that, I am forever grateful.

Grateful for our community—for every person who lifts us up, supports us, says Parker’s name, shares his story, and helps us keep his legacy alive.

Five years without Parker.

Five years of loving him, missing him, honoring him, and finding ways to make his short life continue to make a difference.

We will keep going. For Parker. 🤍 by @parkerhbainterfoundation

Happy 5th heavenly birthday, Parker. 🎈

Today we’re looking back at his 5-month birthday celebration, and we wanted to share some of those photos with you.

We’d love for you to celebrate year five with us at Parkerpalooza on September 26th. RSVP link in bio. by @parkerhbainterfoundation

Parkerpalooza is back for year five! 🎉

Join us Saturday, September 26th, 10 AM–1 PM for festive food and drinks, bounce houses, a petting zoo, and a can’t-miss auction.

Small entry fee covers the fun. Sponsorships are also open if you’re interested.

👉 Tickets and RSVP link in bio. Please RSVP by September 16th.

Got an item to donate to the auction? Send us a DM, we’d love to include it.

Can’t wait to celebrate with you all! by @parkerhbainterfoundation

Zach Bainter, Parker’s dad and our co-founder, has been named one of three national finalists for the Catalyst Award at the 20th Annual Invest in Others Awards, presented September 17 in Boston.

The Invest in Others Awards recognize financial advisors who use their time, talent, and resources to make a lasting difference in their communities. Zach was recognized for the work this foundation does every day: keeping parents at their child’s bedside by covering what no family plans for.

Every finalist directs a grant to their charity, so this recognition turns straight into support for families in the PICU.

Congratulations, Zach. by @parkerhbainterfoundation

🚒 Special thank you to Ethan, Chaz and Zach at station 51.
We passed a stunning fire station on our way to lunch and noticed it was the Parker 51 station. After lunch we decided to “stop by” in hopes to take a photo and buy merch they had for sale.
As we got ready to leave the truck pulled in and we waved. They jumped out to greet us, gave Henry a tour of the rig and all the lifesaving tools.
We talked about the foundation, local restaurants and the World Cup. We will forever be grateful for the time spent and the oppertunity to meet and share.
#parkerstation51 #firestation #greenvillesc #greenvillescfiredepartment by @parkerhbainterfoundation

This spring, you can put comfort directly into a child’s hands 💛

For just $10, you can help us place a soft, comforting stuffy into the bed of a child in the hospital.

It’s more than a toy — it’s something to hold onto during scary moments, a sense of calm, and a reminder they’re not alone.

Our goal is to fill as many beds as possible with love this season 🌸

✨ $10 = 1 stuffy
✨ Every donation makes an immediate impact

Donate here:
https://secure.givelively.org/donate/parker-h-bainter-foundation

Text to donate: STUFFY to 44-321

#PlayItParker #ParkerHBainterFoundation #GiveComfort #StuffyDrive by @parkerhbainterfoundation