AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Sarah Kramer

KRISTA EICHHORST, NCCC
June 12, 2013 11:20 am

Sarah Kramer of Greenville, S.C., 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 plans to live a life of public service and believed that committing 10 months to service would be a great first step.

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Rebekah Siddiqi

AMERICORPS NCCC
June 11, 2013 11:30 am

By: Krista Eichhorst   Name: Rebekah Siddiqi   Hometown: Asheboro, N.C.   Rebekah is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Hickory 7 at the Vinton Campus.

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Jarrett Thompson

AMERICORPS NCCC
June 11, 2013 11:30 am

By: Rebecca Bigler   Jarrett Thompson, from Albion, N.Y., is a member of Maple 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 ages of 18 and 24.

NCCC’s Oak 7 Working for Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity

AMERICORPS NCCC
June 10, 2013 12:22 pm

By: Victoria Gates and Molly Byer Oak 7, a NCCC team based out of Vinton, IA, is working in Cedar Rapids for Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity (CVHH).

Students Named to Buena Vista University Dean's List

VINTON TODAY
June 7, 2013 11:08 am

The following students were named to the Dean's List for the spring semester at Buena Vista University: Kelsey Kankelfitz of Atkins. Michael Meisheid of Walker.

NCCC Team Bonds with Crossroads for Youth in Oxford, Mich.

AMERICORPS NCCC
June 7, 2013 11:08 am

By: Nicolette Koerner The NCCC team of Maple 2 is making a real difference in Oxford, Michigan. The team is currently working with Crossroads for Youth, a non-profit organization created to help guide children and young adults into becoming productive and successful members of society.

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Mackenzie Spears

KRISTA EICHHORST, NCCC
June 7, 2013 11:08 am

Mackenzie Spears of Byfield, Mass.,  is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Hickory 1 at the Vinton Campus. She chose to participate in AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps because she wanted to grow as a person and to have the opportunity to change lives for the better.

NCCC’s Cedar 5 Helps State Foresters Eradicate the Mountain Pine Beetle

AMERICORPS NCCC
June 6, 2013 12:43 pm

  By: Nicholas Meyers   Cedar 5 was met with rolling hills, green trees and a sky of blue as they arrived in Custer, South Dakota.

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Melody Jones

REBECCA BIGLER, NCCC
June 6, 2013 9:28 am

Melody Jones, from Berlin, Wis., is a member of Oak 7 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 the ages of 18 and 24.

Bethlehem Lutheran donates to Lutheran Lakeside Camp

ANN JORGENSEN
June 5, 2013 12:15 pm

To celebrate its 100 years Bethlehem Lutheran Church is giving to different organizations a $100 gift.  Each month a different organization or group is selected and presented a check.