YOU'RE INVITED!
Family fun is the order of the day at the Community Baby Shower, as evidenced at a previous event.
Photos courtesy of Ciera Coleman
THE COMMUNITY BABY SHOWER OFFERS FUN AND SERIOUS SERVICES
TO EXPECTANT FAMILIES
By Cooper Levey-Baker
Associate Editor
There will be food, games and tons of pregnant women and babies, but odds are this
baby shower won't be like any other you've
ever attended.
The Healthy Start Coalition of Sarasota County and the Sarasota Kiwanis Club are teaming
up this Saturday for their 19th Community
Baby Shower, a fun, free event with a serious purpose: educating pregnant women and
new families. The program is aimed largely at
helping Healthy Start moms and babies, "but
anyone can go," emphasizes Healthy Start Executive Director Jennifer Highland.
Representatives of several local health organizations will be on hand, promoting support
and services in areas such as breastfeeding,
positive parenting and nutrition. Participating
moms will browse each booth, "receive some
piece of information" and then get a punch
in a ticket, says Highland. That ticket, once
punched all the way around, will be entered
in a raffle, with prizes such as Pack 'n' Plays,
baby bathtubs and books up for grabs. Former
Sarasota Mayor Kelly Kirschner will emcee,
presiding over what will surely be a competitive "diaper derby," while Whole Foods will
serve up healthy snacks.
