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WASHINGTON, May 7, 2008 – A troop-support organization’s Web site earned top honors in the annual Webby Awards competition as the top lifestyle site of 2008. The CinCHouse.com Web site -- which derives its name from military shorthand for “commander in chief of the house” -- beat out such corporate giants as Epicurious and Reebok to take top honors in the 12th annual awards. CinCHouse.com is Operation Homefront’s online community for military wives and women in uniform. “We are completely thrilled,” said Regina Galvin, the site’s editor in chief. “This really validates all the hard work we put in...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14, 2006 -- Servicemembers and their family members with financial questions need look no further for the answers than a new column on the CinCHouse Web site, www.cinchouse.com. CinCHouse and the Military Officers Association of America recently launched a new advice column for young military families addressing questions about pay and benefits, Meredith Leyva, CinCHouse founder, said. “This is a terrific opportunity for our (Web site) visitors, who represent the youngest and newest members of the military community, to get solid advice from a trusted source,” she said. “It’s wonderful to have experts from (the association) to...

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 10, 2006 – For the next three days, the military and its families have the opportunity to learn a little more about each other. CinCHouse, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping military spouses understand and thrive in military life, is hosting its first convention today through Jan. 12 in San Diego. About 350 spouses are registered to attend the event. "The best thing ... attendees will walk away with is a better understanding of military families," Meredith Leyva, CinCHouse founder and Navy wife, said. To help with that understanding, CinCHouse has designed several panel discussions to address...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3, 2006 – Military wives and female servicemembers face many of the same challenges, so it makes perfect sense to create a platform for them to share ideas about how to tackle these issues. That's exactly why Meredith Leyva founded CinCHouse in 1998. "Military wives and women in uniform have so much in common. We have careers and families to care for, and there are a lot of good ideas we can share with each other," Leyva said. "CinCHouse was created to get realistic answers on how to succeed in military life." The CinCHouse Web site provides information...