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AH4NC and VBH Vet2Vet Career Networking Event & Happy Hour
October 7, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT
FreeJoin AH4NC and VBH as they host a military-veteran career networking event on Friday Oct 7 in advance of the WFU vs Army Game.
- Join AH4NC and VBH as they host a military-veteran career Networking & Happy Hour Event on Friday Oct 7, in advance of the WFU vs Army Football Game. This event is only available for military members (active, transitioning, Guard, Reserve), military veterans or retirees, and military/veterans immediate family members.
- About this Event: Join American Heroes for North Carolina (AH4NC) and Veterans Bridge Home (VBH), on 10/7, for a FREE afternoon of networking with 30 of the most veteran-friendly companies seeking to hire veterans and military spouses, and stay for a happy hour to connect with veterans who currently work for those companies.
- Expected Employers include: ABB, Advance Auto Parts, Amazon, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Aura, Bahnson – an EMCOR Company, Bank of America, Caliber Collision, Coca Cola Bottling Consolidated, Cone Health, Cook & Boardman Group, FedEx Ground, Guilford County Sheriff’s Office, Home Depot, Horizon Strategies, Lincoln Financial, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Lowes, NC Department of Public Safety, Noregon, Novant Health, Patterson Pope, Pep Boys, Pepsico, Pike Electric, Proctor & Gamble, Ralph Loren, Spectrum, Transplace, Truist, USAA, Unifi, Volvo Group Truck Operations, Wells Fargo
- Make it a Weekend!
- Army vs Wake Forest University Football Game: On Saturday, 10/8, go see Army vs. Wake Forest University football game at Truist Field, Winston Salem. Kickoff time is TBA but historically is scheduled early: noon or 1pm. Free football game tickets are available for the first 250 military members, veterans, and military spouses (including families) to register for the Networking Event. Pick up your tickets at the Networking Event.
- Army Tailgate: If you are going to the game, join us prior to the game at the Army Tailgate on Saturday, 10/8 in the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial (LJVM) Coliseum! Time will depend on kickoff time, and we will post it as soon as we know. Free to those in uniform (active, guard, reserve, ROTC). Register here: Go Army! Beat Wake Forest! Tailgate (https://sallyport.westpointaog.org/events/86446)
- Carolina Classic Fair: Check out the Carolina Classic Fair! The parking lots for the fair, tailgate, and football game are the same for the LJVM Coliseum and for people attending the football game. This is a great activity for families with children. The Carolina Classic Fair website is: https://carolinaclassicfair.com. XX Fair admission tickets are available for attendees of the Networking Event. Pick up your tickets at the Networking Event.
- Hotel Information: Hotel rooms in the Winston-Salem area are already booking quickly for this busy and exciting weekend. Our partners at the West Point Society of the Piedmont have reserved blocks of rooms at the hotels listed below. These hotels will offer special rates for our group for Friday and/or Saturday nights and all are about a 30-minute drive to the networking event, football game, tailgate, and fair. The blocks of rooms are being held until 7 September or until the hotels are full, whichever comes first. We recommend you book early.
- Piedmont Triad Airport Marriott, One Marriott Drive, Greensboro. Give Group Code: West Point Alumni Block, $129 plus tax per night (King or 2 Queen Beds), To register online go to: https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservationlink.mi? id=1658844932548&key=GRP&app=resvlink Marriott Reservations at 800-228-9290 *Army Football Team & Official Party stay here.
- Courtyard Greensboro Airport, 7811 National Service Road, Greensboro, Ph. 336.668.1090., $129.00/night plus tax (King with Pullout), Group name for reservations block: Army Alumni https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1657118797309&key=GRP&app=resvlink
- Residence Inn Greensboro Airport, 7616 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, Ph. 336.632.4666 $139.00/night plus tax (Studio King), Group name for reservations block: Army Alumni, https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi? id=1657118685343&key=GRP&app=resvlink
- Four Points By Sheraton Greensboro Airport, 7619 Thorndike Road, Greensboro 336.882.6666, $119.00/night plus tax (King or Doubles), Group name for reservations block: Army Alumni, Book your group rate for ARMY ALUMNI
- Fairfield Inn Greensboro Airport, 7615 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, 336.841.0140 $139.00/night plus tax (King or 2 Queen Beds), Group name for reservations block: Army Alumni, Book your group rate for Army Alumni Weekend