On 10/3 Brooklyn Workforce1 will host Priority 1 Veterans Employment Screening Event at 10:45am EST. For more information contact Whitney Wooten, [email protected], (347) 930-8422, or click the link below.

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Workforce1 has relationships with hundreds of businesses across New York City committed to hiring veterans. Our center and dedicated Veteran Specialists will help veterans and their spouses explore career paths, develop resumes, prepare for interviews, and identify education opportunities, training initiatives, and other support services designed specifically for veterans.

*Anyone who has served at least 1 day in the Military qualifies as a Veteran at Workforce1*

Click here to learn more about jobs available & to RSVP: https://calendly.com/bkworkforce1cp/veterans-recruitment

On 10/3 Rockland County Veterans Service Agency will host Gold Star Family Recognition Day at 12:00 PM EST. For more information contact Rockland County Veterans Service Agency at [email protected] or (845) 638-5244.

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Gold Star Family Ceremony Postponed until Tuesday, Oct 3rd at 12:00pm (noon): We regretfully need to reschedule tomorrow’s ceremony due to the weather forecast. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused anyone. It is now scheduled for Tuesday, October 3rd at 12:00pm (noon) at Congers Veterans Memorial located at 66 Lake Rd, Congers NY 10920.   Please see attached flyer.

On 10/3 Hiring our Heroes will host Skills-Based Fellowship Candidate Information Session at 4:30 PM EST. For more information contact Hiring Our Heroes or click the link below.

*Please note Hiring Our Heroes does not have a contact email listed, but if you click the link above it will take you to their contact form page*

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Skills-Based Fellowship Candidate Information Session
Tuesday, October 3 | 4:30 p.m. ET
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Skills-based fellowships help transitioning service members and military spouses develop the skills required to work in high-demand fields, such as skilled trades, technology, and finance. Join this information session to learn more about these fellowship opportunities!

On 10/4 Hiring our Heroes will host a Virtual Military Spouse Hiring Event at 1:00 PM EST. For more information contact Hiring Our Heroes or click the link below.

*Please note Hiring Our Heroes does not have a contact email listed, but if you click the link above it will take you to their contact form page*

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Virtual Military Spouse Hiring Event
Wednesday, October 4 | 1 p.m. ET
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Although this event is geared toward military spouses, all military-connected community members are welcome to attend! Whether you’re looking for an entry-level position or are ready to take on more responsibility, this event is for you.

Join us on October 4 to learn how to gain employment in leading industries, and network with hiring managers, recruiters, and representatives from 25+ companies. Employers scheduled to participate include Boots2Roots, Centene, Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System, Conduent, CVS Health, Encore Global, Experian, Gainwell Technologies, General Dynamics Missions Systems (GDMS), Georgia Institute of Technology, Global Medical Response, H&R Block, Mathematica, ReacHIRE, Reading Partners, Rocket Companies, Tailored Brands, T-Mobile, United Health Group, USAA, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Visa, Walmart, Wells Fargo, Westat, and WWC Global.

Virtual Information Sessions About Fellowships Next Week

On 10/4 Hiring our Heroes will host an Information Session on Military Spouse Fellowships at 3:00 PM EST. For more information contact Hiring Our Heroes or click the link below.

*Please note Hiring Our Heroes does not have a contact email listed, but if you click the link above it will take you to their contact form page*

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Information Session on Military Spouse Fellowships
Wednesday, October 4 | 3 p.m. ET
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Learn about Hiring Our Heroes Military Spouse Fellowships and the Military Spouse Career Accelerator Pilot (MSCAP) program. Through these fellowships, military spouses gain professional training, networking, and hands-on experience in the civilian workforce. Prior to joining the information session, please watch the Military Spouse Fellowships overview.

On 10/4 join The U.S. Army Field Band Soldiers’ Chorus and PAC NYC for a dynamic multimedia concert at 7pm EST. For more information contact Katie Hill, [email protected], (212) 266-3000, or click the link below.

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You’re Invited to a Free Concert at the newly opened Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC) at the World Trade Center.

Join The U.S. Army Field Band Soldiers’ Chorus and PAC NYC for a dynamic multimedia concert honoring those heroes that walk among us: from the Greatest Generation, who inspired a world to embrace the ideals of democracy, to the professional fighting force that emerged following the attacks of September 11, 2001. Together, we salute their selfless service and we celebrate what it means to answer the call.

Founded in 1957, the Soldiers’ Chorus is the vocal component of The United States Army Field Band of Washington, DC. This 29-member mixed chorus travels throughout the nation and abroad, performing both independently and jointly with the Army Field Band’s Concert Band. The Soldiers’ Chorus has collaborated with the Boston Pops, the Cincinnati Pops, and the Atlanta, Dallas, Detroit, Nashville, and National symphony orchestras. The ensemble is a mainstay of PBS’s annual National Memorial Day Concert and has performed for the state funerals of Presidents Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford.

About PAC NYC

The inaugural season showcases the unparalleled flexibility of three performing arts venues inside PAC NYC: the John E. Zuccotti Theater (seating up to 450 people), the Mike Nichols Theater (seating up to 250) and the Doris Duke Foundation Theater (seating up to 99). The venues can be used individually or combined (total capacity up to 950 seats) with configurations that include theater-in-the-round, end stage, thrust and traverse, to accommodate artistic innovation that can engage and delight audiences in new ways at every visit.

Named for businessman, philanthropist and benefactor Ronald O. Perelman, the Perelman Performing Arts Center is a 138-foot-tall, cube-shaped building with radically flexible capabilities designed by the architecture firm REX, led by founding principal Joshua Ramus. REX’s design, created in collaboration with executive architect Davis Brody Bond, theater consultant Charcoalblue and acoustician Threshold Acoustics, is conceived for an artistic program that will have vast and varied needs to serve New York’s extraordinarily diverse arts community. The building is wrapped in nearly 5,000 half-inch thick marble tiles which have been book matched to create a symmetrical pattern, which is identical on all four sides of the building. The marble façade allows light to radiate in during the day and glow out during the evening. David Rockwell and his architecture and design firm Rockwell Group designed the interior of the lobby and restaurant with a dynamic, glowing ceiling visible from the street to create an inviting entry experience. The lobby’s restaurant Metropolis by chef Marcus Samuelsson, along with the bar and outdoor terrace, offers a new gathering space for the Lower Manhattan community.

On 10/5 Hiring our Heroes will host an Information Session on Salesforce Fellowships at 3:00 PM EST. For more information contact Hiring Our Heroes or click the link below.

*Please note Hiring Our Heroes does not have a contact email listed, but if you click the link above it will take you to their contact form page*

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Information Session on Salesforce Fellowships
Thursday, October 5 | 3 p.m. ET
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The Hiring Our Heroes Salesforce Fellowship allows transitioning service members and military spouses to participate in paid 12-week fellowships, gaining targeted experience as a certified Salesforce professional. Fellowship highlights include: 100% remote and portable roles, $90,170 average salary, and 95% job offer rate. Prior to joining the information session, please watch the Salesforce Fellowship overview.

On 10/5 Women Veterans Empowered & Thriving (WVE&T) will host Veteran Empowerment Workshop virtually from 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM EST. For more information contact Jenny Pacanowski at [email protected] or click the link below.

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What is an empowerment workshop?! A workshop designed to invest time in yourself to retrain your brain for thriving. Don’t waste your time! Learn skills in this workshop to apply to your everyday life. Freely write and share experiences with people who empathize with your service. You can pave the road to an empowered and fulfilling life!

Welcome to All veterans, all eras and discharge statuses.

On 10/6 Rockland County Joseph P. Dwyer Veteran Peer Support Program (VettoVet) will host Game Day Social Luncheon from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST. For more information contact Izzy Quintana at [email protected] or 845-587-6497.

*Please note RSVP is required*

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Game Day Social Luncheon on October 6th (Friday):

Join us for our Veteran’s Game Day Social Luncheon on October 6th (Friday) from 11:00am to 2:00pm at the Community Center Town of Clarkstown – Auditorium located at 31 Zukor Road, New City, New York 10956.

All Veterans and their spouses, Caregivers and Gold Star families are welcome to join us to play games including BINGO and TRIVIA for prizes, socialize and have fun!

This event is provided free of charge by the Rockland County Joseph P. Dwyer Veteran Peer Support Program (VettoVet). There is plenty of parking available and the auditorium is very large with plenty of room for folks to spread out.

Doors open at 10:40 am. BINGO Starts at 11am sharp.

RSVP: Required especially for Lunch! There will be a sign-in table where you will pick up a ticket needed for lunch. Please contact Izzy Quintana at email [email protected] or call cell phone number 845-587-6497 to reserve a seat or if you have further questions.

On 10/8 Rolling Thunder NY6 will host their 8th Annual PTSD Awareness Ride from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM EST. For more information contact Wayne Cohen at [email protected].

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On 10/8 Women Veterans Empowered & Thriving (WVE&T) will host Women Veteran Empowerment Workshop virtually from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST. For more information contact Jenny Pacanowski at [email protected] or click the link below.

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Are sick of just surviving through each day?! What if you could get skills to practice every day after your first empowerment workshop?!
Show up for yourself, join a community of veterans striving to thrive!
Join us to Freely write and share experiences with people who empathize with your service.

Mark your calendar as if it’s the most important meeting you have to pave the road to an empowered and fulfilling life!

Welcome to Women Veterans of all eras and all discharge statuses.

On 10/09 the WVE&T (Women Veterans Empowered & Thriving) will host an evening of storytelling and dance by Aurita Maldonado at 7:00pm EST. For more information contact Jenny Pacanowski, [email protected] or click the link below.

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Join WVE&T (Women Veterans Empowered & Thriving) in person at the Hellertown American Legion or join on the zoom livestream for an evening of storytelling and dance by Aurita Maldonado, a Puerto Rican US Army veteran, Purple Heart recipient, best selling author, and Afro Latín dance instructor who has danced intimately with Death.

She served more than 8 years in the military including two combat tours to Iraq and Afghanistan.

After a 200 lb. IED exploded directly under her vehicle and 3 rounds hit her pack, she chose to simplify her life and follow her dreams.

Aurita left military service and realized that society had become a place where combat veterans would rather commit suicide than live. Many who “have it all” are discovering that they still feel miserable but can’t figure out why. They feel powerless under the boredom of what society deems necessary.

Aurita moved to Haines, AK in 2010 to become a rafting guide in the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve and face her PTSD while running through the wilderness.

In 2012, she contracted a serious case of rat lungworm, which paralyzed her from the waist down, leaving her in a wheelchair with neuropathy over her entire body. Aurita was told she would not walk again, but they misjudged her determination.

Her inspirational recovery to walk again and face her post traumatic stress disorder is an incredible story called “The Zen of Dancing in the Rain.”

The Zen of Dancing in the Rain is a fascinating, inspiring story written in a fast-paced and easy to read style that will remind you that you can choose to become your own science experiment, your own work of art, your own dance. It will spark in you a transformation of perspective from being one’s worst critic to one’s best friend. Called by therapists, “A how-to on living authentically mind, body, and soul with the life you have been given and the life you get to create,” Aurita’s story will take you on a journey through war, paralysis, and sorrow mirroring love, adventure, and joy. It will remind you that you don’t need permission to be the first person to do something differently in your family. You may find yourself changing your life after reading this book.
Buy here book here:

On 10/10 Women Veterans Empowered & Thriving (WVE&T) will host Civilian Support Members Empowerment Workshop virtually from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST. For more information contact Jenny Pacanowski at [email protected] or click the link below.

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The focus of this workshop is for civilians that support/caretake/love a veteran/reserves/active duty/national guard.
Free, Ongoing, Virtual
What is an empowerment workshop?!
Learn skills in this workshop to apply to your everyday life. Freely write and share experiences with people who empathize with you.
Mark your calendar as if it’s the most important meeting you have and pave the road to an empowered and fulfilling life !

NO Previous artistic/writing experience necessary.

On 10/15 Senator Andrew Lanza & Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton will host a Veterans Barbecue at 1:00 pm EST. For more information contact Senator Lanza (718) 984-4073 or click the link below.

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Senator Andrew Lanza & Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton will host a Veterans Barbecue to honor all those who have served.
This barbecue is free of charge to all veterans and is just one way to say thank you to all of those who have served our country.
Senator Lanza & Senator Scarcella-Spanton look forward to spending the day with Staten Island’s heroes!

The Elks Lodge
3250 Richmond Avenue, 10312
Reservations are required
Reservations can be submitted online by clicking here

Attendees can also RSVP by calling the offices of Senator Lanza at
(718) 984-4073 or Senator Scarcella-Spanton at (718) 727-9406.

On 10/17 the Intrepid Museum will host Intrepid After Hours from 4:30 PM – 8:00 PM EST. For more information contact acce[email protected],  (212) 245-0072, or click the link below.

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Intrepid After Hours
For current and former service members ONLY 

On 10/26 Wounded Warriors will host the next Edge4Vets workshop at 12:00pm EST. For more information contact Tom Murphy, [email protected], (360) 731-0603, or click the link below.

*Please note space is limited, register asap*

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Edge4Vets teaches veterans how to translate their military skills into tools for civilian success then connects them to decision-makers at Edge4Vets partner companies for job opportunities that can lead to careers. The program was introduced in 2011 by the Human Resiliency Institute at Fordham University and has trained 2500 vets in eleven states.

Wounded Warriors will host the next Edge4Vets workshop on Oct 26 at 370 Seventh Ave in NY from noon to 4pm, with a free lunch from noon to 1pm.

Space is limited, register at Edge4Vets.org.

On 10/27 the Intrepid Museum will host a Film Screening with Q&A — Vietnam: The Secret Agent from 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM EST. For more information contact acce[email protected],  (212) 245-0072, or click the link below.

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Film Screening with Q&A — Vietnam: The Secret Agent
Open to current and former service members and the public

Friday, October 27 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET

On 11/2 Veterans on Wall Street (VOWS) and BlackRock will host the Annual Veterans on Wall Street Symposium at 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST. For more information contact Emilee Gates, [email protected], (765) 228-1341, or click the link below.

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Military veterans, spouses and corporate hiring managers are invited to attend the Annual Veterans on Wall Street Symposium on November 2, 2023, from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm ET in New York City.

BlackRock is our host for the Symposium.

Our Symposiums convene leading thinkers and stakeholders to discuss veteran and military spouse support and retention in civilian careers.

Registrants will hear from top officials and industry leaders who will discuss the importance of military cultural competency and retention of veterans in the workforce. The event will feature a discussion on supporting those who continue to serve as Reservists and military spouses, and workshops to help veterans and hiring managers translate military skills to civilian workplace demands.

Our Symposiums encourage organizations to collaborate, and to develop and share recruiting and retention best practices.

Featured Speakers

Gary Shedlin Vice Chairman, BlackRock
Sudhir Nair, Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Aladdin
Carolyn Vadino, Managing Director, Global Head of BlackRock’s Commercial Communications
Ralph Andretta, President and CEO, Bread Financial
General Robert B. “Abe” Abrams (ret.)
Anne Marie Dougherty, CEO, Bob Woodruff Foundation
Bob Woodruff, ABC News Correspondent and Founder, Bob Woodruff Foundation

About VOWS

VOWS builds relationships between veterans and employers – from Wall Street to main street, in communities nationwide.​

In partnership with corporations across industries—data intelligence, media, banking, technology, real estate—VOWS hosts networking events, and facilitates career and business opportunities for veterans and service members who are returning to civilian life.

For more, visit veteransonwallstreet.com.

It’s that time again to Stand Up For Heroes. The Bob Woodruff Foundation, in partnership with New York Comedy Festival, is hosting its 17th Annual Stand Up For Heroes event on November 6.

Joining us on stage at Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall are: Jimmy Carr, Ronny Chieng, Shane Gillis, Josh Groban, John Mellencamp, Tracy Morgan, Jon Stewart, The War & Treaty, and Rita Wilson.

We’d love to see you there, so grab your ticket before they sell out! GovX discounts are available, so follow the instructions here to make sure it’s applied.

On 11/09 the Connecticut Veterans Legal Center will host Saluting Service at 6:00pm EST. For more information contact Shannon Mykins, [email protected] or click the link below.

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Each year the Connecticut Veterans Legal Center comes together to celebrate Veterans Day by honoring those impacting the lives of Connecticut veterans. We also use this as an opportunity to raise funds to provide free legal services for veterans who are in recovery from homelessness, mental illness, and substance abuse.

The 14th Annual Saluting Service will take place at the historic New Haven Lawn Club. You will have the opportunity to connect, network, and celebrate with other leaders from the legal, business, philanthropic, and veteran and service member communities.

This year, we are proud to be honoring:

CAPT. CELINE A. FINN AWARD: Dr. Jason DeViva, Co-director of the PTSD Clinical Team and a PTSD mentor for the New England region Veterans Integrated Service Network

FOUNDERS AWARD: Cindy Johnson, NVLSP Attorney and former Deputy Director of Connecticut Veterans Legal Center

VETERAN JUSTICE AWARD: Minority Veterans of America, a national leader in advocacy on behalf of minority and underrepresented veterans