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Chelsea

Team Leader

Age: 21
Hometown: Tucson, Arizona
College: Pima Community College, Northern Arizona University

Why did I join AmeriCorps? I joined AmeriCorps*NCCC Class 12 Northeast region last year to see the states, do good things, and become a stronger person. When I finished my first year I had explored a new coast, made a few great differences, and gained a stronger physique, but I realized I still lacked the mental strength I was striving for. I am a good person who has done good things, but I didn’t believe it. I signed up to be a team leader for Winter Class 13 in Sacramento, CA so that I could appreciate not just the beauty around me, but the beauty in me. I came here to face the last of my fears so I can put my best self forward.

What do I want from AmeriCorps? Confidence. To fear nothing, but fear itself.

An interesting fact about myself: I’ve given a lion a bath and shared a cookie with a polar bear.

Favorite Quote: “To be successful in this world you either have to be oh so smart or oh so pleasant. For years I was smart; I recommend pleasant and you can quote me on that.”

--- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart in Harvey)

Erin

Project Outreach Liaison, CAP-per

Age: 21
Hometown: Hillsborough, New Jersey
College: Raritan Valley Community College

Why did I join AmeriCorps? I always wanted to dedicate time to volunteering, and I also wanted to take time off from school to travel and meet new people.

What do I want from AmeriCorps? I want to be able to identify what I want from life and also from school.

An interesting fact about myself: My sister and I have the same birthday, except we were born 13 years apart.

Favorite Quote: “Don’t settle for someone you can live with, settle for someone you can’t live without.”

--- Unknown

Jared

CAP-per, Media Coordinator, Physical Training coordinator

Age: 20
Hometown: Silver Spring, Maryland
College: Arizona State University

Why did I join AmeriCorps? I received a fortune cookie that said, “Helping a friend is like helping yourself,” and it inspired me to serve time volunteering.

What do I want from AmeriCorps? I want to learn to live for today, and not worry about tomorrow.

An interesting fact about myself: My sister is also currently in AmeriCorps, stationed at the Denver campus.

Favorite Quote: “It’s not the clothes that you wear; it’s how you wear them.”

--- Myself

Joanna

Peer Helper, ISPs Coordinator

Age: 22
Hometown: White Plains, New York
College: University of Hartford

Why did I join AmeriCorps? I got to a point in life when I was feeling a little lost and I wanted to do something good for my country.

What do I want from AmeriCorps? Maturity, independence, confidence.

An interesting fact about myself: I am very interested in psychology and dream interpretation.

Favorite Quote: “I’ve learned that life is one crushing defeat after another until you just wish that Flanders was dead.”

--- Homer Simpson

Leann

Photojournalist, Safety Coordinator

Age: 24
Hometown: Media, Pennsylvania

Why did I join AmeriCorps? I joined to move my life in a new direction and do something for myself and others.

What do I want from AmeriCorps? I want to learn a lot and have an amazing experience.
An interesting fact about myself: I hope to visit every continent in my lifetime…three down, four to go!

Favorite Quote: “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”

--- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Orlando

Van Coordinator, Project Outreach Liaison

Age: 24
Hometown: New Holland, Pennsylvania

Why did I join AmeriCorps? I’m young and I still have so much to learn. Why shouldn’t I have joined?
What do I want from AmeriCorps? Myself.

An interesting fact about myself: I have been chased by a herd of cows.

Favorite Quote: “How happy is the blameless vestal’s lot? The world forgetting by the world forgot.”

--- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Vanessa

Service Learning Liaison, Media Rep.

Age: 19
Hometown: Chahassen, Minnesota
College: University of Minnesota—Twin Cities

Why did I join AmeriCorps? I am here because I want to have a better understanding of the world.
What do I want from AmeriCorps? At the end of AmeriCorps, I hope to re-establish the confidence I had as a child in believing that anything is possible.

An interesting fact about myself: After AmeriCorps, I want to travel to Africa.

Favorite Quote: “Put all your troubles in a box, then sit on the box and laugh.”

--- Anonymous (a favorite quote of my grandma Charlotte)