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“Hiring Our Heroes” Employment Fair Scheduled for October 11, 2012 in Ocean City, NJ

Ocean City, June 22, 2012 – The American Legion is announcing their 4th in a series of Hiring Our Heroes (HOH) job fairs, which is part of a nationwide effort to help veterans and military spouses find meaningful employment.   This hiring event is being sponsored by The American Legion, Cape May County, hosted and co-sponsored by Morvay/Miley Post 524, Ocean   City, NJ.  It will be conducted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, The American Legion, the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMAVA) the Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (DOL VETS), the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (LWD), NBC News, Ocean City Chamber of Commerce and other local partners. Veterans and their spouses are encouraged to take advantage of this Hiring Our Heroes event, co-sponsored by the American Legion and the above mentioned partners on Thursday, October 11, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 12 p.m., at The Ocean City Music Pier, 811 Boardwalk at Moorlyn Terrace, Ocean City NJ.  The American Legion has hosted three successful Hiring Our Heroes job fairs in Toms River, Florence, and Iselin, and plans more in other areas of NJ.  Counselors and representatives will also be available from Vet2Vet, Vet4Warriors, U.S. Veterans Administration (VA), LWD, NJ’s DMAVA, County Service Officers, and Attorney Generals’ office (for veterans’ civil rights education), to provide veterans with additional information regarding their state and federal benefits.

“In March of 2011, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Chamber Foundation launched Hiring Our Heroes, a nationwide initiative to help veterans and military spouses find meaningful employment.  Working with our network of 1600 state and local chambers and other strategic partners from the public, private, and non-profit sectors, our goal was to create a movement across America in hundreds of local communities where veterans and military families return every day.  In our first 12 months, Hiring Our Heroes has hosted more than 190 hiring fairs in 48 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia; more than 9,500 have gotten jobs. We will significantly expand our efforts in 2012 with hiring fairs in 400 communities, the establishment of a stand-alone program for military spouses, and a sustained campaign to enlist the commitments from the small business community to hire veterans and military spouses over the next years.\”

Veteran job seekers and employers may go to HoH.GreatJob.net to register.  Employers must have current job openings, and must register.   If you need assistance registering, please contact us at hiringourheroes@uschamber.com. Representatives from the NJ State Library will be also  on hand to explain and demonstrate all the resources veterans have available to search for jobs, design and write resumes, and apply for jobs.  With technology assistance from Verizon, computer stations will be set up for attendees to practice using those resources.

For God and Country,
Bob Looby

Contacts: Bob Looby, Hiring Our Heroes Project Coordinator,  boblooby@embarqmail.com, 908-894-0746 (cell)

Ken Byerly, American Legion, Ocean City Post 524, byesparky@aol.com, 609-425-4615 (cell)

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