Join
us as We Celebrate AmeriCorps Week
May 11-18, 2008
Our AmeriCorps week mission is to:
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A
member driven committee has put together a week of service, recognition,
and celebration . Please join us at a service project; help us recognize
members, alumni and community service partners; and celebrate the
spirit of national service in our community. |
| Date |
Activity |
Contact |
| Tues.
May 13 10 AM-2PM |
Cleanup of a walking path from the Folk Festival Park to the Cambria Iron Works Pedestrian Bridge, following the Conemaugh River. Cleanup will be light – work description includes: picking up litter/debris, sweeping/removal of gravel, weeding and further work may include planting of flowers, mulching and trimming of shrubbery. Starting time for the cleanup is at 10 a.m. and will last until 2 p.m. – but may end earlier depending on the amount of people. Afterward, I will open the Historic Cambria Iron Works Blacksmith Shop for an opportunity for you to look around and see a historic building block of Johnstown, as well as the nation | Jim Young, AmeriCorps member serving at the Johnstown Redevelopment Authority jyoung@johnstown-redevelopment.org
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| Tuesday,
May 13th |
PMSC members will be conducting
classroom activities with approximately 50 kindergarten students at
a local school in Cambria County. The classroom activity will incorporate
a discussion about plant growth, reading the Up, Down, and Around
book by Katherine Ayres, and a hands-on activity that includes
growing beans. Each student will receive a book to take home and a
bean to grow. |
Contact: Robin Ribarich
(814) 341-4726 |
| Fri.
May 16th 2 PM-4PM |
AmeriCorps week reception
at the Art
Works in Johnstown, PA. We will honor community partners,
recognize AmeriCorps members, and watch multi-media presentations
of AmeriCorps activities in our region. |
please rsvp to: pmsc@pmsc.org
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| Friday,
May 16th |
PMSC members will be collaborating
with the Boy Scout's Pennswoods Council to assist with the preparation
of Camp Seph Mack in Indiana County. Members will be clearing debris,
painting, doing minor repairs, etc. |
Robin Ribarich (814) 341-4726 |
| Sat.
May 17 10 AM-2PM |
Visit us at the Galleria Mall in Johnstown. We will have an information booth with applications for new members and community sponsors, and information on community volunteer opportunities | |
| Sat.
May 17th 10AM-1PM |
Cleanup-up of the Jim Mayer Trail in the Moxham neighborhood of Johnstown. This will be on Saturday, May 17th from 10 am to 1 pm. We'll meet at the Jim Mayer Trailhead on Bridge Street in Moxham.Moxham Renaissance is coordinating the project and it's part of the Great PA Cleanup. Gloves, vests and refreshments will be provided for volunteers. Volunteers will be removing trash, cutting down Japanese knotweed (invasive plant), and other light trail maintenance. | contact Meghan Kerr, AmeriCorps member serving at the Pennsylvania Environmental Council megh.kerr@gmail.com
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| Sat.
May 17th
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The Pasquerilla
Performing Arts Center , on the UPJ Campus in Johnstown,
has a performance of 100 Years of Broadway on SATURDAY, MAY 17th
at 7:30 PM (this will not interfere with trail cleanup)and we are
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Contact Amanda Lindberg,
AmeriCorps member serving at the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center. |
| Sun.
May 18th 11 AM-4PM |
AmeriCorps members are teaming up with Johnstown organizations and community members, to make the downtown area more visually inviting. Specifically, AmeriCorps members will lead the plantings in and around the city. | contact www.discoverjohnstown.org |
To find out more about how you can get involved, contact Committee Chair: Jasmyn Winey (814-536-9031), AmeriCorps member serving at the Cambria County Community Action Partnership. Other committee members include: Jennifer Mahon, serving at the Girl Scouts; Ian Rummel, serving at the Johnstown Area Heritage Association; Matt Shawley, serving at the Cambria Somerset Authority; Heidi Neibauer, serving at the Conemaugh Valley Conservancy; Amanda Love, serving at the Kiski Conemaugh Stream Team; Marcee Gindelsperger, serving at the Bottleworks.