Tag Archives: Asheville

Meet the Team and our Service Sites!

Project POWER/AmeriCorps members began at their service sites yesterday!  All across town, elementary to high school students were being introduced to this year’s team. Enjoy the break down and be on the look-out for AmeriCorps t-shirts and the good work … Continue reading

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The Soup is on the Move!

Ira B. Jones Elementary and the Grove Park Inn are on the move with their Tuscan smoked turkey and bean soup!  The group, complete with their Project POWER/AmeriCorps member, will arrive in Dallas, Texas on Sunday morning to prep for … Continue reading

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The Mural is Up!

The Art Historians of Jones Elementary, the ones you read about last week, had their big afternoon!  The mural, depicting an original idea derived from the work of Marc Chagall is now hanging at Avenue M (a great local restaurant … Continue reading

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What Project POWER/AmeriCorps Means…

A fourth grader in my after school has moved a D in math to a B, all because he receives the support he needs to review and rework his math homework with me every afternoon in a quiet, positive atmosphere. … Continue reading

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After School Art Historians!

Jones Elementary has a group of after school Art Historians and Artists!  Ms. Tara, the Volunteer Coordinator and Project POWER/AmeriCorps member serving at Jones, doubles as the groups Art History teacher! Every Thursday for the last couple weeks the group … Continue reading

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It’s EOG Time…

As we enter the month of May, test anticipation builds.  For many AmeriCorps members serving students in the Asheville City School and Buncombe County School Districts the spring has been filled with test prep. The End of Grade tests that … Continue reading

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An Afternoon at Hillcrest Enrichment Center

After-school programs usually fulfill three objectives: homework, snack, enrichment. The Hillcrest Enrichment Center is no different in its aim.  From the moment students enter the big, bright room to the second they leave they are engaged in either homework activities, … Continue reading

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A Week at the YWCA!

Last week was a great week.  The whole week was spent with the YWCA’s middle school FutureVision Program.  From Tuesday to Friday the after-school activities, academic help and awe-inspiring moments piled up. On Tuesday, middle school students joined together to … Continue reading

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Project POWER is gettin’ EXCITED about the YWCA’s Stand Against Racism Event!

April 29th is the YWCA’s Stand Against Racism Event! ProjectPOWER/AmeriCorps and the YWCA have a fantastic relationship.  This year there are four members serving at the YWCA in their FutureVision Program.  These four young ladies work daily with middle and … Continue reading

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Service Learning and UNC Asheville

Cori, the resident ProjectPOWER/AmeriCorps member serving at the UNC Asheville Key Center, took a couple of minutes yesterday to explain how service learning is being fused into campus curriculum and campus culture. Over the past year the Key Center has … Continue reading

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