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AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Team Leader Spotlight: Rachel Evans
Name: Rachel Evans
Hometown: Renton, Washington
Rachel Evans is serving a second year with the NCCC campus in Vinton, Iowa. She served last year as member of Class 17. For Class 18 she is serving as a Field Team Leader where she will be leading a team of 10-12 Corps Members while they serve on projects throughout the North Central Region. Sign up Deadline for 2011 ELAP Approaching
John R. Whitaker, State Executive Director for the Iowa Farm Service Agency, reminds producers sign up for the 2011 livestock, honeybees, and farm-raised fish losses ends on January 30, 2012, under the Farm Service Agency’s Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP). In addition to submitting a notice of loss, producers must file an application for payment by this date.
2012 Robert D. Blue Scholarship Application Available Online
State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald reminds Iowa students that the application for the 2012 Robert D. Blue Scholarship is available online at www.rdblue.org. All Iowa residents who plan to attend college in Iowa for the 2012-2013 school year are eligible to apply.
"Over the years we've helped hundreds of Iowa students meet their college costs with this scholarship," Fitzgerald stated.
AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Team Leader Spotlight: Katy Manchester
The AmeriCorps team leaders have been preparing for the upcoming session, that begins with the arrival of the members in a few weeks.
Name: Katy Manchester
Hometown: Nantucket, Massachusetts
Katy served at the Vinton campus last year as part of Class 17 and is serving a second year with the campus. TRAER POOL COMMITTEE TO HOST COMMUNITY FORUM-Online Community Survey Launched
On Thursday, January 26, 2012, Traer’s Pool Committee will hold a community forum to discuss the future of the city’s swimming pool and bathhouse. The public meeting will be held from 7:00-8:00 p.m. at the Traer Library, 531 2nd Street.
Lack of modern amenities coupled with structural and mechanical deterioration prompted Traer City Council Member, Mr.
MLK DAY: A Day of Service
This Monday, January 16, 2012 is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. This day shines a spotlight on service as a powerful force to bridge economic and social divides - today and throughout the year. Class 18 Team Leaders from the AmeriCorps NCCC campus in Vinton are partnering with United Way of East Central Iowa and several non-profit organizations in honor of MLK Day.
AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Team Leader Spotlight: Amanda Skalicky
Name: Amanda Skalicky
Hometown: Paynesville, Minnesota
Amanda is serving her second year in NCCC as the Class 18 Oak Support Team Leader at the Vinton campus in Iowa. As a Unit Support Team Leader she will be assisting Unit Leader Fritz Noren with supporting the seven Oak teams and leading teams in the field as needed. AmeriCorps team leader spotlight: Paolo Baltar
Name: Paolo Baltar
Hometown: Sunnyvale, California
Paolo is serving with the Vinton campus as the Class 18 Operations Support Team Leader where he is assisting Support Services Specialist John England with supporting teams with uniforms, tools and other supplies as well as leading teams when needed. As a Team Leader, Paolo hopes to learn a great deal from the experiences and challenges he faces while in NCCC. AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Team Leader Spotlight: Rachel Lebeaux
Name: Rachel Lebeaux
Hometown: Merrick, New York
Rachel served as a Corps Member of Maple 5 at the Vinton campus as part of Class 17 in 2011. Rachel is serving a second year with AmeriCorps NCCC as the Community Relations Support Team Leader at the Vinton campus where she will be assisting with recruitment and media outreach in addition to leading teams when needed. CP Friends of Library Planning More Barnes & Noble Bookfairs
At its Jan 5 meeting the Center Point Friends of the Library reviewed the Barnes & Noble Bookfair they had in December and decided to sign up for Easter and Christmas 2012 Bookfairs.
Library patrons and the kindness of strangers and Barnes & Noble helped Friends have a successful fund raiser for the Library. (Final figures aren’t yet in for the Dec.