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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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Getting Things Done

The new Project POWER/AmeriCorps team is up and running! On Friday they participated in their first group service project.  The team gathered at William Randolph School for an afternoon of service and team bonding.  Fletcher Comer and Eric Howard, school … Continue reading

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New Team, New Year!

This morning the new members of Project POWER/AmeriCorps Team 14 walked through the doors of the United Way building, smiling and ready to tackle a year of service. The next three weeks will be dedicated to building a cohesive and … Continue reading

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Project POWER/AmeriCorps Graduation

The Project POWER/AmeriCorps team graduated last night.  It was an amazing night, full of reflection and hope. The past year has been incredible, our team has reached out to serve the youth and families of Asheville and Buncombe County, and … 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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Summer School in the Garden!

Summer school at Vance is all about the Peace Garden! Nicole, our Project POWER/AmeriCorps member serving at Vance Elementary, has incorporated summer school curriculum into the garden.  Students are coming out and working one projects designed around literacy, math and … Continue reading

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StarWars, Shakespeare and ArtSpace

ArtSpace held ‘The Shakespeare Academy’ last week.  Student-campers collaborated with two teacher-directors, Josh Batenhorst and John Hall, and their two Project POWER/AmeriCorps stage managers, Emma and Christy! Over the course of camp the group worked to create a new take … Continue reading

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Pre-historic Art at I Have a Dream

The students of I Have a Dream have been actively exploring pre-historic cave art for the past two days.  Ms. Nureena, the resident artist and Project POWER/AmeriCorps member serving at IHAD, guided students through visual examples of pre-historic cave art … Continue reading

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UNCA Key Center and Service Learning for Higher Education

Cori, our Project POWER/AmeriCorps member serving at the UNCA Key Center, has been working all year to create, facilitate and introduce Service Learning designated courses and opportunities for undergraduate students at UNCA. Over the past couple of months, she and … Continue reading

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Summer Games for Groups!

Since Project POWER/AmeriCorps is in full-blown summer camp mode, it seems appropriate to post successful, fun games for summer camp groups.  The game of the week is Knee Ball. To play Knee Ball you need between 15 and 25 minutes … Continue reading

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