A mea culpa and a promise - we're still here!

We need to be honest - this past six months we have struggled a bit to keep ourselves focused on the important work of AmeriCorps Alums. Life, the election, and other work responsibilities have gotten us a bit off track.

But we promise - we are still here and as committed as ever to the work of bringing AmeriCorps Alumni and the rest of the National Service family together as we work to make Connecticut a safer, stronger, healthier place for ALL.

We were particularly inspired by the three newest members of our team, AmeriCorps members who have just started their service and who will be joining us this year as InterCorps Council Member Liaisons. You will hear more about these great future leaders soon.

We are also working on strengthening our relationship with the Connecticut Commission on Community Service, as well as with Service Year Alliance - together we know we will be able to do even greater things!

Things seem difficult now, but there is such greatness on the horizon - including our second-annual Barnes and Nobles gift wrapping fundraiser and our annual Crazy Sweater Party! Thank you for sticking by our side and being our partners as we work to get things done!

Join us June 12 for our Annual AmeriGrad Picnic and Annual Meeting

Join us and InterCorps Council of Connecticut on Sunday, June 12th as we celebrate the AmeriCorps Connecticut members graduating from service in 2016 and honor our annual Champions of Service! There will be food, fun, and friendship.

This event is open to the public - members, alums, friends, and friendly strangers are all welcome! Current members or members who ended their service in the last six months are FREE, however we are asking others to donate what they can do help out ($10 suggested). As is tradition, we will also have some amazing raffles to help us raise some funds for the year ahead. If you'd like to participate, please bring cash.

Get your tickets now at http://bit.ly/CTAmeriGrad16!

Thank you to all of our sponsors who help make this event possible! If you or your organiztaion would like to sponsor, please contact us at connecticut@americorpsalums.org.

AmeriCorps Week 2016 is a Wrap!

Since we last spoke AmeriCorps Week continued to be a week of fellowship through various service projects, networking events and celebration.

To learn more about how the day went, read InterCorps Council of Connecticut's full blog post HERE. A huge thank you to InterCorps Council of Connecticut and all of the alums, members, and AmeriFriends who joined us to celebrate in 2016! Stay tuned for more #AmeriCorpsWeek wrap ups and news on our next event - the 2016 AmeriGrad Picnic!

AmeriCorps Week 2016 Unveiled

AmeriCorps Week 2016 is taking place March 5 - 12th, and we have partnered with InterCorps Council of Connecticut to put together events to make it easy to meet and serve with AmeriCorps members and alums across the state!

Visit the InterCorps Council of Connecticut's full listing of events HERE and don't forget to follow InterCorps Council of Connecticut and us on Facebook to stay up-to-date on all of the service and celebrations taking place!