NCCC Oak 7 serving as camp counselors in Michigan

VICTORIA GATES & MOLLY BYER, OAK 7
April 11, 2013 10:31 am

Oak 7, a NCCC team, based out Vinton, Iowa, is at Lake Sherman YMCA Camp in Augusta, Michigan from March 11 to April 26. They are counselors for campers of the Kalamazoo area, with students ranging from 4th to 6th grade.

NCCC Cedar 6 serves students, environment in Jackson, Mich.

KELLI BEAVERS
April 10, 2013 11:35 am

  AmeriCorps NCCC team Cedar 6 is serving in Jackson, Michigan at the YMCA Storer Camps from Mar. 11 – Apr. 26. During the team’s seven-week project, five weeks are dedicated to Lands for Learning projects.

Mayor's Day: Vinton Mayor Watson joins NCCC for recognition of service

REBECCA BIGLER, NCCC
April 10, 2013 8:50 am

  Mayor John Watson, along with more than 600 mayors across the country, are acknowledging the first-ever Mayors Day of Recognition for National Service on April 9, a nationwide bipartisan effort to highlight the impact of national service.

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Martha Mickelson

AMERICORPS NCCC
April 10, 2013 8:50 am

By: Rebecca Bigler Martha Mickelson, from Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, is the Support Team Leader for the Cedar and Hickory units in NCCC’s Class 19.

NCCC Team Builds Homes for Families in Des Moines

AMERICORPS NCCC
April 9, 2013 11:24 am

By Jill Ament The AmeriCorps NCCC team of Maple 4 finished their work with the Northeast Iowa Food Bank in Waterloo, Iowa, last Friday and are now working on the second half of their project round in Des Moines.

'Partnering' to be another theme for CP Historical Society

RICH HANNEN
April 5, 2013 9:51 am

  The Center Point Historical Society chose the Civil War as their museum and activity theme for 2013 but at its regular March meeting “partnering” turned out to run a close second.

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Chad Every

REBECCA BIGLER, NCCC
April 4, 2013 10:16 am

  Chad Every, from Maumee, Ohio, is the Team Leader for Cedar 7 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.

NCCC’s Cedar 5 Brings Fresh Faces to Bemidji Science Center

NICHOLAS MEYERS, CEDAR 5
April 4, 2013 10:16 am

    Cedar 5 couldn’t wait to get started on their project after hearing about the grassroots efforts of the Headwaters Science Center (HSC), which touches 30,000 individuals every year.

NCCC’s Maple 5: Fowl Sunrises and Woody Sunsets on the Prairie

AKARI IBURI, MAPLE 5
April 3, 2013 11:55 am

Maple 5 of Vinton’s AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) program is working in northwestern Minnesota at Rydell and Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuges.

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Brenna Huggins

AMERICORPS NCCC
April 2, 2013 11:08 am

By: Rebecca Bigler Brenna Huggins, from Mukilteo, Wash., is the Team Leader for Oak 1 in NCCC’s Class 19. She arrived in Vinton on January 8, 2013, to start her 11-month service term leading a team of people between the ages of 18 and 24.