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Local students graduate from Central College
The following local students graduated from Central College Saturday, May 11. The ceremony was held at H.S. Kuyper Fieldhouse in Pella, Iowa. There were 348 graduates from 15 states and one foreig...
NCCC Team Helps Keep Milwaukee Green
By Alyssa Belleveau
The NCCC team of seven is hard at work with both the Milwaukee Parks Department and the Nature Conservancy, working on various projects that help preserve Milwau... AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Rachel Stothfang
Rachel Stothfang of Cincinnati is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Pine 4 at the Vinton Campus. She chose to participate in AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps because she is passionate abou... Competing for a Cause- “Young in Age” VS. “Young at Heart”
On Saturday, June 1, from 11:00 a.m. – 2 p.m. members of Blessed Hope will be having a friendly competition between the “YIA” (Young in Age- under 35) and the “YAH” (...
NCCC’s Maple 1 Fires It Up!
By Rachel Ruggles
Spring is finally here and with it comes the Midwest season of prescribed burning. “What is prescribed burning and why is it used?” you may ask. AmeriCorps N... Camp Director Talks About the Importance of NCCC Team
By Jill Ament
The AmeriCorps NCCC team Maple 4 is spending their second round with One Heartland, a Minnesota camp and retreat center with a mission to improve the lives of children, y... AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Ilexis Elba
Ilexis Elba, from Hollywood, Fla., is a member of Cedar 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 th... FEMA Corps Spruce 7 Joins 1200 Volunteers at Main St. Fort Worth Arts Festival
By Mary Thao
On April 20 & 21, 2013, AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) FEMA Corps Spruce 7 team volunteered with the Downtown Fort Worth Initiative, Inc.’s annual Ma... NCCC Team Removes Garlic Mustard
By: Michael Weisgarber
Cedar 1 has been serving their second round in McGregor, Iowa, working at Effigy Mounds National Monument and Pikes Peak State Park. They’re spending four weeks re... AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Meret Thali
By: Krista Eichhorst
Name: Meret Thali
Hometown: South Burlington, Vt.
Meret is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Spruce 2 at the Vinton Campus. She chose to participate ...