Wednesday, September 11, 2013

9/11: Never Forgotten, Honor Walk, Five Hot Jobs for Veterans, Health Rankings

Never Forgotten: 9/11/01 - 9/11/13 

We remember, with gratitude, the victims and their families, our military and their families, our first responders and their families - always.


Above photo by Michael Costolo: “Every year on 9/11 the Bedford, NH FD puts its big flag on its ladder truck out over NH Route 101.” From NowPublic Photo Archives http://www.nowpublic.com/world/911-image10#ixzz2ebnagFAC

From www.honorwalk.com: “Honor Walk Foundation is proud to bring the local business community together to help these dedicated young men and women thrive as they return to civilian life. In the coming years over 150,000 service men and women will stand down in Arizona and bring back to their communities the skills they learned serving their country, including teamwork, leadership and discipline.” See more at: http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/20130522helping-arizona-veterans-find-employment.html

Military.com discusses five jobs ex-military may be interested in pursuing: http://www.military.com/veteran-jobs/career-advice/military-transition/hot-jobs-for-former-military-personnel.html?comp=1198882780881&rank Veterans Upward Bound can help you begin your journey toward any of these – see our pre-college program information at: www.yc.edu/vub

How healthy is your state or county?  Here’s a great repository of health related statistics to find out how your community ranks: http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/  If health is one of your interests: Their blog highlighted an Arizona Business Coalition on Health discussion of Employee Wellness at: http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/blog/discussing-employee-wellness-larry-aldrich-executive-director-arizona-business-coalition-health

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