Anchors Away: Experience Project Hosts Valentine's Day Contest
Online Experience-Based Support Community Salutes Military Couples this Valentine's Day with a Contest Celebrating Their Love.
San Francisco (PRWEB) February 6, 2007 -- For many people, Valentine's Day is an opportunity to celebrate relationships with flowers and chocolates, a romantic dinner, or even a weekend getaway. However, for thousands of military couples separated from their loved ones because of overseas deployments, Valentine's Day can prove to be an exceptionally difficult and lonely time. Yet, couples separated by an ocean can still find a way to express their love and devotion to one another, while finding support from others in the same situation.
Experience Project (http://www.experienceproject.com), an online community that connects members who share numerous life experiences -- such as being a military wife and having their spouse away on Valentine's Day -- salutes military couples with an open call for the stories behind their extraordinary love. Points of particular interest are how the couple fell in love, how they cope with being apart during deployments, and what they look forward to doing once their distant half returns home. The community's favorite stories, as decided by community members and staff, will receive gift certificates to Bath & Body Works and White Barn Candle Company.
"Being apart on Valentine's Day was always so difficult, as the coping strategies that work nearly every other day simply break down on February 14th," states Jenine Mak, girlfriend of a United States Army Captain deployed overseas. "After sharing a few experiences on Experience Project, I was connected to other members who had been through the same experiences and could not only understand my feelings, but also suggest how to best deal with them."
"Love experiences are very popular topics for members of our community, as the best support and advice comes from those people who have been in the same situation. We cannot think of a more powerful demonstration of love than in the case of military relationships, which withstand distance, time, and distress," notes Armen Berjikly, CEO of Experience Project. "The stories behind these relationships are not only powerful, but inspirational to us all."
For those that would like to remember a fallen hero, a special section of the site has been set aside for memorializing loved ones through text, pictures, and video. Furthermore, the Experience Project team has made a donation to the National Military Family Association (http://www.nmfa.org), which strives to improve the quality of military family life. In light of the unique challenges faced by military families, Experience Project highly encourages others to do the same.
The contest can be found at: http://www.experienceproject.com/mk/valentines_contest_military.php
About Experience Project
Experience Project connects thousands of new friends daily using common life experiences to build networks between members. The more experiences two people have in common, the stronger the understanding. Privacy is fundamental, enabling a comfortable and discreet environment to share experiences, connect with others who understand, and explore the novel challenges and triumphs of others. Recently entering a public beta, the thriving community has received international coverage in the likes of Planet.nl, CNET, and Wired. The website can be reached at http://www.experienceproject.com .
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