11-02-2012 - BOMA/NY teams up with Hope for Warriors to aid returing wounded vets

Their workplace is unimaginable. Choking desert heat, deep mountain cold. A warren of mud-walled streets or rock-strewn terrain, where any shift in the landscape, shadowed corner or flowing robe can mean explosive death. U.S. troops return to these often forbidding places for three, four or more tours of duty, serving our nation. And when they serve America, they serve every one of us. Now, BOMA/NY has developed a way for us to serve them. The Association is teaming up with Hope for the Warriors on two initiatives directly benefitting this national veteran's group, which provides the wounded with services as basic as driving them to doctor visits to helping them find employment. Most immediately, BOMA/NY will be dedicating proceeds from the Silent Auction at its November 2nd Dinner Dance aboard the sustainable yacht, the Hornblower Hybrid. Bids will be taken on signed sports and movie memorabilia, fantasy packages such as insider tours of Yankee Stadium given by sports greats, tickets to "the Concert of the Year" and the Super Bowl, luxurious getaways, designer runway shows and more. BOMA/NY is also in the early stages of an awareness campaign on the benefits of hiring vets, whose record of discipline, and rigorous training in technology, communications and teamwork make them ideal candidates for property management, say BOMA/NY officials. Today the veterans' unemployment rate hovers 3% above the national average, but BOMA/NY is hoping its initiatives will make a difference and prompt real estate professionals to focus on the possibilities veterans offer. Please contact BOMA/NY at 212-239-3662 for more information. The Hornblower Hybrid yacht