Operation Shower 2010 — Lena’s Notebook Part Deux
I am so excited for 2010 and the possibilities it holds. In case we haven’t met, I am LeAnn “lena” Morrissey, Chief Shower Officer and founder of Operation Shower. I used to have a site called “Lena’s Notebook” where I would share my thoughts on products for moms and kids and things I loved. Now, Lena’s Notebook is moving to the Operation Shower blog. Moving is so stressful, but it’s the right thing to do. I think . .
I plan to use part of this site to share with you more of my thoughts on being a mom, but also a behind the scenes look at what is going on with Operation Shower this year as we try to build the organization into something that can be sustained for years to come.
2009 was a great year for Operation Shower — we held two Mother’s Day showers — one at Ft. Hood, Tx and one at Scott Air Force base, Ill. We held our first shower with the March of Dimes at the NICU hospital in Portsmouth Virginia, where we showered 35 military moms with premature babies (picture to the left). We were joined by Army Wives actress, Wendy Davis, and by wonderful military moms and families. We had wonderful sponsors for the events this year and could never complete such showers without their support. You will hear more and more about these sponsors as we go forward. Wonderful companies doing wonderful things — why shouldn’t we let everyone know? I agree, we should.
I hope to share with you all aspects of Operation Shower as we go forward — the struggles and the great joys — of a non-profit business doing what we love, but also struggling to make it work from a business perspective. I recently learned the term “founder flounder” . Basically, it seems this is where non-profit founders struggle with taking the non-profit from a small company that follows their passion to a viable non-profit that can succeed on a larger scale. I am so glad there is a name for my affliction; now I must tackle it.
I would love for you to share the ride with me and help me make Operation Shower a force of strength and love for military families for a long time to come. Take a peek inside my notebook — just ignore the doodles.