Gold Medal Greetings (GMG) announces the launch of a new service offering custom telephone greetings from some of the most famous and decorated names in the sport of gymnastics. Customers can order a pre-recorded message from a gymnastics celebrity as a gift to be delivered via telephone on the day and time of their selection.

World-class athletes who have triumphed at the highest levels of the sport are included in the program. Gold Medal Greetings has signed a world-class roster of charter athletes including Olympic Champions Shawn Johnson, Shannon Miller, Carly Patterson and Paul Hamm, Olympic medalist Jonathan Horton, World Champion and Olympian Chellsie Memmel, and three-time Olympian Blaine Wilson.

In addition to standard messages, a CustomCall option will also be available for customers to personalize the celebrity greeting with a personal message. Greetings delivered in the U.S. are $8.99 and $9.99 for International and CustomCalls. A portion from each order goes to the charity of the athlete’s choosing.

“Gold Medal Greetings helps spark the celebration of favorite days and occasions throughout the year,” said Tanya Jacoby, spokesperson for Gold Medal Greetings.

“Imagine when a young gymnast gets a good luck greeting from one of their favorite gymnasts just before a meet – talk about a boost of motivation! And we’re excited to offer this one-of-a-kind gift just in time for the holidays!”

Greeting options from the celebrities that can be ordered include: Happy Birthday, Good Luck, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Get Well, Happy Mother’s Day, Happy Father’s Day, Happy Valentine’s Day or Happy Anniversary.

Gold Medal Greetings has also partnered with Atlanta-based Inside Publications as the exclusive marketing launch partner. Inside Publications produces Inside Gymnastics magazine and Inside Cheerleading magazine along with the websites for both titles. The two companies will jointly promote the services.

“We are extremely excited to be a part of the launch of Gold Medal Greetings,” said Shane Womack, Director of Marketing for Inside Publications. “Kids across the country look up to these athletes and will be thrilled to receive a phone call from a role model. One of the things that most appealed to us in being involved with Gold Medal Greetings is the fact that a portion of the revenue from every call is donated to the gymnasts’ charity of choice. It’s a great message not only now during the holiday season, but throughout the year.”

Olympic Gold Medalist and America’s Most Decorated Gymnast, Shannon Miller and her husband John Falconetti, President of The Drummond Press, welcomed their first child, John Rocco Falconetti, on October 28, 2009.  The baby boy was born at 6:46pm, weighing 7lbs, 11oz.

“There is nothing that compares to seeing your child for the first time.  Hearing him cry and holding him in our arms.  We feel so blessed and are excited to begin this new adventure!”

In addition to sports broadcasting and hosting her own television show, Shannon continues to be a strong advocate for health and wellness for women, recently taping a prenatal fitness video and writing a series of fitness books to be out in 2010.

Shannon Miller is going for baby gold. Literally. The most decorated American gymnast in history, Shannon and her husband, John, are expecting their most precious medal, a son, on Halloween! Shannon, who is a Co-Chair of the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness in Florida, spoke exclusively with Celebrity Parents about babies, gymnastics and having a healthy pregnancy.

Shannon, you’re currently expecting your first baby. How has the pregnancy been?
I feel great now, but the first several months were rough. I had morning sickness, afternoon sickness and night sickness for the first 5 ½ months. After that, it was great. I’ve definitely gotten my energy back!

It was that same energy, I’m sure, that got you 7 Olympic medals and nine world medals! How did you get into gymnastics?
I was five years-old. I had never seen the Olympics, but my sister was doing it and I wanted to be just like my big sis!

And then 16 medals later…
Yeah, I got a little addicted!

Are you officially retired now?
Yes, I am way into retirement. I retired after the 1996 Olympics. I was 19 at the time. And after that, I finished college, went to law school and then on to work in commentary and broadcasting.

What do you have going on now?
Right now is a very exciting time. Not only because I’m pregnant for the first time – and everything that goes along with that – but I also have a new project. I have created pre- and post-natal health and fitness DVD’s.

The videos are fun, and they help to remind women to have a fit pregnancy. I’ve done a lot of research and spoken to many women. It’s amazing how little reliable information is out there about having a fit pregnancy.

What could someone expect from the DVD’s?
I wanted each DVD to be a full body workout. There’s a five minute warm up, and a five minute cool down. It’s based on core exercises – strengthening and toning, but not crunches, though – ranging from lunges and squats to arm work. The arm work is especially important so you can carry that little bundle of joy plus a 300 lb. stroller!

Did you find any difference in your pregnant body after having done exercise?
I find that it’s magnified. During pregnancy, you have so much fatigue, and no one prepares you for that. Sometimes it was tough to start exercising, but once I did, I felt energized. After I finish a 20 minute workout, I feel like I am standing taller! I feel better about my body, and after I have the baby, it will help me through the delivery. After I have the baby, my body will bounce back more quickly. And from an emotional and psychological perspective, it will help me a lot.

Let’s talk a bit about your foundation.
I started the Shannon Miller Foundation about 1 ½ years ago. The Foundation is dedicated to fighting childhood obesity. The issue is so complex, but my focus is on the fitness and nutrition aspect of it. I want people to learn about keeping and maintaining a healthy lifestyle and understanding that fitness can be fun!

A big event that we do is a kids’ marathon. We held the first one in May 2009. It was a blast; the kids run an actual marathon! Over a 3 month period, they run 25 miles. Then on the race day, they run the last 1.2 miles. When they cross the finish line, they get a medal. It’s a lot of fun for the kids; they feel like they have accomplished something.

The medal part is definitely an ode to you.
[laughs] That’s true. Hey, who doesn’t like a gold medal?

Now, when are you due?
I’m due on October 31st. It’s a cool birthday, but I don’t want every party to be a costume party! They’ve changed my due date a couple of times, so we’ll see when I actually deliver.

Is the nursery ready?
Yes, it’s finished! I wanted something soothing and sweet. It’s a lot of yellow, cream and ivory, with darker wood furniture. We brought in leather furniture, too, to make the room more boyish. We didn’t want to go with a particular animal theme until we knew what the baby likes!

What are your plans for the future?

There are so many great projects going on, from the videos, to launching a fitness website, to writing four books! And the baby is coming soon, too. It’s been fun because I’ve been home to enjoy all this. It’s definitely an exciting time for us.

“We are thrilled to have Shannon on board,” BabyPlus President and Founder Lisa Jarrett said.  “She is a well respected, highly decorated athlete who is committed to giving her son every advantage even before he arrives.  When we found out she was using BabyPlus, it seemed like the perfect partnership.”

The most decorated American gymnast in history, Miller has led a life striving for excellence. She has won seven Olympic medals and nine World Championship medals. In 2007 she started her own foundation to fight childhood obesity and earned a law degree from Boston College School of Law. Now she’s embarking on her next undertaking, one of the most exciting, rewarding events of her life—having a baby. In keeping with her champion spirit, Miller is ensuring her baby will get the best start possible by using the BabyPlus prenatal education system.

“Like any parent, we want our son to have every advantage and benefit we can give him. BabyPlus helps us do that.”

Miller understands BabyPlus strengthens babies’ learning ability while they are still snug in the womb and gives them an intellectual, developmental, creative and emotional advantage from the time they are born.

To learn more about BabyPlus and the benefits associated, log onto www.babyplus.com.