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NCCC’s Maple 4 Ends Their Service Year Strong in Milwaukee

Maple 4 corps members work together to remove large brush from an area cleared with Wisconsin TNC. By Jill Ament The final project for NCCC team Maple 4 is coming to a close. They’ve spent the past two weeks serving in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) of Wisconsi...

Dick & Leota Sailer to celebrate 50th Anniversary

Dick and Leota McNeal Sailer were married on Saturday, November 2, 1963 at the Assembly of God Church in Vinton. The couple's two children, Valerie (Dean) Close of Brandon, and Becky (Peter...

NCCC’s Maple 2 Spooks Wisconsin boys and girls for a good cause!

NCCC Maple 2's David Chernyshov scares children in the haunted house “caged animal” room. By: Nicolette Koerner AmeriCorps NCCC’s Maple 2 arrived in Hartland, Wisconsin on October 25, and immediately got to work to help keep Camp Whitcomb/Mason beautiful and functioning! The ...

Vinton veteran encourages others to participate in Honor Flight

Merchant served on the USS Diadon. Vinton Navy veteran James Merchant was among those veterans who participated in the Eastern Iowa Honor Flight earlier this month. And although the flight happened during the final days of the gove...

NCCC’s Maple 6 sets up a Haunted House for a Good Cause in the Black Hills

Corps member Jarrett Thompson sets up a clown prop for the haunted house. By: Tarsis Gotay For the last project of their service year, AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) team Maple 6 is serving with Black Hills Works in Rapid City, S.D. During the t...

NCCC Cedar 3 assists Nebraska Game & Parks Commission

David Chupp rakes native plant seeds into the ground where a fire destroyed plant life. By Trent Roberts AmeriCorps NCCC team Cedar 3 is serving with the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission (NGPC) in Chadron, Nebraska until November 1. The team is assisting NGPC with a reseeding...

NCCC’s Oak 3 serving with Habitat for Humanity in Michigan

 Members of Oak 3 put up the framing in the front of a Habitat home. By Christian Taylor-Williams    Oak 3 is serving with Habitat for Humanity Marquette in Marquette, Michigan, and their service includes helping the organization build homes for l...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Katie Corley

Katie Corley, from Canoga Park, Calif., is a member of Oak 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 betwee...

AmeriCorps NCCC Maple 5 team protects the prairie in Minnesota

Reilly rolls up fencing at Chippewa Prairie. By Akari Iburi AmeriCorps NCCC’s (National Civilian Community Corps) Maple 5 is serving with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Minnesota. The team is helping TNC restore their lands th...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Jerry Kim

Jerry Kim, from Riverside, Calif. is a member of Cedar 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...