News and Events
10/30/2025
CCMC Lego Delivery - 105 sets
We are deeply grateful for your incredible generosity in donating Halloween and holiday-themed LEGO sets for children undergoing cancer treatment. Thanks to your support, we delivered 105 LEGO sets to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center (CCMC), spreading joy and festive spirit to kids who must spend the holidays in the hospital. These gifts offer the children a chance to play, create, and smile during a time that can be especially difficult. Your kindness helps make their hospital stay a little brighter and reminds them and their families that they are not alone, that a loving community is thinking of them this holiday season.
10/20/2025
Yale Children's Medical Delivery -100 sets
Thank you so much for your generous donations of Halloween and holiday-themed LEGO sets for children undergoing cancer treatment. Because of your kindness, we were able to deliver 100 LEGO sets to Yale Children’s Hospital, bringing smiles, creativity, and holiday cheer to young patients spending the season in the hospital. Your generosity helps brighten their days, offering moments of fun and imagination when they can’t enjoy the usual holiday activities at home. Your support truly makes a difference and reminds these children and their families that they are surrounded by a caring and compassionate community.
10/19/2025
Featured on CT '25 SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT!
Our founder, Shaurya Ranjan, had the honor of appearing on CT ’25 Sunday Spotlight with host Eric Parker. Shaurya was recognized for his ongoing work with Connecticut hospitals, where he provides LEGO® sets to children undergoing cancer treatment.
This time, he was featured for his Halloween and Holiday LEGO Drive. Thanks to the incredible support from the community, we collected over $1,000 in donations and more than 130 LEGO sets in just one day!
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08/15/2025
Yale, CCMC & Make-A-Wish Lego Delivery
​Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone for your generous donations during our 1st Anniversary Lego Drive!
We collected 204 Lego sets—surpassing our goal of 200—and have proudly delivered them to CCMC, Make-A-Wish CT, and Yale Smilow Cancer Hospital.
We are truly overwhelmed by all the donations and heartfelt messages. As someone who fought cancer as a child, I can’t express how much joy and hope these tiny blocks will bring to the kids currently battling cancer.
Your kindness has made a real difference—thank you for helping us build smiles and strength, one Lego at a time.
08/06/2025
Featured on Great Day Connecticut!
Our founder, Shaurya Ranjan, had the honor of appearing on Great Day Connecticut with hosts Kara and Nicole. Shaurya was featured for his ongoing work with Connecticut hospitals, where he provides LEGO® sets to children undergoing cancer treatment.
This mission is especially meaningful to him, as he completed his own cancer treatment just two years ago. We're so proud to see his journey and dedication recognized!
07/25/2025
Anniversary Lego Drive
Blocks of Hope officially turned one on July 25th! To celebrate this, we are currently doing a lego drive! Our goal is to collect 200 lego sets to donate to local children's cancer hospitals, CCMC and Yale Children's. If you'd like to contribute, please visit out amazon wishlist to purchase lego sets! Amazon Wishlist
06/27/2025
Fundraising Event at DFine
We had a successful day tabling at DFine Medical Spa, one of our local business supporters! We will continue to use these funds to buy more lego and block sets for children bravely undergoing chemo threatments.
05/29/2025
CCMC Delivery
We recently learned that Connecticut Children's Medical Center is in need of LEGO sets for the Oncology floors — and Blocks of Hope was happy to step in and help fulfill that need.
CCMC holds a very special place in my heart, as it's the hospital that saved my life. The staff there are truly amazing, and it’s an honor to give back to a place that has given me so much.
We’re looking forward to making many more deliveries to CCMC in the future!
04/03/2025
Article in the Bobcat Prowl
We were honored to be featured in an article for the South Windsor High School Newspaper detailing our mission and the touching stories of the kids battling cancer that we've supported. Read it here!
03/18/2025
Appearance on Hello CT
Our founder, Shaurya Ranjan, had the honor of appearing alongside Kim Smith, Director of Corporate and Community Giving at Make-A-Wish Connecticut; Officer Neil Kavanaugh; and K9 Soleigh to promote Jersey Mike’s partnership with Make-A-Wish CT for their Day of Giving. As an added celebration, the event coincided with Shaurya’s 17th birthday—what better way to mark the occasion than by giving back to the community!