As part of AmeriCorps Week, the Corporation for National and Community Service honored a handful of outstanding AmeriCorps members, alums, and corporate sponsors with Spirit of Service Awards in recognition of their contributions to national service — including several individuals who serve or have served in communities along the National Service Express Tour!
The awardees tackled issues such as [...]
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May 17, 2008
AmeriCorps’ Best Honored With Spirit of Service Awards
May 14, 2008
ACTION: Dodd to introduce AmeriCorps Act of 2008 this Friday
BREAKING… BREAKING… BREAKING…
This Friday, May 16th, U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT) will introduce the AmeriCorps Act of 2008.
The AmeriCorps Act of 2008 will:
Raise the education Eli Segal Education Award from $4,725 to $6,185 and raise the award each subsequent year to represent the average cost of tuition and required fees at a 4-year public university;
Make the education [...]
May 13, 2008
VOTE TODAY for the AmeriCorps Video Contest!
Above: Last year’s winning AmeriCorps Video Contest submission…
Recently, AmeriCorps turned to its far-flung network of members and alums for help in recruiting the next class of AmeriCorps members by hosting its second YouTube-style video contest. Five finalists have been chosen and now the National Service Community is asked to VOTE TODAY [...]
May 8, 2008
I Believe In You
Late night update from Seattle.
Matt and I finished our 32 hour epic from Denver to Seattle via: Laramie, Rock Springs, Salt Lake City, Tremonton, Boise, Baker City, Stanfield and Ellensburg. It was an interesting ride, including great lines like this from our driver, Roger: “This is a journey, not only of sight and sound, but [...]
