It’s Feeding Tube Awareness Week!
MIC-KEY Cares is excited to share a wealth of helpful resources and inspiration to support you and your loved ones on every step of the journey during this Feeding Tube Awareness Week (FTAW)
Ava’s Artwork Showcase
Our goldendoodle mascot, Ava, has always loved expressing herself through creativity: drawing, coloring, and imagining stories that bring her world to life. Living with a feeding tube is part of Ava’s everyday journey, and she’s learned that when people understand feeding tubes better, they become a lot less scary.
Inspired by her own experiences, Ava came up with a paws-itively awesome idea to help bring the tubie community together. She wants to invite tubies to create artwork of her and share their creativity in a special art showcase.
Each piece of artwork will be entered into a raffle for a chance to receive special recognition on the TubeFed Facebook page, the TubeFed website, and featured on our monthly newsletter. This recognition celebrates creativity, amplifies tubie voices, and helps share stories that build understanding and confidence.
Ava’s Artwork Showcase is all about connection and self-expression—bringing the tubie community together to celebrate learning, inclusion, creativity, and being uniquely you.
Ava’s Artwork Showcase Details
- Create a piece of artwork that includes Ava
- Be creative! You can use any medium – crayon, paint, paper mache, fabric, etc.
- Need some ideas?
- Ava goes to the beach
- Ava on an airplan
- Ava enjoys a sleepover
- Submit a photo of your artwork using the form
- You must be a member of the MIC-KEY Cares program to be eligible for the sweepstakes. Not a member yet? Sign up here!
- Submit your artwork by February 28th at 12:59pm EST
- All submissions will be put into a drawing, and the winner‡ will receive special recognition on our website, our Facebook page, and have a feature in our newsletter! See sweepstakes terms and conditions for more information.
Educational articles & tubie tales
This week is all about you, our tubies! To encourage learning and familiarity with a feeding tube lifestyle we are providing new articles and new videos talking about support and community.
OLEY Webinar
Avanos is sponsoring an Oley Webinar this FTAW!
Join us from 1-2 PM EST on Wednesday, February 11th as Cynthia Reddick discusses What I Wish I’d Known Sooner: Real patient and caregiver insights translated into practical guidance for feeding tube care.
Q&A Podcast with Nurse Janel Ganz, BSN, RN
We have been collecting your questions and Nurse Janel answers them in a special FTAW Podcast.
Share the Love
Send an e-card to a tubie friend or color some new Ava FTAW coloring pages!
Create a custom FTAW card and share the love with a fellow tubie. A little cheer goes a long way, so share the smiles with the people you love today!
Still feeling creative? Enjoy these coloring pages inspired by our new FTAW articles!
Ava Loves FTAW
Submit Your Art for Ava’s Artwork Sweepstakes
‡ No Purchase Necessary. Ends 11:59 p.m. ET on February 28, 2026. Open to U.S. legal residents 18+. MUST SUBMIT ORIGINAL ARTWORK. Void where prohibited. Total ARV of Prize: $250. Subject to full Official Rules at https://tubefed.com/feeding-tube-awareness-week/. SPONSORED BY Avanos Medical Sales, LLC.
