Campus Compact Blog SEPTEMBER 11TH DAY OF SERVICE AND REMEMBRANCE PROJECTS ACROSS MONTANA
September 10, 2014
September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance is quickly approaching. As many of you know we received a small grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service to help fund projects around the state. Below is a listing of some of the great work that will be happening!
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Campus Compact
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Sponsor
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Rocky Mountain College
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Person Completing Form
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Jill Washburn, Community Service Coordinator
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Email
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Phone
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406-238-7394
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Event Name
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Red Cross Roll Call and Red,White & Zoo
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Location including zip
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Billings, Montana 59102
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Date
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8/23/14 and 9/11/14
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Time– Varied
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Primary Event Contact
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Jill Washburn
Community Service Coordinator
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Phone
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406-238-7394
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Project Description
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1. Red, White and Zoo: ZooMontana will be holding its first ever “RED, WHITE, and ZOO” event on
Sunday, September 7, 2014 and we are looking to you to be a part of this historic event! “RED, WHITE, and ZOO” is planned to memorialize the events that took place on September 11, 2001. On Sunday, September 7th, ZooMontana, in conjunction with the community of Billings, will paint a 10,000 square foot flag to honor those affected by the 9/11 tragedy. Pierce RV has temporarily donated field space across from ZooMontana while Sherwin Williams has agreed to donate the environmentally friendly paint needed for the project. Created by Rocky Mountain College alum Zac Bonhoff. During the Student Life Experience activity on 8/23/14, RMC volunteers will be tye dying 100 t–shirts that will be handed out to volunteers who will supporting the creation of the flag on September 7th. We are using this opportunity to talk to students about 9/11 and the commitment to service.
2. Red Cross Roll Call: We are hoping to inspire college students to make every day a day of service by having three guests from the American Red Cross of Montana share their experience about serving at Ground Zero and during the Oklahoma City bombings. After each guest presents there will be time to have a brief Q &A with each person. The goal will be to have at least 15 students attend the event who will be interested in attending the disaster institute and get involved with Rocky’s initiatives around Ready Campus.
3. On 9/11 during the day we will also create a big thank you banner to be given to the Billings Fire
Department.
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Campus Compact Institution or (Project Sponsor)
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Red Lodge Area Community Foundation
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Person Completing Form
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Austin A Terreri MTCC VISTA
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Email
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Phone
446-2820
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Event Name
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Toiletry Drive
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Location including zip
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Red Lodge Montana 59068
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Date
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08/25/2014
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Time of project
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All day from
09/11-09/25
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Primary Event Contact
Name, title
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Austin A Terreri MTCC VISTA
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Email
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Phone
860-391-2192
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Campus Compact Institution or (Project Sponsor)
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Montana Tech
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Person Completing Form
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RuthAnne Shope, Site Supervisor for MTCC AmeriCorps LCAN VISTA
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Email
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Phone
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406.496.4692
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Event Name
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Gleaning for Our Community
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Location including zip code
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Butte Food Bank, 59701
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Date
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Thursday, September 11, 2014
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Time of project
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8:00 A – 12:00 P
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Primary Event Contact
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Megan Boyce
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Project Description
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Gleaning for Our Community is an event planned by a committee of AmeriCorps members or former members within the Butte community including Energy Corps, Food Corps, and VISTA to glean, clean and process fresh produce donations for Butte Food Bank recipients. Gleaning begins Saturday, September 6 after the Butte Farmer’s Market, press coverage and signage is throughout the community asking community members to participate in Gleaning for Our Community from local gardens, and gleaning by students will wrap up Wednesday, September 10 with the community gardens on Park Street and at East Middle school. Training for how to process fresh produce safely will begin Thursday, September 11 at 8:00 AM. Outreach for process and gleaning has been extended to the community and campus both including specific outreach to veterans.
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Campus Compact Institution or Project Sponsor
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Missoula Senior Corps- RSVP Volunteer Program Missoula Aging Services- 337 Stephens Ave. Missoula MT 59801
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Person Completing Form
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Colleen Baldwin, Senior Corps Program Manager
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Email
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Phone
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(406) 728-7682
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Event Name
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Sept. 11- East Missoula Fire Canvassing Project
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Location including zip
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East Missoula Fire Department
300 Montana Ave.- Missoula MT 59802
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Date
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September 11, 2014
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Time- Varied
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5-9 p.m.
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Primary Event Contact
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David Kunzelman, American Red Cross- Project Leader
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Phone
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800-272-6668
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Campus Compact Institution or (Project Sponsor)
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Girl Scouts of Montana and Wyoming
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Person Completing Form
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Lacy Fiore
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Email
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fiore@mtcompact.org
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Phone
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412.498.7161
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Event Name
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Lone Pine Revitalization
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Location including zip code
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Lone Pine State Park, 59901
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Date
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September 14, 2014
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Time of project
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10am-4pm
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Primary Event Contact
Name, title
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Lacy Fiore, Montana Campus Compact AmeriCorps VISTA
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Email
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Phone
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412.498.7161
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Project Description
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On September 11th 2014 Participants and volunteers with receive professional level training in fire reduction methodology on national park trail systems. A trainer will be provided at no cost from the Lone Pine State Park. Once our volunteers are certified we will finalize all plans for the September 14th service project. Fire reduction is imperative to mitigation disasters in NW Montana.
Our event is being held at Lone Pine State Park on September 14, 2014. We will arrive at the park at 10am and go over details as to what we will be doing. One part of the project is to pull noxious weeds around the park. These weeds are a threat to Montana’s environment and when they invade and spread, they cause a reduction in wildlife forage and degrade fisheries through erosion and sediment buildup. This will help control the weeds and improve fire safety. Another project we will be working on is checking the sapling trees. Mature trees were removed in 2007 from an infestation of dwarf mistletoe. They were removed to prevent dwarf mistletoe from spreading and also to reduce the risk of fire from trees that dwarf mistletoe has killed. To replace the trees that had been lost, they planted the sapling trees. Dwarf mistletoe spreads easily and can be very dangerous. Branches in the trees retain water, rendering them heavy, and can potentially fall on someone. The new sapling trees have nets on them that need to be monitored. If the trees are big enough, we will remove the nets. If not, we will adjust accordingly. These nets cover the terminal bud at the top of the tree, protecting it from wildlife. We will be in the park for a full day and hope to remove a substantial amount of noxious weeds and able to check a lot of the sapling trees.
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Campus Compact Institution or (Project Sponsor)
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Flathead Valley Community College
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Person Completing Form
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Wendy Jeschke
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Phone
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756-3908
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Event Name
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Red, White, and Blue Run
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Location including zip code
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777 Grandview Drive, Kalispell, MT 59901
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Date
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September 5, 2014
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Time of project
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4:00 p.m.
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Primary Event Contact
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Wendy Jeschke
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Email
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wjeschke@fvcc.edu
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Phone
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756-3908
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Project Description
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Flathead Valley Community College is hosting a Red, White and Blue Run to honor September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance. The non-timed 3K fun run/walk will take place September 5 at 4 p.m. on the college campus in Kalispell and will be open to FVCC students and community, including employees, alumni and ambassadors, trustees, and AmeriCorps alumni.
Participants will be doused with non-toxic red and blue-colored cornstarch powder throughout the course. Sponsored by the FVCC Service Learning/AmeriCorps and Intramurals programs, the family-friendly race will be appropriate for all ages. In honor of our veterans and first responders, all proceeds will be donated to Montana Wounded Warriors.
Incorporated into this event, is the importance of emergency preparedness. A variety of organizations with be represented at this event: American Red Cross, Office of Emergency Services, and the Governor’s Office of Community Service. Community College Citizen Preparedness Program (3CP2) training sessions are also being offered to the community at no cost. Participants will be able to recognize, prepare for and recover from disasters ranging from severe weather to terrorism. Classes are scheduled for September 11 from 6 – 8 and September 16 from 1:30 – 3:30.
Volunteers are needed for variety of activities. We need volunteers for color stations, water stations, traffic control, information tables and clean up. Volunteers will consist of FVCC students, staff, AmeriCorps VISTA, AmeriCorps State Parks, and Senior Corps/RSVP.
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Campus Compact Institution or (Project Sponsor)
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Blackfeet Community College
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Person Completing Form
Name, title
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Marissa Bremner, MTCC VISTA
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Email
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bremner@mtcompact.org
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Phone
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4064700703
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Event Name
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9/11 Cultural Healing with Veterans
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Location including zip code
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Blackfeet Community College
504 SE Boundary
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Date
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9/11/14
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Time of project
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12:00
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Primary Event Contact
Name, title
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Marissa Bremner
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Email
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bremner@mtcompact.org
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Phone
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4064700703
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Project Description
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The 9/11 service project will be held at the Blackfeet Community College. I will be putting on a feed for the veterans in the community. The veterans will be able to invite their families if they would like. They are also going to learn about cultural healing as an option for recovering from PTSD, which affects most veterans who have been involved in war.
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Project Description
Please describeyour event with details about target audience,volunteer activities and desired outcomes. Toiletries are one of the easiestthings to donate,yetalsoone of the most easily overlooked necessities for people in need. Our project will truly honor the intent of the 9/11 NationalDay of Service through benefitting our veterans, helpingorganization prepare for emergencies and disasters, and getting the community involvedthrough volunteering and donating. We will be placing collectionboxes around town from 9/11-9/25 for community memberstodonate toiletries. To kick off the event we’ll be manning a booth outside of the drug store and supermarket to drum up more donations.Our use of grant funds will be primarily to match donationsto boost the impact we have on our community members.
Our primary beneficiaries are local nonprofits that work directly with community members in need. These groups are:
-Domestic and SexualViolence Serves which provides temporary, emergency assistance to those
facing domestic and sexualviolence (often in the form ofclothing, motels, etc.) as well as long-term support.
-BareTooth Cupboards which provides food to community membersin need. They hand out toiletries when available but do not havea steady streamto provide theirclients.
-Yellow Ribbon Communities which providesassistance to local, visiting, and transient veterans. Assistance often comes in the form of motels, car repairs, and other financial assistance.
-Red Cross which providesemergency assistance duringdisasters, often in the form of clothingand
shelter.
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Project Description
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Collaborative fire canvassing project in the East Missoulaneighborhood on September 111“1
American Red Cross of Montana, Northwestern Energy and East Missoula Fire are partnering to complete a fire canvassing project in the East Missoulaneighborhood on September 11′”. Missoula Office of Emergency Management will be joining to promote Smart911phone services and how to receive alerts during emergencies.
The purpose of this priority disasterpreparedness activity is to increasethe knowledge of homehouse
fires, hopefully increase the number of fire alarms and provide the knowledge to build a disasterplan. An additionaloutcome would be to increaseawareness and alleviate human suffering.
Cross- streamcollaboration between AmeriCorps VISTA and MissoulaAging Services SeniorCorps will
provide volunteers for this campus-community project that engages volunteers to support September11Day of Service & Remembrance activities.
AmeriCorps VISTA and MissoulaAging Services Senior Corps servingtogether to meet this vital community disasterpreparedness not only add value to their service it will add an important intergenerational aspect to the project.
The partnerssponsoring the fire canvassing project will provide public outreach promoting the project and
expectedoutcomes.
Senior Corps, AmeriCorps/Vista, Red Cross and community-wide volunteers will meet in the East Missoula Fire Department’s parking lot for training, a safety briefing, dinnerand an opportunity to reflectupon the sacrifices of those who lost their lives or rose in service as a resultof the events of 9/11/0.
