Since I’ve been writing so much about baby showers lately, I felt that before I move on to other things, I should tell you about Operation Shower. This organization, started in 2007, is a pretty fantastic nonprofit seeking to recognize and honor the sacrifices military families make by producing and coordinating baby showers and “Showers in A Box” for expecting military personnel and military spouses whose husbands are deployed.
As a rule, military deployments are pretty darn difficult, but many military spouses really take one for the team when they give birth without their husbands by their side (I’ve had friends go through this, and I just keep my fingers crossed that this doesn’t happen to my husband and I). Operation Shower seeks to recognize these women. Last year, Opeartion Shower held Eco-Conscious Baby Showers at Ford Hood, Texas and Scott Air Force Base, Illinois for moms-to-be who were also spouse of deployed or soon to be redeployed military personnel. Each mom-to-be received a festive box filled with baby swag including clothes, toys, books, and other essentials.
You can read more about theses particular showers on the Hostess with the Mostess blog. They’re pretty cute, so I encourage you to check them out!
If you would like to contribute to Operation Shower, you may do so at the Operation Shower website here. I’m sure you will make the day of a worthy mom-to-be!
