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NCCC Team Helps Habitat for Humanity in Omaha
By Allyson Mignone
The NCCC team of Oak 6 from Vinton, Iowa is busy serving hard with Habitat for Humanity of Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska. Oak 6 has been working directly with the construction staff building and setting walls for a brand new two story house in the heart of Omaha.
Oak 6 is spending the next week finishing this house for a family of eleven refugees from Kenya. Great Seats Available for Iowa State Fair Grandstand Shows
"Happiness Is" a rocking concert in the Iowa State Fair Grandstand. Music-loving Fair fans still have time to purchase tickets for this year's line-up of award-winning Grandstand concert and track events. "Nothing Compares" to the 2013 Iowa State Fair set August 8-18.
Seats are still available for performances by hit Christian artist Casting Crowns, country stars Dierks Bentley, Toby Keith and Alan Jackson, pop-rockers Carly Rae Jepsen, The Wanted and Victoria Justice, and Saturday Night Live comedians Dana Carvey, Dennis Miller and Kevin Nealon.
AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Ilyshiaw Concepcion
Ilyshiaw Concepcion, from Windsor Locks, Conn., is a member of Cedar 7 in NCCC’s Class 19. She arrived in Vinton on February 5, 2013, to start her 10-month service term on a team of people between the ages of 18 and 24. Cedar 7 is made up of seven people from across the country, and they are serving together in a number of service projects across the North Central Region throughout their term. NCCC Maple 7 Works With the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
By Corey Milligan
Maple 7 is currently serving in Iowa City and Coralville with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Johnson County Fairgrounds for their third project round.
To start out their first week, members assisted the Johnson County Fairgrounds in preparing the grounds for their annual county fair that runs from July 22 to 27. AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Michael Heisser
By: Rebecca Bigler
Michael Heisser, from Pleasanton, Calif., is a member of Maple 6 in NCCC’s Class 19. He arrived in Vinton on February 5, 2013, to start his 10-month service term on a team of people between the ages of 18 and 24. Maple 6 is made up of eight people from across the country, and they are serving together in a number of service projects across the North Central Region throughout their term. 2013 Iowa State Fair Set to Debut In Two Weeks
"Happiness Is" being just two weeks away from the debut of the 2013 Iowa State Fair. Don't miss out on everything the Fair has to offer including half a million dollars in free stage entertainment, delectable foods, livestock galore and more. "Nothing Compares" to Iowa's largest 11-day celebration set August 8-18.
Fairgoers can enjoy their favorite activities all day.
AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Jessica Beck
By: Rebecca Bigler
Jessica Beck, from Ft. Wayne, Ind., is a member of Oak 4 in NCCC’s Class 19. She arrived in Vinton on February 5, 2013, to start her 10-month service term on a team of people between the ages of 18 and 24. Oak 4 is made up of eight people from across the country, and they are serving together in a number of service projects across the North Central Region throughout their term. AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Patrick Bower
Patrick Bower, from Charleston, Ill., is a member of Cedar 4 in NCCC’s Class 19. He arrived in Vinton on February 5, 2013, to start his 10-month service term on a team of people between the ages of 18 and 24. Cedar 4 is made up of nine people from across the country, and they are serving together in a number of service projects across the North Central Region throughout their term. NCCC Cedar 2 Restores Prairies in Jo Daviess County
By Ilexis Elba
AmeriCorps NCCC team Cedar 2 is stationed in Jo Daviess County doing environmental conservation and restoration work until August 2. They have been working with Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The teamhelped in restoring the Wapello prairie land and cleaning up an old abandoned military base, now named Lost Mound National Wildlife Refuge. NCCC Oak 1 takes away the pane
By Teonna Clark
For their third project, Oak 1 is working for Central Rivers Farmshed in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Oak 1 picked up where another NCCC team left off by removing glass panes from an unfinished greenhouse. Moving swiftly, the team is removing the panes using scissor lifts from another greenhouse. Altogether, the team cleared out over one hundred pounds of glass so far, which was thrown into the dumpster after its removal.