With no end in sight to the hostilities in the Middle East and around the world, WAHMfest™ has teamed up with home businesses and local merchants to create the Help a Spouse fund. We recognize that the brave men and women of our Armed Forces face many dangers and hardships while they are deployed, but we think that the brave spouses who "soldier on" without their mates deserve some recognition, too.

With that goal in mind, we have created Help a Spouse Care Baskets. Each basket includes a variety of treats, including a relaxing body wash and body sponge, a scented candle, hand cream, chocolates and more. (Read a Herndon Connection article from 2004 on the Care Baskets.)

How can you help? Here are some options:

• Nominate a Military Spouse for a care package. As we raise the funds for each care basket, a new name will be randomly drawn and the basket will be sent out. (Please note: due to shipping regulations, the nominee must have a stateside address. Unfortunately, we cannot accept APO addresses at this time.)
• Share this information with your friends and families -- especially those you know who are currently deployed. We would love to have soldiers nominating their loved ones for a gift basket so we can send special wishes along with them.
• Sponsor a gift basket -- or several. Your name and special note with your personal wishes will go to a chosen military spouse. Baskets are one (1) for $25.00; two (2) for $45.00; or three (3) for $60.00.
• Can't sponsor a whole care basket but still would like to donate toward the cause? Click here.

Are you a business interested in sponsoring Help a Spouse Care Baskets? E-mail us for information on our business sponsorship packages.

Questions or suggestions? Please contact us directly through e-mail at execdir@wahmfest.org or by phone at 1-800-466-0294.