Veterans Advantage: Cycle Across Tennessee is a statewide bicycle ride that will raise awareness about the advantages of hiring veterans and the benefits they bring to the workplace. It will also highlight the state's American Job Center (A.J.C.) system and the job services veterans can find at more than 100 locations in Tennessee.
The ride will begin at the A.J.C. on Angelus Street in Memphis on April 4, 2022, and end at the A.J.C. in Kingsport on April 21, 2022. The cyclists will ride approximately 30 miles each day, starting and stopping their ride at an A.J.C. or a local chamber of commerce office. It is a nearly 500-mile journey across the state. The cyclists will arrive in Lebanon at NOON on April 11th. Join us to show your support!
At the start of each leg, the TN Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development will host a hiring event that will spotlight the veteran-focused services available at A.J.C., veteran-friendly employers, and the benefits of veterans living and working in Tennessee's rural communities.
"Wilson County is blessed to be home to nearly 9,000 veterans, and we sincerely appreciate their service to our country, as well as all they bring to the workforce here in Wilson County. We wish all of the cyclists a safe ride as they begin their five-hundred mile journey. Thank you to the American Job Center and the riders for raising awareness of the many benefits that veterans bring to their workplaces and communities." - Randall Hutto, Wilson County Mayor
