While there are no hard fast numbers, discussions among some of the Angel gown groups reveal that the supply well exceeds the need at this point. We also remain unable to accept any donations of wedding dresses. Thank you to each and every one of the hands and hearts that help with this amazing mission.Īdditional good news is that more at-risk babies are surviving to go home with their families!!! That is exceptionally good news and what we pray for every day.Īdding those two things together, however, demands a change in our processing. That is good news!! The family of every Angelbaby should have access to clothing for their precious bundle, which is exactly what we want. This means that more donated dresses are processed into Angel items than ever before. It appears that there are so many wonderful hearts and hands participating in creating these items for the precious Angels across the nation and around the world. This is a residential address – a yellow ranch house.Advances in neo-natal medicine and the extreme generosity of you and others has developed into a very unexpected problem over the past year or two in the world of clothing for the Angel babies. There is a large drop box outside our front door so you can drop off when it is convenient for you. If dropping off, please put your dress into a plastic bag. It is ok to send via ground mail or UPS or FedEx. Step 8: Packing & Shipping If your dress meets our criteria and you are ready to donate it, please remove all tissue paper, hangers or other packaging and attach the 1/2 page donation form (from Step 7 above) If mailing, fold/roll your dress up to fit into as small of a box as possible. Step 7: Donation Form & Receipt Complete the bottom half of this receipt and donation form and attach it with a safety pin to your dress. The post will be delayed until we receive your dress and it will make the process of checking it in so much easier on our volunteers. Then post them in a separate thread on our page.
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Step 6: Option for those who are tech savvy While your dress is hanging up to air out, would you please take a picture of the full front of the gown, one up close of the bodice, and one of the full back? (Might require 2 pics to get the entire train photographed). Step 5: Please let the dress hang up for at least 3 days to air out.
Step 4: Remove the netting/crinoline from the underside of the dress and discard it Unsure if a future bride might like part of your dress? Then we suggest keeping a piece that is somewhere between 12-30″ long by 3″ wide so a future bride could incorporate it as a belt or wrap it around her bouquet. Just cut off the portion you’d like to keep, and we will work with the remaining fabric.
So, if you wish to keep a portion of your wedding dress for keepsakes, please do. We are unable to make hankies or keepsakes for you and we do not return angel gowns to dress donors. Step 3: Understand that we cannot return a dress or any part of it to you once we have received it. However, if we are unable to use a dress, we reserve the right to re-donate it or dispose of it.
In some cases, we may be able to salvage the lace and embellishments even if we cannot use the material. Check for odors – If your dress retains a strong odor such as smoke, mothballs, pets, or perfume, we will not be able to use it. If it has dry rot, mold, or mildew, we definitely cannot use that for the precious babies who will wear the angel gowns. Check if its clean – If your dress is discolored/stained and did not come clean in the wash, we may not be able to use it. Many dresses from the 1970’s are not useable because once the lace overlay is lifted up, the satin sheath is see-through and does not give enough quality material for making angel gowns. Step 2: Look at Your Dress Closely Check for the type of material – If the dress is made of a stretchy or jersey material or a lighter-weight / see through polyester material, we most likely will not be able to use it. If it was preserved and boxed, no need to clean it – just remove it from the large storage box as we cannot accept those boxes – and hang it up to air out. Most gowns can be washed on the gentle cycle at home and then hung up to dry. Step 1: Take Your Dress Out of Storage If your dress was not preserved, please clean it before donating.
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