Easier Than a Care Package

While military-life is a choice for many, it is still a stressful life. Presently there are more than 350,000 active-deployed service members around the world in the five branches (Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard) of the U.S. military. It is important for U.S. citizens to recognize these individuals' sacrifice through support whether as an act of duty, an expression of patriotism or other individual reason.

Care packages are a great way to support these service members if individuals have the time and the money to do so; but care packages do not last all year long and may be too expensive for individuals on a budget. The minimum amount of money to send a care package is generally $25.With these things in mind, the magazine-donation program Subscriptions for Soldiers was created. The purpose of the program is to provide individuals with the opportunity to send service members an inexpensive morale-boosting gift that lasts all year.

For just $10 per subscription, the donation program is affordable and easy. Donors visit and donate magazine subscriptions to a service member they know or are paired anonymously with a service member through the database of requests.

The program has already gathered thousands of requests from active-deployed service members through a separate website. Service members request up to three favorite magazines from 30 magazine titles like Guns & Ammo magazine, muscle & Fitness magazine, Shape magazine and Star magazine at no cost to them.

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. Magazines are an easy way for service members to stay up-to-date and connected with news, information and trends happening at home. As reported in a press release, many service members have already responded enthusiastically to the program describing magazines as a sought-after luxury.

It is important for active-deployed service members to have a consistent connection with life back in the States and there is no better way to them to receive that connection than from a citizen extending support.

For more information on how to donate a subscription, visit

Felicity Grant is a free-lance writer in Atlanta.