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An image with a quote that says: Your pay will be low, the conditions of your labor will be difficult. But you will have the satisfaction of leading a great national effort and you will have the ultimate reward which comes to those who serve their fellow man. President Lyndon B. Johnson

An image with a quote from Mahatma Gandhi that says Consiously or unconsciously, every one of us does render some service or another. If we cultivate the habit of doing this service deliberately, our desire for service will steadily grow stronger, and it will make not only for our own happiness, but that of the world at large.

An image with a quote that says: The experience changed my whole focus. You walk in expecting to give something back and then receive so much more. Karen Tronen, Vista Member

An image with a quote that says: The service we render to others is really the rent we pay for our room on this earth. It is obvious that man is himself a traveler; the the purpose of this world is not to have and hold but to give and serve. There can be no other meaning. Sir Wilfred Grenfell

An image with a quote that says: I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead to you. Oprah Winfrey

An image with the quote: Challenging, fulfilling, education, exciting, and amazing; amazing because this has been such a personal growing experience. I realize I am modeling citizenship and changing communities. Leandra Medina, Americorps Vista Member

An image that has the quote: Of all the points of light, VISTAs shine the brightest. President George H.W. Bush

An image with a quote: AmeriCorps is not a career, it is an opportunity to increase your knowledge and give you skills of service and a better understanding of our nation's multitude of communities and how they work. Meredeth Garrett, AmeriCorps VISTA member

An image with a quote that says It's seeing what you're able to accomplish with very little in terms of resources but a lot in terms of dedication

An image with a quote that says Americorps is something that you do for someone else. On the other hand, what it will do for you is immeasurable.

An image with the quote: VISTA gave me new insight into the importance of teamwork and team building. I learned that one of the first elements in being successful at anything is to recognize that you simply cannot do it all alone. John E. Gherty, VISTA member

An image with the quote it is a win-win situation when you serve in Americorps VISTA. The community benefits as much as you do.

An image with a quote: VISTA can be one of the great learning experiences of someone's life. Even if you are out there doing something to help someone else, you are really doing yourself a favor, not only by learning new skills, but [also] by learning what America is really about. Doug Favero

An image that has a quote that says The undying commitment, passion, and desire to help others is a contagious spirit. It is what lured me to VISTA and what keeps me going.

An image with the quote: Before VISTA I volunteered my time. VISTA is volunteering with my life. VISTA inspires me to give my everything. Julie Neubauer, AmeriCorps VISTA member

An image with the quote: VISTA allows us to expand and extend educational opportunities for children. The VISTA members and their volunteers touch children in many more ways than just literacy. They help us reach children who have been overlooked. Tropzie McCluney, Township Three Elementary

An image with the quote that says it is a wonderful thing to be a part a community, for I believe it is other people that give meaning to our own lives. This is what I continue to see as a VISTA.

An image with the quote: I think it is so important that communities share and create dreams together. Teresa Peace, VISTA member

An image with the quote This VISTA year has caused me to look around and recognize needs where I did not see them before. It has caused me to question my place and my responsibilities in the world.

An image with quote: The goal is to give yourself and to help others volunteers have the opportunity to work with honest people with real problems and there is a peace of mind that comes with this kind of work. There is also an increased self-awareness when you exist as part of a greater whole. Sean Kennedy, AmeriCorps VISTA Leader

An image with a quote: AmeriCorps VISTA gave me an opportunity to serve. In doing my service, I developed skill that I never knew I had, skills that will server me the rest of my life. Lisa Cox, Americorps Vista Leader

An image with the quote Men are rich only as they give. He who gives great service gets great rewards. Ellen Hubbard.

An image with the quotes: One kernel is felt in a hogshead; one drop of water helps to swell the ocean a spark of fire helps to give light to the world. None are too small, too feeble, too poor to be of service. Think of this and act. Hannah More

An image of an Americorps Vista Member and three girls. The image as a quote: He asked why I care; it wasn't my street or even my town. His question is something I think about daily as I continue to serve. I never come up with a very complex answer, but rather say to myself, I just do. Amy Algoe - Eakin, AmeriCorps*VISTA member

An image with a quote: The use of Americorps Vista members, with their energy and new ways of looking at issues, breathes new life into organizations

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