Among some of our guests for our first birthday photoshoot, was Sam Posselt from Phambano Technology Development Centre NPC. Although she does not work as a photographer, she did spend the day with us taking some “behind the scene” photos for us. We have attached an album with some candid shots and other moments in […]
Since our finances are not yet at a place where we could afford to host a huge party for our first birthday, our initial idea was to rather have a private day and spend it on a photoshoot themed “From wedding gown to Angel Gown” instead. This would document everything from where we first receive […]
As TAGI’s first birthday was creeping closer we really wanted to treat ourselves with a photoshoot, a very specifically themed photoshoot: From wedding gown to Angel Gown. Now, as a young NPO our finances are limited and so we relied on the kindness of others. In our last newsletter we mentioned that this is what […]
My friend Moira had a tenant that was busy moving out and told her she’s going to throw her wedding gown away. Moira immediately told Annemie, the tenant, about TAGI and suggested us as an alternative. Annemie was much happier to donate her wedding gown to us knowing it will go to help grieving families. This […]
Mediclinic Nelspruit is the ninth Mediclinic to join our family, and also the first Mediclinic outside of the Western Cape Province. Although this isn’t our first time going national, this is the first time for us to reach as far as Mpumalanga. It is absolutely amazing for us to see how TAGI just keeps on […]
Sew ‘n Sensations is one of our drop-off sites and their clients regularly contributes all manners of fabrics or gowns to our initiative. Unfortunately this time we didn’t get the details of their client that donated us these beautiful fabrics, but we are still forever grateful for these beautiful satins! Thank you so much! Eric […]
Today we had the absolute pleasure of meeting with Michelle Govender, Patient Experience Manager at Mediclinic Milnerton. When we met she told me of how she has been googling and investigating the internet in an attempt to find organizations like ours that support families going through infant loss. She went on to tell me how […]
As Chrizelle Erasmus has made various donations of various kinds, we have decided to create one place where all of the Angel Gowns can be showcased that have been repurposed from her many donations – this album will be updated as we work through the donations.
It is with a great amount of pride that I get to announce that we have been granted PBO status! And what a mission it was… When I first embarked on this mission in April SARS pointed out I didn’t have all the forms, all the titles weren’t correct and the 5mm high stack of […]
Marinda is a colleague of one of our Ambassadors, Carla Hanekom. It was after Carla made a post on Facebook, along with photos of her wedding gown she had donated, that Marinda saw it. She pledged her wedding gown to us. A few weeks later Carla told me that the wedding gown arrived by her, […]