/24-7PressRelease/ - FRANKLIN, TN, June 28, 2008 - As the country observes Independence Day and Americans express patriotism in many different ways, a magazine subscription donation program aims to help people show support to the men and women serving overseas right now.
The program, Subscriptions for Soldiers, received an immediate overwhelming response from service members with the help of Stars and Stripes and Military.com. Service members often settle for out-of-date magazines so the chance to receive a year's worth of current magazines is a sought-after luxury. Presently, the program has a database of 9,000—and growing—service member subscription requests waiting to be fulfilled.
Participating service members are already giving Subscriptions for Soldiers enthusiastic feedback via e-mail.
"I just want to say thank you for taking your time and effort in having a service for sailors and all our other branches to have magazines to keep our minds occupied about other stuff, rather than our minds being concentrated on the stress and everyday life of being in the military, and especially missing our families," said U.S. Navy seaman Clayton M.
For active duty service members, something as simple as receiving a monthly magazine makes a difference by boosting morale in stressful times throughout the year.
"More and more often we lose sight of what we're fighting for when we're deployed. The daily grind we go through day in and day out is extremely dangerous and arduous, and it's so easy to fall into a depressed state when you're thousands of miles from everyone you love," said 2nd Lt. Matt, of the U.S. Air Force. "Programs like [this] allow soldiers/airmen/Marines/sailors the chance to forget about the possibility of losing your life and those around you for a few minutes a day. And those fleeting, precious minutes are a welcome break from the rigors of war."
At the heart of Subscriptions for Soldiers is an effort to connect service members, those they serve and the life we all cherish. This inexpensive but meaningful gift-giving service will continue indefinitely.
The program, presented by Magazines.com, makes donating magazine subscriptions affordable—just $10 per subscription donation—and easy. Donors visit http://www.subs4soldiers.com and can donate to a service member they know or be paired anonymously with a service member through the database of requests. Meanwhile, service members go to a separate website at http://www.subs4servicemembers.com and request up to three favorite magazines from 30 magazine titles like Guns & Ammo, Muscle & Fitness, Shape and Star at no cost to them.
"We believe there are many Americans, regardless of how they feel about the politics of war, who really want to let our troops, all over the world, know how much we appreciate them," said Jay Clarke, CEO of Magazines.com. "At the same time there are soldiers far away from their families who long for a little taste of home."
For service members deployed overseas, receiving a favorite magazine is like getting a little piece of home every month.
Subscriptions for Soldiers connects service members, those they serve and the life we all cherish. The program offers corporations and individuals the opportunity to support deployed active-duty service members by donating magazine subscriptions for a discounted price of $10. With the help of Stars and Stripes and Military.com, Subscriptions for Soldiers has created a database of 9,000—and growing—service member subscription requests.
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