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FEMA Corps Member Spotlight: Maxine Dennis

  Maxine Dennis of Guinda, Calif., is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Spruce 3 at the Vinton Campus. She chose to participate in AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps because she wanted to gain some new life experiences before returning to college to complete her degree.

Kirkwood Graduates Largest Class

  Kirkwood Community College will soon honor almost 3,000 students taking positive steps for their futures. The college will hold commencement ceremonies for its college credit and GED/adult high school programs this week.
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AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Julie Davis

 Julia Davis of Natick, Mass.,  is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Spruce 6 at the Vinton Campus. She chose to participate in AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps because service has always been an integral part of her life and she wanted to dedicate herself to it fulltime after graduating from college.
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AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Zachary Kahn

  By: Rebecca Bigler   Zachary Kahn, from Silver Spring, Md., is the Team Leader for Cedar 2 in NCCC’s Class 19. He arrived in Vinton on January 8, 2013, to start his 11-month service term leading a team of people between the ages of 18 and 24.