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AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Corps Member Spotlight: Joe Reilly

Joe Reilly By: Rachel Lebeaux   Name: Joe Reilly Hometown: Denver, Colorado   Joe is currently serving as a member of Oak 1 with the AmeriCorps NCCC at the Vinton Campus. Joe ha...

NCCC Team Cedar Two Back to Work in Iowa

By:  Yazmeen Green   NCCC Team, Cedar Two team arrived at the YMCA Camp Wapsie in Coggon, Iowa last week. Camp Wapsie provide an environment where children can experience the out...

Treasurer Fitzgerald Is Gearing Up for the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt

State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald's Great Iowa Treasure Hunt fall publication is scheduled to be released soon. The upcoming list is the latest names of unclaimed property owners with undis...

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Andrew Burns

Andrew Burns By: Krista Eichhorst Name: Andrew Burns Hometown: Canal Winchester, Ohio Andrew is serving as the Hickory 1 NCCC FEMA Corps Team Leader at the Vinton Campus. He chose to participate in...

NCCC Team Maple 7 Gets Courageous

 Maple 7 Corps Members at weekly dance for campers   By: Ashley Carmichael   For eight weeks, Maple 7 is working at Camp Courageous, a year-round respite care and recreational facility in Monticello, Iowa. Camp Courageous serv...

Academic Achievement Awards: VSHS students honored

Vinton-Shellsburg High School students (sophomores, juniors and seniors) received recognition for their academic success during the annual ceremony on Thurssday.  The guest speaker was Joh...

NCCC Team Maple 4 Aids Flood Recovery Efforts in Minot

By: Lauren Brostowitz   NCCC team, Maple 4, arrived in Minot, N.D. on August 17 to continue to assisting the Lutheran Disaster Response in supporting individuals and families with lon...

AmeriCorps NCCC Class 18 Corps Member Spotlight: Zach Brazan

Zach Brazan By: Rachel Lebeaux   Name: Zach Brazan Hometown: Greenville, Miss.   Zach is currently serving as a member of Oak 4 with the AmeriCorps NCCC at the Vinton Campus. Zac...

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Victoria Felt

Victoria Felt By: Krista Eichhorst Name: Victoria Felt Hometown: Manteca, Calif. Victoria is serving as the Pine 1 NCCC FEMA Corps Team Leader at the Vinton Campus. She chose to participate in Ameri...

NCCC Team Gets in the Camp Spirit

  AmeriCorps NCCC team, Oak 2, worked in Oscoda, Mich. with YMCA Camp Nissokone.  At Camp Nissokone, NCCC members had the chance to experience the various camp activities while workin...