Rockville Salon Creates Discount Program for Military and Students

Rockville, MD (PRWEB) February 14, 2013

The Passport Program has taken flight at Progressions Salon Spa Store in Rockville. Designed exclusively for active military members, their families, and students of all ages, the program offers budget-friendly services and lifestyle events that offset stress and improve well-being.

The Passport Program is focused on self-care. It offers discounts on popular products and services, and features wellness seminars on topics such as yoga and skincare. As an added perk, members receive discounts and financial rewards by referring others to the program.

Inspired by their proximity to local military installations, Progressions sees the program as a chance to give back to soldiers and their families. Extended tours and financial worries create unbelievable stress for active duty families, said Cindy Feldman, Progressions owner. Our program enhances how military families care for themselves and for each other.

Amidst rising education costs, the program brings hair and stress-relief services to students at affordable price points. The Passport Program gives students the tools to project confidence at any age, from middle school though college, said Feldman.

A passionate philanthropist, Feldman established community service as a cornerstone of her business in 1984. In the years since, Progressions has donated thousands of dollars and volunteer hours to local causes. Weve supported military outreach programs in the past, and were proud to establish our own program and support those deserving our attention, Feldman said.

To enroll in the Passport Program, students, active military members, and their families may go online to: http://www.progressions.com, call 301-231-8757, or visit Progressions, located at 12211 Nebel Street, Rockville. A valid student or military ID is required at the time of service.

About Progressions

In 1984, founder Cindy Feldman and her team aspired to create a progressive space where personal growth of guest and service provider went hand in hand. Today, Progressions has evolved into a 9,000-square-foot retreat where excellence in service and in education is everything to the team. One of the leading salons in the Washington area for nearly three decades, Progressions has built its reputation on an unwavering commitment to customer satisfaction. To learn more, visit: http://www.progressions.com.

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Union Diamond to Co-sponsor a Military Wedding Contest

Atlanta (PRWEB) February 20, 2013

Union Diamond ( http://www.uniondiamond.com ), a leading online diamond and jewelry purveyor, has announced that they are going to cosponsor a military wedding contest entitled Operation Wedding. The two main sponsors of the wedding contest, FOX 5 and Ashton Gardens will work together to give a deserving military couple the wedding of their dreams in efforts to bring awareness to the new Ashton Gardens wedding facility in Atlanta, Georgia. Union Diamond is sponsoring wedding rings for both bride and the groom in the contest.

Operation wedding is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the couples to win the wedding of their dreams. Entries to the contest were registered before February 4, 2012. Entries were made by visiting Myfoxatlanta.com. The contest entry called for the couples to share one of their personal stories and explaining why they should they be chosen as the deserving military couple to win the free wedding. Good Day Atlanta will be short listing the registered entries. The short listed entries will feature on Good Day Atlanta from February 13, 2013 to February 14, 2013. Viewers will be asked to log on to myfoxatlanta.com and vote for their favorite entry.

After tallying the votes, the couple with the highest number of votes will be declared as the winner. This will happen by the beginning of March. FOX 5 will periodically follow the couple as they prepare for their wedding. Every important detail from selecting a gown, cake, invitations, etc. will be aired by FOX 5. In addition, FOX 5 will also cover the wedding. The wedding would take place on April 25, 2013. FOX 5 hopes that this contest will provide a memorable event and occasion for a deserving military couple. This also aims at increasing the awareness about Ashton Gardens as a wedding venue.

Apart from Union Diamond and the main event sponsor Aston Gardens, there are many other participating sponsors for the event. Anya Bridal and Savvi Formal Wear are making the bridal dress and grooms Tux. Bob Steele Salon will take care of the hair and makeup for the couple. The entire event will be photographed by The Decisive Moment. Atlantic Limousine & Transportation will provide the Limousine for the married couple. The floral decorations will be done by Hacman Floral Design. Honeymoon Lodging will be provided by Morning Breeze Cabins. Some other participating sponsors include Spectrum Entertainment for the DJ, Classic Cheesecakes & Cakes for the Bridal Cake, and Deco Marj for the Wedding Invitations.

Selected as one of Forbes magazines Best of the Web jewelers, Union Diamond offers one of the largest and most diverse inventories of diamonds and jewelry available on the internet today. All diamonds provided by them are certified by the Gemological Institute of America, European Gemological Laboratory, or the American Gem Society. They also have a 30-day return policy.

Headquartered in the prestigious Overlook III Tower in the Historic Vinings section of Atlanta, Union Diamond is an online diamond jeweler dedicated to bringing the world's finest loose diamonds directly from the top cutting factories. They offer a wide selection of diamonds at incredible price. The company was founded by two diamond specialists, namely, Scott Anderson and Tony Rixom,

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MilitaryOneClick Announces Department of Defense 'Military Saves Week' as Sequestration Approaches

Washington, DC (PRWEB) February 27, 2013

MilitaryOneClick attended a Department of Defense blogger roundtable on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 discussing 'Military Saves Week' with guest speakers Sgt. Major Battaglia, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman, Mrs. Battaglia and Ms. Thompson, Director of the Office of Family Policy/Children & Youth at the Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense.

Military Saves is a national campaign to persuade, motivate, and encourage military families to save money every month, and to convince leaders and organizations to be aggressive in promoting automatic savings. Military Saves Week started February 25th and runs through March 2nd, which is the same week military families around the world are fearing sequestration and devastating budget cuts will take place within the Department of Defense. Sgt. Major Battaglia addressed the questions of sequestration during the round table emphasizing, "The President has guaranteed through his testimony that our service members will be taken care of with regards to pay and compensation."

Jennifer Pilcher, founder of MilitaryOneClick asked the panel how sequestration and furloughs will affect family programs, like 'Military Saves', within the DoD. Commander Leslie Hull-Ryde, Department of Defense Spokesperson for the Office of the Secretary of Defense commented, "it's too premature to talk specifics about what a possible furlough might look like...if it (furlough) does happen we are giving careful thought to how we approach this and we do expect some impact to everybody, not just civilians, but service members and their families."

Military Saves is part of the Department of Defenses Financial Readiness Campaign for the past 7 years with resources available both virtually through MilitaryOneSource and in person on installations across the world. MilitaryOneSource is a DoD website providing 24/7 availability for service members and their families, to include 12 free sessions of financial counseling over the phone in the privacy of the service members home.

Regarding tools available for financial readiness on installations, Ms. Thompson commented, "we have family service centers on all of our installations with certified financial managers providing education, budgeting and counseling for our service members and their families." The DoD also utilizes their partnership with the defense credit unions and banks on bases to ensure the financial well-being of our service members and their families.

Sgt Major and Mrs. Battaglia have moved over 16 times in their 27 years of service and shared some of the small things they continue to do to save money along the way. Mrs. Battaglia commented that she "still makes Sgt. Major a packed lunch for work... and since he's a Marine and needs his hair cut every week, he learned how to do it himself, saving them money." Pilcher also discussed with Sgt. Major the larger concerns about how financial problems can negatively impact military families.

According to Sgt. Major Battaglia, who has been instrumental in the Total Force Fitness program, "financial instability brings tension within a relationship or a marriage, that may have some factors that play into marital tension that can lead to separation, which may lead to divorce or to other things that do not have good results." During the roundtable Sgt. Major acknowledged, "financial fitness plays a big role in more ways than just being healthy in the wallet." Military Saves is a part of America Saves, the larger nation-wide campaign for all Americans.

Military Saves 2013 theme is Set a Goal. Make a Plan. Save automatically. and encourages all service members, their families, and civilian employees to Take the Military Saves Pledge at http://www.militarysaves.org.

When MilitaryOneClick talked with Amy Meehan, Navy wife and mom of three young children, how she feels about financial fitness in the military, her concerns are first and foremost with the issue of sequestration. Meehan commented, "Our future is unknown...my husband will have been at sea, roughly 15 of the last 19 months, and he doesn't know if and when he will get to return home. The lack of care, compassion and action on the part of Congress is very disappointing." Meehan concluded, "we have our financial house in order so why can't Congress?"

For more information and to take the pledge please visit: http://www.militarysaves.org

For more information on MilitaryOneClick "Connecting Military and Families with Resources in One Click" please visit: http://www.militaryoneclick.com

USO Supports Military Children When They Need it Most

Arlington, VA (PRWEB) April 01, 2013

April is nationally recognized as Month of the Military Child and the USO will honor our nations youngest heroes with events and activities at USO locations worldwide. The USO has a 72-year history of supporting military children as they cope with unique challenges like the stresses of being away from a parent during deployment and what its like when a parent returns home different- adjusting to life with visible and invisible wounds. In the 10 years since the United States invasion of Iraq, the USO has continually adapted to meet the needs of our nations military families.

There are more than 1.2 million children with a parent in the United States military, of those 220,000 have a parent deployed and many have endured the stresses of multiple deployments. Whether they are worrying about a loved one in harms way or facing the challenges that can arise when families are reunited after a lengthy deployment, the USO is standing with them.

The USO adapts to meet the needs of those who need us most. To support our nations youngest heroes, we have made a commitment to providing programs and services to help them lead strong family lives today, tomorrow and in the future, said Susan Thomas, Vice President, USO Warrior and Family Care. The USO provides opportunities for families to stay connected during deployment, comforting them when they are facing unimaginable life challenges, and support their transition when mom or dad returns home.

This month the USO will support our nations littlest heroes with USO programs and events worldwide including:

With You All the Way: Trevor Romain will be engaging in activities around the Nations Capitol including tour stops at Fort Meade and Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, as well as Fort Belvoir in Virginia, where he will officially kick off the Month of the Military Child in a presentation alongside the installation command. Romain will also engage with Congressional leaders on Capitol Hill during an assembly event for the Taking Care of You kits (benefitting children of wounded soldiers) and join a panel of three other family and child health professionals at the second annual With You All the Way Symposium at Fort Belvoir. With You All the Way will then travel to Twentynine Palms, CA to deliver presentations to children of those stationed at the Marine Combat Training Center.

The Little CHAMPS: The book The Little CHAMPS: Child Heroes Attached to Military Personnel follows the children of five service members, each representing a branch of the military, as they cope with deployments, saying goodbye, and when a parent returns home wounded. In addition to providing copies of the book to USO Centers Worldwide, this April the USO will bring the books author, Debbie Fink, to the Pacific Region to present her book and educational curriculum to nearly 6,000 military children.

Sesame Street/USO Experience: The Sesame Street/USO Experience for Military Families made its debut in July 2008, to help families deal with the challenges of deployment and homecomings. Since its inception, the tour has taken its message to more than 368,000 troops and military families and performed 631 shows on 145 military installations in 33 states and 11 countries. Additionally, the tour logged more than 122,000 miles and distributed more than 2 million giveaways. This spring, the tour will once again be hitting the road to visit 42 installations in 8 countries in the Europe and Pacific regions.

USO Centers: USO centers provide a warm and comforting place where troops can connect with home via Internet or telephone. USO centers also provide a place for military families to come together and connect with one another to support each other in difficult times. USO Center events focused on military children for Month of the Military Child include:

Military Discounts On Tickets, Hotels And Online Shopping Allow Soldiers To Save Money As Thanks For Their Service

Washington, DC (PRWEB) May 27, 2013

Hotel Deals, event ticket discounts and online shopping rebates offered to military veterans, those currently serving and their families come together in a set of websites from Financial Firebird Corporation.

Military Hotel Deals allow people to select their own hotels from thousands available throughout the United States and internationally. The regular prices on the Hotel Deals site will match or beat the prices found on any major internet hotel site. To make the offer even more special military personnel can take advantage of an additional 5% mail in rebate. In fact, people will find almost any hotel they have in mind, including most national chains and fine boutique hotels as a part of the network offering these discounts for veterans, those still enlisted and their families.

Getting military discounts on event tickets stands as the easiest way for veterans and those currently serving in any of the armed services to save money. By using the coupon code MIL5M1 at Military.DealsTickets.org soldiers and their families get an instant additional 5% discount when they place an online order. Tickets from the site come from the secondary resale market, like Stub Hub and similar sites, often offering the exact same seats. But in a same seat comparison not one of the 25 competitor sites reviewed beat the prices offered by Military.DealsTickets.org. The site will serve users best when they want tickets for sold out events or premium seats. Specific events with discount military tickets include pro sports, concerts or Broadway Shows.

Military Online Shopping Discounts come in the form of mail in rebates. Categories include shoes, luggage, travel accessories, swimwear, jewelry, wedding goods, golf equipment, art, cosmetics and hair care products. Depending on the items purchased rebates for shopping range from 4% to 5% cash back.

These offers to military employees and their families do not expire with no limits that prohibit using the site multiple times. Those who served in the military gave a great deal of their lives to keep the rest of us safe and free, we welcome them to take a little benefit back with our thanks.

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