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AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Kyle Swatfager

By: Rebecca Bigler Kyle Swatfager, from Austin, Minn., is the Team Leader for Oak 2 in NCCC’s Class 19. He arrived in Vinton on January 8, 2013, to start his 11-month service term leading a team of people between the ages of 18 and 24.
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AmeriCorps NCCC Team Serves at Voyageur Outward Bound

by Heather Whitney and Tarsis Gotay The AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) team of Maple 6 is serving in Ely, Minnesota with Voyageur Outward Bound School, a non-profit that provides outdoor education and wilderness expeditions.
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AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Harper Holmes

By: Rebecca Bigler Harper Holmes, from Hamilton, Ohio, is the Support Team Leader for the Maple and Spruce units in NCCC’s Class 19. She arrived in Vinton on January 3, 2013, to start her 11-month service term supporting a total of fourteen teams based out of the North Central Region.
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AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Brandon Gutteridge

  Brandon Gutteridge, from Kansas City, Mo., is the Team Leader for Maple 1 in NCCC’s Class 19. He arrived in Vinton on January 8, 2013, to start his 11-month service term leading a team of people between the ages of 18 and 24.
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AmeriCorps NCCC Welcomes New Staff Member

By: Krista Eichhorst Peggy Somerville is a Vinton, Iowa native and currently resides in Amana. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa, her master’s degree in Social Work from St.
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NCCC Helping to Build Community Plaza

By: Sam Janda Since March 12, the AmeriCorps NCCC team of Cedar 4 has been working with the Mary McLeod Bethune Intervention and Enrichment Center (MBIE), in Mansfield, Ohio.
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FEMA Corps Team Pine 4 Spends a Day in the Garden

By: Christina Willis AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps team Pine 4 wanted to get involved in the community as soon as they reached their third and final project round destination in Kansas City, Mo.
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AmeriCorps NCCC Class 19 Team Leader Spotlight: Alyssa Valcourt

By: Rebecca Bigler Alyssa Valcourt, from Fitchburg, Mass., is the Team Leader for Oak 3 in NCCC’s Class 19. She arrived in Vinton on January 8, 2013, to start her 11-month service term leading a team of people between the ages of 18 and 24.