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AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight: Erin Thickpenny
By: Sarah Williams
Erin Thickpenny , from Grayslake, Illinois is serving on team Cedar 4 in AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20. She arrived in Vinton on February 11 to start her 10-month service term. Cedar 4 is made up of eight people from across the country who will serve together around the Midwest.
Erin says,” I wanted to make a difference, even if it is small. One Flock: NCCC Oak 8 Manages Land & Provides Environmental Education
By: Colleen Glatzel and Olivia Brown
On March 24, AmeriCorps NCCC team Oak 8 loaded their green van and advanced toward their first project destination: Wapello, IA. The team is assisting the Louisa County Conservation Board (LCCB) with land management and environmental education until May 1. They’re also serving the U.S. Fish and Wildlife (USFW), the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC). Iowa State Fair Entries Available Online Beginning May 1
Premium books and entry forms for competitive events at the 2014 Iowa State Fair will be available at iowastatefair.org beginning Thursday, May 1. The "Amazingly Amusing" Iowa State Fair will run August 7-17.
Premium books and entry forms can be accessed at www.iowastatefair.org/competition/categories. Entrants in competitive events may enter online or may submit their entry by mail.
AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight: Maureen Murphy
By: Sarah Williams
Maureen Murphy, from Lake Placid, New York is serving on team Oak 3 in AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20. She arrived in Vinton on February 11 to start her 10-month service term. Oak 3 is made up of nine people from across the country who will serve together around the Midwest.
Maureen says “After doing service trips to El Salvador while in high school I have always wanted to do something similar. AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight: Marlene Flaherty
By: Sarah Williams
Marlene Flaherty, from Baileyville, Maine is serving on team Cedar 5 in AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20. She arrived in Vinton on February 11 to start her 10-month service term. Cedar 5 is made up of nine people from across the country who will serve together around the Midwest.
Marlene says, Gandhi stated that "The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. Retired 4 Star General Tommy Franks visits with local resident
Retired 4 star General Tommy Franks was on Hand to re-dedicated the
Veterans Memorial Building in Cedar Rapids recently. Greeting General
Franks is Roger Uthoff, of Vinton, and also the treasurer of Eastern Iowa Honor Flight.
Jordon Kearns of Van Horne, IA, Recognized at Upper Iowa University 2014 Honors
Upper Iowa University recently held its 29th annual Scholarships and Awards Recognition Banquet and awarded 122 scholarships to students across the University. Of those, 98 scholarships were bestowed on UIU students attending classes in Fayette and another 24 were awarded to students who take courses through other UIU locations. Recipients were selected by the UIU Honors and Awards Committee and the University academic divisions.
Cynthia Albertsen Inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is pleased to announce that Cynthia Albertsen of Dysart, Iowa, was recently initiated into Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Albertsen was initiated at Western Illinois University.
Albertsen is among approximately 32,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year.
NCCC Oak 3 Serves at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum
By Alexis Pittman and Maureen Murphy
So far, Oak 3 has been serving alongside the staff at the UW-Madison Arboretum in Madison, Wisconsin. Since the team arrival, the staff have been very welcoming and made it an exciting learning experience.
The team learned to identify various types of trees as they cleared brush and logs from several wetlands and prairies. AmeriCorps NCCC Member Spotlight: Mark Smith
AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight: Mark Smith
By: Sarah Williams
Mark Smith, from Derry, New Hampshire is serving on team Oak 3 in AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20. He arrived in Vinton on February 11 to start his 10-month service term. Oak 3 is made up of nine people from across the country who will serve together around the Midwest.