Our Maine Street's Aroostook Issue 8 : Spring 2011 | Page 74
NMCC Hosts Activities for
Community College Month
Red Cross Real Heroes Breakfast
Thursday, April 7 ~ 7:30 a.m.
To celebrate National
Maine Veterans’ Volleyball Tournament
Saturday, April 16 ~ 9:00 am - Gym
This is an opportunity to recognize community
members who are being honored as “heroes” as
well as to raise funds to support the local chapter
of the Red Cross. To register for the event, contact Joyce Knorr at [email protected]
or 493-4620 ext. 108.
The Student Senate sponsors this tournament
annually to raise funds for the Maine Veterans
Home in Caribou. Local businesses, organizations and community members are encouraged
to join in. All players will receive a tournament
t-shirt. Each team of six to eight players is
asked to raise at least $100 in order to enter the
tournament. To register a team, contact Senate
advisor Dennis Albert at 768-2757.
The Rich Heritage
of NMCC
Monday, April 11
6:00 pm
Community College
Month in April, as well
as to encourage community members to explore
the wide variety of opportunities available to
them at such a setting,
Aroostook County’s community college has a host
of activities taking place.
Along with numerous
campus oriented activities, there are a number
of events that are open to
the public. The College
encourages community
members to come to campus to take part in the
following events.
Kim Smith of the Presque
Isle Historical Society will
lead a presentation on the
history of the PI Air Base
and the early beginnings of NMCC. The cost of
attending, which includes a full dinner, is $15/
each. This event is also the annual dinner for the
NMCC Alumni & Friends Organization. For
more details or to register, contact the college
relations office at 768-2809 or [email protected].
Peace Corps Presentation
Thursday, April 21 ~ 12:00 pm
Library
Corps.
NMCC instructor Eric Pelkey will
lead a discussion on his experiences while serving in the Peace
Reading Series
April 13, 20 & 27 ~ 12:00 pm - Library
Each of the days of this reading series will feature
a specific genre of writing: poetry, fiction and
non-fiction. Students will read from their own
work, followed by a guest writer who will read
from his or her own published work and answer
questions about the work, experiences as a writer
or other areas of interest from audience members. This is free and open to the public.
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