KISS, Motley Crue, Announce $250,000 Donation To National Chamber Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes Program

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced that rock bands KISS and Motley Crue are donating $250,000 to the National Chamber Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes program. The band members from KISS and Motley Crue presented a check to Hiring Our Heroes at the kickoff of THE TOUR of 2012 in Bristow, VA.

“We are grateful and excited about the generous gift from KISS, and Motley Crue,” said Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Schmiegel (Ret.), executive director of the U.S. Chamber’s Hiring Our Heroes program. “This donation will allow us to hold hiring fairs around the country, as well as refine them to offer transition assistance workshops, ultimately helping us make even a greater difference on the critical issue of veteran and military spouse unemployment.”

The relationship with Hiring Our Heroes began when KISS and Motley Crue pledged to hire a veteran as a roadie as part of the National Chamber Foundation and Capital One’s “Hiring 500,000 Heroes” campaign. Army veteran and longtime KISS fan Paul Jordan was selected after a review of 1,900 applications received by Hiring Our Heroes. Jordan, who is from Buford, Georgia, served three tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. The goal of the initiative is to engage the business community in committing to hire half a million veterans and military spouses by the end of 2014.

Source: U.S. Chamber of Commerce