Bowling for Americorps

I am sad Americorps Week is over. We had so many fun activities last week. We should have an Americorps week every week, but I guess that would take the fun out of it.

One of the fun things that we did last week was bowling, "Bowling for Americorps"

Very few of us are talented at bowling, but we still had a ton of fun.

Lisa, our newest VISTA was the champion in our group, bowling a 99!

Action shot!

Carrie, rocking her Americorps shirt

Thanks to Elizabeth (our VISTA alum) for generously providing the pictures!

More on Americorps Week!

Finally, the anticipation period is almost over! Next week will be Americorps Week! Earlier I posted about some of the activities that we had planned, but since the the week is fast approaching I thought I'd share a complete and updated list of all the activities that we will be participating in!

(We are also doing some events this week too)

May 4th @ 7 p.m. Springville and Provo City Council Meetings

May 7th @ 3 p.m. Americorps week planning meeting here at United Way

May 11th @ 10:30 a.m. Service project and lunch at the State Capitol

May 11th @ 6:00 p.m. Orem proclamation at the Orem City Center

May 13th @ 7:00 p.m. VISTA Bowling Night at Miracle Bowl (1585 South State St. Orem)

May 14th @ 12:30 p.m. VISTA Potluck Lunch here at United Way

and remember any of your presentations you have that week...

Should be a fun week!!

Americorps Week

Americorps Week is fast approaching! I just wanted to share some of the things that we are planning to do for this week of fun!

We are focusing on raising the community's awareness about the Americorps program. To do this we are focusing on educational events (but of course with a little fun thrown in there too) Some of the things we have planned are:
-Presentations in classes at local Universities (BYU and UVU) and presentations to the a more mature population. We plan on presenting information about Americorps at some assisted living facilities.
-Booths at grocery stores or other locations in Utah County. We hope to share some information with the community at places were they shop and visit.
-Attending city council meetings where the Mayors in Provo, Springville and Orem will sign a declaration, declaring May 10-14 Americorps Week.
-Hang up Americorps signs in stores
-A Thank You breakfast for those who support Americorps programs (United Way of Utah County)
- And finally, a fun bowling night for VISTAs and VISTA alumni

This should be a fun week! Make sure you are ready!

Americorps Week!

Mark your calendars for May 8-15th! This week has been named the 3rd annual Americorps Week!

Some of you may ask, what is Americorps Week? Americorps has helped us out and provided some good websites with descriptions of what the week means and what we are supposed to do to participate.

Americorps Week is a recruitment and recognition event created to encourage more Americans to serve, salute the VISTAs who have worked so hard and to thank all the people who make Americorps possible.

So what activities should we plan to make this week a success? We are challenged to all come up with an idea to share at the next VISTA training meeting (don't forget to bring your favorite cereal)

So start brainstorming. Continue reading Americorps sites to help you generate some ideas!