Get to the Point June 6, 2012
An NCCC Atlantic Region Publication
Get to the Point GET TO THE POINT ATLANTIC REGION, PERRY POINT, MD VOL. XVIII, ISSUE 11
I‟m an member of the National Civilian Community Corps, an AmeriCorps program. N-triple-C members are 18 to 24 and spend 10 months getting things done for America while developing their own leadership. We serve on teams to help communities to prepare for and respond to disaster, build homes and help the environment. To learn more, or apply, visit americorps.gov/nccc
Moose 3, here back in round 1, “got „em up” - referring to their unique take on the Moose chant, complete with “three” fingers for their antlers.
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TAKES A LOVELY PICTURE AT THEIR PROJECT WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY TOP; LEFT, HANNAH, B1, ASSISTS AT A POOL AT AN ISP RIGHT, P2, LOOKS AT A MAP BOTTOM; LEFT, ANGILCA, R3, BREAKS UP SOME TILES AT LOADING DOCK MIDDLE, FIRECAT 2, SHOWS OFF THEIR LEGS AFTER THE BURNRIGHT, M2, ED DOES SOME SANDING
3 RIDING THE AMERI-ROLLER COASTER by Moose 3
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ALUNMI SPOTLIGHT
DO SERVICE, GAIN CONFIDENCE by Courtney Johnson
6 LIFE AFTER AMERICORPS UPDATES
QUICKIES THE SCOREBOARD
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by Carlyn Payton
AMERIBUBBLE
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6 MEET OUR NEW MEMBER SUPPORT SPECIALIST
SHOUT OUTS
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by Tristan Fowler
11 SUMMER BREAK SHUTTLES FIND US ON FACEBOOK
From the Unit Leaders
FACEBOOK.COM/ NCCCATLANTICREGION Community Relations Office Sam McKenzie, Community Relations Specialist, SMcKenzie@cns.gov Tristan Fowler, Community Relations Support Team Leader, TFowler.Guest@cns.gov
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AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) is a full time team–based residential program for men and women ages 18 to 24. The mission of NCCC is to strength communities and develop leaders through direct, team-based national & community service. For more information about NCCC Visit www.americorps.gov/nccc or call 1 800 942 2677
Get to the Point TEAM SPOTLIGHT—MOOSE 3
THE THRILLS OF RIDING THE AMERI- ROLLER COASTER by Heather Mann
Moose 3 visit Lake Compounce Theme Park in Connecticut for “AmeriCorps Appreciation Day.” The team learned about a variety of other AmeriCorps programs. There have been those days in AmeriCorps NCCC when I have wanted nothing more than to go home, screaming at the top of my lungs, ready for a warm bed and a hug from my mother. There have also been those days where I've wanted to cry for joy at the difference we make in someone's life who we didn't even know, which makes it all the more beautiful. Sometimes it's hard to see the joy we bring; it's hard to step back and see the bigger picture when we are digging outside for eight hours in the rain while being bitten ten times over by bugs. But the joy and appreciation is there whether we realize or not. On Wednesday May 30th, Moose 3 was invited to an amusement park in Bristol, Connecticut to help celebrate "AmeriCorps Appreciation Day." We weren't sure what it would entail, but 3
we knew there would be roller coasters. Our day started out like any other Moose 3 day. The bus we were taking with another AmeriCorps program broke down in the parking lot; bugs were out in full force; rain threatened to ruin our fun. But we made it to Lake Compounce Theme Park; the bugs forgot about us; and the rain decided to come again another day. We first met William Dyson, a tall, slender black man with glasses and graying hair who is the chair of the Connecticut Commission on National and Community Service and also served in the Connecticut House of Representatives for 32 years. He seemed eager to have an NCCC team at Appreciation Day, but I didn't realize why yet. He showed us to the park pavilion area, where a group of about 200 other AmeriCorps members sat in
the midst of listening to a speaker. We walked by them in our worn out steel-toe boots and cleanest uniform, which for me still consisted of dirt stains on the knees, and black smears where I would wipe off excess spray paint from my hands during a first round project. We sat in the back, jittery and anxious for roller coasters. After a few moments of listening to a woman speak, Mr. Dyson was introduced to the crowd. He began by saying how appreciative he was for each and every individual with him, and continued on by saying how he always wondered about what kind of people AmeriCorps attracts. He said AmeriCorps attracts the kind of people who want the best for tomorrow, who bring a sense of commitment, a positive attitude, and who are not afraid of anything. In his youth, Dyson's experience in making a difference happened during his college years when in 1960 he was arrested for sitting at a restaurant counter in South Carolina. He always had the drive for change and a hope for a better future. He discussed the things that keep our world from achieving balance and he questioned us, "Can you change those things for a better tomorrow?" He left us pondering that thought, and left Moose 3 wanting to do more and be more than we had before. After some ice breakers and more people thanking us for our hard work, every different AmeriCorps program there that day stood up front to introduce themselves. I never realized how many different programs were out there and how much of a difference they make, from small towns in Connecticut to
Get to the Point nationwide. There was LEAP who cannot always help themselves (Leadership, Education and Athletics despite their best efforts, disaster in Partnership) which addresses relief, how we do everything all the community needs by serving as Aca- other programs combined do, plus demic Coaches and Senior Counse- we get to work with chainsaws and lors for LEAP's after-school and can become fire team members. He summer programs. These volunteers encouraged people 18-24 to join bementor children ages 10 to 12, plan cause it is one of the most rewarding and implement reading-based curric- and life changing experiences. And ula, provide sohe's right, my life "Can you change those things cial and recreahas been for a better tomorrow?" tional activities changed. When
happy and content in the knowledge that we spread the word of AmeriCorps NCCC. But Mr. Dyson's speech still lingered with us. "Can you change those things for a better tomorrow?" The question gnawed at me. Motivation has been a constant struggle for me since joining NCCC. I miss the little luxuries that I didn't even realize were luxuries till they were gone. I miss my mother, I miss my father, I miss my cat and my home. I miss the boredom and the freedom of time spent alone. But after AmeriCorps Appreciation Day, I realized there is nothing I wouldn't give up to make a difference in someone else's life. I am so grateful for the little luxuries I have earned or received, and now it is my turn to return the favor. We take for granted so much that sometimes it takes something like AmeriCorps NCCC for us to realize how many people are desperately in need of help, and all they need is a group of ten 18 to 24 years olds to give a little of their time to create a better tomorrow.
that promote we went back ~ William Dyson LEAP's mission, to our seats, and much more. ―Public Allies‖ is a we got the ap- plause I exprogram like NCCC that is paired pected from the start. Later in the with a sponsoring organization, but afternoon, people came up and asked they work as individuals instead of us what's it like and how to join. Our teams. They meet about once a week amazing CAPR's Jason and Bobby for workshops on things such as re- did their thing. NCCC was put on the sume building or working with the map in Connecticut. lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender The rest of the day was spent community or disaster response. Al- riding the Boulder Dash, possibly the so, there was Project Green, a pro- fastest roller coaster I've ever ridden, gram devoted to cleaning up Con- or the Zoomerang, which gave the necticut's greenery. They work in words motion sickness a new meaning parks to help beautify and upkeep for me, or the free falling ride Down the land, and also they plant new Time. We left that day feeling dizzily trees in cities to create a greener environment. And one of our favorite programs was Senior Corps, a group of individuals 55 years or older who do a variety of activities such as working in retirement homes to help create memory books and DVD's for the older people with Alzheimer‘s. Before and after each of these groups got up to speak, a loud applause occurred, people were cheered on, names were yelled as certain individuals stood up. But when AmeriCorps NCCC stood up, there was only a light trickle of hands tapping from the audience. For some reason, I expected us to be treated like rockstars. We assembled at the front and our team leader Jami lead the Moose chant. After, he went into exactly what we do: the long hours of heavy From left, Jason, Heather and Bobby prepare for an intense ride at the Lake labor projects, the way we help those Compounce Theme Park for the annual “AmeriCorps Appreciation Day.” 4
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With great service, comes great confidence Courtney was a member of Moose 4, Class XVII here at Perry Point, MD by Courtney Johnson AmeriCorps NCCC has changed my life in so many ways, but the one that stands out is my shyness. I have never been the type who would do things that would put the attention on me or talk to random people. AmeriCorps forced me to step out of my comfort zone and I am thankful for that. Just before I applied to AmeriCorps, I was in a standstill after going through two years of college and realizing I didn't like what I was doing with my life. My days were becoming a little repetitive, which resulted in me dropping out of college. After returning home, I couldn't find a job; even Sonic wouldn't hire me! So, my boyfriend referred me to a program called AmeriCorps NCCC. I had never heard of it before. I did some research and realized it was exactly what I was looking for. I applied, joined the AmeriCorps group on Facebook and the waiting began! I was accepted in September of 2010 and from then on my life changed. There were some great moment and some challenging moments
Courtney at Camp Brown, playing games with the kids as an activity counselor.
Courtney, left, works alongside local Boy Scouts, firefighters and police officers distributing clean up kits for residents of Cranford, NJ with the American Red Cross. during my year. The most difficult? Two words: Camp Brown; aka, my 3rd round. Now, I won't say I hate the place today, but at one point I did. It had to been one of the most challenging projects for my team. I am not a kid person, but being a co-counselor for a week and an activity counselor for the remainder of the round, I've grown to like children. Not saying I want to surround myself with children, but I can tolerate them a bit more. It was the first time that I had to actually lead people by myself. So, I pretty much was a single counselor, waking the girls up in the morning, taking them to breakfast, setting the table and making sure we made it to our activities on time. I told myself that I would try to be a positive role model to the girls and any other campers I interacted with; and I hope a little piece of me brushed off on them. Overall, my favorite rounds of the year would have to be the disaster rounds I went on. The first being the disaster composite team, Thunder 1. We worked in Tuscaloosa, AL, primarily at the Volunteer Reception Center, as well as removing debris, disaster assessments and working in the warehouses. To see the destruction of the tornadoes firsthand...it was an eyeopening experience. So many people
thanked us, even if we were just answering phone calls or registering volunteers. Months later I was sent to New Jersey with ―The Situation‖ composite team, which split off into ―Tigers in the Tube Steak,‖ or team T.I.T.T.S. in Princeton, NJ which worked for the American Red Cross in bulk distribution. Even though our days were long and sometimes slow, we got the job done by helping the older Red Cross volunteers. Out of them all, working for All Hands in Upstate New York was the most rewarding. We were the ones going into dark, murky basements hauling out buckets and buckets of mud and muddy water for hours, but it was SO worth it! I learned to push myself, even though I was exhausted, but somebody had to do it. To the current AmeriCorps team this is going to an amazing year for you, it may be hard and you might want to quit, but continue to push yourself and get things done! Now that I‘ve graduated, I feel so confident, as if I can do anything. I now feel as if I can go back to college with a more leveled head and determination to complete my degree. Courtney will be servicing with FEMA Corps in Vicksburg, Mississippi later this year. 5
Get to the Point Meet our New Staff Member, Aaron Rosales
Trainer’s two cents
WE‘D LIKE TO WELCOME AND introduce our new Member Support Specialist Aaron Rosales. Aaron, as he likes to go by, gained much of his professional experience in the Air Force. He worked for Health Service Management.
by Carlyn Payton
―I‘m kind of a ‗jack-of-alltrades,‖ Aaron said. As the Member Support Specialist, Aaron will be managing Corps Member‘s living stipends, travel arrangements, health care benefits, and Segal education award. When in the Air Force, Aaron worked in medical care, from Commander support staff, administrative duties, and IT Help Desk, to safety and medication management. He became interested in AmeriCorps NCCC after learning more about the work the organization does. ―It‘s a laudable agency,‖ Aaron said. ―I wanted to work with an organization that gave back. It‘s why I joined the Air Force. Now, I‘m here and excited to work for AmeriCorps NCCC.‖ Aaron is originally from Hillsdale, Michigan, ―a small country town,‖ about 90 miles southeast of Detroit. Aaron‘s office is at the end of the hall near Dave Beach. You can also reach him via his cell 443-758-4572. ―I'm excited to be here,‖ Aaron said. ―I'm fun and easy to talk to. And I‘m a part of generation Y just like much of the Corps.‖ 6
The Congressional Awards
your Life After AmeriCorps Hello Beautiful People, I am very excited about your return in 2 ½ weeks. When you return to campus, we will be in our Mid-Year season. This is the time that we focus on team rejuvenation, team dynamics, stress management, resume building, interviewing skills, etc.
The Congressional Awards‘ final list is in. Congratulations, Class 18 has 114 eligible members to receive the award. When you return to campus, we will have the master spreadsheet on the bulletin board. Be sure to look for your name and the award that you are qualified for. If your name is on the bulletin board, you will meet with me during the August/September transition to complete your Congressional Award Record Booklet. Life After AmeriCorps Conference: Career Fair
ACE Testing The American Council on Education (ACE) offers college credit to NCCC members in Service Learning and Diversity in Service. The test to receive the college credits is administered by the campus and you must pass 70% or better. Yes, it‘s that easy. Two opportunities will be given to take the test: this transition (June) and the following transition (August). Michael mailed each team copies of the study guides for both test. Therefore, Study Study Study.
I have begun the solicitation of vendors for our career fair in September. We have a good list of organizations and schools that we are inviting. If you would like to personally recommend organizations and schools, I am more than willing to provide them with an invitation. Should you have any questions or input about the content mentioned, I can be reached at 410 642 2411 x6936 or cpayton@cns.gov. Thank you all for your commitment and dedication to national service.
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Get to the Point CAP & MEDIA UPDATES
The Scoreboard Shout-outs, tips and the weekly stats. All the info you need to stay on top of your CAP and Media work. From Tristan Fowler
Shout-Outs: Holy CAPR Week, Batman! Last week alone, we had 16 CAP events, 1246 Contacts, and 14 applications! A total of 11 teams had at least one CAP event last week, and Raven 3 and Raven 2 having four events, and Moose 5 having three! Fantastic job to all the CAPRs last week during this crazy recruitment bonanza. Good job to Raven 2, Raven 5 and Buffalo 2 for getting your YouTube videos done already! Great content so far this round.
Three teams. One CAP event. Nearly 400 contacts! Great job B2, M5 and R2!
Updates of the Week: MAJOR UPDATE! Project Site and Special Event CAP events are maxed out!—Project site or special events will NOT count towards your total events for the REST of the year. Well done CAPRs! We have maxed out our quota for these events! Several large attendance events have dramatically increased our quota for these events. The CAP event forms will no longer have these as options. Instead events must be high schools, colleges/universities, recruitment partners, faith-based organizations or an organization for under-served youth. For questions regarding this change, please call Sam or Tristan.
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Reminders about End of Round, June 18: MEDIA REPS: On June 18, you must have logged all your media hits. You must upload all your teams pictures to the Facebook Media Hub. You must load your YouTube video. You must submit your yearbook article to the Google Portal. You must complete you media evaluation on the Google Portal. CAP REPS: On June 18, you must have logged all your CAP events, alumni events, elected official events. You must submit your alumni spotlight to the Google Portal. You must complete your CAP evaluation on the Google Portal.
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Two pilots die in tanker crash A firefighting aircraft crashed into rugged terrain near the Utah-Nevada border as it dropped retardant on a 5,000-acre wildfire, killing the two Idaho men on board. A National Transportation Safety Board investigator was at the scene of the remote Utah crash Tuesday, trying to determine what went wrong. The company that owns the Lockheed P2V said it believes a cockpit voice recorder survived the wreck and could yield clues to the plane's emergency before it went down. Ground and air crews held the fire back from the wreckage, giving sheriff's deputies enough time to drive and hike to the site and confirm that the pilots had died, Edwards said. The sheriff's office identified the pilots as Todd Neal Tompkins, 48, who had flown air tankers for 17 years and Ronnie Edwin Chambless, 40, who‘s dream was to be a fire pilot, both of Boise, Idaho. ―On behalf of the entire Interior family, I extend my deepest condolences to the families, friends and co-workers of the two courageous men who gave their lives on Sunday,‖ Secretary of the InteriorKen Salazar said in a statement. ―Their loss is a stark reminder of the risks endured by the men and women who fight the wildfires that threaten lives and property across the West, and especially by those who take up that challenge from the air."
By Laura J. Nelson June 4, 2012 The Los Angeles Times
Largest wild fire in New Mexico history rages on with 60 mph winds
Firefighters gained little ground Monday against the largest forest fire in New Mexico‘s history, but officials saw signs of hope: Weather should stay stable this week, and the fire‘s fuel is beginning to run out. The Whitewater Baldy Complex fire has devoured 400 square miles of forest. The lightning-sparked blaze was 18% contained Monday night, barely up from 17% on Sunday. ―We haven‘t seen much change in containment, but they‘re starting to get confident with the lines,” forest service spokeswoman Linda Torgerson Gonzales said Monday in an interview with the Los Angeles Times. ―If everything holds stable, we‘re certain to get a handle on things.‖ The local sheriff‘s office also indicated optimism on Monday, lifting the fire‘s only residential evacuation order. Mogollon, N.M., a privately owned ghost town on the National Register of Historic Places, had been evacuated May 26. The forest service wrapped the town‘s 20 homes in fireresistant foil and kept them damp. No homeowners reported damage. The public will be allowed to return Wednesday, Gonzales said. Extreme drought in the Southwest has made conflagrations like this more common. The second-biggest blaze in New Mexico history was the Los Conchas fire, which destroyed more than 230 square miles of forest last summer. The winds are still too strong and flames still too high for crews to dig fire breaks, the most direct method of fighting forest fires, Gonzales said. Instead, crews are using wood chippers and low-intensity fires to destroy flammable debris before the fire reaches it. ―With the winds blowing like this, you can‘t get in front of them,‖ Gonzales said. ―All it takes is hot, dry and windy. Anything can create a spark.‖ Firefighters are also banking on the fire running out of fuel, Gonzales said. Dense pine trees in the Gila National Forest fed the initial blaze, but the brush on the fire‘s outer edges doesn‘t have enough substance to keep feeding the flames. Crews also had to contend with 85-degree temperatures Monday. It will be hot, dry and sunny for the rest of the week, with low humidity and winds of 10 -15 mph, the National Weather Service said.
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Record NM Blaze Tests Forest Management By AP / Susan Montoya Bryan
(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) — A wall of smoke advances across a vast swath of rugged country in southwestern New Mexico where the nation's wilderness movement was born nearly a century ago. From the air, the smoke stretches as far as the eye can see. On the ground, firefighters talk about the steep canyons that keep them from directly attacking what has become the largest wildfire in New Mexico's recorded history and the largest currently burning in the country. Sure, things might look bad. But to land managers and scientists, the record-setting blaze represents a true test of decades of work aimed at returning fire to its natural role on the landscape — a test that comes as many Western states grapple with overgrown forests, worsening drought and a growing prospect for more megafires. The Whitewater-Baldy fire has destroyed a dozen cabins while marching across more than 354 square miles of the Gila National Forest. A pair of lightning-sparked fires grew together to form the massive blaze.
been leading the way when it comes to implementing such an active fire management strategy. Instead of immediately dousing flames in the wilderness, forest managers have let them burn as long as conditions are favorable. The question that the WhitewaterBaldy fire is expected to answer is whether that strategy will pay off with more natural, less intense fires. "There's a great opportunity here to study a fire like this," said Matthew Rollins, the wildland fire science coordinator with the U.S. Geological Survey's National Center in Virginia.
"The opportunity exists to look at how this fire has behaved differently in terms of vegetation mortality, effects on wildlife and fish habitat and water quality," Rollins said. "We can study how it burned in the wilderness relative to areas with othUnlike last year's megafires in New er types of fire management strategies Mexico and Arizona, this blaze is burn- and other types of ignition patterns." ing in territory that has been frequentSo far, the word from the fire lines is ly blackened under the watchful eye of that the majority of the 227,000-acre the Gila's fire managers. blaze has burned with low to moderate Starting in the early 1970s, the Gila has intensity, not the kind of near-nuclear strength that was exhibited last year with the Las Conchas blaze in northern New Mexico. In that case, entire mountainsides were vaporized, leaving nothing behind but the white ashy skeletons of what used to be trees. And as for those unburned pockets within the fire's boundaries, Rollins said he believes many of those spots have experienced low-intensity fire numerous times over the last century 9
to make them more resilient. "The fact that this is wilderness and the wilderness of the Gila has seen a lot of fires, we are comfortable with allowing it to burn. What we do is monitor it and help steer it around to keep some of the impacts lower than they would otherwise be on their own," said Danny Montoya, an operations section chief with the Southwest Incident Management Team. Montoya said the rugged terrain has forced firefighters to attack the flames indirectly by starving the fire of fuels along its perimeter. While a burn severity map has yet to be released, members of the incident management team are estimating that only 20 percent of the fire has burned at high intensity. Last week, the fire made a 60,000-acre run in one day, scorching mixed conifer at high elevations as the flames were pushed by gusts of up to 60 mph. That kind of fire can be devastating, experts said. With fire behavior ranging from active to extreme, it will be some time before the scientists can get on the ground to see how the Gila has fared. "I think it's going to be a success story for the use of fire for managing forests," Rollins said. "It might not look like it on TV right now, but we haven't had any fatalities or dramatic housing loss like we see in Southern California or it burning so dramatically close to communities like last year's Las Conchas fire."
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Suicide Attacks Kill 22 In Southern Afghanistan (CNN) Kabul, Afghanistan-- Suicide bombers struck a busy market Wednesday in southern Afghanistan, killing 22 people and injuring 50 others, President Hamid Karzai's office said. Karzai, who is on a visit to China, condemned the attack. A first bomber on a motorcycle detonated his explosives near a restaurant in a busy market in Kandahar, according to Abdul Razaq, a provincial police chief. The market is crowded with civilians and truck drivers, most of them transporting NATO supplies. When residents flooded the area after the first attack, a second bomber blew up his explosives in the crowd, causing more casualties, Razaq said. The attacks occurred near the Kandahar airfield where NATO troops in the region are based. The talaban said they carried out the attack . Kandahar , the birthplace of the Taliban, has been the site of fierce fighting between international forces and insurgents. In another incident overnight, a NATO airstrike killed 18 people in Logar province, said Sahib Khan, a provincial
Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker Survives Recall (BBC)
Skeletons Were Treated For Vampirism In Bulgaria (Huffington Post)
The US state of Wisconsin's Republican governor Scott Walker has overcome a recall vote that would have removed him from office.
Bulgaria -- Archeologists have unearthed centuriesold skeletons pinned down through their chests with iron rods – a practice believed to stop the dead from becoming vampires
In March 2011 Walker signed a bill passed by the legislature that took collective bargaining rights away from public employee unions in an effort to close the state’s budget gap. The bill has been fiercely opposed by unions and Democratic supporters. More than 900,000 called for the vote after angry protests over the reforms. Republicans have suggested the result may carry significance ahead of November's presidential election. The state has backed the Democrats in every election since 1988. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who will be challenging President Barack 10
According to Bozhidar Dimitrov, head of the National History Museum in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, two skeletons from the Middle Ages were found in such a state last weekend near the Black Sea town of Sozopol. He said that corpses were regularly treated in such a way before being buried in some parts of Bulgaria, even until the beginning of the last century. Widespread superstition led to iron rods being hammered through the chest bones and hearts of those who did evil during their lifetimes for fear they would return after death to feast on the blood of the living.
Get to the Point Unit Leader Corner
Summer Break Shuttles There will be no formalized shuttle schedule to the airport before or after this year‘s summer break. Members flying home for this break will need to make transportation arrangements on their own to get them to BWI or whichever airport they are using. Team Leaders will be allowed to make their own independent shuttle runs with CMs to the airport if they wish, but are not personally responsible for anyone getting to the airport. If you should choose to organize your own shuttle, it must be approved by a Unit Leader. We encourage collaboration to maximize efficiency.
plete schedule, as well as some instructions for the use of the MARC train has been added to your weekly mailing.
We are currently collecting names of those members who will be staying on campus during the break so that we know how many we will need to shop for. Those who chose to stay at Perry Point can still utilize It should also be noted that most CMs will be returnvehicles for shuttles and health & wellness runs during from break on July 9 th, when all Team Leaders will ing the break but these must be approved by a Unit be busy with our mid-year training day. Thus, even Leader. All vehicle keys will be turned into Unit Leadindependent shuttles will be impossible at least until ers by June 19th COB (or after all shuttles for the day the early evening. have been completed). Unit Leaders will then be able to distribute keys/vehicles when approval is granted. The MARC train is a convenient option for CMs. These trains leave Perryville for BWI every weekday at: If you have any questions or concerns, please let us know. 4:40am, 5:40am, 6:30am, 8:10am, and 2:30pm. They return to Perryville from BWI every weekday at: Thank you, 6:51am, 12:56pm, 5:46pm, 6:59pm, and 9:37pm. The Jen, Sharon & Jason MARC costs $8 one-way to and from BWI. The com-
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your accent back on the team don’t ya’ know! Raven 4 is working with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Springfield Blitz Build, and is helping to build a home in just one week! We get to work alongside homeowners and members from Habitat for Humanity of Guatemala. We also got to meet the Governor of Massachusetts this week!
Moose 4: Two houses in five days Oh my, what a craze! Long work hours, And well-deserved showers, Hundreds of volunteers, Bringing big love and loud cheers. This is our week. It‘s time to peak! We can‘t wait. This is bound to be great
Moose 1: It was
Moose 1‘s last week with Valley Forge National Historic Park, we are all going to miss the beautiful scenery, catching crayfish, and capturing fawns. As we all know flexibility is key in AmeriCorps, we were supposed to go back to the Point to work with the veterans but last minute got switched to Wilmington Delaware to work with Habitat for Humanity, which we are all VERYYYY EXCITED about! WOOT WOOT. It‘s tool timeJ. Three more weeks and 2nd round is over, time is flying! Cherish every AmeriMoment
Moose 5: Shout out to our CAPR‘s Cecelia and Alice for do-
ing THREE (count ‗em) THREE events in one week. Buffalo 2: To Hannah of B1, your water bottle is safe with us. To Michael & Kateri of Raven 2, and Cecilia of Moose 5, it was lots of fun to work with you guys at the Inter-unit CAP event in Philly. Buffalo 4: BIV has been working hard to make Cradle Beach look amazing in preparation for its 125th Reunion. We are excited to meet past and present campers, counselors, and camp directors that have shaped this organization. Shout out to all teams: Hope everyone is enjoying your projects and the great sunshine. Keep up the hard work!
Support Team Leaders: Shout out to Raven 3 for their company and hard work at the Native American festival here at beautiful Perry Point! Thanks for having us over for dinner too! Shout out to Brooke and Jason who are doing such a lovely job traveling and doing site visits this week! Hope you are enjoying your time! Jen has since taken Brooke‘s place for morning coffee.
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Get to the Point
Buffalo 1 Taft— Williamstown, NJ Buffalo 2 Tomoyo— Camden, NJ Buffalo 3 Tony— Stroudsburg , PA Buffalo 4 Tiffany— Angola, NY
Phoenix 2 Emily— Suffolk, VA Fire Fox 2 Steve—Albany, NY
Moose 1 Patrick—Wilmington, DE Moose 2 Megan— Bath, ME Moose 3 Jami— Hamden, CT Moose 4 Casey— Newburgh, NY Moose 5 Toby— Camden, NJ
Raven 1 Keiper— Wilmington, DE Raven 2 Davey— Philadelphia, PA Raven 3 A.T.— Hookstown, PA Raven 4 Millena—W. Springfield, MA Raven 5 Dan— York, PA
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