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 founder or passed on to someone else.
The WAP was launched on June 24, 2023, which is 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. The couple said goodbye to their daughter on February 6, 2013, at just past 20 weeks into their pregnancy. To honor Adeline, the initial angels that were distributed were in her memory; current angels also honor the memory of others gone too soon.
How do I get an angel?
Currently, there are 3 main 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. When you make your request, you have the option to personalize the cards with the name of a loved one you would like to remember. (Please note: personalization is available up to 20 characters and will take longer to ship due to the time needed to create the cards)
***Please note: Due to an overwhelming interest in personalized angels, we respectfully ask that you make just one request per family/household every 30 days. Additional requests will not be honored. This allows us to get angels to as many people as we can. Thank you!
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!
If you have received a wandering angel, we’d love to know! You can share a photo and your location in our Wandering Angel Project Facebook group, on our Instagram account, or by sending an email to angel@throughtheheart.org
Your generous donations help keep the Wandering Angel Project running!
Through the Heart is a tiny nonprofit and the angels are made by volunteers. To help offset the cost of materials and shipping, we would be grateful if you would consider making a donation through one of these ways:
1. Click here to make a secure & immediate online donation
2. Venmo: @through_heart (last 4 digits of phone are 8720)
3. PayPal: paypal.me/tth2022
Thank you in advance for your generosity!
