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IFAA Offers Iowa Youth $97,000 in Scholarships
IFAA Offers Iowa Youth $97,000 in Scholarships
College-bound Iowa youth active in 4-H and/or FFA livestock projects and current undergraduate students may apply for $97,000 in scholarships available from the Iowa Foundation for Agricultural Advancement (IFAA).
The scholarships are available to freshmen entering any Iowa two- or four-year post-secondary institution this fall or current undergraduates attending Iowa State University.
AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Team Leader Spotlight: Ellen King
Name: Ellen King
Hometown: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ellen King is serving as a Class 18 Team Leader at the Vinton campus and will lead a team of 10-12 Corps Members over a 10-month period. Her team will serve on four to seven service projects throughout the North Central Region.
This, however, is not her first experience serving with an AmeriCorps program. New Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) Policy Enacted
John R. Whitaker, State Executive Director for the Iowa Farm Service Agency announced that there is a new Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) policy for 2012. In addition to the current regulations, this new policy reviews the combination of both farm and non-farm limitations and if these together exceed $1 million, program participants are ineligible for direct payments under the DCP and/or ACRE programs.
AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Team Leader Spotlight: Katie Kabot
Name: Katie Kabot
Hometown: Stamford, Connecticut
Katie Kabot is serving as a Class 18 Team Leader at the Vinton campus and will lead a team of 10-12 Corps Members over a 10-month period. Her team will serve on four to seven service projects throughout the North Central Region.
Katie has had the opportunity to observe through various leadership roles the many components that help a community service project or entity be successful. Nathan Horst named to Creighton Dean's List
Nathan Horst of Blairstown, a sophomore College of Arts and Sciences student at Creighton University was named to the fall Dean's List for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Full-time students who earn a 3.5 grade-point average or better on a 4.0 scale are eligible for the Dean's Honor Roll.
AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Team Leader Spotlight: Megan Hill
Name: Megan Hill
Hometown: Havre de Grace, Maryland
Megan Hill is serving a second year with NCCC at the campus in Vinton, Iowa. She served in 2011 at the Perry Point campus in Maryland as a Class 17 Corps Member. Megan is serving as a Class 18 Team Leader and will lead a team of 10-12 Corps Members over a 10-month period. Alliant Energy reminds customers: Keep snow and ice off meters and vents
Heavy snow and ice can affect natural gas meters and cause safety concerns
With the forecasted large snowfall and drifting snow over the next few days, Alliant Energy reminds customers not to forget about clearing snow and ice from their gas meter as well as their furnace vents and other vents around their home.
AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Team Leader Spotlight: Billy Gonsler
Name: Billy Gonsler
Hometown: Grand Blanc, MI
Billy Gonsler is serving a second year with NCCC. He served with the Perry Point campus in Maryland in 2011 as a Corps Member of Class 17. This year Billy is serving as a Class 18 Team Leader with the NCCC campus in Vinton. He will lead a team of 10-12 Corps Members over a 10-month period and his team will serve on four to seven service projects throughout the North Central Region. United Way of East Central Iowa Raised More than $10.5 Million!
United Way of East Central Iowa raised $10,581,690 - a new record - in the recently completed 2011 campaign.
“This is fantastic news,” said Lois Buntz, CEO and President of United Way in East Central Iowa. “In addition we have $700,440 in additional revenue from grants and sponsorships, plus over $1.8 million in volunteer time.
AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Team Leader Spotlight: Marty Fankhanel
Name: Marty Fankhanel
Hometown: Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
Marty Fankhanel is serving as a Field Team Leader with the NCCC Vinton campus where he will be leading a team of 10-12 Corps Members while the team serves on projects throughout the North Central Region through November 2012.
Marty brings five years of teaching and working with Elementary through Adult Education to his Team Leader position.