You are invited to take part in a unique event; come Meet and Greet your future quality employee – a highly skilled retiring soldier. This event will be held Friday, May 16, 2008 at Riley’s Convention Center, in Fort Riley.

The purpose of this networking opportunity is to connect area business people with soldiers who are within two years of retiring. These men and women have developed a wealth of experience during their career with the military, including a strong background in management and supervisory skills, and will soon be bringing their skills and knowledge to the private sector. The education level of this group ranges from High School diplomas to Master’s degrees. With skill as diverse as load planning, contract negotiation, event planning, personnel supervision and project management, Soldiers offer potential employers a broad spectrum of experiential proficiency. We invite you to have the first opportunity to recruit these leaders for your business and show these career soldiers, who have 20+ years of experience the benefits of pursuing post-retirement careers in our region.

Schedule of Events:
• 10:00-11:45am Job Fair set-up
• 12:00-1:30pm Job Fair, Lunch, and Door Prize Drawings

These 135 future retiring soldiers plus their spouses will receive personal invitations to attend the Meet and Greet event, which will follow the mandatory pre-retirement orientation session they will be attending earlier that day.

The Meet and Greet event that is hosted by the Junction City/Geary County Military Affairs Council; the Abilene, Clay Center, Council Grove, Herrington, Manhattan, and Wamego Area Chambers of Commerce; Pottawatomie Economic Development; the Kansas Department of Commerce; and your Junction City and Manhattan Workforce Centers.

I hope you will join us in recruiting these talented individuals to remain in our Flint Hills region after their military retirement.

The event is provided for you at no cost. Please R.S.V.P. your participation by contacting Myranda Kimble by email at myranda@manhattan.org or by phone at 785-776-8829. The deadline for registration is May 12, 2008. If you would like to supply door prizes, please let us know. Lunch can be purchased for $10.00/person, please send payment to the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce by May 12th.

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