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Forrest Bolte to celebrate 85th birthday

Forrest Bolte will celebrate his 85th birthday on Saturday.  A card shower is planned and can be sent to him at 307 E 2nd St, #4, Vinton or emailed to FGBolte@mchsi.com...

NCCC’s Maple 5 is in Cincinnati, Ohio

  By: Maple 5   Maple 5 from AmeriCorps NCCC is currently in Cincinnati, Ohio. We have a unique project this round with the Greater Cincinnati Energy Alliance. They are a reg...

NCCC’s Maple 3 Experiences Isolation at its Finest

  By: Chloe Reese & Brittney Springer   Maple 3 continues to battle the wild at Isle Royale National Park, the location of their third project round. The team has been he...

AmeriCorps NCCC Stands Guard at the Levee

  By Alex Kemp   AmeriCorps NCCC team, Maple 2, just finished monitoring the levees of Bellevue, Nebraska. They were locating any areas of erosion, and seepage in the earth m...

AmeriCorps NCCC Cedar 2 Members in Joplin, Missouri

AmeriCorps NCCC Cedar 2 Members in Joplin, Missouri By: Samantha Czerkas   AmeriCorps NCCC team Cedar 2, in addition to three other NCCC teams, was sent to Joplin, Missouri on Disaster ...

AmeriCorps NCCC team joins Community Harvest Food Bank

    By: Rachel Anderson   An AmeriCorps NCCC team traveled from Vinton, IA to Fort Wayne, IN to assist Community Harvest Food Bank (CHFB) in providing fresh nutritio...

NCCC’s Cedar 3 is Assisting Lutheran Disaster Response in Minot, ND

    By: Dave Condlin   Cedar Three has been working with Lutheran Disaster Response in dismantling interiors of homes affected by the 2011 Souris River Flood in Mino...

Iowa NCCC team joins forces with FEMA to help a spirited city

    By: Colton Gale   A group of young adults from the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) called Oak 2 have traveled from the team’s home camp...

Winner of $1,000 4-H / IFAA Foundation Scholarship

  ...Katelyn Samuelson of La Porte City Parents:  Bart & Amy Samuelson   Katelyn Samuelson is an eight-year 4-H member.  She has participated in sheep, food...

39th ANNUAL HOPPER FAMILY REUNION

  The descendants of Jesse and Gertie Abernathey Hopper gathered for their 39th annual reunion on Sunday, July 31, 2011 in the fellowship room of the First Christian Church.   ...