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Have an emergency supply kit ready for disasters
An emergency supply kit simply is a bag with an array of items assembled to help one survive at least 72 hours when evacuating due to a disaster. 72 hours is the minimum time recommended because it... PARENTS, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS: RED RIBBON WEEK 2014 THEME CONTEST
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Free program provides teachers with pencils to use during assessment testing
Treasurer Fitzgerald Helps Teachers Prepare Students for Assessment Test
Free program provides teachers with pencils to use during assessment testing
State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald ...
Pine 1 FEMA Corps Helps Local Humane Society in Branson, MO
By Megan Vaughn
On Saturday November 2, 2013, four members of AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Team Pine 1 began their first day on a three day project for The Shepherd of the Hills Humane Society i... 4th Street Diner News
The 4th Street Diner meal on Sunday, November 17th will be Roast Pork, Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Spinach, Peaches, Cake, WW Bread, Milk.
On Monday, October 7th, four tabl...
NCCC FEMA Corps Spruce Five meets President Obama at FEMA headquarters
By Thomas Kenny and Dana Macabales, FEMA Corps members
On October 7, 2013, exactly one week into the federal government furlough, Spruce 5 arrived at FEMA headquarters expecting a quiet, slow ... AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Kelli Beavers
Kelli Beavers, from Flushing, Mich., is a member of Cedar 6 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... Have you considered long-term food storage?
Many folks have purchased extra canned goods to store at home for emergencies. Along with home canned goods from their own garden, they could likely have meals for a couple of weeks. Bu...
NCCC Cedar 6 Team assists with Camp Wapsie land management
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
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...