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Elevated Networking with AC Alumina Brittany McGarry | AmeriCorps VISTA
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1 Million AmeriCorps member STRONG! We are a loud voice for national and community service. We have all served in one way or another - let's engage, learn and connect with each other! Let's Serve Life After AmeriCorps!
** NOTE - I recognize Alaska and Hawaii are not territories! I put that sentence together very incorrectly :(
Today we talk with Brittany McGarry | VISTA (Volunteers In Service to America) 2009 - 2010
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittanymcgarry/
AmeriCorps VISTA - https://americorps.gov/serve/americorps/americorps-vista
Conversation topics and highlights:
- Shout out to Louisville KT! Where Brittany grew up. Where did you go to High School? Are you a Louisville or KT fan!?
- Served University of Southern Main, in Portland Main - Community engagement development http://mainecompact.org/programs/americorps-vista/
- Getting into graduate school "If you don't accept me into the program, you are going to see me until you do!" + Relationship management - working with volunteers.
- There are 1 million people living with MS + MS Society engages 50,000 volunteers a year, with 100 staff nationwide!
- Volunteer program, housed in HR department - helps with risk management
- There is no JUST in Volunteer!
- Three legged Event stool Volunteer Engagement, Operations, Marking/Development
- GET INVOLVED! - If you show up to an event alone, you will not leave alone. You will connect with a friend.
Brittany's biggest AC take always ....
- Believes her experience in AmeriCorps got her into Grad school!
- I learned to be comfortable to be alone - I found my independence.
- Community of AmeriCorps Alumni - we are ingrained and connected.
- The AC connection can open so many doors!
- Networking at a next level!
- Elevated Networking.
- Be KIND
Extras:
National MS Society - https://www.nationalmssociety.org/
Connect State Service Commission; Serve Colorado - https://servecolorado.colorado.gov/ Service
Year Alliance - https://www.serviceyearalliance.org/
AmeriCorps pledge from the moon 2016 - https://ms-my.facebook.com/americorps/videos/we-were-over-the-moon-with-our-special-guest-at-the-1of1million-member-event-nas/1247132352005918/
Connect: AmeriCorps Alumni Group LI https://www.linkedin.com/groups/105198/
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