News & Updates for Corps Members
and Supervisors

If you have general questions about our program, see our home page or email your questions or comments.

Updates

Now Accepting Applications

WCC Crew and Individual Placement positions begin October 6, 2008 and end September 25, 2009.  The WCC is now accepting applications for 2008-2009.  Click here for details.

For current WCC Corpsmembers interested in a 2nd year with the WCC, please submit a letter of interest, resume, and a letter of recommendation from your current supervisor to headquarters by August 8th, 2008; there is no need to fill out a separate application.  If you are interested in a crew position, please email your information to Marcee Peterson or Karen VanLeeuwen.  If you are interested in an individual placement position, please email your information to Erin Curl.

WCC Crews Provide Flood Relief in Iowa

Two WCC crews head across the county to assist a small community completely submerged by the flood water in Iowa.  Click here for more info and updates.

2008 WCC Olympics

Ready to compete against your fellow Corpsmembers to win the gold?  The WCC Olympics, sponsored by Rob Crawford's Skagit Crew, brings spectacle, food, and competition for Corpsmembers, friends, and family.  The event will be held in Burlington Friday, August 15th.  See flyer for details.

Read the Spring Newsletter                                       

The Spring edition of Corps News in now available online.  This edition features a rain garden project, information on Killer Whale poop, and a welcome article from our newest member of the WCC administrative staff.  Click here to read the Corps News.

WCC Newsletter Puzzles!                                                       

Word Search and Word Challenge.  Click here to play and you could win a prize!

Crew and IP of the Quarter    

The WCC is proud to announce that Bob Milner's Wenatchee Crew has been announced as Crew of the Quarter for January to March 2008!  Austin Rose from the Padilla Bay Reserve has been announced as the IP of the Quarter for January to March 2008!  Click here for details.

New WCC Program Coordinator

The WCC would like to welcome, Erin Curl, the new WCC Individual Placement and Outreach Coordinator.  Erin comes to us from Washington State Parks where she was a WCC Corpsmember in 2003-2005 and is ready to give back to the program she owes many of her successes to, the Washington Conservation Corps.

Past Updates....

Schools That Match The Education Award

There are currently 70 colleges/universities that match the AmeriCorps Education Award. For a list, click here.

The following are schools in Washington State that match the Ed Award:

WCC Giving Garden Website Online

The WCC Giving Garden began in 2006. Thanks to the support of many contributors and an MLK mini-grant from the Corps Network (formerly NASCC), the garden continues today. The Alums that initiated this project are looking for current members who would like to continue this project. If you are interested, please contact Troy Warnick at twar461@ecy.wa.gov.

Click here to visit the WCC's Giving Garden's website.

 

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