<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">"National Service Press Office" <<a href="mailto:pressoffice@delivery.nationalservice.gov">pressoffice@delivery.nationalservice.gov</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>Creating Smart, Well-Prepared, and Healthy Communities</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">March 21, 2014 at 3:01:59 PM PDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';"><a href="mailto:ds94124@aol.com">ds94124@aol.com</a><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';"><a href="mailto:pressoffice@delivery.nationalservice.gov">pressoffice@delivery.nationalservice.gov</a><br></span></div><br><div>
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<tr><td id="gd_ab_main_body" width="600" data-govdstyle="all" data-govdtitle="Main body" style="border-collapse: collapse; vertical-align: top; border: none; background-color: #FFFFFF; padding: 5px;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" valign="top"><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 1.0em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: times, new, roman, times;"><span>Dear Colleagues and Communicators,</span></p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 1.0em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: times, new, roman, times;"><span>This week's updates showcase the amazing contributions that our members make to America's classrooms, "green" industries, and communities.</span></p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 1.0em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: times, new, roman, times;">Also, we're very excited to share that more than 1,000 mayors have signed up to participate in the second annual <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMzIxLjMwNDA5MDkxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDMyMS4zMDQwOTA5MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTQxMDU3JmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&102&&&http://www.nationalservice.gov/special-initiatives/mayors-day-recognition" style="color: #0C487B;">Mayors Day of Recognition for National Service on April 1</a>! Thanks to all of you for helping to get the word out. </p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 1.0em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: times, new, roman, times;">Thanks and have a terrific weekend.</p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 1.0em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: times, new, roman, times;">-- The External Affairs Team</p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 1.0em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: times, new, roman, times;"><i><span>P.S. -- Look ahead to April: </span><span>Environmental stewardship gets the spotlight next month as our monthly theme for the AmeriCorps 20th anniversary celebration. </span><span> </span></i></p><div class="govd_hr" style="padding: 5px;"><div class="govd_hr_inner"><hr></div></div><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 1.0em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: times, new, roman, times;"><b>Serving America’s
Students:</b> Across the country, AmeriCorps is helping students reach their
full potential. A new study released this week demonstrates what we already know: AmeriCorps members give elementary
students a big boost in school.</p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 1.0em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: times, new, roman, times;">The<span> </span><span><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMzIxLjMwNDA5MDkxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDMyMS4zMDQwOTA5MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTQxMDU3JmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&103&&&http://go.usa.gov/KE65" style="color: #0C487B;">independent study of Minnesota Reading Corps</a></span>, an
initiative of ServeMinnesota, shows that the average kindergarten student with an AmeriCorps tutor performed twice as well as students without one.</p><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: times, new, roman, times;">
<br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 1.0em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: times, new, roman, times;">Minnesota’s successful model is now being replicated in California, Colorado, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, North
Dakota, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Altogether, more than 1,250 AmeriCorps
members are using the Reading Corps model to serve 35,000 students throughout the
country.</p><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMzIxLjMwNDA5MDkxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDMyMS4zMDQwOTA5MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTQxMDU3JmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&103&&&http://go.usa.gov/KE65" style="color: #1D5782;"><img class="govd_template_image" src="http://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USCNCS/2014/03/275398/292793/americorps-member-with-metro-dc-reading-corps-tutor_crop.jpg" style="width: 590px; height: 455px; border: 0px;" alt="AmeriCorps member with Metro DC Reading Corps tutors a young student at C.W. Harris Elementary School in Washington, D.C." width="590" height="455"></a><div class="govd_hr" style="padding: 5px;"><div class="govd_hr_inner"><hr></div></div><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 1.0em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: times, new, roman, times;"><b>Making A Difference: </b>Every
year, millions of Americans suffer the effects of natural and man-made disasters.
In addition to working directly with survivors, AmeriCorps members serving with
FEMA Corps lead emergency preparedness activities and support recovery centers.</p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 1.0em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: times, new, roman, times;">FEMA Corps, a joint program between FEMA and the Corporation
for National and Community Service, engages young people ages 18-24 in full-time
10-month service terms.</p><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: times, new, roman, times;">
<br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 1.0em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: times, new, roman, times;">Want to know what it’s like to serve in FEMA Corps? <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMzIxLjMwNDA5MDkxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDMyMS4zMDQwOTA5MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTQxMDU3JmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&104&&&https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg7QNeos3Fc&feature=youtu.be" style="color: #0C487B;">Watch this new video</a> and share it with your
friends and family. The application deadline for the next FEMA Corps class is April 1 - <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMzIxLjMwNDA5MDkxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDMyMS4zMDQwOTA5MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTQxMDU3JmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&105&&&http://www.nationalservice.gov/programs/americorps/fema-corps" style="color: #0C487B;">learn more</a>!</p><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMzIxLjMwNDA5MDkxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDMyMS4zMDQwOTA5MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTQxMDU3JmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&106&&&https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg7QNeos3Fc&feature=youtu.be" style="color: #1D5782;"><img class="govd_template_image" src="http://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USCNCS/2014/03/271980/292794/fema-corps-video-2014-a_crop.jpg" style="width: 590px; height: 344px; border: 0px;" alt="FEMA Corps, a unit of AmeriCorps NCCC, responds to disasters and makes a real difference when it matters most." width="590" height="344"></a><div class="govd_hr" style="padding: 5px;"><div class="govd_hr_inner"><hr></div></div><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 1.0em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: times, new, roman, times;"><b>Celebrating Service Champions:</b>
Through national service, we train our members in conservation, build an ethic of environmental stewardship, and support successful
science-based conservation strategies.</p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 1.0em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: times, new, roman, times;">Earlier this week, the <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMzIxLjMwNDA5MDkxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDMyMS4zMDQwOTA5MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTQxMDU3JmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&107&&&http://go.usa.gov/Kp6k" style="color: #0C487B;">White House
celebrated members of the national service community</a> who inspire others to reconnect
to the outdoors. AmeriCorps alums Dr. Benjamin
Blonder and Jon Brito were among the honorees. So were <span>Anthony “Chako” Ciocco, a crew leader with AmeriCorps'</span><span> Ancestral Lands Program at Southwest Conservation Corps, and </span><span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;">Andy Hart, executive director of the Nevada Outdoor
School AmeriCorps program.</span></p><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMzIxLjMwNDA5MDkxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDMyMS4zMDQwOTA5MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTQxMDU3JmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&107&&&http://go.usa.gov/Kp6k" style="color: #1D5782;"><img class="govd_template_image" src="http://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USCNCS/2014/03/275390/292795/wh-champs-of-change-3-18-14-trio_crop.jpg" style="width: 590px; height: 303px; border: 0px;" alt="AmeriCorps members and alums were honored at the White House for inspiring others to reconnect to the outdoors." width="590" height="303"></a><div class="govd_hr" style="padding: 5px;"><div class="govd_hr_inner"><hr></div></div><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 1.0em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: times, new, roman, times;"><b>Building Healthier Communities: </b>National service members engage youth in
physical activity, provide in-home services to seniors, and connect people with programs and information that help them lead
healthier lives. </p><div style="margin-bottom: 1em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: times, new, roman, times;">
<br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 1.0em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: times, new, roman, times;"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMzIxLjMwNDA5MDkxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDMyMS4zMDQwOTA5MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTQxMDU3JmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&108&&&http://go.usa.gov/KpfV" style="color: #0C487B;">AmeriCorps member Herbert
E. Jackson, Jr., a U.S. Air Force veteran</a>, serves as a volunteer coordinator
for Workshops, Inc. This Alabama nonprofit provides job training for people
with disabilities. And to help break the cycle of unhealthy food consumption, Jackson
and other participants are helping to migrate its Food Service Training Program
to a new Healthy Living Initiative.</p><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMzIxLjMwNDA5MDkxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDMyMS4zMDQwOTA5MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTQxMDU3JmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&108&&&http://go.usa.gov/KpfV" style="color: #1D5782;"><img class="govd_template_image" src="http://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USCNCS/2014/03/275368/292796/veteran-herb-jackson-serving-alongside-fellow-ameri_crop.jpg" style="width: 589px; height: 353px; border: 0px;" alt="Veteran Herb Jackson serving alongside fellow AmeriCorps in Birmingham Alabama" width="589" height="353"></a><div class="govd_hr" style="padding: 5px;"><div class="govd_hr_inner"><hr></div></div><h1 class="govd_header" style="font-size: 18px; font-family: times new roman,times; text-align: center; margin: 0 0 5px; padding: 0;" align="center">National Service in the News</h1><h2 style="font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,times; margin: 5px 0 4px; padding: 0;"><span style="background-color: inherit; line-height: 1.5;">Senior Corps</span></h2><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 1.0em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: times, new, roman, times;"><span><b><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMzIxLjMwNDA5MDkxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDMyMS4zMDQwOTA5MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTQxMDU3JmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&109&&&http://www.dailydem.com/wednesday/article_88652bd6-6cd7-5f5c-8c53-8becd508e699.html" style="color: #0C487B;">FM Mayor Salutes Service of Seniors</a><br class="shift"></b></span><span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;"><i>Fort Madison Daily Democrat</i></span><span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;"> (IA), March 19, 2014<br class="shift"></span><span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;">Fort Madison Mayor Brad Randolph joined Jimmy Wendorf and RSVP and more than </span><span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;">1,000 mayors across the country for the second annual Mayors Day of Recognition </span><span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;">for National Service, a nationwide bipartisan effort that highlights the </span><span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;">impact of national service in tackling city problems.</span></p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 1.0em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: times, new, roman, times;"><span><b><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMzIxLjMwNDA5MDkxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDMyMS4zMDQwOTA5MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTQxMDU3JmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&110&&&http://www.messengernews.net/page/content.detail/id/574190/Volunteers-to-visit-Riverside.html?nav=5010" style="color: #0C487B;">Volunteers to visit Riverside</a><br class="shift"></b></span><span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;"><i>The Messenger</i></span><span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;"> (IA), March 16, 2014<br class="shift"></span><span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;">Retired Senior Volunteer Program members are visiting Riverside Early Learning </span><span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;">Center every Thursday for eight weeks to read its students.</span></p><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 1.0em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: times, new, roman, times;"><span><b><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMzIxLjMwNDA5MDkxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDMyMS4zMDQwOTA5MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTQxMDU3JmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&111&&&http://www.heritage.com/articles/2014/03/17/ann_arbor_journal/news/doc53275979c935e037974740.txt" style="color: #0C487B;">Seniors find new meaning and purpose in life through </a></b></span><b style="background-color: inherit; line-height: 1.5;"><span style="line-height: 1.5;"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMzIxLjMwNDA5MDkxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDMyMS4zMDQwOTA5MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTQxMDU3JmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&111&&&http://www.heritage.com/articles/2014/03/17/ann_arbor_journal/news/doc53275979c935e037974740.txt" style="color: #0C487B;">volunteering</a></span><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMzIxLjMwNDA5MDkxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDMyMS4zMDQwOTA5MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTQxMDU3JmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&111&&&http://www.heritage.com/articles/2014/03/17/ann_arbor_journal/news/doc53275979c935e037974740.txt" style="color: #0C487B;"><br class="shift"></a></b><span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;"><i><a href="http://Heritage.com">Heritage.com</a></i></span><span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;"> (MI), March 17, 2014<br class="shift"></span><span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;">For others, that gets boring and they yearn for something fulfilling. Scores of </span><span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;">these people have already become part of a new experience by signing up with </span><span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;">the Retired Senior Volunteer Program through Catholic Social Services in Ann </span><span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;">Arbor.</span></p><h2 style="font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,times; margin: 5px 0 4px; padding: 0;">AmeriCorps</h2><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 1.0em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: times, new, roman, times;"><b><span><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMzIxLjMwNDA5MDkxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDMyMS4zMDQwOTA5MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTQxMDU3JmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&112&&&http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/DS/20140317/NEWS01/303170005/Volunteers-help-rennovate-home-82-year-old-Korean-War-veteran?nclick_check=1" style="color: #0C487B;">Volunteers
help renovate home of 82-year-old Korean War veteran</a></span></b><br><i>
Statesman Journal</i> (OR), March 18, 2014<br>
Renovations to his home were supported by the Sears’ Heroes at Home Program,
which worked locally with Rebuilding Together Central Alabama and AmeriCorps…RTCA,
Exelis Action Corps and AmeriCorps assisted in the home repairs.</p><h2 style="font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,times; margin: 5px 0 4px; padding: 0;"><span style="background-color: inherit; line-height: 1.5;">AmeriCorps VISTA</span></h2><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 1.0em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: times, new, roman, times;"><b><span><span><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMzIxLjMwNDA5MDkxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDMyMS4zMDQwOTA5MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTQxMDU3JmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&113&&&http://news.olemiss.edu/taking-a-different-path/#.UytTGvldXIt" style="color: #0C487B;">Taking a Different Path</a></span></span></b><br><i>
Ole Miss News</i> (MS), March 17, 2014<br>
<span>Nine students and three AmeriCorps VISTA
participants participated in educational tours and a variety of community
service projects that benefitted them and communities throughout the region.</span></p><h2 style="font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,times; margin: 5px 0 4px; padding: 0;"><span style="background-color: inherit; line-height: 1.5;">AmeriCorps NCCC</span></h2><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 1.0em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: times, new, roman, times;"><b><span><span><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMzIxLjMwNDA5MDkxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDMyMS4zMDQwOTA5MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTQxMDU3JmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&114&&&http://www.vintoniowa.org/articles/News/article1011893.html" style="color: #0C487B;">NCCC celebrates 20 years of AmeriCorps as Class XX begins
service</a></span></span></b><br><i>
Vinton</i> (IA), March 18, 2014<br>
<span>Throughout 2014, the North Central
Region Campus of the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps will be
celebrating the 20th anniversary of AmeriCorps. The campus formally inducted
its Class XX members on Friday, with its traditional ceremony. The special
speaker was Asim Mishra of Chicago, who worked with Michelle and Barack Obama
at the Public Allies organization in Chicago before become the presidential
appointee as the Chief of Staff for NCCC.</span></p><h2 style="font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,times; margin: 5px 0 4px; padding: 0;"><span style="background-color: inherit; line-height: 1.5;">National Service Blog</span></h2><p class="gd_p" style="margin-bottom: 1.0em; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; font-family: times, new, roman, times;"><b><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMzIxLjMwNDA5MDkxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDMyMS4zMDQwOTA5MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTQxMDU3JmVtYWlsaWQ9ZHM5NDEyNEBhb2wuY29tJnVzZXJpZD1kczk0MTI0QGFvbC5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&115&&&http://www.nationalservice.gov/blogs/2014-03-20/fema-corps-making-difference-when-it-matters-most" style="color: #0C487B;">FEMA Corps: Making a Difference When it Matters Most</a><br class="shift"></b><span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;">By Kate Raftery<br class="shift"></span><span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;"><i><a href="http://NationalService.gov">NationalService.gov</a></i>, March 20, 2014<br class="shift"></span><span style="line-height: 1.5; background-color: inherit;">Just two years ago FEMA and the Corporation for National and Community Service’s AmeriCorps NCCC program launched a unique program called FEMA Corps. FEMA Corps provides Americans, age 18-24, with an opportunity to help people recover from disasters.</span></p></td></tr>
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