Donor Updates

MSCCN Donor Updates for August 2011

~ MSCCN Garners $325,000 in Total Funds in July 2011 ~

Bill Warren and Deb Kloeppel
DirectEmployers and MSCCN

MSCCN National Guard Employment Program
Funded by DirectEmployers Association
Powered by Kenexa Technology

On July 29, 2011, Deb Kloeppel joyfully accepted a donation check from Bill Warren, Executive Director, at the Indianapolis Headquarters of DirectEmployers Association.

MSCCN’s National Guard Employment program is funded by DirectEmployers Association and powered by Kenexa Technology. How will MSCCN utilize this generous donation? 84 cents of every dollar is spent on the program itself.

•	Continue to maintain our largest job bank on the globe for military families
•	Create and Maintain the National Guard Employment Program
•	Build and Maintain 50 Websites, Custom Designed for our MSCCN National Guard Employment Program – funded by DirectEmployers Association.
•	Connect our MSCCN applicants with job openings from DirectEmployers Association’s Corporate Members. A list of corporate members can be found here: http://www.directemployers.org/about/member-companies/
•	Adhere to the first-ever National Guard MOU which endorses the MSCCN National Guard Employment Program created and maintained by MSCCN and DirectEmployers Association and Kenexa Inc.

The Drury Brands

MSCCN Hospitality Industry Job Shadow & Mentor Program

Deb Kloeppel met with Chuck Drury, CEO of Drury Hotels on July 18, 2011, in St. Louis Missouri to accept a generous donation, which kick-starts MSCCN’s Hotel and Travel Corporate Employment Program. 84 cents of every dollar donated by Mr. Drury will be spent on this wonderful job shadow and work skills mentoring program. How will the money be spent?

•	MSCCN will connect job seeking military spouses to a job share position within hourly or salaried positions at Drury Hotels demographic-specific locations. The first beta-test will be held at Scott AFB in Southern Illinois. The job share – mentoring program prioritizes National Guard participants
•	Drury Hotels’ training department will fully assist the MSCCN job share participant as they learn the ropes of the hospitality industry from the ground up. Upon completion of this first-ever on-the-job mentor program, MSCCN participants will be first in line to fill open job positions nationwide. These jobs are PORTABLE, city to city – via PCS moves!