Operation Shower

June 12, 2009 By Claire
Posted in Charities/Contests, Spouse and Family

I love finding creative and innovative ways to support fellow military members and their families. This is one of those occasions! I came across this doing an internet search a while back on support opportunities. If you are interested in helping this organization, it sounds like baby items are the number one need (makes sense!) Visit their website that is linked below and you will find a great list already for you to buy from as a donation. If you are pregnant military spouse and your husband is deployed, you may qualify for this type of support.

The following is taken from their website.

Showers

WHAT IS A UNIT WIDE SHOWER?

A unit-wide shower is a great event! Operation Shower’s goal with a unit-wide shower is to show our appreciation to expectant mothers who have spouses serving overseas during their pregnancies. After gathering donations, Operation Shower prepares a shower in a box for each mom-to-be in a chosen unit of the military. The showers in a box are then delivered by the Operation Shower stork at an Operation Shower baby shower for the entire group of moms. It is a wonderful celebration for these deserving families.

WHAT IS A SHOWER IN A BOX?

A shower in a box is a wonderful way to shower a miltary mom! Operation Shower gathers donations for a particular mom-to-be whose spouse is deployed during her pregnancy. After gathering enough wonderful donations to fill a large box and packing it with festive paper and ribbons, the Operation Shower stork delivers the box to the unsuspecting mom-to-be!

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

There are many ways to contribute to a shower in a box:

Donate new goods for the mom or baby;
Donate money;
Join with a group and sponsor a box to be sent by your group; and
Host a shower or party and collect/donate goods for a shower in a box.

See the Contribute page to donate.

It is a wonderful surprise and a great way to show our support for the mothers who are at home caring for the family while their spouses are deployed and serving our country.

Please email Lena at lena@lenasnotebook.com or Kris at kris@cleverparents.com if you are interested in donating to a shower in a box or if you know of someone who should be the recipient of a shower in a box.

Find out what you can do to support their efforts!

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