
Sign up for Denver7 email alerts to stay informed about breaking news and daily headlines. If you would like to donate materials or learn more about the cause, click here. The company does not accept cash donations. It was very emotional and it cemented what I'm doing."įront Range Angel Gowns is not a non-profit, though Fasano is working on getting that status finalized. "Just a hug and a passing eye contact - because neither one of us could really speak. At the time, Fasano felt helpless, but now she is helping others mourn. One of her own children recently suffered a loss. Because everything - your hopes and your dreams were in that child," said Fasano. "You can dress your child for the first and last time. It is Fasano's job to make the angel gowns perfect, right down to the last stitch. Some dresses are given in memory of lost children, while other are given out of the kindness of their hearts. "When she handed it to me, she said that she had lost identical twin boys, and she said the only request she had was if I could possibly save two pieces," said Fasano, talking about a bride's donation. Oftentimes, the dresses come with personal stories. Shortly after, wedding dress donations started pouring in from across the state.
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"There really isn't any other option but to provide these free of charge."įasano started Front Range Angel Gowns and word spread quickly on Facebook. "The last thing a family needs to do is go to a toy store and find doll clothes," said Fasano. It may sound like a morbid task, but turning wedding dresses into tiny gowns fills a need in the community - a need no one talks about. "It was somebody's beautiful wedding dress that they brought me, and I was going to cut it to pieces." "The first time I cut into a wedding dress was a little difficult," said Fasano. She makes the angel gowns from recycled wedding dresses. Sandi Fasano, of Evergreen, brings infant burial gowns to hospitals, free of charge. A Colorado grandmother is honoring young lives lost too soon.
