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SERVE blog: The Call to Service
September 16, 2009 – Forty-eight years and eight months ago to this day John F. Kennedy issued a call to service to this great nation. “And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do...
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Could you live on just $32 worth of food a week?
November 12, 2014– Posted by Maureen McGonagle, an AmeriCorps VISTA member who just finished her year of national service with the Blacksburg Farmers Market. How much do you spend on food each week?...
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The highs and lows of my VISTA year
Amanda Qadado, a.k.a. “Q” March 3, 2015- Posted by Amanda Qadado, an AmeriCorps VISTA member who serves with the VT Engage office on our Community Associates Program. Cognitive Dissonance. Essentially...
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#IamVISTA: Launching the Campus Kitchen at Virginia Tech
June 17, 2015- Posted by Joanne Amposta, an AmeriCorps VISTA member serving the Campus Kitchen at Virginia Tech. If you were to ask me what I was doing after graduation one year ago, I would...
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Meet VT Engage: Eliza Wethey, Associate Director for Global Engagement
July 15, 2015- Welcome to the second installment of our blog series where we introduce you to…us! Check out who we are at VT Engage, what we do, and why we serve. Today, meet Eliza Wethey, our new...
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First impressions from the field: Smart Beginnings NRV AmeriCorps members
July 27, 2015 – This summer, VT Engage hired four AmeriCorps members to serve for a shortened national service term. During their three months serving Smart Beginnings New River Valley, they are...
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When describing service, our language matters
Posted on September 15, 2015 by Lucy Adams, Engagement Program Associate and Lindsey Gleason, Communication and Administrative Coordinator. The needy. The poor. The hungry. The less fortunate. These...
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Meet VT Engage: Zoe Belyavsky, NRV HOME Consortium VISTA
October 28, 2015– Welcome to the third installment of our blog series where we introduce you to members of our team! Check out who we are at VT Engage, what we do, and why we serve. Today, meet Zoe...
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Service with Altitude: Service-Learning in Peru
Posted on November 18, 2015 by Gary Kirk, VT Engage’s director. In June, I had the good fortune to travel to Peru with VT Engage’s new Associate Director of Global Engagement, Eliza Wethey. Our goal...
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What does 1700 hours of service look like?
December 18, 2015 Erica Wood finished her year of AmeriCorps service in early October. She served 1,700 hours over the past year in the VT Engage office as our College and University Liaison member....
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Creating an impactful international service experience
Eliza Wethey Posted on March 15, 2016 Questioning international service The popularity of international service work on college campuses and throughout American culture has brought attention to...
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