By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
The Doniphan County Health Department will hold the first ever Community Baby Shower this weekend to help out new and expecting mothers with a take
Health Department Office Manager Wanda Moore says the idea for the shower came from a resident in Troy, and the Health Department worked with them and others in Troy to put the event together
"So that we can make sure that our moms in the area, your younger moms, moms that aren't going to get a baby shower, we're wanting to make sure that they are going to have all the things that they need to begin once they bring that baby home," Moore tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post.
The event will gift new and expecting mothers with gifts they might get at a traditional baby shower
Moore says each vendor will also give away some education as well, such as the one of the hospitals who will show how to bathe a baby
"And they're going to pick up something from each one of those tables," Moore explains. "Like at the baby bath one we might hand out a baby towel and wash cloth set, so they have the ability to learn something and yet take something away at each table as a gift from the community."
There will also be a raffle for attending mothers to put a ticket into for larger items such as play pens, strollers and car seats.
Moore says on top of gifts and learning experiences, there will also be an opportunity for mothers to get some baby pictures taken during the event
"Yeah, even pregnant moms love to have that baby bump picture, so we've gotten a photographer that will take that picture for them, and we'll get that to them," Moore says. "So, we have a little bit of everything that you would normally have at a baby shower, we're hoping to make this an annual event."
The event will run from 9am until noon tomorrow at The Wildflower in Troy, located at 296 Highway 7.
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