NCCC Atlantic Region Get to the Point Campus Newsletter Issue 3- Volume XVII

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Volume XVII Issue 3March 2011

Perry PointAtlantic Region

An NCCC Atlantic Region PublicationGet to the Point: The NCCC News


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We are Moose One... Getting things done!By: Mike Rood and Stephanie Snyder

What's Moose One's favorite game? Pick-Up Sticks!

Moose One is stationed at Camp Conowingo, a Girl Scout camp. For the first

week of work, the team cleared campsites and trails to prepare them for camp

users. The work consisted mostly of picking up sticks and fallen branches, and

clearing the campsites of widow-makers. Widow-makers are tree branches that

are no longer attached to the tree, but are dangling precariously from other

branches, posing a threat to anyone who stands beneath the tree.

The entire team is now comfortable working with a wood-chipper, which was

used to create mulch that they will later spread around the camp, specifically on

the high and low ropes courses. The team is also now skilled in the art of lopping,

and they would go so far to say they are professional loppers.

What do you do when Conowingo is on fire? Stop, lop, and roll! (Original

jokes used with permission of Saoirse Andrews)

Conowingo is a small, but proud, community, located on the Susquehanna

River. Moose One is fascinated with the Conowingo Dam, and they enjoy driving

over it when they go on their beloved Health and Wellness runs in Bel Air.

In the coming weeks, Moose One has many projects to work on for their site

sponsors, Gary and Jeff. They will be mending fences, painting cabins,

demolishing sheds, cleaning the rumored-to-be haunted mansion, and marking

new trails.

Moose One also completed an ISP at the Food Bank of Delaware, where they

helped sort out an entire CVS worth of products that had been donated. The team

is excited to continue with all aspects of their project, and become lean, mean,

lopping machines.

We are Moose One.. Getting things done!

Follow Moose 1 on their Facebook and Twitter Pages to hear more about their project!

Inside this Issue:

RodsRuminations

Dernards

Vehicle Tips

Upper left clockwise: Moose2s Brandon Rayl &Michael Wessely work on a painting project while Raven 7 builds a

compost pile. Maria Medina helps with the decoration our a picnic bench. Bradley Meyer uses the nail gun to get

things done. Melissa Kleppinger is taking weeding to the next level. Center: Collage of A pride brought to you

by Moose 7 on their Mini-Spike at Camp Highroads. (want your photos to be on the cover page start posting to

Picasa!...who knows your team could be next)

Moose 1 Update

Im a member of the National Civilian

Community Corps, an AmeriCorps

program. N-triple-C members are 18 to

24 years old and spend 10 months

getting things done for America while

developing their own leadership skills.

We serve on teams to help communities

prepare for and respond to disasters,

build homes, and help the environment.

Strengthen communities

and develop leaders through

direct, team-based national

and community service

CAP & Media

Alumni Spotlight

Hulks PT

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5

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Moose 1 is working with Girl Scouts of Central Maryland

Bursting the

AmeriBubble

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AmeriCount

Down

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AmeriMeals

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Shout Outs 8

ISP Congrats 7


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Denise Alexander, served as a Corps Member in Class 16 at the Atlantic Region- Recently, we

caught up with Denise Alexander to find out her impressions on her service year and what she is

doing currently. Denise served as a Corps Member on the Badger 2 team in Class XVI.

How did you find out about AmeriCorps NCCC? It was months beforegraduation and I had to make a decision fast. Should I go the "normal" route

and apply to grad schools even though I didn't REALLY know what I wantedto do yet (really though, those two extra years were appealing if only to giveme more time to mull over jobs in my head) or try to find a job right awayand move back in with my parents.spends a few grand to figure out my lifeor live with my parents while trying to figure out my lifeboth optionsseemed dauntinga lose lose if you will.

A little background for you , my family has always been very active incommunity service: my dad is the President of our local Rebuilding Togetherchapter and since I was a youngster I was dragged along to pull weeds andfinally graduated to painting walls. A few months after Hurricane Katrina hitmy dad was on a plane to Biloxi, MS to help run a Red Cross storage facility. During my Spring Break he toldme about meeting a few young volunteers with whom he shared a nice cold beverage with. They said they were

from AmeriCorps NCCC and they were there on a special disaster reliefteam nearby. They shared their knowledge about the program (no doubt aCAPPER in their midst) and he enthusiastically gave me the e-mailaddresses of a few of them to ask them more about it. I corresponded withone of them briefly and asked all of the questions I had about theprogram. I looked into it and initially gravitated more towards theVISTA program because it was more clerical and I was NOT the kind ofgirl to get her hands dirty and SWEAT. Ew. After a few months of mullingthings over and the deadline to apply to NCCC fast approaching I threwcaution and dreams of sweat soaked t-shirts to the wind and submittedmy application. I was interviewed a few weeks later and on February 8,2010 my life changed forever... as I boarded a plane from San Jose

International Airport and headed to.Perry Point, Maryland?

What was the best part of your year? The most memorable moment came shortly after arriving at myfirst spike with my team (B2Easybecause it B 2 Easy.get it??) in New Orleans, LA; we were all superexcited when we found out, via a set of jumbling towers (more popularly known as Jenga). Driving up late atnight on the bumpy roads of the 7th Ward was very surreal. There were a few days of tool training andorientations but our first hands-on day was when one of our Fire Team members returned from training (FireDave stayed on to be Team Leader for Phoenix 1). We drove up to Ms. Judys house, tools in hand andrespirators on. We were doing demo on her mother-in-law cottage. Not only was it fun tearing down ceilings,smashing toilets, and breaking down drywall while insulation rained down upon us, the real treat was yet tocome. For lunch Ms. Judy made us all po-boys and got us chips and soda. We all crammed ourselves aroundher tiny living room, quiet as we ate (as it was to be for the duration of our term of service) until a murmur ofchatter broke out that turned in to Ms. Judy reminiscing about the flood and thanking us for helping her somuch. That was the first day of the rest of my life. I know right then and there that thats what I wanted to bedoing, helping people.

What are your current plans? I am currently working in the Sales Department at theMonterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, California and am currently in the process ofapplying to the Peace Corps. I have been nominated to a Business Advising Program inSouth Sahara Africa. I am thoroughly excited about what my future holds as Ilook into Business Graduate Schools Programs that not only honor the EliSegal Education Award but also match or add to the amount. I feel like my timewith NCCC has changed my life and I have gained so much life experience that I canhonestly take anything on.

Alumni Spotlight: Denise Alexander

Denise is featured here (in the egg far right) with herteam:Badger 2 at the Camdens Children's Garden

Denise Alexander, Badger 2, Class XVII


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Getting things DONE for CAP & Media

Upcoming Events:

Raven 5 has two Upcoming CAP Events: Job Corps and the University of Pittsburgh...you are

well on your way to 3 CAP Events-Keep up the great work!

Moose 1 has an event with the Harford Community College in the next week! Awesome!

Buffalo 6 will be heading on over to the Renaissance Academy in Baltimore! Getting things done!

Special Thanks:

Moose 6 for their excellent support at the Youth Build in Philadelphia...you two were a great

help!

Regional Coordinators-Keep up the great work, feel free to contact the Community Relations

Office anytime you need to!

Congratulations:

Raven 7 & Moose 6 for their recent media hits (multiple for Moose 6)!

Missing Paperwork:

Hometown Press Releases: Buffalo 3, Moose 5, Moose 6

Media Plan & Team Brochure Missing: Phoenix 1-Fire Team

Reminders:

When you are planning at CAP Event (which you need a minimum of 3) please communicate your plans to

your Team Leader and to your Regional Coordinator especially for the CAP Reps in MD/DC and otherstates with multiple teams should coordinate their dates & times before reaching out to a recruitment

partner!- Job Corps, Youth Build, Youth ChalleNGe Academy, Foster Care Organizations &Covenant House

Upcoming Due Dates:

March 25th Project Press Releases are submitted to the Portal for Approval! By 8am!

March 28th Team Facebook & Twitter Accounts must be created & links sent to the Community Relations

Office.

March 29th-Approved Project Press Releases sent to local media contacts!

(Raven 1-Get to the Point is due Sunday)

Upcoming CAP Events Open to Teams: Please contact the Community Relations Office(Laura Mack CRSTL [email protected] (443) 995-7940 or Sam CRS [email protected])

Freestate ChalleNGe Academy Mondays

8:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. information session/presentation type events

1:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m.- information session/presentation type events

*3:45 p.m. 4:45 p.m. this time can be used to complete applications

Freestate ChalleNGe Academy Upcoming Career Fair: Sunday, April 10

11:00 12:30 p.m. Set Up Time

1:00 p.m. until/TBD Career Fair


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Bursting the AmeriBubble

Reactors 1 and 2 at Japan's earthquake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi

nuclear power plant suffered more damage from seawater than

originally believed and will take more time to repair, the plant's

owner said Tuesday. The tsunami that followed the 9.0-magnitude

earthquake March 11 damaged electrical components and coolantpumps in units No. 1 and 2. The Japanese government has banned

the sale of raw milk from Fukushima Prefecture, where the plant is

located, and prohibited the sale of spinach from neighboring Ibaraki

Prefecture after finding levels of radioactive iodine and cesium

higher than government standards, the country's health ministry

reported. (cnn.com)

The U.S. and European air campaign targeting the defenses of Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi has halted

his advances and handed some momentum back to rebels forces that were on the verge of defeat just last

week. On Monday night, Libyan state TV said a new round of strikes had begun in the capital, Tripoli,

marking the third night of bombardment. But while the airstrikes can stop Gadhafi's troops from attacking

rebel cities-in line with the U.N. mandate to protect civilians-the United States, at least, appeared deeply

reluctant to go beyond that toward actively helping the rebel cause to oust the Libyan leader. (npr.org)

A Taco Bell Tantrum-when a man in San Antonio heard this weekend that

the seven Beefy Crunch Burritos he'd just ordered at Taco Bell had gone up

in price by 50 cents each, "it was just too much." He allegedly fired an air

gun at an employee and then took off. Police pursued him. More weapons

were brandished. A standoff ended with tear gas being fired into a hotel

room. Fortunately, no one was hurt. Now, a dispute that began over an ad-

ditional $3.50 charge for burritos has Jones sitting in jail. His bail:$50,000. And he's not, presumably, getting Beefy Crunch Burritos for

lunch. (mysanantonio.com)

Half a century after cities put up freeways, many of those roads are reaching the end of their useful lives.

But instead of replacing them, a growing number of cities are thinking it makes more sense just to tear

them down. For all the talk about making cities more livable or sustainable, planners are trying to sell a

skeptical public on the idea that a better quality of life trumps a slightly longer commute. (npr.org)

Not so surprising- A raging and shirtless Chris Brown stormed out ofGood Morning America's Times

Square studio Tuesday, after being asked about his 2009 felony assault case involving his then-girlfriend Rihanna. (people.com)

The field for the Sweet 16 is now set, so heres your March Madness bracket update following Sundays late

games:

A man walks up from the port of Kesennuma, Japan.

50 cents MORE! too much

EAST: No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 4 Kentucky

No. 2 North Carolina vs. No. 11 Marquette

WEST:No. 1 Duke vs. No. 5 Arizona

No. 2 San Diego State vs. No. 3 UConn

SOUTHWEST: No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 12 Richmond

No. 10 Florida State vs. No. 11 VCU

SOUTHEAST: No. 8 Butler vs. No. 4 Wisconsin

No. 2 Florida vs. No. 3 BYU


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240Days Until

Graduation

Rods Ruminations:

Never Spray Water On Hot Engine

This might lead to uninvited troubles and may damage your vans engine.

Dernards Doggone Too Easy Vehicle Tips: Clean

I was working away here at my desk on a beautiful March afternoon this week,

when peering out my window, I saw a few of our local deer playing and frolicking in

the field across the street. Normally, this would be a fun thing to watch, but this time

it was just the last straw.

The deer are just so smug these days. They live on federal property, immune from the clearly

countless number of avid hunters in this area, and because of that, they think theyre also immune to the

binding rules of human/deer interaction. You can walk right up to these things and they will just stand there

and wave their cute little deer tails at you. The fear is gone!

Last year, my first strategy was to shout scathing taunts at the deer while they stood, eating in their

field, oblivious to me. Get a job! I would yell, Dont you have homes? But this didnt work. So, later I

tried the opposite: positive affirmation. I would happily shout out reinforcing phrases like, Have you lost

weight? or That shade of brown looks stunning on you! Neither of these attempts shook them out of their

annoying behavior, so I think it is time for a new strategy.

Idea #1: What we have here is a large, lethargic group of common deer living on the same property

as a couple hundred of arguably the most highly skilled sharp shooters in the world, the American Veterans.

Hello? I smell an ISP here. And the best part is that we could have a killer cookout afterwards!

Idea #2: Now, this is probably the more eccentric of the ideas (scary, right?). This one involves

purchasing a cheetah and turning it loose on the VA grounds. Dont worry. It would be from a zoo or

something and would be sort of people-friendly, and we would buy one of those invisible fences, like people

use for their dogs, to keep the cheetah confined to the Point. I can just see that thing zipping around the VA

at 70 miles per hour striking fear into the hearts of the deer. If that doesnt get them acting like wild animals

again, I dont know what will. Also, having the cheetah roaming around will definitely encourage the CorpsMembers to walk in groups after hours like we always ask. The key thing here is that you dont have to

outrun the cheetah, you just have to outrun the slowest person in your group!

The AmeriCount- Countdown

39Days Until

Round 2 Deploy

32Days Until

Spring Break

31Days Until

Return to the Point


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Congratulations to Justin Wood

Hulk Idea-Cross Training :You consider yourself in pretty good shapeyou run two orthree times a week, maybe even more. But the instant you try something elseskiing ormountain biking, for instanceyou are wheezing like an asthmatic kid smoking a cigarette.You might be in great shape for the exercise you do routinely, but you also might be settingyourself up for a mental burn-out or an injury. Thats where cross-training comes in.

Cross-training can help prevent injury by helping you condition different muscle groups, develop new skills,and reduce the boredom that can creep in over months of doing the same set of exercises. It also prevents yourbody from getting used to the same routine, and helps you continue to improve your fitness, rather thanreaching a plateau.

Here is a list of exercises you can choose from to create your cross training routine:

Cardiovascular:Running, Swimming, Cycling, Rowing, Stair Climbing, Jump Roping, Skating, Court Sports (racquetball,

basketball, etc)

Strength Training: Calisthenics (push ups, sit ups, etc), Free Weights, Machines, Tubing and bands

Flexibility: Stretching, Yoga

Speed, agility and balance drills & Circuit training, sprinting, and other skill conditioning

In the Corner with The Hulk: Physical Training

AmeriGourmet: The Cooking Corner

1-1/4 (16 ounce) cans garbanzo beans, drained andrinsed1 tablespoon and 3/4 teaspoon olive oil

1-1/4 medium red bell pepper, cut into 1/2 inchpieces1 tablespoon and 3/4 teaspoon tahini1-1/4 fresh lime, juiced1 tablespoon and 2-1/2 teaspoons water1/2 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

Easy Red Pepper Hummus

In a food processor or blender, mix the garbanzo beans, olive oil, red bell pepper, tahini, lime juice,

water, salt, black pepper, and garlic powder. Blend until smooth.

Justin Wood from Buffalo 1 Has Completed his 80

hours of Independent Service Projects (ISP Hours)!

Some of the projects he worked on included Baltimores

own Moveable Feast and many more! Congratulations

Justin Keep it up!


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Go Ahead, Make My Day...Give me a Shout OutBUFFALO 2-Buffalo 2 would like to lay on a thick slathering of Buffa-love on the lightly toasted muffin-top that is Buffalo 7.and now apologize for having

just said that.

Also, to Angela Morabito whos serving on Phoenix One, we always save an empty seat and a plate of food for you.unless were hungry and particularly low on

chairs. Come home safe!

BUFFALO 3-

A haiku for you:

Sunshine and baseball

We are well fed and happy

Sweet farm life for all

BUFFALO 4-Nate Keep it gangsta. Love, unity, and B4.

BUFFALO 5- What time is it? Time to get ill! What time is it? Time to get ill! What time is it? Time to get ill! (Ill is a good

thing, by the way.)

BUFFALO7- On Saturday 3/19, Buffalo 7 led nearly 50 volunteers of all ages in a cleanup of the Sawmill River in Yonkers, NY. In just a few

short hours we bagged nearly 2 tons of trash that would have ended up in the river.

Dear Patrick, have fun lighting things on fire! We miss you!

MOOSE 3- Shout out to Terrell on Phoenix 1! We miss you and hope you are having a great time on the fire

team.MOOSE 4- moose 4 is giving a shout out to mic collins and hope he is doing well. moose 4 misses

you mic!

MOOSE 6-Shout out to the MOOSE CABOOSE and the rest of my green brethren! Hope everyone is enjoying

their spike!

MOOSE 7- This team can build a picnic table. One that Yogi Bear would be totz jeal of. Also, we tied in ourPT game of soccer. Mediocrity, baby! JK. In other news, M7 and B5 will lead the community meeting at R1s

end. Expect great things. Great, awkward things.

RAVEN1-Heeey Green Team! Heeeeyyy Green Ravens! Miss you Leeann! How you doin Ambrosia?!

RAVEN2-I love you all!!!

RAVEN4-At Kayam, weve had our hands all over the farm: feeding chickens, collecting eggs, inoculating logs with mushroom

spores, and preparing the farm for the beginning of the planting season. We are staying in nice log cabins that have everything we

need (minus skating rinks in the bedrooms), but we are excited for the upcoming challenge of living in the tent village that we cre-

ated. We stuffed ourselves with smores around the bonfire on Friday, and crab in Baltimore on SaturdayRAVEN6-ThemaintenancestaffatIronHillParkareagreatbunchofguys.Theteamleadergotthevanstuckinthe

mud,andtheygenerouslyhelpedtogetitoutwithnoridiculeoftheteamleadersboneheadmove.Greatlyappreci

ated.

RAVEN7-Raven 7 had their sassy pants on this week for the Veterans Build with Habitat for Humanity of the Chesa-

peake. We did the Raven call for Patrick Corvington, checked out the home of the Midshipmen at the Naval Academy,

chugged juice at our last dinner and put a lot of miles on the Crap Toaster. Raven 7 is 11 again and off to DC to work

with Courtney at her house.

Stls-Toallteamgreen..Clearsthroat,GimmiePizzaaaaaaaa!(Leeannsomeoneinthisofficemissessubwayandyou!)&GreenTeamPotLuckASAP!

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