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AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Kayli Greene

Kayli Greene By: Krista Eichhorst Name: Kayli Greene Hometown: La Grange, Ga. Kayli is serving as the Spruce 7 NCCC FEMA Corps Team Leader at the Vinton Campus. She chose to participate in AmeriCor...

NCCC FEMA Corps Remembers 9/11 with Community Service Projects

 NCCC FEMA Corps team Hickory 3 and Site Supervisor Durango after their first Mini-Spike in Oelwein.    As part of 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance the NCCC FEMA Corps team Hickory 3 spent two days in Oelwein, Iowa making improvements to town parks and infrastructure. ...

Vikes of the Week - Nathan Jelinek and Laquita Mull

Nathan Jelinek for Vike of the Week.( Mr. Vettraino)  He helped Tiffany Auen with a document she needed to print and was having problems with printing the background.  I was busy so he v...

AmeriCorps NCCC Welcomes New Staff Member‏, Jesse Hurley

Jesse Hurley By: Rachel Lebeaux   Jesse Hurley is a native Iowan, who currently resides in Cedar Rapids. Jesse received his Bachelor’s degree in Sociology with a minor in Geography from the ...

Open House Retirement Reception Sunday for Pastor Loel Fink

  Please join us for an Open House Retirement Celebration honoring Pastor Loel Fink of Harvest Christian Fellowship, Vinton.   Sunday, September 30th 2:00-4:00 pm. It will be...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Corps Member Spotlight: Jana Barcavage

  Today's NCCC Spotlight is on Jana Barcavage of Class 18.   Name: Jana Barcavage Hometown: Cold Spring, NY   Jana is currently serving as a member of Ma...

NCCC Explores the Natural World Inside Milwaukee

Milwaukee may be known for the Brewers and Harley-Davidson but there is something else extraordinary inside America's 28th-largest city: Trees and rivers are just as present as buildings and st...

NCCC Maple 2 members lessening the grip of the great flood

Maple 2 member Hailey power-washes the walls of a home affected by the Minot flooding.   An AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) team, Maple 2, has been sent to Minot, N.D. to help Lutheran Disaster Response in their recovery efforts in the wake of the June 2...

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Chalynn Passmore

  Chalynn Passmore of Anderson, Calif., is today's featured NCCC FEMA Corps Team Leader.   Chalynn is serving as the Pine 4 NCCC FEMA Corps Team Leader at the Vinton ...

NCCC Firing Things Up with The Nature Conservancy

By Harry Parsons Since 1958, The Nature Conservancy of Minnesota has helped protect 70,000 acres of forest, prairies, rivers, lakes and wetlands. Prescribed burning is one way the Conservancy...