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NCCC Composite Team Assists the Minneapolis Veteran’s Home
By: Lauren Brostowitz, Composite Team – Zetus Lapedus 10
In AmeriCorps NCCC, each corps member must be highly flexible and adaptable. So, when nine corps members were asked to ... AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Jordan Jimcoily
By: Krista Eichhorst
Name: Jordan Jimcoily
Hometown: Belle Chasse, La.
Jordan is serving as a member of the NCCC FEMA Corps team Pine 6 at the Vinton Campus. He is no stranger to natio... Vikes of the Week: Monaghan and Upmeyer
This week's Vikes of the Week include:
Shane Monaghan- (Ms. Cox) He helped decorate for the homecoming dance even though he was not in student senate.
Matt Upmeyer - (... AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Rebecca Atkinson
The FEMACorps Spotlight today feaures Rebecca Atkinson of Colorado.
Name: Rebecca Atkinson
Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Rebecca is s... VS alum Cooling among Kirkwood ACT Scholarship honorees
Ten current students have been awarded ACT Endowed Scholarships for the 2012-13 academic year. The scholars are Aaron Hartke of Marion; Ashley Allen of Cedar Rapids; Bryan Griswold of Cedar Rapids;...
AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Melissa Ridder
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
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
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
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
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...