What is the Wandering Angel Project?
The Wandering Angel Project is a program offered by Through the Heart to honor all of the babies lost during pregnancy or shortly after birth as well as any other loved ones gone too soon. The goal is to spread positivity in their memory through an angel that brings love, strength, peace, and protection. Angels can be kept by the person who finds it or passed on to someone else.
The WAP was launched on June 24, 2023, which was the 10-year anniversary of Adeline Kelly’s due date. Adeline is the daughter of TTH founders Sean & Karen Kelly and the inspiration for the organization. So far, more than 2,500 angels have been shared as part of the Wandering Angel Project!
How do I get an angel?
There are several ways to obtain a wandering angel!
First, one is included in each of our Comfort Kits to send love, strength, peace, and protection to the recipient in the wake of their pregnancy loss.
Second, you can find one! Angels are scattered around the country and can be just about anywhere – on a park bench, at a baseball game, in a tree, on a shelf at a store, or anywhere else someone might randomly decide to place one.
Third, you can request a package to be mailed to you. Each package includes 6 angels – one for you to keep, and five more to share with others. You can request a pre-made, assorted set of angels for $1.99 or personalized ones for $3.99 (Please note: personalization is available up to 20 characters and will take longer to ship due to the time needed to create the cards)
Fourth, you can create your own! It can be therapeutic to engage in a craft activity and it allows you to customize in a way that is meaningful to you, such as using the person’s favorite color. If you’re looking for inspiration, there are a number of tutorials online to create an angel using a variety of methods and materials:
How to sew an angel decoration by Debbie Shore
How to make a quick and easy angel ornament
We just ask that you include this wording with your angel so whoever finds it knows it is a part of the Wandering Angel Project!
May this Wandering Angel, that was made in memory of NAME, bring you blessings!
Join in the fun and post in the Facebook group Wandering Angel Project or pass along for someone else to find!
wanderingangelproject.com
Although this program was started to remember babies lost during pregnancy, it has grown to include anyone that is no longer here on earth. Please feel free to honor a family member, friend, or anyone else meaningful to you.
We’d love to to see where your angel has traveled!
The goal of the project is to share blessings with others by leaving your angels to be found. If you have discovered a wandering angel somewhere, we’d love to know! You can share a photo and your location in our Wandering Angel Project Facebook group or by sending an email to angel@throughtheheart.org
Thank you in advance for joining the Wandering Angel Project, we can’t wait to see where your angels go!
