2003 Class-- only 12 members

CAC AmeriCorps: 2003-4

12 members @ 3 sites

My first group- an awesome group!

------------------

CAC AmeriCorps: 2011-12

40 members @ 16 sites

------

Brief descriptions of 2011-12 Teams... more to come

We have a 46 week term - we start on August 15, 2011 and end on June 30, 2012. Most AmeriCorps Programs are 50 or 52 weeks. By ending before July 1st, our successful members can enroll in grad school, law school, med school or undergrad with enough time to get their ed awards and settle into their new situation.

Our program has been in operation since 1994. I am an AmeriCorps Alum with this program. We have great service sites that are facilitating awesome environmental education and service in low wealth communities in Knoxville. Our service sites have sponsored AmeriCorps members since 1995 and we have great supervisors that will develop you for your term of service and your life after AmeriCorps.

You must be able to start on August 15, 2011. We have 7 days of pre-service orientation and training. This is a fun and interactive period with many training sessions that will be important to your service. Our training includes: AmeriCorps 101, Leadership Development, Volunteer Management, Communication, Diversity Training, Red Cross First Aid and CPR, Defensive Driver Training, and a team building ropes course.

Here are the benefit basics:

$11,800 per 46 weeks

$4,725 (pending approval $5,550) educational award at end of service term to use for school or student loans

Health insurance and site-specific training provided

These positions are available for the 2011-2012 year. We will be adding more positions as they come available.

Water Quality Team (7 positions): Members serve with the Water Quality Forum Adopt-A-Watershed Program (AAW) to teach students how to protect their local watershed. They facilitate teacher AAW teams, teach hands-on science activities (chemical and biological sampling and analysis, water pollution, land use, and other related topics) in the classroom. They organize stream monitoring field events (water sample collections and monitoring, fish collection, stream physical assessment). They provide technical assistance and support to students and teachers in the planning and implementation of AAW projects.

EarthFlag Team (2 positions): Each team member individually works with elementary or middle schools to increase their overall school sustainability. They teach students about solid waste issues in the classroom, facilitate the set-up and operation of school-wide composting and recycling programs, be a resource providing opportunity for hands-on learning. They also encourage students to recycle at home. They work with teachers and students to implement sustainable living practices (school gardens, nature trails, arboretums, etc).

Ijams Naturalist (2 positions): Team member will facilitate Environmental Education (EE) activities for 5000 pre-kindergarten through 8th grade students visiting Ijams Nature Center on GO! Hikes. Facilitate School Yard Field Trips at area schools for Elementary students. Member assists in development, promotion and facilitation of the new Research in the Park programming. Member assists in curriculum development for new EE programming for pre-kindergarten-8th grade and special needs students. Member leads presentations of non-releasable wild animals for GO! Hike students. Member assists in volunteer field guide recruitment and retention.

Air Quality Team (4 positions): This team facilitates environmental outreach and education within the community through a variety of mediums, including the Young Biodiesel Leaders Program, workshops, community events and festivals. Team members also serve with students, schools, administrators, teachers, community members, businesses, stakeholders, and government agencies to communicate, plan, develop and implement clean air related projects in order to attain regional environmental goals of the East Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalition. In 2010, 2 members may be working with UT Biofuels initiative to help make 500,000 gallons of biodiesel from local restaurant excess old vegetable oil.

CAC Weatherization Team (3 positions): Two members will conduct energy audits, evaluations, and follow-up services for 150 low income homeowners in Knox County, Tennessee.

Urban Agriculture Team (3 positions): Members maintain a 1-acre urban community farm and the surrounding park area. They grow and distribute over 6,000 pounds of produce to volunteers, local food pantries and kitchens. They promote principles of gardening, composting, seed starting, and nutrition to 100 elementary students in 4 local schools. They increase community awareness of Beardsley Community Farm by planning festivals and special seasonal events.

Litter Prevention Team (2 positions): The Litter Prevention Team serves with Keep Knoxville Beautiful and Keep Blount Beautiful, providing litter-prevention and introductory environmental education to 10 neighborhood/community associations, and 10 school groups as well as individuals to clean and maintain some of our region's most littered areas.

Knoxville Recycling Coalition Team (1 position): This team member organizes events with the Knoxville Recycling Coalition, such as America Recycles Day, to create awareness and educate youth and adults about the importance of recycling.

Knox County Recycling Team (4 positions): This team members will organize recycling events with the Knox County Solid Waste Department to create awareness and educate adults about the importance of solid waste reduction techniques, recycling and litter abatement.

Sustainability Team (2 positions): Two members will serve with Tribe One and S.E.E.E.D. to promote green jobs for low income people and mobilze commnuity service events for youth.

Service descriptions are in google docs...

If you don't have a google account- I will send you info...

Accepting Applications on January 2, 2011

We will be accepting AmeriCorps applications on the my.americorps.gov website

here's the link:

https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?fromSearch=true&id=39239

Welcome to our Recruiting Blog for 2011-2012

We created this blog for recruiting our 2011-2012 CAC AmeriCorps members! There are some old posts from 2008-2010- those are "ancient history" but I thought you may like to see our recent growth...

Our blog cacamericorps2.blogspot.com is for current news and info. Check it out!

I will post service descriptions, benefit info and application procedures on this blog.

Thank you for your interest in our program!

John Harris
Knoxville- Knox County CAC AmeriCorps Director

WEB SITE LIST TO OUR PARTNERS

KNOXVILLE-KNOX COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION COMMITTEE (CAC)

EAST TENNESSEE CLEAN FUELS COALITION

IJAMS NATURE CENTER (GO! HIKES)

IJAMS NATURE CENTER (EARTH FLAG)

UT CUMBERLAND HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN

CAC BEARDSLEY COMMUNITY FARM

KEEP KNOXVILLE BEAUTIFUL

KEEP BLOUNT BEAUTIFUL

KNOX COUNTY AIR QUALITY

KNOX COUNTY RECYCLING

KNOXVILLE RECYCLING COALITION

SEEED (Socially Equal Energy Efficient Development)

SEVEN ISLANDS

TRIBE ONE

UT BIOFUELS (Southern Alliance for Clean Energy)

UT FACILITIES SERVICES

UTWRRC (UT WATER RESEARCH RESOURCE CENTER)

WATER QUALITY FORUM

CAC WEATHERIZATION TEAM

KNOX COUNTY STORMWATER ENGINEERING

TOWN OF FARRAGUT STORMWATER ENGINEERING

UT RECYCLING

The Corps Messenger Vol. 2

CAC AMERICORPS UPDATES

PLANT AND STAMP

(by John Gardner via City of Knoxville)

Plant (trees)and Stamp(invasive species) Event on the Third Creek

CAC AmeriCorps volunteers and the City of Knoxville are

organizing volunteers Saturday, December 4th from 10am to 2pm to plant trees along Third Creek in Tyson Park and remove invasive species in the restored section of Third Creek. Everyone in the community is welcome to lend a hand improving our local environment. Please prepare for the weather. All tools and equipment will be provided.

Support for this project comes fromt he City of Knoville Storm-Water Engineering and

Parkes and Recreation departments as well as CAC AmeriCorps.

For more information or to RSVP as a group or individual, please contact John Gardner

at JRgardner@cityofknoxville.org

CAC AMERICORPS RECEIVES

ORCHID AWARD!

(from THE CORPS MESSENGER vol 2)

Awards have been presented to Knoxville and Knox County's most beautiful commercial properties since 1979. On October 26, 2010 CAC AmeriCorps received this prestigious award for their environmental community service! The Winners were announced at the annual Orchids Awards Dinner held at The Foundry. Nominations are submitted by the public and a nominating committee. Properties may be nominated in one of several categories. A property can win only once except in cases of major renovations. Private residences are NOT considered for this award. A panel of independent judges selects the winners. Past judge panels have included architects, commercial builders,realtors, landscape architects, historic preservationists, community leaders and former awardees.

The other CAC AMERICORPS affiliated sites that won an award: Ijam's Nature Center & Seven Islands Wildlife Refuge

SEGAL AMERICORPS

EDUCATION AWARD

(by Julia Lepping)

In the past, the only schools that accepted the Segal AmeriCorps

Education Award were listed as Title IV by the Department of Ed-

ucation. The Serve America Act opens up use of the award at ad-

ditional learning institutions that accept the G.I. Bill. What

does this mean? There are more opportunities for using the

award than ever, including trade schools and overseas schools,

as well as apprentice programs with government agencies such as

police departments.

To learn more, visit http://nationalservice.gov/resources/edaward

and type in the terms "G.I. Bill" into the search box or explore

the information under the "Schools" tab.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY (MADD)

(by Various CAC AmeriCorps members & Affiliates)

Tribe One's MADD by Amy Staffaroni

"Tribe One was thrilled to be a site for the 2010 Make A Difference

Day on Saturday October 23rd. We had a team of twelve working with

us to expand our Urban Garden. There were several goals for the day

including building a new raised bed, expanding three existing beds,

constructing a new compost bin, and installing a netting on the roof

to deter pigeons. Through much hard work we were able to finish the

new raised bed, build a new compost bin and came very close to com-

pleting the bed extensions and pigeon netting (which will be finished

today). The group faced a couple of challenges that included working

with very un-level ground to build bed on and not having all the proper

tools. We also had some difficulties disassembling the raised beds for

the extensions. We were able to overcome these difficulties by working

as a team, by putting our different ideas together and trying new ways

to solve problems. There were a couple of things that I learned by plan-

ning and participating in the event. I learned that it is very important

to think ahead and thoroughly plan, but I also learned that you cannot

be prepared for everything that might happen. Obstacles will come up,

and you need to work as a team to overcome them. I also learned a lot

about building raised beds and what tools and materials you need to com-

plete them. It was great to be part of the Make A Difference Day, the

garden at Tribe One is now at it's growing capacity thanks to very hard-

working and helpful volunteers!"

Knox County Recycling MADD by Erin Sullivan

Yes, I believe that I made a difference of Make A Difference Day because, basically, I along with my fellow road-clean-up crew clean a whole lot of trash from the road. It was disgusting. I mean, really, really horrible. There were literally parts of cars that we found. Like, bumpers and head lights. There were old pop and beer bottles dating back probably 25 years. I mean it. They don't make labels like that anymore. I found a shoe box filled with...trash. Who does that? Seriously. And it made me feel like I was making a difference so that down the time road of life, some archaeologist who finds some kind of cultural significance on Crippen Road won't have to sift through all this crap to get to something more important OR see how disgusting so many of our citizens live our lives. Basically what I'm saying from this rant is that I do think I and the crew made a difference that day by not keeping the remnants of Knox County denizens' total lack of interest in the land around them, therefore we discarded their discards. Hopefully those people who ZOOMED by us saw us cleaning up, posibly, their leftovers off the side of the road and took thought into how they treat their community and maybe took a little shame with them.

CHILI COOK OFF

(by Jennifer Linginfelter of Knox County Solid Waste Dept)

The Chili Cook Off is a fundraiser for Second Harvest Foodbank. Knox Recycles acted as a sponsor to handle all the recycling during and before the event. During the morning prep, we recycled all plastic film, cardboard and steel/aluminum food containers from the vendors. We also collected and recycled single stream materials generated during the event, which included miscellaneous paper products and plastic bottles and cups. Second Harvest expected over 4,000 attendees at the Cookoff, and featured 22 teams of chili cookers.

NOV. 6th 2010

BEARDSLEY FARM

Friday, November 5 · 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Community Television of Knoxville
808 State Street

CTV's November First Friday event will feature footage taken at Beardsley Community Farm. Come join us in watching the show and having some good times.

Weekend Workday -
Beardsley Community Farm
1719 Reynolds Ave.
Saturday, November 13 · 9:00am-12:00pm
Every third Saturday of the month, Beardsley Community Farm holds a volunteer day for everyone who is interested. This will be our last volunteer Saturday before the new year, so come on out to lend a hand!

IJAMS

Saturday, November 6th 9am-4pm, Ijams Property Unveiling

Ijams Nature Center, 2915 Island Home Ave, is unveiling its new property this Saturday. The Ross Marble Natural Area adds 100 acres to the ever-increasing Ijams property. The ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled for 11am, at the "keyhole" at Mead's Quarry (a slight jaunt down the road from the visitor's center). The ceremony will be followed by a cookout with live music at 12:30pm. Guests with special transportation needs should RSVP by calling (865) 577-4717 ext. 23. The Ijams staff welcomes volunteers for the event from the hours of 9am to 4pm, contact Laura Marsh at (865) 577-4717 ext. 27 if you are interested in helping.0


WATER QUALITY & EARTH FLAG

Saturday, November 6th 9am - 3pm , West High Outdoor Classroom Cleanup
Under CAC AmeriCorps member supervision, West High School (3326 Sutherland Ave) students will be constructing raised beds in the garden behind the main building, moving rocks in the pond, and improving their compost bin for their outdoor classroom. This project is managed by Josephine Chu & Tony Bell, call Mr. Bell for more info 314-583-3560.

KEEP KNOXVILLE BEAUTIFUL

Saturday, November 6th 10 am to 2 pm

Knoxville’s America Recycles Day (RAIN OR SHINE) at the Earth Fare in Bearden which is located at 104 North Forest Park Blvd.

SEEED

Saturday, November 6th 7pm - Until, The Rocky Top Comedy Contest Finals

SEEED & 90.3 The Rock are hosting The Rocky Top Comedy Contest finals, at the Relix Variety Theatre. The RTCC has already had four great shows, where hundreds of fans watched 36 comedians battle it out for a chance to win the $500 Cash Prize, and they expects the finale to be nothing short of spectacular! The Doors open at 6pm, and the contest begins at 7pm. The Relix Variety Theatre's address is 1208 N. Central, Knoxville, TN. Tickets for the event are $10 and can be purchased online @ www.rockytopcomedy.com

----------------------------------------------------------------------
NOV. 8th 2010

TRIBE ONE

Monday, November 8th 3:30pm to 5pm

FREE TACO's from the TACO BOY TRUCK!!!

Rev Food Taco Truck from Charleston, SC is coming to Tribe One on Monday 8th to feed kids free tacos!! If you know students or are able to bring a kid, you are welcome to come and join in; they will be located at 2112 E. Magnolia Ave from 3:30 to 5pm, and should be able to feed up to 60 people!

RSVP with Amy Staffaroni via Tribe One, 865-546-4131

SAVING GREEN BOTH WAYS!

We couldn't emphasize enough HOW important it is to conserve energy and resources; and we'd definitely feel like telling you how important it is to save money simply goes unsaid til we note not enough of us are doing much of either these days.

Well, here we are again campaigning to further educate the public with super tips on how to continue to run your house hold and businesses more efficiently while saving you and yours a bundle on the bills-end of things!

The Corps Messenger Vol. 1

Landscape Architect?

We are looking for landscape architecture grads to join our corps... We have two positions serving at the University of Tennessee to facilitate the "Tennessee Yards"Program for the UT- Cumberland HCP and UT- Water Resources Research Center.

the description below is for the Cumberland HCP position:

Cumberland Habitat Conservation Plan project (www.cumberlandhcp.org)

Americorps Service Position Title: Outreach Assistant

Immediate supervisor: Jennifer Gihring, Outreach Coordinator

Location: University of Tennessee, Knoxville – Agriculture Campus

The Cumberland Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) project involves a partnership among Cumberland Plateau communities (Cumberland, Morgan and Scott counties and the cities of Crossville and Wartburg) to find a balance between economic growth and conservation of endangered species. Developing a HCP is a collaborative process with partners including city and county governments noted above, state agencies, developers, utility districts, and watershed associations. The HCP partnership is supported by a project team comprised of staff from The Nature Conservancy, the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, and Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, TN.

The main goal for this position is to assist the outreach coordinator and stakeholders in developing and implementing strategies to promote the goals of the Cumberland HCP. This position will be based in Knoxville, TN, but will involve frequent travel to the Cumberland Plateau.

Essential functions

· Work with the Outreach Coordinator, HCP Project Team, and stakeholders to develop and implement outreach strategies.

· Work closely with the Cumberland County University of Tennessee Extension Agent and City of Crossville stormwater coordinator to promote the Tennessee Yards and Neighborhoods (TYN) Program within Cumberland and Crossville. Specific tasks may include:

o giving presentations to neighborhood associations, garden clubs, etc. regarding TYN practices;

o working with landowners, TYN staff, and HCP staff to implement pilot low impact development projects; and

o assist with development of landscaping guidelines that meet the goals of the TYN program and the HCP.

· Assist with the following activities:

o develop and implement educational programs for multiple audiences;

o develop education and outreach tools such as brochures, articles, and videos;

o communication activities such as newsletter development, maintaining web site, stakeholder meeting preparation and minutes;

o develop an educational display and represent the HCP at local stakeholder events such as the Crossville Sustainability Fair and Wartburg Discoveryfest; and

o HCP team project management, meeting facilitation, and minutes.

· Network with a variety of agencies and groups such as Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Obed Watershed Community Association, Cumberland County Home Builders Association, and local government offices.

Desired Skills/Expertise

· Minimum of 4-year college degree.

· Strong writing skills.

· Organizational skills.

· Willingness to speak in public.

· Ability to be a self-starter and quickly learn complex subjects.

· Ability to communicate in situations where diverse and sometime conflicting ideas are shared.

· Basic knowledge of natural sciences such as ecology, horticulture, landscape architecture, environmental science, or related fields.

· Appreciation for variety of ways people relate to the natural environment.

· Appreciation for collaborative processes.

· Flexibility.

· Knowledge of and experience with Microsoft office software.

· Knowledge of—or willingness and aptitude to learn--website design principles, techniques, and Dreamweaver software.

The above functions may be completed with or without accommodations. The description lists the minimum duty requirements. Individuals may be required to perform additional positions duties as requested by their supervisor. Positions are open to all people based on qualifications and will be treated equal with out regards to race, color, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin, handicap, religion, sexual orientation or union affiliation.

Team Descriptions-

2010-2011 Knox County CAC AmeriCorps

Our program has been in operation since 1994. I am an AmeriCorps Alumni with this program. We have great service sites that are facilitating awesome environmental education and service in low wealth communities in Knoxville. Our service sites have sponsored AmeriCorps members since 1995 and we have great supervisors that will develop you for your term of service and your life after AmeriCorps.

We have a 46 week term - we start on August 16, 2010 and end on June 30, 2011. Most AmeriCorps Programs are 50 or 52 weeks. By ending before July 1st, our successful members can enroll in grad school, law school, medical school or finish undergrad with enough time to get their ed awards and settle into their new situation.

You must be able to start on August 16, 2010. We have 7 days of pre-service orientation and training. This is a fun and interactive period with many training sessions that will be important to your service. Our training includes: AmeriCorps 101, Leadership Development, Volunteer Management, Communication, Diversity Training, Red Cross First Aid and CPR, Defensive Driver Training, and a team building ropes course. The rest of the service term you will be at your specific service site doing environmental service and facilitating service-learning with K-12 students, college students, community volunteers, and parents.

Here are the benefit basics:
$11,800 per 46 weeks or $513.04 / pay period (before taxes)
$4,725 educational award at end of service term to use for school or student loans
Health insurance provided, Training provided
We will have 40 AmeriCorps members at 17 service sites facilitating service learning, getting community volunteers mobilized, creating special events, recycling, gardening and teaching about land use, water and air quality. Not all of our sites are listed – some of the positions are filled…

Water Quality Team (7 positions): Members serve with the Water Quality Forum Adopt-A-Watershed Program (AAW) to teach students how to protect their local watershed. They facilitate teacher AAW teams, teach hands-on science activities (chemical and biological sampling and analysis, water pollution, land use, and other related topics) in the classroom. They organize stream monitoring field events (water sample collections and monitoring, fish collection, stream physical assessment). They provide technical assistance and support to students and teachers in the planning and implementation of AAW projects. http://www.waterqualityforum.org/
Summer 2009 WQF Newsletter: http://216.119.90.50/asp/pdf/WQF%20summer%2009.pdf

Knox County Solid Waste (1 position): This team member organizes recycling events with the Knox County Solid Waste Department to create awareness and educate adults about the importance of solid waste reduction techniques and litter abatement. http://www.knoxcounty.org/solid_waste/recycling_education.php

Knox County Recycling Team (3 positions): This team facilitates recycling events and provides environmental education to create awareness and educate youth and adults about the importance of solid waste reduction techniques and litter abatement. http://www.knoxcounty.org/solid_waste/recycling_education.php

Our service sites are in environmental organizations only.

Contact John Harris for more info at 865 546 3500
or john.harris@knoxcac.org

2010- 2011 Teams

We have a 46 week term - we start on August 16, 2010 and end on June 30, 2011. Most AmeriCorps Programs are 50 or 52 weeks. By ending before July 1st, our successful members can enroll in grad school, law school, med school or undergrad with enough time to get their ed awards and settle into their new situation.

Our program has been in operation since 1994. I am an AmeriCorps Alum with this program. We have great service sites that are facilitating awesome environmental education and service in low wealth communities in Knoxville. Our service sites have sponsored AmeriCorps members since 1995 and we have great supervisors that will develop you for your term of service and your life after AmeriCorps.

You must be able to start on August 16, 2010. We have 7 days of pre-service orientation and training. This is a fun and interactive period with many training sessions that will be important to your service. Our training includes: AmeriCorps 101, Leadership Development, Volunteer Management, Communication, Diversity Training, Red Cross First Aid and CPR, Defensive Driver Training, and a team building ropes course.

Here are the benefit basics:

$11,800 per 46 weeks

$4,725 educational award at end of service term to use for school or student loans

Health insurance provided and Training provided

These positions are available for the 2010-2011 year. We will be adding more positions as they come available.

Water Quality Team (7 positions): Members serve with the Water Quality Forum Adopt-A-Watershed Program (AAW) to teach students how to protect their local watershed. They facilitate teacher AAW teams, teach hands-on science activities (chemical and biological sampling and analysis, water pollution, land use, and other related topics) in the classroom. They organize stream monitoring field events (water sample collections and monitoring, fish collection, stream physical assessment). They provide technical assistance and support to students and teachers in the planning and implementation of AAW projects.

EarthFlag Team (2 positions): Each team member individually works with elementary or middle schools to increase their overall school sustainability. They teach students about solid waste issues in the classroom, facilitate the set-up and operation of school-wide composting and recycling programs, be a resource providing opportunity for hands-on learning. They also encourage students to recycle at home. They work with teachers and students to implement sustainable living practices (school gardens, nature trails, arboretums, etc).

Ijams Naturalist (1 position): Team member will facilitate Environmental Education (EE) activities for 5000 pre-kindergarten through 8th grade students visiting Ijams Nature Center on GO! Hikes. Facilitate School Yard Field Trips at area schools for Elementary students. Member assists in development, promotion and facilitation of the new Research in the Park programming. Member assists in curriculum development for new EE programming for pre-kindergarten-8th grade and special needs students. Member leads presentations of non-releasable wild animals for GO! Hike students. Member assists in volunteer field guide recruitment and retention.

Air Quality Team (4 positions): This team facilitates environmental outreach and education within the community through a variety of mediums, including the Young Biodiesel Leaders Program, workshops, community events and festivals. Team members also serve with students, schools, administrators, teachers, community members, businesses, stakeholders, and government agencies to communicate, plan, develop and implement clean air related projects in order to attain regional environmental goals of the East Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalition. In 2010, 2 members may be working with UT Biofuels initiative to help make 500,000 gallons of biodiesel from local restaurant excess old vegetable oil.

TN Solar Energy Team (2 positions): members will assist in the outreach and education in public schools about solar energy and energy conservation techniques at home and school.

CAC Weatherization Team (2 positions): Two members will conduct energy audits, evaluations, and follow-up services for 150 low income homeowners in Knox County, Tennessee.

Urban Agriculture Team (5 positions): Members maintain a 1-acre urban community farm and the surrounding park area. They grow and distribute over 6,000 pounds of produce to volunteers, local food pantries and kitchens. They promote principles of gardening, composting, seed starting, and nutrition to 100 elementary students in 4 local schools. They increase community awareness of Beardsley Community Farm by planning festivals and special seasonal events.

Litter Prevention Team (2 positions): The Litter Prevention Team serves with Keep Knoxville Beautiful and Keep Blount Beautiful, providing litter-prevention and introductory environmental education to 10 neighborhood/community associations, and 10 school groups as well as individuals to clean and maintain some of our region's most littered areas.

Knoxville Recycling Coalition Team (1 position): This team member organizes events with the Knoxville Recycling Coalition, such as America Recycles Day, to create awareness and educate youth and adults about the importance of recycling.

Knox County Recycling Team (5 positions): This team members will organize recycling events with the Knox County Solid Waste Department to create awareness and educate adults about the importance of solid waste reduction techniques, recycling and litter abatement.

Sustainability Team (3 positions): One member will work with the UT Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment to assist the Tennessee Solid Waste Education Project (TNSWEP) program in its goals to promote solutions to solid waste issues. Two members will serve with Tribe One and S.E.E.E.D. to promote green jobs for low income people and mobilze commnuity service events for youth. Members will also facilitate and develop sustainable projects such as Earthfest and Sundown in the City recycling events.

2010-2011 CAC AmeriCorps Teams

CAC AmeriCorps is now accepting applications on www.americorps.org

Please select "* CAC AmeriCorps 2010-11" on your application to submit your application to us.

The my.americorps.gov portal (online application) has went through some changes over the last few months and there are character limited sections online - so this is a better way for us to explain our different teams, service benefits, .

We will start orientation on August 16, 2010 and our program ends on June 30, 2011. We are a full-time program that focuses on environmental service learning in Knoxville, Tennessee. Our program was started in 1994 and we have grown from 12 members in 2003 to 40 members in 2010.

We have 17 sites- serving as environmental educators, recycling gurus, urban farmers, and science teachers.

Look for more posts about the specific teams!