Leading Financial Services Firms Mark Veterans
Day with Presentation of Nearly $600,000 to
Various Veterans’ Service Organizations
Major Banks Gather at Citi Pond at Bryant Park to Recognize Nonprofits that Assist Returning U.S. Service
Members and Military Families
November 11, 2011 08:29 PM Eastern Time
NEW YORK--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Five of the world’s largest financial institutions today presented
checks totaling nearly $600,000 to a collection of nonprofit organizations that serve veterans and military families
around the United States. The banks together comprise the founding members of Veterans on Wall Street (VOWS),
a joint initiative dedicated to honoring former military personnel and employees currently in the National Guard and
Reserve by facilitating career and business opportunities in the financial services industry.
The consortium of banks, including Bank of America, Citi, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs,
gathered at a reception during Citi’s Military Appreciation Day at Citi Pond at Bryant Park following the New York
City Veterans Day Parade. Representatives from the partner banks presented checks to American Corporate
Partners, the Bob Woodruff Foundation, The Gift of Laughter, Wall Street Warfighters, the Wounded Warrior
Project, and the Jericho Project.
In addition to the ceremony in New York, earlier this week, representatives of Bank of America, Citi, and Deutsche
Bank together presented a check to the Wounded Warrior Project at an event in Jacksonville, Florida. Other
organizations receiving funds include the National Chamber Foundation’s “Hiring Our Heroes” program, the Intrepid
Museum Foundation, the Intrepid Relief Fund (Operation Mend), and Reserve Aid.
Earlier this year, VOWS held its first annual conference, bringing together the very best of Wall Street to support
and honor service members in the United States Armed Forces. The focus of the conference, held on June 23 at the
Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City, was to raise awareness of the value of veterans in the
workforce, elevate the overall profile of veterans working on Wall Street, and highlight the financial services industry
as a veteran-friendly employer. As part of the VOWS conference, a hiring fair was held on Pier 86 alongside the
Intrepid as part of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's “Hiring our Heroes” initiative, a nationwide public-private
partnership to help veterans and their spouses find employment in their local communities. VOWS also hosted a
star-studded gala fundraising event, the proceeds of which were presented this afternoon.
About Veterans on Wall Street (VOWS)
Veterans on Wall Street (VOWS) is an initiative dedicated to honoring former military personnel and employees
currently in the United States Armed Forces, National Guard and Reserves by facilitating career and business
opportunities in the financial services industry. The consortium of founding member banks includes Bank of America,
Citi, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs. For more information, please visit
www.veteransonwallstreet.com.
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Contacts
Citi
David Roskin, 212-559-4767
david.roskin@citi.com
or
Deutsche Bank
John Gallagher, 212-250-4516
john-t.gallagher@db.com
or
Bank of America
Ferris Morrison, 980-387-5843
Ferris.morrison@bankofamerica.com
or
Credit Suisse
Perrin Wheeler, 212-325-5200
Perrin.wheeler@credit-suisse.com
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