Eden Gives Back: Update: Support Our Troops and a POLL!

Contributor: Ansley Ansley
Hey everyone, with the help of many members of the community, Eden Gives Back was able to raise: $415.98 in Eden Points Donations!!! Job well done and a big:



to everyone who contributed to this cause. Your donations are going to go a long way in giving the troops something to look forward to every month and we couldn't have done without you.

Now here comes the fun part! We get to select the magazines. The five magazines with the highest votes will be automatically included in the subscriptions purchased. If there is any room left over in the budget then the next highest rated will be included. I hope to be able to order at least 20 subscriptions total.

The magazines are going to be shipped directly from the magazine distributor to Soldiers' Angels, a non-profit organization located in Pasadena, California, that is in need of donated materials to build care packages for troops. I thought this would be an excellent way to keep their efforts going and to ensure a variety of posts and bases would receive these materials.

In addition to selecting the magazines from below, I would also like all of you to put your heads together to come up with a gift message to let our new friends at Soldiers' Angels why they will be receiving an influx of brand new, never before read magazines to ship directly to the troops. Please leave any ideas you may have below in the comment section! Again, thank you to everyone for all of your support and I look forward to updating you again on our progress!

And now for your consideration: (Please choose up to ten magazines.)
Answers (private voting - your screen name will NOT appear in the results):
American Photo/Popular Photography Combo (both magazines)
2
Classic Car
7
Entertainment Weekly
24
InTouch Weekly
InStyle
2
Popular Mechanics
23
Parents
3
Popular Science
16
Scientific American
7
Rolling Stone
24
Vegetarian Times
2
Bloomberg Businessweek
Health
Reader's Digest
10
Motor Trend
17
Writer's Digest
Skeptical Inquirer
1
In-Fisherman
1
Jet
2
Guns & Ammo
10
Mental Floss
3
Maximum PC
1
O, The Oprah Magazine
1
Guitar Player
1
MAD Magazine
15
Golf
1
Wired
8
Outdoor Life
6
MacWorld
1
Cat Fancy
7
Dog Fancy
4
Scientific American Mind
4
Humor Times
7
The Economist
3
Men's Health
38
Women's Health
16
Money
3
Field & Stream
5
People
12
Family Circle
1
Travel & Leisure
3
Sports Illustrated
38
Total votes: 329 (59 voters)
Poll is closed
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Contributor: oldhippy oldhippy
I picked five that I thought would give a variety of reading and entertainment across a broad spectrum of people.
10/17/2011
Contributor: sunshinegirl63 sunshinegirl63
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Originally posted by oldhippy
I picked five that I thought would give a variety of reading and entertainment across a broad spectrum of people.
I picked what I like to read
10/17/2011
Contributor: ToyTimeTim ToyTimeTim
Lots of good choices there.


"A small token of our appreciation for your dedication to our freedom. The people you fight for are standing behind you all the way."
10/17/2011
Contributor: Jenni Shelton Jenni Shelton
i liked ToyTimeTim's message!! This is awesome that you would do this for the soldiers!
10/17/2011
Contributor: RosesThorns RosesThorns
I picked the 5 I thought would be most widely enjoyed
10/18/2011
Contributor: Midway through Midway through
I picked what I find interesting and general enough.
10/18/2011
Contributor: Ansley Ansley
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Originally posted by ToyTimeTim
Lots of good choices there.


"A small token of our appreciation for your dedication to our freedom. The people you fight for are standing behind you all the way."
Excellent message Tim! Thanks for your contribution!!


Let's not forget about the growing number of female troops, everyone!
10/18/2011
Contributor: sexyintexas sexyintexas
Great job everyone and thanks to Stormy for making this happen. I know for a fact how much that just knowing that we appricite them and making home not seem so far away means so much to them!!!
10/18/2011
Contributor: Ansley Ansley
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Originally posted by sexyintexas
Great job everyone and thanks to Stormy for making this happen. I know for a fact how much that just knowing that we appricite them and making home not seem so far away means so much to them!!!
Thank you so much, it really has been a pleasure!
10/18/2011
Contributor: unfulfilled unfulfilled
Those are a lot of good choices and it's wonderful that Eden did this. Great job everyone!
10/19/2011
Contributor: Kitka Kitka
Definitely a good cause with lots of great choices.
10/19/2011
Contributor: Heartthrob Heartthrob
Quote:
Originally posted by Ansley
Hey everyone, with the help of many members of the community, Eden Gives Back was able to raise: $415.98 in Eden Points Donations!!! Job well done and a big:



to everyone who contributed to this cause. Your donations are going to go a ... more
I think they just need to know that we care. Simple as that.
10/19/2011
Contributor: Rhazya Rhazya
Before reading into this topic I assumed it was a care package of sex toys going to troops, then after that sexy magazines, talk about being in the wrong ballpark
10/19/2011
Contributor: Nashville Nashville
DH is deployed right now and the guys would go ape over Popular Mechanics and tech/geek magazines.

They also would love Men's health because all there is to do is hit the gym on the boat so anything that will help them out in that arena is great.
10/20/2011
Contributor: oldhippy oldhippy
As a vet, even though I have been out for some time, I would like to thank everyone for their contributions. I helped, but this is a lot to provide to the guys and gals overseas. They will really appreciate it, and the thought that went into it.

Again, Thank you to everyone who contributed, and especially to Stormy for pulling it all together.
10/20/2011
Contributor: Ansley Ansley
Quote:
Originally posted by oldhippy
As a vet, even though I have been out for some time, I would like to thank everyone for their contributions. I helped, but this is a lot to provide to the guys and gals overseas. They will really appreciate it, and the thought that went into ... more
Thank you so much, it's been a lot of fun to put together. I really appreciate everyone's contributions! It's really going to go a long way in the end.
10/21/2011
Contributor: Ansley Ansley
Thank you to everyone who voted!!! It looks like our front runners are:

Sports Illustrated, Men's Health, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone and Popular Mechanics

I'll be updating our progress once the order has been confirmed. Again, thank you to everyone who participated, we couldn't do it without you!!!
10/24/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
Quote:
Originally posted by Ansley
Thank you to everyone who voted!!! It looks like our front runners are:

Sports Illustrated, Men's Health, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone and Popular Mechanics

I'll be updating our progress once the order has been confirmed. ... more
And in addition to thanking Stormy for doing all of this, I'd also like to show my appreciation to the following fantabulous people:

- DeadIzzy
- Butteryfly
- Stormy
- oldhippy
- sexyintexas
- aliceinthehole
- P'Gell
- ToyTimeTim
- Kindred
- Selective Sensualist
- Miss Debauchery


Thank you all for making this possible!!
10/24/2011
Contributor: Ansley Ansley
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Originally posted by Jul!a
And in addition to thanking Stormy for doing all of this, I'd also like to show my appreciation to the following fantabulous people:

- DeadIzzy
- Butteryfly
- Stormy
- oldhippy
- sexyintexas
- aliceinthehole
- ... more
Indeed!! And thank you Sam for keeping tack of everything and all of your support!!
10/25/2011