TOWN & COUNTRY
2019 USO Yellow Ribbon Gala • Tickets Available USO Fort Hood is holding
its annual Yellow Ribbon fundraising gala September 21 at 5:30pm at the Georgetown Sheraton to raise money for programs that support our armed forces at home, in the field, when rendering aid during disasters like Hurricane Harvey, and much more. Tickets are $100 and available at FortHood.USO.org. This event constitutes approximately 75-80 percent of the annual operating budget. USO Director Isabelle Hubbard is pleased to announce that even if you aren’t able to buy the $100 ticket, you can still participate in the silent auction at https:// usoforthood.ticket.qtego.net/tickets/. “We have so many great things available this year, and even though we are a military organization, this auction has something for fans of everything from Cowboys football to Star Wars.” The live auction has nearly a dozen VIP packages, destination packages, commemorative airplane rides, and even a full cardiac screening from Family Emer-
gency Medicine in Wolf Ranch. Tickets include dinner, live entertainment by Rotelle and the Hot Tomatoes, silent auction and live auction. Hubbard says all the money raised at this event stays in the Central Texas area. “Our fundraising is for our community so we can continue providing services and programs for our active duty personnel in the military community, including the Reserves,National Gala Committee: Anthony Triola, Anne Marshall, Graves Erskine, Tiffany Enos, Dwayne Erickson, Guard and Border Patrol. Isabel Hubbard, Mary Jo Burton, and Betty Schleder Wherever soldiers go, we go.” and volunteer staff. “But we will need a programs for retired personnel and their For 2020, the USO has a capital plan to lot more volunteers to fill that new space spouses, as well as expansion of existing move from their current facility, which is at Fort Hood so we encourage anyone who services for the growth in the area and the 5,500 sq/ft wood building to a 32,000 sq/ft wishes to help, no special skills required, to number of veterans who choose to remain brick and mortar. Hubbard says they have visit volunteers.USO.org. in Central Texas after completing their outgrown their space in terms of soldiers New services include veteran transition service. served, programs created, as well as paid
2nd Annual Veteran Job Fair
Services available to all job seekers
The City of Georgetown, along with the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area, hosted the second annual Veterans Job Fair Aug. 21 at the Georgetown Community Center, 445 E. Morrow St. Georgetown EDC Director Michaela Dollar explained, "The City did a workforce analysis and discovered that we have access to more than 700,000 people in our labor shed. We wanted to find ways to tap into that pool of talent, which includes many military veterans and their spouses. We have worked hard to reach out to that
population and find ways to engage them in our recruitment. We partnered with the Chamber and the Texas Veterans Leadership Program last year and, in our first job fair, we broke the record for the number of hires from a single event in this area." More than 40 businesses from Georgetown and the surrounding were onsite accepting applications and resumes. Veterans and their spouses were invited the event was opened to the public for the last hour. The event was free to employers and job seekers to ensure everyone who wants a job has the opportunity to find one. At the tables were 56 employers from engineers to the arts, and more than 170 job seekers
pre-registered. Casey Wade from the The Texas Workforce Commission added, "We exist to assist veterans in their transition back to civilian life. Whether they've been in for four years or 20, we connect them with resources and tools to bridge the gap; resume help, mock interviews, even how to dress for success." Craig Henry is a Business Solutions Consultant, said, "If job seekers were unable to attend, they can visit any Texas Workforce
Solutions office where they will have free access to phone, fax, email and workshops on how to get work. If you are a taxpayer, you are eligible for all our free services. Visit WorkForceSolutionsRCA.com for more job fairs and resources.
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