George R. R. Martin & Jonathan Harr Served as VISTA

Famous and Popular People That Have Served in AmeriCorps, NCCC, VISTA
I'm reading a great book called The New New Journalism by Robert Boynton and just came across a great entry where writer Jonathan Harr (best known for A Civil Action) talks about serving in Appalachia as a VISTA volunteer. I also just saw that George R. R. Martin (I'm hooked on Game of Thrones on HBO) was also a VISTA! Since this blog focuses on services and volunteerism I'm hoping we can build a list of popular, famous type people that have served in AmeriCorps, NCCC, VISTA, etc. Let me know! THX!

I'll also post this in my LinkedIn AmeriCorps group as well. Feel free to join in and let us know who you find!

@NealGorman

http://www.linkedin.com/in/nrgorman

http://linkd.in/AmeriCorpsWorks

NYC Alums Events

Happy AmeriCorps Week, Alumni!

AmeriCorps Week is March 10 through March 18!

 

Here are the events we have going on in March.

 

Wednesday, March 14^th 6:30-8pm – Non-Profit Professional Mixer

This month, AmeriCorps Alums NYC Chapter has partnered with Public Allies of New York and Young Nonprofit Professionals Network in sponsoring a professional mixer March 14 at Sutton Place. Admission is free but please sign up on the Public Allies website here: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?llr=8tlgvjfab&oeidk=a07e5nva4sz2af5556b&oseq Hope to see you tomorrow!

 

Saturday, March 17^th 12:00pm – Volunteer Opportunity

Sent to us from Matthew Malina a volunteer at Achilles: "I volunteer with Achilles, a club that helps disabled athletes exercise. We are looking for volunteers to ride tandem bikes with blind athletes. We will have training on Sat March 17 at noon in Central Park. " Check out the Facebook invite: 
http://www.facebook.com/events/201018543335329/

 

Thursday, March 29^th 6:00pm – Happy Hour Fundraiser - $10

Did you miss last month's Turtle Bay happy hour? We're having another on March 29^th! Come out and mingle with fellow alumni, take advantage of half-price drinks (with a $10 wristband) and learn how to get involved with the NYC Chapter. RSVP here: http://www.americorpsalums.org/events/event_details.asp?id=222844

 

Interested in becoming an AmeriCorps Alumni Leader?  Come to next month's Leadership meeting Thursday April 5^th. For more information about the Leadership team, e-mail Neal Gorman via the alums site.

 

Also, as you may have already heard, AmeriCorps alums everywhere are participating in the AmeriCorps Week Photo project, click here for more: http://www.americorpsalums.org/default.asp?page=ACWeekPhotoProject

 

Still Getting Things Done.

 

 

#election2012 and #election2012quotes

More fun w/ #election2012quotes #3 "a little bit of Richie Cunningham wouldn't be a bad thing for our society right now." 

#election2012 and #election2012quotes

#2 in #election2012quotes "I'm not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there." #election2012 keep it going! (Feb 1) @NealGorman

#election2012 and #election2012quotes

I'm kicking off a new hashtag #election2012quotes "I can't handle a Jaguar right now. All I want is a Chevrolet." #election2012 keep it going! (started Jan 19) @NealGorman

News I think is Super Interesting Right Now

Community Managers Meetup:
Anything with the hashtag #CMmeetup or from @CMmeetup. Take a look and follow them. You won't be disappointed.

The Occupy Wall Street Movement:
I'm interested in all the news angles. Although I'm not sure yet which is the official Twitter feed: @OccupyWallStNYC or @OccupyWallSt.

Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity:
Physicists announced last week that they found neutrinos could travel faster than the speed of light. This story relates to time travel!
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/25/science/25neutrinos.html?_r=1

9/11 Remembrance and Hurricane Irene Service Updates:

From MyGoodDeed, HandsOn, Points of Light, ServiceNation and AmeriCorps Alums

MyGoodDeed is working to organize the largest day of charitable service in U.S. history by coordinating a variety of service programs on the anniversary of 9/11. We can participate and make a difference by performing good deeds, supporting charitable causes, volunteering, and engaging others in acts of compassion. Read more here: http://www.911day.org/

 
Good & Ready with HandsOn, Points of Light and partners. Timing is everything. Good & Ready launched in August 2011 to help Americans learn how to prepare for disasters. And then came Irene for those on the East Coast. Please visit the site below to learn how to create a plan, build a kit, help others and get trained. http://goodnready.gethandson.com/

You can also help others recover by visiting http://www.handsonnetwork.org/nationalprograms/handsondisasters and click on the “Action Center Updates” and register to provide support to the East Coast states.

ServiceNation launches new Service as a Strategy initiative designed to help mayors identify and implement high-impact service strategies that address local challenges. This week they unveiled the two newest blueprints: Sustainable Home Makeover and Prepared is Protected. See all the blueprints here: http://www.serviceasastrategy.org/blueprints/

Two great AmeriCorps Alums updates: AmeriCorps Alums is participating in a 9/11 grant competition worth $50K over the next three years (via Challenge.gov). Chapters participating will be eligible for a $500 award. Here’s what you need to do: Get registered at AmeriCorps Alums, then contact your local chapter leaders on your chapter page. Click here: http://www.americorpsalums.org

Alums is also looking to highlight stories of AmeriCorps alumni/AmeriCorps Alums chapters related to Make A Difference Day 2011. If you are interested in having your story highlighted please do same as above: Get registered at AmeriCorps Alums, then contact your local chapter leaders on your chapter page. Click here: http://www.americorpsalums.org