“They’re selecting the gown their child will be buried in,” Grubbs said. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2010 there were 24,572 infant deaths in the U.S., children who died before their first birthday from any cause.Īt Baylor, hospital staff members offer each family several gowns, allowing them to choose the right one for them. They are for the babies who will not leave the hospital, infants who succumb to birth defects, complications from prematurity or are stillborn. In Texas, the gowns are created for boys and girls in sizes that range from fitting the tiniest preemies to full-term infants. Each Angel Gown is presented to the family in simple, white boxes and white tissue paper. While other people offer angel gowns, Grubbs believes her group is the first to provide them nationally.
ANGEL BABIES DONATE WEDDING DRESS FREE
With that, NICU Helping Hands decided to offer the angel gowns to hospitals around the country, and has already received requests from at least nine institutions. Precious Angel Gowns offers free Gowns and Angel Wraps to families that have suffered the loss of a beloved baby. Since a news story in late March, Grubbs’ effort has exploded, with an estimated 2,500 wedding gowns pouring in from around the country, and 300 more sewers offering their handiwork. Through the Angel Gown Program, beautiful dresses, once worn at weddings are now being transformed into bereavement gowns for babies who never make it home from. Each dress can become about 10 little gowns. Get Involved Volunteer, Participate, or Donate. They were donated to Baylor All Saints Medical Center, where Grubbs’ husband is a neonatologist, to distribute to families free of charge. The Angel Gowns volunteers take donated wedding dresses and turn them into burial garments. We provide memorial events, burial gowns, support groups and keepsake items. One local option is Angel Gowns of the Capital Region, based an hour north in Albany, NY. These groups are comprised of volunteer sewers who create burial gowns for parents who have tragically lost their baby. After a Facebook post seeking more bridal dresses last year, NICU Helping Hands received about 40 that a handful of volunteer seamstresses turned into angel gowns. One option is donating your wedding dress to an 'Angel Gown' organization (above). “It’s those last personal acts as a parent, those last things you do for your child.”Įach wedding gown yields about 12 to 20 angel gowns. We offer a selection of keepsake items that are lovingly made from YOUR own wedding dress.“We’re talking about the last time that they hold their baby and what they’re giving their baby,” said Grubbs, a mother of four. In the near future, we would like to be able to help families financially with burial expenses or cover bills from missing work. In addition to white and off white wedding dresses, we accept satin or satin like pale pink, pale blue, lavender, navy blue, and black bridesmaid dresses. Our volunteers are constantly thinking of programs to offer these families along with creative ways to raise money to help make this non-profit sustainable. Wehter you would like to donate your wedding gown. With 1 in 4 pregnancies ending in a loss, there's no shortage of grieving families who could use some compassion.
You can drop off or send in your clean wedding gowns to Miles of Stitches at 123 N. Angel Babies, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. Angel Gowns of Michigan, Merrill, Michigan. We have a dedicated board of directors and an amazing network of volunteers from all parts of the US who set aside some of their time in the hopes of providing just a little comfort to a family going through the unthinkable tragedy of losing a baby. Angel Gowns of Michigan, Merrill, Michigan. These gowns are offered to hospitals, birthing centers, funeral homes, and directly to grieving families completely free of charge. Mail us gift cards to Michael’s, Fabricland, or Walmart (please email us for our address) Supplies (white and off-white serger and sewing machine thread, 1/4 white satin ribbon, narrow white lace, mailing supplies) Donate. Promote our work through Facebook, business cards, word of mouth. You then get to follow the beautiful journey of your dress to a developing country (Guatemala is currently the country dresses are going to), virtually meet your seamstress on social media, learn about her and how you are helping her family. We support families who have lost the littlest of souls far too soon.ĭonated wedding dresses are transformed into beautiful infant burial gowns, also called Angel Gowns. Volunteer to help sew Precious Angel Gowns and Wraps. International Program You can donate your wedding dress with your donation of 100.
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