DONATE WEDDING DRESS TULSA PROFESSIONAL

'I have had a child die,' Dixon said, 'so I personally have a connection of what a great giving thing to do for the parents.'įrench said she can make 10 to 15 angel gowns from one wedding dress. Susan Dixon, the owner of Second Chance Boutique, said she jumped at the chance to donate wedding dresses to this effort.

DONATE WEDDING DRESS TULSA PROFESSIONAL

This week she's visiting her mother in Eufaula, and is once again trying to collect gowns.Īnyone who would like to donate a wedding dress to her project can drop if off this week at either Professional Hair Design, located at 1 Cherokee Avenue in McAlester, or the Second Chance Boutique, located at 118 W. 'These gowns are infused with love,' French said, 'so what better way to wrap our babies who only get one outfit … from a gown that's infused with love.'Įverywhere she goes, she takes her sewing machine with her and asks for donations of wedding dresses. She said there's a reason why she makes them out of people's wedding gowns. She said parents can lay their children to rest in the tiny tuxedos and delicate dresses she makes. 'I started making them when we were in Maine last year,' she added, 'and I've loved it ever since.' 'I give them to the local hospitals wherever I'm at for the babies that don't make it home.' ' a tiny little gown that I make from wedding gowns people have donated to me,' French said. She heard about others making 'angel gowns' for these children, so she decided to give back and start her own sewing project. 'I travel around the country delivering babies for different hospitals that need a fill-in nurse,' said French, whose job has taken her to Maine, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Oklahoma.ĭuring her lengthy career as a nurse, she has had the tough task of helping parents who lost a baby. Old wedding dresses no longer have to stay in storage thanks to a traveling nurse with ties to Green Country.ĪnnMarie French lives in Pennsylvania, but goes to hospitals all across the country as a labor and delivery nurse.

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