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AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Melissa Ridder

Melissa Ridder, Hickory 5 Team Leader   If you have seen less of the FEMA Corps members around Vinton in the last few days, it's because the teams have traveled to Alabama to begin their FEMA training. They recently compl...

Hickory 6 helps Benton County Nature Center

FEMA Corps members David Sexton and Kyle Paiz sand cedar logs for Benton County  Nature Center.   A new AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps team, Hickory 6, started their first project at the Benton County Conservation Board helping them build an outdoor nature classroom from September 18 to...

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Turned a Day of Remembrance into a Day of Action

NCCC FEMA Corps Pine 6 at Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity worksite during 9/11 rememberance. By Kimberly Walker September 11 is a day that has become a national day of service.  NCCC FEMA Corps team, Pine 6, participated in this service day by partnering with Iowa Heartland Habit...

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Lynne Saladin

Lynne Saladin By: Krista Eichhorst Name: Lynne Saladin Hometown: San Diego, California Lynne is serving as the Hickory 4 NCCC FEMA Corps Team Leader at the Vinton Campus. She chose to participate in...

World Race: Vinton native Rose Huber now in Thailand

World Race: Two girls from Thailand gather around Rose Huber and her camera.   The World Race is anything but a vacation, says Rose Huber. The daughter of Jim and Conni Huber of rural Vinton is in the midst of a 10-nation world tour, working with a team of Amer...

Cedar 4 helps improve Nature Conversancy

Amanda, Zach and Allison are working on bracing the roof of the warming hut.   NCCC team, Cedar Four’s sixth and final project is working withThe Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the Plymouth County Conservation Board in Westfield, Iowa. The Nature Conservancy i...

Kirkwood releases Dean's list for Benton County

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Cedar 1 helps with Indiana park beautification

NCCC Team Leader Holly loading wood chipper with invasive honeysuckle.   CCC team, Cedar 1 is serving from September 10 to November 2 with the Hamilton County Parks and Recreation Department (HCPR) in Noblesville, Indiana. The team is working on a variet...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Corps Member Spotlight: Jimmy Cartagena‏

  By: Rachel Lebeaux   Name: Jimmy Cartegena Hometown: Quakertown, Penn.   Jimmy is serving as a member of Maple 5 with AmeriCorps NCCC at the Vinton Campus....

NCCC to Improve Environment with Hamilton County Parks and Recreation

NCCC Team Leader Holly loading wood chipper with invasive honeysuckle. By Kevin Zachary   NCCC team, Cedar 1 is serving from September 10 to November 2 with the Hamilton County Parks and Recreation Department (HCPR) in Noblesville, Indiana. The team is w...