Philanthropy: Operation Shower helps military wives

Imagine being pregnant while your spouse is deployed in Iraq or Afghanistan. Operation Shower is a non-profit organization that supports our troops and their families by providing baby showers to moms and moms-to-be whose husbands are deployed overseas defending America’s interests.

Founded by the owners of Clever Parents and Lena’s Notebook, Operation Shower throws baby showers around the country for these deserving women. On Saturday, December 8th, 2007, 50 Army spouses will be showered with gifts in Fort Hood, Texas.Operation Shower would like to thank the following generous organizations for providing gifts for all 50 of the women being honored at the upcoming shower at Fort Hood. Thank you for making Operation Shower a success!

Many thanks to these generous companies and to the numerous other companies and individuals who contributed to the Fort Hood shower. If you are interested in donating items to an upcoming Operation Shower event, please visit www.operationshower.org.

Click Continue Reading to see all of the companies who donated products to these military moms.

Baby Gear

• EuroTotes by lillebaby Traveling just got easier withthe lillébaby EuroTote™! Ideal for parents on the go, the EuroTote doesfar more than any single function baby carrier or bunting bag on themarket. www.lillebabyusa.com

Bath & Body

• Love Me Baby Me gift sets. The Love Me Baby Me naturalbaby skincare line includes five pure, safe and gentle skincareproducts: Bubbly Wash, Smoothy Shampoo, Creamy Cream, Hair Putty andButt Balm. www.lovemebabyme.com
• Tiny TrufflesLittle Twig’s Baby Basics gift pack will help get your favorite newfamily off to a great start with fun, all-natural infant bathingessentials-including a plush caterpillar washcloth, refreshing extramild baby powder, and organic lavender baby wash & bodymilk. www.tinytruffles.com
• JOHNSON’S® – An assortment of bath and skincare products. www.johnsonsbaby.com
• Trimfoot CoMake bath time even more fun with a bath gift set from Trimfoot Co.Adorable hooded towel, slippers, bath mit and brush arranged in anadorable basket with cloth liner. www.trimfootco.com

Clothing & Shoes

• Vincent Shoes The hip Vincent™ collection of children’sshoes are fun, fashionable and functional. The Vincent shoe brand is100% focused on children’s shoes, including sneakers, dress shoes,dress-up shoes, prewalkers, baby booties, boots, slippers, high topsand sandals. www.vincentshoestore.us
• Baby Legs Baby Legs leg warmers are great for crawling over all surfaces. www.babylegs.net
• Baby Ears Hats from Karen Alexis. Sweet hats with little ears to keep baby’s heads warm. www.karenalexis.com
• The Stowers SwaddlerThis unique swaddling baby blanket makes swaddling easy to do andeasier to maintain. The blanket’s design is based on techniques used inmaternity by nurses, midwives and other professionals. www.uniquenotecards.com
• My Rockstar Baby Is your baby reporting for ACTIVE DOODIE? Then this is the perfect little onesie! www.myrockstarbaby.com
• Tiny Sprouts Show off your little sprout’s style with adorable, personalized onesies embroidered with the words of your choice. www.tinysprouts.com
• Baby Once Baby Once offers stylish apparel and accessories for newborns, infants and babies. For Operation Shower, Baby Once provided an assortment of baby items including blankets, diaper covers, baby legs, baby socks and more. www.babyonce.com

Decor

• Wee Gallery Cheer up baby’s room with three new collections of Wee Gallery animals now available as gallery-wrapped canvas prints. www.weegallery.com
• Kirby Ink Show your support of our soldiers with patriotic artwork from Kirby Ink. www.kirbyink.com

For The Moms & Dads

• Miss Elaine Miss Elaine specializes in fashionablesleepwear, robes and loungewear to suit the lifestyles of today’swoman. Whether it’s cozy robes or comfy pajamas, Miss Elaine’s productsare designed with carefree fabrics detailed with feminine lace trim andbeautiful embroidery. www.misselaine.com
• Sand Dune PublishingBetween You and Me Keepsake Journals for Mom and Dad. Each hardcover,spiral-bound book contains 35 – 45 fun-to-ask and fun-to-answerquestions. You get them back with handwritten responses you’ll cherishforever. www.sanddunebooks.com
• TRG GroupSoren® has added to an elite collection of totes designed to meet theneeds of a wide array of consumers. Soren® totes range from highfashion totes to everyday shopping totes. www.trgcorporate.com
• St. Martin’s Press Army Wives: The Unwritten Code of Military Marriage by Tanya Biank. www.stmartins.com
• Tobi Woods Designs Beautiful and artistic journals, magnets and notecards from Tobi Wood Designs www.tobiwooddesigns.com
• Hollyberry Baking Company Individually packed homemade cookies. www.hollyberrybaking.com
• Cornerstork Baby GiftsCute and practical "About to Hatch" egg timers work fabulouslyanywhere. The egg-shaped timer twists at the bottom to countdown anyinterval of time from one minute to 60 minutes. www.cornerstorkbabygifts.com
• Safer Mom Inc Auto safety magnets from Safer Mom alert and remind drivers that there are children on board. www.safermom.com

Books & Multimedia

• Carol Kaplan-Lyss’s Lollipop Tree CDs (a collection ofpopular American folksongs) and Minnie Macaroni CDs (a homespuncollection of simple songs and stories for young children) andcassettes of each. Sold exclusively on-line at Lena’s Notebook: http://notebook.myshopify.com/
• Cedar Valley Publishing Let’s Get Ready for Kindergarten by Stacy Kannenberg www.cedarvalleypublishing.com
• Giddio Billy Brown and the Mystery Package CDs www.giddio.com
• Blue Orchid Press Blue Orchid Breastfeeding and Newborn guides for your personal health. www.blueorchidpress.com