Et cetera : AmeriCorps NCCC Members Travel Far to Provide Service

By Kevin Zachary, Maple 1

The AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) is sending a dedicated and eager team to Warsaw, Ohio. The NCCC team, Maple 1, is at Youth Camp Echoing Hills, where they are renovating and preparing the camp for the summer season.

The NCCC team is working from March 12 through April 27 and is assisting with a variety of tasks including painting, power washing buildings, cleaning up nature trails, installing wires and lighting, and building bunkers in a new section of the camp paintball course. NCCC is being provided with onsite training and has the chance to interact with the staff and local residents in the area.

Camp Echoing Hills is a nonprofit Christian organization that specializes in respite weekends, travel programs, and summer camps for children with disabilities.

Cedar 1 at their Induction ceremony on March 8, 2012.