2010-2011 OCC AmeriCorps*VISTA Program End of the year Banquet/Celebration

1. 2010 -2011 Ohio Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA story to remember…

3. 7,200 members serve each year

4. VISTAs collaborate with low-income individuals and communities to fight poverty

5. Focus on capacity building: raising funds, recruiting volunteers, and designing sustainable programs

6. More than 1,300 project sponsors

8. The OCC AmeriCorps*VISTA Program Northwest Ohio Nick Weber, Defiance College Katrena Kugler, Defiance College Stephanie Gross, Heidelberg University Nancy Surella, Mercy College Gwen Stembridge, University of Findlay Central Ohio/ Southeast Ohio Mary Fox, Central Ohio Technical College Kelly Ficker, Denison University Ben Hastil, Hocking College Amanda Dever, Marietta College Zaia Thombre, Marietta College Jennifer Anthony, OSU Newark Kristen Kuzmick, OSU Pamela Pate, Ohio University Erica Phillips, Otterbein College Mery Kanashiro, Ohio Wesleyan Katherine Hickman, Ohio Campus Compact - 2nd Year VISTAs, 3rd Year VISTAs, * VISTA Leaders Northeast Ohio Emily Yurcich, Hiram College Richard Shafranek, Hiram College Kathryn Terrell, John Carroll University Raven DeVoll, John Carroll University Julia Solow, John Carroll University Nichelle Shuck, Kent State University Julia Provoznik, Lorain County Community College Joe Lehnert, Lorain County Community College Heather Eichner, University of Mount Union Jessica Stewart, Notre Dame College Bridget Ludwa, University of Akron Southwest Ohio Grace Andrews, Miami University – Oxford Jessica Toglia, Miami University – Hamilton Cayla Adams, Miami University – Middletown Francis Larkin, University of Cincinnati Zachary Bartush, University of Cincinnati – Clermont Gillian Wynn, Wright State Rebecca Fensler, Wright State

9. The AmeriCorps Pledge I will get things done for America -to make our people safer,smarter, and healthier.I will bring Americans together to strengthen our communities.Faced with apathy, I will take action.Faced with conflict, I will seek common ground.Faced with adversity, I will persevere.I will carry this commitment with me this year and beyond.I am an AmeriCorps member, and I will get things done.

10. story about a year of service

11. This is a story about… Providing everyone with knowledge and access to college

18. This is a story about… How we can work together to end homelessness

24. This is a story about… How we can endhunger

29. This is a story about… Why everyone deserves a healthy meal

35. This is a story about… Connecting the community with needed resources

41. This is a story about… Supporting those who served to protect our freedom

44. This is a story about… Creating communities where poverty does not exist

49. It’s a story about… Inspiring youth to serve

56. This is a story about… Changing minds and mending hearts

61. This is a story about… The importance of a healthy society

66. This is a story about… Motivating college students to be apart of the community

71. This is a story about… Mixing service with learning to make a difference

75. This is a story about… a lifetime of friendship

87. Thank you to all of the OCC Staff for supporting the OCC AmeriCorps* VISTA Program!

88. Thank you Dick for all of your support and leadership!

89. Thank you Lesha for being a VISTA Advocate, mentor, and mother to us all!

90. This is a story that lives forever 2010-2011 Ohio Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA Program “Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits, the rebels, the trouble makers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see this differently. They are not fond of rules, And they have no respect for the status quo You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. But the one thing you can’t do is ignore them Because they change things They push the human race forward And while someone may see them as the crazy ones, we see geniuses. Because the people who are crazy enough to Think they can change the world---are the ones who do.”

91. 2010 – 2011 Ohio Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA Program