NCCC Composite Team Assists the Minneapolis Veteran’s Home

AMERICORPS NCCC
October 12, 2012 4:52 am

By: Lauren Brostowitz, Composite Team – Zetus Lapedus 10   In AmeriCorps NCCC, each corps member must be highly flexible and adaptable.

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Member Spotlight: Jordan Jimcoily

AMERICORPS NCCC
October 11, 2012 12:32 pm

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.

Vikes of the Week: Monaghan and Upmeyer

HEATHER KALOUS
October 10, 2012 11:27 am

  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.

AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Rebecca Atkinson

KRISTA EICHHORST, NCCC
October 10, 2012 11:26 am

  The FEMACorps Spotlight today feaures Rebecca Atkinson of Colorado.   Name: Rebecca Atkinson   Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colorado   Rebecca is serving as the Spruce 2 NCCC FEMA Corps Team Leader at the Vinton Campus.

VS alum Cooling among Kirkwood ACT Scholarship honorees

VINTON TODAY
October 9, 2012 2:38 pm

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; Clare Cooling of Vinton; Jessica Gibson of Iowa City; Kara Johnson of Marion; Kevin Frias of Bogota, New Jersey; Ryan Deerberg of Cedar Rapids; Sarah Mally of Cedar Rapids and Tyler Shepard of Ladora.

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

KRISTA EICHHORST, NCCC
October 9, 2012 12:22 pm

  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.

Hickory 6 helps Benton County Nature Center

SARAH KUBISHTA
October 9, 2012 12:07 pm

  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 September 19, 2012.

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

AMERICORPS NCCC
October 8, 2012 10:18 am

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 Habitat for Humanity for two days providing home construction in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

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

AMERICORPS NCCC
October 8, 2012 10:18 am

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.

World Race: Vinton native Rose Huber now in Thailand

VINTON TODAY
October 8, 2012 10:16 am

  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 Americans who help people in a variety of ways.