Gina Elise recently sent me an email promoting her "Pin Ups for Vets." OK, Gina, I'll buy--it seems like a worthy project.

I confess that one thing I like about it is the 1940s/1950s feel, both in the backgrounds and wardrobe, as well as in Gina's physique. As I've noted before, I appreciate a woman's curves and can do without the rail-thin models so common today.  I previously expounded upon this in my blog posts Too Thin/Not Too Thin and The 'Jennifer Love Hewitt Looks Fat in a Bikini' Controversy.

Anyway, according to Gina:

"A few years ago, I started seeing news articles about under-funded Veterans’ healthcare programs. Then, there were stories about older Veterans who lay in bed day after day, never receiving any visitors. Reports started surfacing on TV about the severe injuries sustained by our troops fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"The more I heard about the uphill battles of our Wounded Warriors, the more convinced I was of the need to produce a project that would bring in funds to support all of our hospitalized Veterans.

"My late Grandpa Lou served in the army for 4 years during World War II. I wanted to do something to honor his name. I always loved the romance of those bygone eras - especially the 1940’s - and I drew inspiration from the World War II pin-up girls, whose photos and paintings boosted morale for our soldiers fighting overseas.

"I came up with the idea to recreate a nostalgic pin-up calendar that would serve three purposes:

"1. The calendars would be sold to raise funds for our hospitalized Veterans.

"2. The calendars would be delivered as gifts to our ill and injured Veterans with messages of appreciation from the donors.

"3. The calendars would be sent to our deployed troops to help boost morale and to let them know that Americans back home are thinking of them."

The web address is www.pinupsforvets.com

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