Basketball is top of mind when March rolls around for a lot of the
country, but Toyota and the Houston Rockets are spending the month of
madness focused on raising funds and awareness for Hiring
Our Heroes. In its third year of existence, the "Charity of the
Month" sees the organizations come together to support local charities
and make a positive impact in the community.
“Toyota is truly honored to be teaming up with the Houston
Rockets to help support Hiring Our Heroes throughout March,” said
Brent Hillyer, Gulf States Toyota vice president of marketing. “It has
been a privilege to work with Hiring Our Heroes since 2012, and this
year is no different. We will work relentlessly now and in the future to
raise money and awareness to ensure those who have served this country
valiantly have employment opportunities when they return home.”
At the seven home games played at the Toyota Center in March 2015, fans
have the opportunity to visit the designated "Rockets Give Back" table
located on the first level concourse and donate to an organization
aiming to help veterans, transitioning service members and military
spouses find meaningful employment. Since 2011, the Hiring Our Heroes
program has helped hundreds of thousands of veterans and military
spouses find employment through more than 850 jobs fairs across the
country and several free online career-based resources.
One of those events is taking place on Friday, March 6, 2015, at the Toyota
Center from 12-3 p.m. CST. The event will feature a hiring fair,
networking opportunities, and workshops tailored for veteran job
seekers, active duty military members, guard and reserve members, and
military spouses. For more information, please visit: http://www.cvent.com/events/hiring-our-heroes-houston-tx/event-summary-dd86a9cf03a74b979d21129571137e7d.aspx
For more information about Hiring Our Heroes and how you can make a
difference, please visit www.hiringourheroes.org.
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM), the world's top automaker and creator of the Prius,
is committed to building vehicles for the way people live through our
Toyota, Lexus and Scion brands. Over the past 50 years, we’ve built more
than 25 million cars and trucks in North America, where we operate 14
manufacturing plants and directly employ more than 40,000 people. Our
1,800 North American dealerships sold more than 2.5 million cars and
trucks in 2013 – and about 80 percent of all Toyota vehicles sold over
the past 20 years are still on the road today.
Toyota partners with philanthropic organizations across the country,
with a focus on education, safety and the environment. As part of this
commitment, we share the company’s extensive know-how garnered from
building great cars and trucks to help community organizations and other
nonprofits expand their ability to do good. For more information about
Toyota, visit www.toyotanewsroom.com.
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