AmeriCorps Week – Thus far…

We had a great turnout at our Service Project on Saturday morning helping the Volunteer Center of North Texas Donated Goods Program load up a massive donation so that they could provide these goods back to nonprofits across North Texas.

Our Saturday Afternoon project consisted of working with a dozen emerging leaders through the Youth Volunteer Corps Youth Advisory Council. AmeriCorps Alumni led the group through a power mapping activity to teach them how they can use the people and resources in their lived to effect positive change.

 Then, we kicked off day two wearing AmeriCorps or AmeriCorps Alums shirts to show our pride and support.

Day three had us posting picture on twitter and facebook from individual AmeriCorps programs. This led many alumni to comment as they walked down memory lane.

We experienced a little bit of technical difficulty on day four, but were able to post five videos from alums on how AmeriCorps Worked for them which can be accessed through our facebook plage.

Wednesday is AmeriCorps Story Day- please tell your AmeriCorps story. Post pictures. Help us show how AmeriCorps Works!

AmeriCorps Week 2012

The 2012 AmeriCorps Week is coming up, and AmeriCorps Alums of North Texas has received a grant to put on some AmeriCorps Weeks activities! This year, we will be celebrating the theme of “AmeriCorps Works,” showing our community the importance and impact of national service. We have a variety of activities planned all throughout the week including a service project, a Community Conversation, and many passive opportunities where you can send us your stories and pictures through social media. We are excited, and we hope you will be too!

Consider participating in the following activities:

• Saturday, March 10 AmeriCorps Shirts – Find a shirt from your AmeriCorps year or an AmeriCorps Alums shirt and wear it proudly. Take a photo and share with us or tag us on Facebook.
• Sunday, March 11, 12:30-5 PM Service Project – Join us in service
• Monday, March 12 Send a Photo – Find a photo from your AmeriCorps year and email it to us or tag us on Facebook. Take a picture next to a sign where you work or volunteer and send it in too!
• Tuesday, March 13 Send a Video – Record a small clip of you telling the world why AmeriCorps mattered to you and why you think it is important. Post it on Facebook and tag us.
• Wednesday, March 14 Send a Story – Write a letter about the impact of your AmeriCorps year on the community and email it to us, put it on Facebook, or both.
• Thursday, March 15, 6:30 PM Community Conversation – Let’s get together for some food and celebration and discuss national service, leadership through service, and the impact of AmeriCorps on our country. Location TBA.
• Friday, March 16 Moments in Service – Tell us about your favorite moment during your AmeriCorps year. Email it to us, put it on Facebook, or both.
• Saturday, March 17 Create a Buzz – AmeriCorps members and Alums show their support for AmeriCorps by posting a status update on Facebook or tweeting “I stand for #AmeriCorps.” Tag us on Facebook and/or mention @ntxalums, @americorpsalums on Twitter.
• Sunday, March 18 AmeriCorps Works – Think back to the Community Conversation and other AmeriCorps Week activities and share why you think AmeriCorps Works with someone. Post on social media, write a letter to your representative, or tell a friend.To sign up, please visit go.to/2012ACWeek.

If you would like to email us your pictures, videos, and stories early (as early as today), we will feature them our our blog. They may also be featured on the national blog.
Join us in support of AmeriCorps this March!