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NCCC Cedar 6 Team assists with Camp Wapsie land management

Team leader Nick Rossmiller bucks logs to later be split into firewood for use by campers. By Kelli Beavers AmeriCorps NCCC team Cedar 6 served with YMCA Camp Wapsie from October 18 to November 3. Cedar 6 was sent to YMCA Camp Wapsie to help implement the camp’s land managemen...

NCCC Maple 7 Tackles invasive species and helps Lauritzen Gardens

Erica Ratner, Corey Milligan, and Emily Mickelson prepare envelopes for Lauritzen Gardens members. By Corey Milligan Maple 7 started their last project in Omaha, Nebraska on October 18 with Lauritzen Gardens and finished on November 2. The team members were thrilled to close out the year wi...

Jennifer Hummell is 2013 August Graduate of Upper Iowa University

Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce Jennifer Hummell from Shellsburg, IA, graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting in August. Honors qual...

NCCC’s Oak 7 Serving with Flint Housing Commission

Dan Morrison is mudding walls in units to prep them for new families to move in. By: Molly Byer and Victoria Gates Oak 7, a NCCC team based out of Vinton, Iowa, just finished serving on their last NCCC project with the Flint Housing Commission in Flint, Michigan. The team ...

NCCC assists YMCA camp

Kyle Swatfager and Hurley Combs removing 500lbs of plant waste By: Jessica Rivas AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) team Oak 2 was stationed in Minnesota and Wisconsin from October 22 to November 2. They served primarily with The YMCA of ...

NCCC’s Cedar 2 Rocks the Blocks of Columbus, Ohio

Cedar 2 members and Habitat staff pose with Brutus the Buckeye. By: Ilexis Elba Cedar 2 just finished their last project of the year in Columbus, Ohio. The team served on a two-week project with Habitat for Humanity-MidOhio. One of their priority tasks was...

\'Honorary Citizen:\' Inge Schminke\'s unique life earns a special Austrian honor

Never start a story with a quotation, say the journalism professors. And never refer to yourself in a news story. But those professors have never meet Inge Schminke. Stories like hers defy...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Corey Milligan

By: Rebecca Bigler   Corey Milligan, from St. Paul, Minn., is a member of Maple 7 in NCCC’s Class 19. She arrived in Vinton on February 5, 2013, to start her 10-month servi...

NCCC’s Cedar 1 Helps Bring the Scares to Hamilton County

Member Zack Hall helps remove cut down trees and cleans up the area.  By: Zack Hall Cedar 1 teamed up with Hamilton County Parks and Recreation for their last project. The team served in Cool Creek Park in Carmel, Indiana to lend a hand with the Haunted Trails Ha...

A story of Disaster Preparedness

LIVING THROUGH SANDY by Frantz Ostmann on Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 7:13am Project Joseph members would like to share this account found on Facebook. It seems humorous now, but...