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NCCC FEMA Corps Pine 6 celebrates youth by giving education a creative spin

AmeriCorps NCCC-FEMA Pine 6 members with students they served at Henderson Elementary in Chicago.   By Annika Van Raalte Youth service takes place 365 days a year around the world and on April 26 to 28 it was recognized and celebrated as Global Youth Service Day. This day is dedic...

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Sean Page

  Name: Sean Page  Hometown: Storm Lake, Iowa Sean is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Pine 7 at the Vinton Campus. He chose to participate in AmeriCorps NCCC ...

Alyson Garwood Presents Social Research at Central College

   Alyson Garwood, a native of Dysart, Iowa, presented a group semester-long research project at Central College on April 29. The research was done as part of the Methods of Social R...

NCCC Cedar 1 helps with Minot, N.D. flood, and non-profits

NCCC Member Jahbowha Newman attends to one of the cats at the Minot Humane Society animal shelter.   By Michael Weisgarber Team Cedar 1 spent their first project working in Minot, North Dakota, cleaning up and repairing flooded houses while also helping others in the community. On ...

Register for a chance to win a $5,290 College Savings Iowa Account

  State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald is asking Iowans to celebrate 529 Day on May 29 by exploring the benefits of using a 529 plan, such as College Savings Iowa, to save for their love...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Elizabeth Sprague

  By: Rebecca Bigler Elizabeth Sprague, from North Berwick, Maine, is the Program Office Support Team Leader in NCCC’s Class 19. She arrived in Vinton on January 3, 2013, t...

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Alex Cutts

  By: Krista Eichhorst  Name: Alex Cutts  Hometown: Coweta, Okla.  Alex is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Pine 3 at the Vinton Campus. She lear...

Deadline to Apply for Robert D. Blue Scholarship Draws Near

Treasurer Fitzgerald Announces Deadline to Apply for Robert D. Blue Scholarship Draws Near State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald reminds students the deadline to apply for a Robert D. Blue Sch...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Ted Sweeney

By: Rebecca Bigler Ted Sweeney, from Portland, Ore., is the Team Leader for Maple 4 in NCCC’s Class 19. He arrived in Vinton on January 8, 2013, to start his 11-month service term leadin...

4th Street Diner News, April 30

   The 4th Street Diner meal on Sunday, May 5th, will be Roast Turkey, Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Broccoli, Mixed Green Salad, Blushing Pears, Cake, WW Bread, Milk. On Monday, April ...