VFW Auxiliary helps with VSHS Operation Backpack project

JEANETTE HENRY- UNIT 264 PRESIDENT
October 15, 2014 11:12 pm

The Vinton VFW Ladies Auxiliary supported Operation Backpack by having Riley Ries come to our meeting and presenting him with 60 new tooth brushes and 60 tubes of toothpaste.

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight: Marquis Franklin

AMERICORPS NCCC
October 15, 2014 4:50 pm

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.

NCCC Oak 5 team gives back through Habitat for Humanity

AMERICORPS NCCC
October 8, 2014 7:49 pm

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.

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight: Amber Sproles

SARAH WILLIAMS, NCCC
October 8, 2014 7:49 pm

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.

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

GEORGE RICKEY, EASTERN IOWA HONOR FLIGHT
October 8, 2014 10:36 am

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 have spearheaded ongoing fundraising programs among employees of the company, and then those funds raised are matched by PepsiCo.

NCCC Maple 3 Cleans Up the Street of Flint

AMERICORPS NCCC
October 6, 2014 11:13 pm

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.

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight: Brecon Richmond

AMERICORPS NCCC
October 6, 2014 11:13 pm

  By: Sarah Williams    Brecon Richmond, from Friendship, Ohio is serving on team Maple 3 in AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20.

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

BRAD ANDERSON, AMERICAN LEGION POST 57
October 6, 2014 10:11 am

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 democratic form of government.

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight: Zach Young

SARAH WILLIAMS, NCCC
October 1, 2014 6:35 pm

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 between the ages of 18 and 24.

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Corps Member Spotlight: Shelby Smith

AMERICORPS NCCC
September 30, 2014 11:28 am

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 with a team of people between the ages of 18 and 24.