Et Cetera
Living through Hurricane Sandy; first-hand lessons in preparadnesss
By Frantz Ostmann
Saturday, November 17, 2012; 7:13 a.m.
1. The excitement and coolness wears off around day 3
2. You are never really prepared to go weeks without power, heat, wate...
NCCC’s Oak 4 Helps Habitat for Humanity Omaha
By Jessica Beck
Oak 4 wraps up their final NCCC service project with Habitat for Humanity in Omaha, Nebraska. During their time in Omaha, Oak 4 made serious strides for the large Habitat locat... AmeriCorps NCCC-FEMA Corps Team Spruce 3 serving in Colorado
By Chrissy Diers
On October 2 AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps Team Spruce 3 from Vinton, Iowa rolled into Lakewood Colorado to their lodging. On October 3, this Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinati...
AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Trent Roberts
Trent Roberts, from Cadott, Wis., is a member of Cedar 3 in NCCC’s Class 19. He arrived in Vinton on February 5, 2013, to start his 10-month service term on a team of people between the... NCCC’s Maple 1: Everyday is a Habitat Day
By Clifford Borner II
The AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) team Maple 1 recently completed their last NCCC service project with Genesee County Habitat for Humanity (GCHFH) i... AmeriCorps NCCC-FEMA Corps Team Training Hard as Public Assistants
By Jeffrey Beyerl
Having left the Vinton campus, FEMA Corps Spruce 4 has undergone many diverse trainings in order to help them in their FEMA role as public assistants. As public assistants, Sp...
AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Corps Member Spotlight: Kate Yamahiro
By: Rebecca Bigler
Kate Yamahiro, from Pacifica, Calif., is a member of Maple 1in NCCC’s Class 19. She arrived in Vinton on February 5, 2013, to start her 10-month servic... NCCC’s Maple 4 Ends Their Service Year Strong in Milwaukee
By Jill Ament
The final project for NCCC team Maple 4 is coming to a close. They’ve spent the past two weeks serving in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) of Wisconsi... Dick & Leota Sailer to celebrate 50th Anniversary
Dick and Leota McNeal Sailer were married on Saturday, November 2, 1963 at the Assembly of God Church in Vinton.
The couple's two children, Valerie (Dean) Close of Brandon, and Becky (Peter... NCCC’s Maple 2 Spooks Wisconsin boys and girls for a good cause!
By: Nicolette Koerner
AmeriCorps NCCC’s Maple 2 arrived in Hartland, Wisconsin on October 25, and immediately got to work to help keep Camp Whitcomb/Mason beautiful and functioning! The ...