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Celebrate College Savings Month Register to win $5,290

Celebrate College Savings Month with College Savings Iowa and Register to Win a $5,290 College Savings Iowa Account! For families already busy juggling the demands of work and home, college pl...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Team Leader Spotlight: Katie Hawn

Katie Hawn, from San Jose, Calif., is the team leader for Spruce 1 in AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps’ Class 20. She arrived in Vinton on July 22, 2013, to start her 11-month service term le...

NCCC Cedar 2 serves Red Cliff Community Garden

Ilexis, Daniel, and Peter work to dig 126 post holes for the fence surrounding the orchards. By Ilexis Elba AmeriCorps NCCC team Cedar 2 is stationed in Red Cliff, Wis. assisting with a community garden on the Ojibwe Indian reservation. The garden has been established for several...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Quincy Richard

Quincy Richard, from Kalama, Wash., is a member of Maple 2 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 ...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Team Leader Spotlight: Mike Fernandez

By: Krista Eichhorst Mike Fernandez, from Towaco, N. J., is the team leader for Hickory 5 in AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps’ Class 20. He arrived in Vinton on July 22, 2013, to start hi...

NCCC's Maple 5: A Courageous Camp

Jamie arm wrestles one of her campers and loses  NCCC's Maple 5: A Courageous Camp   By: Madeline Tome   AmeriCorps NCCC’s (National Civilian Community Corps) Maple 5 is helping out in Monticello, Iowa at Camp...

Delkar-Barron engagement

Mike and Rhonda Barron of Vinton, are pleased to announce the engagement of their son Scott Michael to Jessica Lynn Delkar, daughter of  Dennis and Terri Delkar of Fairfield. The...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Michael Pritchett

Michael Prichett, from Boise, Idaho, is a member of Oak 3 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...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 20 Team Leader Spotlight: Briana Belbeck

By: Krista Eichhorst Briana Belbeck, from Ferndale, Mich., is the support team leader for the Spruce unit in AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps’ class 20. This is her second term of service with...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Giovanna Flammia

Giovanna Flammia, from Braselton, Georgia, is a member of Maple 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 b...