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Making gowns for little angels

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donated well over 100 pieces to local parents. “We use wedding dresses, prom dresses, flower girl dresses and even baptismal dresses,” said Leduc. “We make prince and princess gowns for the tiny angels that are takenmuch too soon. We want their parents to receive them in a respectable way. We don’t want them seeing them in a box. “We make them to honor the lives that could’ve been,” added Brown. The group of 15 volunteers takes donated dresses and, after washing and pressing them, dismantles them into little pieces, which in turn are sewn, sometimes, into colorful suits. “We tend to keep the black for little tuxedos, for the boys,” declared Leduc. “We get wedding dresses that are often loved. Then in turn, we create those little gowns.

Nothing can tear a family apart like the lost of a child before birth. One local woman, who spearheaded Angel Gowns of Cornwall and Area, knows full well the pain it brings. “I’ve had nine miscarriages,” explained Penny Brown, as she sat at a table surround- ed by supporters of her case. She holds to her face an extremely small but well-crafted dress. “Doing these angel dresses has been my way of coping. It helps me heal and it’s a worthwhile cause.” Together, with hardworking volunteers such as Denise Leduc, the organization, which was established two years ago, has

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Penny Brown and Denise Leduc, are both members of Angel Gowns of Cornwall and Area . — photo Francis Racine

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In a way, the little infant is hugged by love.” At her kitchen table, Leduc opens a big box, revealing several pieces of dress, cut into perfect sizes. “ We have a volunteer in her seventies that helps us take apart the dresses,” informed

the woman. “She simply loves it. It gives her something to do and she feels that it’s very rewarding. She’s also very good at it.” Leduc then holds a bag full of buttons. “She’s very efficient,” added Brown, as the four women around the table laugh.

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