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AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight: Marquis Franklin

Marquis Franklin By: Sarah Williams Marquis Franklin, from Laurel Maryland, is serving on team Oak 5 in AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20. He arrived in Vinton on February 11, to start his 10-month service term. Oak 5 ...

NCCC Oak 5 team gives back through Habitat for Humanity

Oak 5 teammate cuts pieces of wood to use as studs in the home. Written by Ashley Burgess From September 24 to November 7, AmeriCorps NCCC team Oak 5 will be doing some hands on tasks with Habitat for Humanity in Marquette County, Michigan. With their hand...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight: Amber Sproles

Amber Sproles, from Acton, Indiana is serving on team Cedar 3 in AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20. She arrived in Vinton on February 11 to start her 10-month service term. Cedar 3 is made up of eight peop...

Quaker-PepsiCo employees donate $85,000 to Honor Flight organization

The Eastern Iowa Honor Flight today received a donation of $85,000.00 from the employees of the Quaker-PepsiCo Companies.  A group of employees who are veterans and known as the Valor Group h...

NCCC Maple 3 Cleans Up the Street of Flint

Maple 3 Team Leader Keanu Harris carries a broom away from the work site in Flint NCCC Maple 3 Cleans Up the Streets of Flint  By Andrew Johnson  AmeriCorps NCCC team Maple 3 was serving with the city of Flint, MI until October 1. The...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight: Brecon Richmond

  By: Sarah Williams    Brecon Richmond, from Friendship, Ohio is serving on team Maple 3 in AmeriCorp...

Did you know this about the American Legion: Hawkeye Boys State

Iowa American Legion Hawkeye Boys State is for young men who have just completed their junior year of high school. It is a week long "Hands-On" experience in the operation of our democra...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight: Zach Young

Zach Young, from Vashon, Washington is a corps member for Maple 4 in AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20. He arrived in Vinton on February 11 to start his 10-month service working with a team of people betwe...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight: Shelby Smith

By: Sarah Williams Shelby Smith, from Clare, Michigan is a corps member for Maple 1 in AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20. She arrived in Vinton on February 11 to start her 10-month service term working...

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