Amvets PARTNERS WITH BOWIE BAYSOX TO HOST VETERANS’ CAREER FAIR

Local employ­ers to recruit tran­si­tion­ing and unem­ployed vet­er­ans at Prince George Sta­dium Hir­ing Event

WHAT: AMVETS Career Centers/Activision Call of Duty Endow­ment Career Fair for Tran­si­tion­ing and Unem­ployed Vet­er­ans at Prince George Sta­dium, fol­lowed by a minor-league base­ball game between the Bowie Baysox and the vis­it­ing Port­land Sea Dogs.

WHERE: Prince George Sta­dium, 4101 Crain High­way, Bowie, MD 20716. Free park­ing onsite.

WHEN: Wednes­day, June 13, 2012 from 1-5pm, Base­ball game begins at 7pm.

WHY: Due to a wind down of expe­di­tionary efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, cou­pled with immi­nent Pen­ta­gon bud­get cuts, a mas­sive influx of pro­fes­sional mil­i­tary vet­er­ans are expected to enter the pri­vate sec­tor work­force. AMVETS, in part­ner­ship with the Activi­sion Call of Duty Endow­ment and the Bowie Baysox, is work­ing to meet the needs of these vet­er­ans by bring­ing them face-to-face with veteran-friendly employers.

ATTENDENCE: Vet­er­ans and Employ­ers wish­ing to attend or exhibit may RSVP via email to Maria Isaja: misaja@amvets.org. Vet­er­ans should have a DD-214 or other evi­dence of mil­i­tary ser­vice. Dead­line for employ­ers to reserve booth space is May 20, 2012. Up to four free tick­ets to the June 13 game will be made avail­able to vet­er­ans in atten­dance on a first-come-first-serve basis. Mem­bers of the media are wel­come. For addi­tional infor­ma­tion, con­tact AMVETS National Com­mu­ni­ca­tions Direc­tor Jay Agg at jagg@amvets.org or (571) 991‑6998.

About AMVETS: A leader since 1944 in pre­serv­ing the free­doms secured by America’s armed forces, AMVETS pro­vides sup­port for vet­er­ans and the active mil­i­tary in procur­ing their earned enti­tle­ments, as well as com­mu­nity ser­vice and leg­isla­tive reform that enhances the qual­ity of life for this nation’s cit­i­zens and vet­er­ans alike. AMVETS is one of the largest congressionally-chartered vet­er­ans’ ser­vice orga­ni­za­tions in the United States, and includes mem­bers from each branch of the mil­i­tary, includ­ing the National Guard and Reserves. For more infor­ma­tion, visit www.amvets.org.

About Activi­sion Blizzard’s Call of Duty Endow­ment: The Call of Duty Endow­ment is a non-profit pub­lic ben­e­fit cor­po­ra­tion that helps sol­diers tran­si­tion to civil­ian careers after their mil­i­tary ser­vice. The Call of Duty Endow­ment focuses its resources on assist­ing orga­ni­za­tions that pro­vide job place­ment and train­ing to vet­er­ans, as well as engag­ing the media and pub­lic forums to raise aware­ness about the issue. Activi­sion Bliz­zard launched the orga­ni­za­tion in Octo­ber 2009, with a com­mit­ment to donate and raise mil­lions of dol­lars for the cause. To help guide the endow­ment, CEO Bobby Kotick has recruited an advi­sory board com­posed of respected vet­er­ans rep­re­sent­ing the var­i­ous ser­vice branches. Just as our men and women in the armed forces fought to pro­tect our nation and lib­er­ties, CODE will fight to ensure that they find a career they deserve on leav­ing the military.