On March 1st, IAVA Member Veterans from New York laced up their running shoes and joined participants from the New York City Fire and Police Departments for the annual Coogan’s Salsa, Blues, and Shamrocks 5K Run to support local high school sports programs.
In March, IAVA kicked off the first leg of a month-long membership tour bringing together Iraq and Afghanistan veterans on the West Coast and in south Texas.
On Veterans Day, IAVA and the Ad Council launched the second phase of a national veteran outreach campaign by unveiling the new television PSA Camouflage, which encourages veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to connect with one another online at IAVA's Community of Veterans, the first and only social networking site exclusively for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. Click here to learn more about the campaign.
On Veterans Day, IAVA Member Veterans participated in more than a dozen parades nationwide from New York to the San Fernando Valley. In New York City, more than 150 IAVA Member Veterans and their families gathered to march in the city's flagship Veterans Day Parade. The theme of this year’s celebration was “We’ve Got Your Back,” the new tagline of IAVA’s Veteran Support Campaign.
On November 10th, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America hosted its Third Annual Heroes Gala at Gotham Hall in New York City. The inspiring event, timed to coincide with Veterans Day, brought together veterans of all generations, distinguished members of the veterans' community and supporters to further IAVA's mission to support our nation's newest generation of heroes.
On October 22nd, IAVA joined lawmakers and the nation's leading Veteran Service Organizations at the White House as President Obama signed IAVA's #1 legislative priority Advanced Appropriations for veterans health care into law.
On August 4th, IAVA Member Veterans participated in a special Hudson Union Society forum in New York City with former Commander in Chief of U.S. Central Command General Anthony Zinni.
On June 29th, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) joined Ning CEO Gina Bianchini and Craigslist Founder Craig Newmark to introduce its groundbreaking Veteran Support Campaign, anchored by CommunityofVeterans.org, at the 2009 Personal Democracy Forum in New York City.
On July 2nd, IAVA Member Veterans kicked-off Independence Day weekend by ringing the Closing Bell at The NASDAQ Stock Market in New York City. Click here to learn more.
