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Shellfishing in Wellfleet

Pocasset tries on their waders!

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MLK Day Update: Our online registration for the ML

MLK Day Update: Our online registration for the MLK Day Beach Cleanup is now closed. If you were unable to register for our event this year, we invite you to join us at other MLK Day of Service events in the future!

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UPDATE: MLK Day Beach Cleanup Postponed Until Satu

UPDATE: MLK Day Beach Cleanup Postponed Until Saturday, January 22nd

Due to inclement weather on Monday, January 17th, we have decided to postpone the MLK Day Beach Cleanup. The rescheduled date for the event is Saturday, January 22nd. We also have a considered backup plan for Sunday, January 23rd in the event that the forecast looks bad for the 22nd. Please help us spread the word that registration will remain open until noon on Thursday, January 20th.

This year, AmeriCorps Cape Cod is partnering with CARE for the Cape & Islands and the Center for Coastal Studies to organize a Cape-wide MLK Day Beach Cleanup. Participating volunteers will focus their efforts on cleaning 8 beaches spanning from Sandwich to Provincetown. Multiple time slots (10 AM-12 PM, 12 PM-2 PM) and locations are available. Social distancing and masking are encouraged. The goal of the day is to help preserve the health and beauty of Cape Cod’s shorelines for future generations through education and action. We hope you will consider joining us to celebrate and honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy. Visit the link in our bio to sign up!

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Merry everything & happy always from AmeriCorps Ca

Merry everything & happy always from AmeriCorps Cape Cod Year 23! 🎊 Last week the members and staff rang in the holiday season at our Holiday Dinner. Festivities included a buffet style dinner, hot chocolate bar, cookie decorating contest, holiday tunes, and lots of smiles/laughter. 🍽🍪🎶😄 From us to you, happy holidays and warm wishes for 2022! ✨

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Last week ACC's Outer Cape team assisted the Harwi

Last week ACC's Outer Cape team assisted the Harwich Conservation Trust (HCT) and the Harwich Council on Aging with a collaborative, firewood giveaway project to benefit both conservation land and the local community. Members supported this multi-year project to preserve HCT's Pleasant Bay Woodlands property by cutting/splitting previously felled black locust material into firewood. Alongside HCT staff/volunteers and Council on Aging staff, our members helped distribute firewood to local residents who use wood as main heat source in their homes during the winter. 💪🪚🪵 🔥ACC is proud to have partnered with HCT and the Council on Aging on this joint project that has made a positive impact in the Harwich community. 🤝

Photos courtesy of HCT's Land Stewardship Director, Connor O'Brien, and HCT volunteer, Gerry Beetham.

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AmeriCorps Cape Cod will be assisting the Cape Cod

AmeriCorps Cape Cod will be assisting the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension with the 5th Annual Holiday Lights Recycling Collection Program. Starting in December through the end of January, transfer stations will be collecting holiday strand lights for recycling at a local scrap metal facility. For more information about the Recycling Program, contact Cape Cod Cooperative Extension's Regional Waste Reduction Coordinator, Kari Parcell, at 508-375-6974.

Our Upper Cape crew returned from the Thanksgiving

Our Upper Cape crew returned from the Thanksgiving Break energized and ready to "get things done!" On Monday members from the Barnstable and Pocasset Houses helped the Falmouth Conservation Commission clear invasive autumn olive and black locust at Peterson Farm as part of an ongoing effort to re-create and expand native shrub and grassland growth. Check out the guest appearance from some fuzzy, farm friends! 🌿🪚🪵💪🐑

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From Falmouth to Provincetown, and everywhere in b

From Falmouth to Provincetown, and everywhere in between, AmeriCorps Cape Cod is grateful for our enthusiastic Corps, dedicated staff, and endlessly supportive community partners. Comment below what you are thankful for this holiday season! 🍂🦃🌽🍠💪🦪🌊🌿

#AmeriCorps #NationalService #BarnstableCounty #AmeriCorpsCapeCod #naturalresourcemanagement #disasterpreparednessandresponse #environmentaleducation #volunteerengagement #givingthanks

Wow! The first month of Individual Placements has

Wow! The first month of Individual Placements has come and gone and our Year 23 members have already assisted with a wide variety of natural resource management, environmental education, and community engagement service projects across the Cape. Below are highlights of some of the many projects our Corps has helped support so far:

1) Building and deploying a baited remote underwater video system (BRUVS) with the Center for Coastal Studies
2) Engaging volunteers in stewardship projects with the Harwich Conservation Trust
3) Monitoring conservation restriction (CR) properties with the Town of Falmouth Conservation Commission

The Year 23 Corps is not afraid to get their hands dirty and feet wet to help "get things done." Swipe to see some four-legged friends that members made along the way while out serving in the local community!

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Program Supervisor Appreciation Post! 🌟💪ACC'

Program Supervisor Appreciation Post! 🌟💪ACC's all-star Year 23 Program Supervisors, Robert, Michael, Bob, and Derek, oversee the day-to-day operation, management, and maintenance of our program residences AND oversee team-based activities including Group Projects, Saturday Service projects, house dinners and meetings. Thank you, Robert, Michael, Bob, and Derek, for bringing great energy to the ACC team and for helping to "get things done" for the local Cape Cod community!

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This past Monday our Wellfleet members helped the

This past Monday our Wellfleet members helped the The Family Pantry of Cape Cod with the seasonal closing of the Pantry's production garden. Members assisted with tilling, weeding, and general seasonal closing maintenance. 🥕🥬🥔🛠 While the Wellfleet members were in Harwich serving with The Family Pantry of Cape Cod, our Chatham members were in Orleans helping the Orleans Conservation Trust (OCT) with meadow management. Members maintained OCT's Mauch Property by moving several large brush piles into the more open portion of the property to allow for safe burning conditions. Recent storm debris and dead snags were cleaned up and added to the pre-existing piles. Members also participated in invasive species removal to promote meadow habitat health. 🪚🌳🌼🌿 It was a great day of getting things done!

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Last week our Year 23 Thursday Group Service Crew

Last week our Year 23 Thursday Group Service Crew (aka COD Day) participated in their first project! The 11 COD Day members helped the Barnstable Natural Resources Department rake out quahog grow plots, relocate larger-sized quahogs, seed the freshly raked areas (275,000 quahogs planted!!), and staple protective netting over the plots at Sandy Point in Osterville. After seeding, members assisted in making new nets and staples for the rest of the Department's shellfish season. 🐚💪🦪Stay tuned for more action as our Year 23 Group Service Projects (on Mondays, Thursdays & Fridays) get underway for the year!

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Last week marked the 4th and final week of Trainin

Last week marked the 4th and final week of Training & Orientation with the Year 23 Corps. Members got the chance to discuss COVID-19 safety and how to help prevent the spread in the Cape Cod community 🦠💪, explore cultural and historic sites on both the Outer and Upper Cape 📸, participate in a GIS/GPS Training & Scavenger Hunt at the Cape Cod National Seashore 🗺, and take part in a fun-filled day of team builders and field games at Drummer Boy Park. 🏃🥚🍳We are grateful for the laughter and positive energy that the Corps has brought to the service year so far and are excited to continue making memories together!

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"I am an AmeriCorps member, and I will get things

"I am an AmeriCorps member, and I will get things done." It's official! This morning the Year 23 Corps participated in our Member Swearing-In Ceremony on the front steps of Barnstable County's Superior Courthouse. Thank you to the Barnstable County Commissioners, County Administrator, and many of our Service Partners for joining us at the event. We are so excited for our 24 members to go out and make a difference in the local Cape Cod Community! 💪👏

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Weeks 2 and 3 of Training have been a whirlwind of

Weeks 2 and 3 of Training have been a whirlwind of teamwork, learning, laughter, and fun! The Year 23 Corps members participated in Small Engines Training, Power Tool Training, Chainsaw Training, Knot-Tying Training/Intro to Marine Ecosystems, Safe Lift Training and more. We can't wait for this cohort to take all that they’ve gained from training and apply it to serving the local Cape Cod community! 💪🦪🌊🌿🌲🛠🪚
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9/13/2021 Update: Our Program Supervisor Applicati

9/13/2021 Update: Our Program Supervisor Application is Now Closed

We are excited to announce that our staff is growing! We have hired four Program Supervisors for ACC Year 23: Derek, Robert, Mike, and Bob. Each Program Supervisor will live at and manage one of our four program residences, be in charge of scheduling and facilitating Group Service Projects, and provide direct support to the 24-member Corps throughout the service term. We are excited to have Derek, Robert, Mike, and Bob join us and are excited to launch into another program year!

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And we're off! ACC's Year 23 Members moved in on M

And we're off! ACC's Year 23 Members moved in on Monday, September 6th and have already been busy with Training and Orientation. Our 24 members have completed CPR/AED/First Aid Training, Program Vehicle Training, Shellfish Training, and that's just Week 1! Members have also had opportunities to get to know one another by participating in teambuilders and community meetings. Check out this photo highlight reel from the past week of training. We're excited for more to come!

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We are looking to fill vacancies on our Advisory B

We are looking to fill vacancies on our Advisory Board! Visit the link in our bio to access our Advisory Board Interest Form. Anyone interested in joining should submit an Interest Form by Wednesday, September 8th.

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9/1/2021 UPDATE: ACC's Year 23 Member Application

9/1/2021 UPDATE: ACC's Year 23 Member Application is Now Closed

Check back in with us in Spring 2022 to learn more about becoming part of our team! 🌿🌊🦪🌲🪚💪
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Our Year 23 Member Application is still open! Appl

Our Year 23 Member Application is still open! Apply before 8/31/2021 to become part of our team for the upcoming program year. Click the link in our bio to learn how to apply today! 🌿🌲🦪🌊💪

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ACC in the News

Bush-Whacking with AmeriCorps – The Provincetown Independent January 4, 2022
If A Tree Falls In The Woods…New Partnership Puts It To Good Use November 30, 2021
ACC Helps Brewster With Herring Run Clean-Up November 16, 2021
ACC Year 23 Members Helping Harwich October 28, 2021
Wellfleet Shellfishermen’s Farmers Market a Bright Spot in COVID Winter April 6, 2021

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