Roman's Wraps are made with love and caring by generous volunteers.

Roman's Grandma Janet started sewing Roman's Wraps in her home late into the night.  This was unsustainable as a solo endeavor.  Encouraged by friends and teacher colleagues, it was suggested to have Roman's Wrap Assembly/Sewing gatherings.... In addition, other friends came forward to make wraps in their homes or to make the pocket linings so assembly is quicker and easier. To date, nearly 600 wraps have been donated across the nation and we have another 150 in inventory waiting for hospitals and organizations to order them. This would not be possible without the generous gift of time and talents from our volunteers.  Many volunteers don't know how to sew, but they learn how to assemble, pin, iron and package the wraps which helps the people who do know how to sew, produce more wraps in a shorter amount of time.

Two Roman Wrap Assemblies have taken place recently at South Beaver Creek Lutheran Church in Ettrick, WI and Grace Lutheran Church in Dodgeville, WI.  Each session of about 6 hours produced over 100 packaged wraps.  As the saying goes, "Many hands make for light work."  Volunteers look forward to more assembly sessions because of how rewarding the experience is to work together to help grieving families.

A community with purpose.

On Sunday January 26, 2025,  Janet and Jeff Woodward, Roman's paternal grandparents, hosted a gathering of volunteers to help make more Roman's Wraps. The crew of 19 people produced  191 wraps!  There's no way this many wraps would have been made in this.... amount of time without the preparation of cutting and making the liners for Roman's Wraps by people who could not attend the assembly.  Others who wanted to make Roman's Wraps, but could not attend the assembly on that particular day requested materials to sew at their homes. All Roman's  Wraps are hand made by volunteers with love in their hearts. Our mission would not be possible without the efforts of these wonderful volunteers.

Please accept our most sincere gratitude for such a meaningful and beautiful donation to support others during an unimaginable time.

When I opened the package, I was blown away to see the care, skill and detail you put into making the Roman's wraps!.... I was moved to tears. They are so beautiful and heart-warming.

The Birth Suites team has them and will offer them in conjunction with the cuddle cot. As you mention, I hope they collect dust as well, but we all know these tragedies do happen.

Blessings to you from everyone at St. Mary's Foundation.

All our best, Dina