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11 - 11 - 11: Americans Unite in Celebrating Veterans Day Week Through Service and Volunteering
MILEY CYRUS, GEN STANLEY A. MCCHRYSTAL, JOE GIRARDI, DWAYNE JOHNSON, MEGAN FOX, ALEX O'LOUGHLIN, SCOTT CAAN, BRANDON ROUTH, LAIRD HAMILTON, GABRIELLE REECE, CONGRESSMAN GUS BILIRAKIS, CONGRESSMAN BOB FILNER, DANIEL DAE KIM, MASI OKA & OTHERS SUPPORT SERVICENATION'S MISSION SERVE INITIATIVE, WHICH HOSTS 11 VOLUNTEER EVENTS IN 11 U.S. CITIES
Bank of America partners with ServiceNation on 2011 initiative;
hundreds of bank employees to serve nationwide
LOS ANGELES, Nov.
8, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Americans from all walks of life will unite
to honor active military, veterans and military families this Veterans Day week
culminating in 11 large-scale service events in 11 major U.S. cities on Veterans
Day (November 11). It's all part of ServiceNation's Mission Serve initiative
which brings together the civilian and military communities through service and
volunteerism. Americans who wish to volunteer in honor of those who have served
in the military will also be able to log onto www.MissionServe.org to find
service projects in their own region.
The initiative's website--
www.MissionServe.org --highlights all 11 projects, allowing users to find events
and service projects all across the United States and encouraging those
volunteering to do so in honor of an active military member or veteran who has
inspired them.
This year's initiative has a high-profile social media
component, led by prominent celebrities Dwayne Johnson and Miley Cyrus who will
mobilize their millions of Twitter and Facebook followers to spread the word
about Mission Serve and volunteer in support of active military, veterans and
military families.
Some project highlights include:
On the Joint
Base Pearl Harbor-Hickman in Hawaii, ServiceNation: Mission Serve is organizing
the planting of an American Heart Association Teaching Garden in conjunction
with a U.S. Chamber of Commerce Hiring our Heroes job fair attended by First
Lady Michelle Obama.
In Tampa, FL, Bank of America employees will join
with active duty military to serve at a local equine therapy center.
In
Dallas, employees of Dell, Inc. team with local nonprofit partners and the USO
to refurbish a Boys & Girls Club to better meet the needs of the community.
In San Diego, in partnership with the San Diego Padres Foundation and Bank
of America, military family members will create "reverse" care packages for
civilians in need.
In New York City, Bank of America employees partner
with the Yankees, USO of Metropolitan New York and veteran volunteers to create
Big Apple care packages for military service members deploying and those serving
in Afghanistan.
A complete list of the initiative's signature service
projects can be found at
http://www.servicenation.org/missionserve/pages/veterans-day-111111 .
"Service has become a meeting place for veterans and civilians," said Chris
Marvin, former Blackhawk helicopter pilot, who was wounded in Afghanistan. "Both
communities understand and embrace service, and as we welcome a growing
population of veterans returning from combat, it's imperative that our
communities engage them by challenging them to serve here at home. Our veterans
are civic assets, not only because of the service they have given overseas, but
also because of how they are willing to serve in our communities. We firmly
believe that the integration of the military and civilian communities begins
with shared service." Marvin is currently director of Civilian-Military
Partnerships for ServiceNation.
For more than 90 years, Bank of America
has supported the U.S. military through a wide range of philanthropic, volunteer
and line of business activities and is a strong supporter of the Mission Serve
initiative. This year, bank employees will work side by side with veterans,
nonprofit organizations and local citizens at volunteer events in New York City,
Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Tampa, FL, San Diego, CA and Honolulu, HI. In
addition, Bank of America has responded to the call to action, organizing 17
additional volunteer service projects to take place on or around Veterans Day in
communities where their employees live and work. These efforts are part of the
bank's broader commitment to help move communities and the economy forward.
For more information on the 2011 Mission Serve Veterans Day initiative and
how you can support it, please go to
www.MissionServe.org .
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