MECC AmeriCorps |
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Project(s) |
Date(s): |
Recruitment of new MECC AmeriCorps members for 2008 - 2009 |
Summer & Fall semester |
| Volunteering with RAM | July 25-26-27 at Wise Fairgrounds |
MECC & VT Engage! |
All year |
√Urgency of Now National Conference |
Atlanta, GA June 1-3, 2008 |
| √Va. Conference on Volunteersim and Community Service | Virginia Beach, VA ; April 22 - 25, 2008 (22nd is a travel day) |
Tree-planting along stream bank w/ Scott Co. Soil & Water Conservation |
TBA, Scott Co. |
| √ Martin Luther King, Jr Day: "A Day of Service" |
Monday, January 21st |
| √ AmeriCorps "Launch" Ceremony | Abingdon - SWVHEC Oct. 31st |
√ Home Craft Days |
MECC campus |
| √ Fall Fling | Wise, VA - Sat. and Sun.Oct. 6 & 7 |
√ 4th Annual Clean-Up (Stream) |
Big Stone Gap - Sept. 20 9:00 am - meet beside PV Bank in BSG |
Project(s) |
Actions: |
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Tsunami Drive (2004-05) |
The Tsunami Drive was a SUCCESS thanks to all those who made donations totalling up to $632.00. |
| Clean the Creek | Served with Scott Co. Soil & Water Conservation staff and volunteers to clean Cowans Creek, 2007; portion of Clinch River, 2006. |
Book Drives/Book Swaps |
The book drives/book swaps have been a HUGE SUCCESS this year with drive totals over 3,000 books and growing! Children in each school receive books to take home for their very own. Remaining books are donated to local social agencies and other non-profit and faith-based groups. |
Habitat for Humanity Build |
In Rockbridge County, VA the MECC AmeriCorps group teamed up with other VA Region AmeriCorps groups as well as the Habitat for Humanity group in helping to build two homes in the Buena Vista area, as well as clean up and prepare for renovations on a building. |
Habitat for Humanity Build |
We helped with the "Big Build" and returned to prep and seed the lawn after the house was complete. |
| MLK, Jr. Day | We joined with UVA-Wise for the annual "Keep the Dream Alive" celebration in Wise, VA. |