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NCCC Called Up to Assist with Disaster Relief Efforts in Wisconsin

  By: Taylor Jean Maciosek and Angela Sarrels NCCC team Oak 5 will complete their project at Sugar Creek in Ferryville, Wisconsin where they are currently removing honeysuckle and buc...

From Vinton to Akron: Serving one community at a time!

  By: Rachel and Sabrina, Maple 7   A team of ten AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) members are participating in an eight week project, from March 17 to May...

Trail-Blazing the Queen City

  By: Phil and Gaby, Maple 4   Maple 4 Dinosaurs from AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) are tearing up Porkopolis. That’s right, the ‘saurs are i...

AmeriCorps NCCC Corps Member Spotlight - David Albrecht

David Albrecht   Name: David Albrecht Hometown: Indianola, IA NCCC Team: Oak 2   David graduated from Simpson College after finishing his Bachelor’s degree in H...

Who’s Who of AmeriCorps NCCC Class 17 - DJ Bernat

DJ Bernat     Today’s spotlight is DJ Bernat who hails from Danielson, CT.  Leading Maple 5 this year, DJ attended Quinnipiac University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Ar...

Blessed Hope group to take mission trip to Guatemala

  A group of 10 adults from Blessed Hope Church will be travelling from July 4-11 to help at the New Life Children's Home in Guatemala. Orphaned, abandoned, and abused children ha...

NCCC Lends Helping Hand at Camp Ohiyesa

Oak 3 members remove barbed wire from the new horse pasture ahead of putting in the electric fence.   By: Holly Elder and Megan Richards   AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) Oak 3 is helping camp staff at Camp Ohiyesa for the next six weeks, March 17 - Apri...

Something old...

This is one of those fun old pics from Vinton, that you just have to share, not because it has anything to do with an event right now, but it's just one to sit and look at, maybe make a screen ...

AmeriCorps NCCC Corps Member Spotlight - Christina Banach

Christina Banach   Name: Christina Banach Hometown: Merrimack, NH NCCC Team: Maple 4   Christina graduated from Coe-Brown Northwood Academy in 2008 and is currently a s...

Local Student Named Iowa Geographic Bee Semifinalist

Matthew Voss Matthew Voss, son of Dan and Susan Voss, a student of Central Lutheran School, was notified that he was eligible to compete in the 2011 Iowa Geographic Bee, sponsored by Google and Plum Creek. ...