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'06 Year-end celebration

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SUN members Khorhok Gar (left) and Elizabeth Reed hold a poster highlighting members and their achievements during the 2005 - 2006 program year. Blaine Lyons (right) and Grant Brownyard celebrate after winning the 2006 AmeriCorps Cornhole Championship. The Blue Valley Community Action AmeriCorps team poses for a photo with Nebraska First Lady Sally Ganem. BVCA AmeriCorps members Missy Shumate (right), James Matson and Melissa Creekbaum wait for activities to begin. Members at BVCA constructed a presentation board highlighting their activities for the year at their site, the Fairbury Youth Involvement (FYI) Center. AmeriCorps members from the commUNITY team huddle together for a photo with the First Lady after getting their AmeriCorps completion certificates. commUNITY AmeriCorps members Samia Mohamed, Sundus Mohamed and Jihan Khidir listen intently during a workshop.
commUNITY AmeriCorps members act out a skit dispelling myths about families in poverty based on the services they provide at their sites. commUNITY AmeriCorps members (from left) Jesse Schrader, Sara Gilbert, Bryanne Buresh and Meghan Brune perform a skit based on the disaster preparedness activities provided by commUNITY's members and volunteers. Participants in the 2006 AmeriCorps Cornhole Tournament (from left) Site Supervisor Candi Beach, Kyle Behrens, Program Director Mikki Chullino, Elisabeth Haskell, LaDene Swatsworth, Kaitlyn Koenigsman, Katherine Lamie, Program Co-Director Kathryn Burklund and Jacinda Welsch and her daughter. AmeriCorps members, Site Supervisors, Program Directors and NVSC staff all participated in the 2006 AmeriCorps Cornhole Tournament. Participants (from left to right): (far back row): LaDene Swatsworth; (row 4): Candi Beach, Kaitlyn Koenigsman, Kathryn Burklund, Katherine Lamie, Elisabeth Haskell; (row 3): Deb Buckman, Rolanda Jones, Jacinda Welsch, Mikki Chullino; (row 2): Elizabeth Reed, Kyle Behrens, Nikki Hunter, Kelli Carlsson; (front row): Cornhole Champions Grant Brownyard and Blaine Lyons hold the Cornhole Trophy. AmeriCorps members listen to a presentation about joining the Nebraska's AmeriCorps Alums chapter. Elisabeth Haskell narrates the SUN AmeriCorps programs group presentation. Elisabeth Reed and Elizabeth Haskell compete in a round of Cornhole.
AmeriCorps members and program staff listen intently during a presentation. Jacinda Welsch (left), her daughter, and LaDene Swatsworth attend Mikki Chullino's Life After AmeriCorps session. Kelli Carlsson displays the proper technique for tossing the bean bag during a round of Cornhole. SUN AmeriCorps members Kelli Carlsson and Elisabeth Haskell chat with Program Director Mikki Chullino prior to the 2006 AmeriCorps Cornhole Tournament. Kyle Behrens (left foreground) and Candi Beach (right foreground) play a round of Cornhole as teammates Elizabeth Reed (left background) and Kelli Carlsson (right background) look on. Participants in Mikki Chullino's Life After AmeriCorps session complete an activity. AmeriCorps members from the commUNITY AmeriCorps team work on an activity during Life After AmeriCorps.
Mandy Volkmer, Munroe-Meyer Institute AmeriCorps Program Director presented a workshop on Resume and Interviewing Techniques and Preparation. Mikki Chullino, Strong Urban Neighborhoods (SUN) Program Director gave members a presentation on transferring AmeriCorps experiences into future work, service and activities in Life After AmeriCorps. Members from the Munroe-Meyer Institute AmeriCorps program proudly display their completion certificates alongside the First Lady. NVSC PDAT Officer Peter Cales (left) and commUNITY Program Director Aaron Bowen chat during a free moment. Members listen during Mandy Volkmer's Resume and Interviewing session. Star City AmeriCorps members stand with First Lady Sally Ganem during the AmeriCorps Certificate Ceremony. The Strong Urban Neighborhoods (SUN) program smiles proudly during a photo with the First Lady.
NVSC Program Officer Gale Jungemann-Schulz, Star City Treasures Co-Director Deb Buckman, Margo McKendree and NVSC Citizen Corps Officer Susan Burton discuss other service opportunities for AmeriCorps members.