{"id":13460,"date":"2016-04-12T10:28:35","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T15:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=13460"},"modified":"2017-06-27T09:23:35","modified_gmt":"2017-06-27T14:23:35","slug":"whaley-honors-national-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2016\/04\/12\/whaley-honors-national-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Whaley honors National Members"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IMG_1563\"<\/a>Sinclair Community College hosted the fourth annual Mayor and County Recognition Day for National Service on April 5. The purpose of the event was to highlight the impact of service in the Dayton community. It was also a call to action and to inspire others to join a service program in the community.<\/p>\n

Mayor Nan Whaley attended and spoke about people taking a stand to help better the community from helping immigrants integrate to tutoring kids in reading and later transitioning into adulthood.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most important thing in our city is human talent and human capital with each other\u2014that is one of the great benefits of AmeriCorps and SeniorCorps. It really connects with parts of our community,\u201d Whaley said. \u201cIt\u2019s a great honor for me to come here and say thank you\u2014it means a lot to the city.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Mentoring Collaborative of Montgomery County AmeriCorps Program (MCMCAP) is part of Sinclair\u2019s Division of School and Community Partnerships, which provide academic support from kindergarten to college. Founded in 1994 by President Clinton, AmeriCorps addresses critical community needs.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt offers community service opportunities and workforce development to its members. \u00a0Service assignments are at local nonprofit businesses, community organizations, and schools, which offers ample chances to network,\u201d Jessica Demmings, MCMCAP Project Manager said. \u201cSo far this year, our corps has served over 500 Montgomery County youth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kettering ABLE was the first program to be recognized at the event. Kettering ABLE is an adult literacy program that deals with adult learners and GED students. Christie Beck, blah blah said it\u2019s very important for her to engage in building a community. Beck works with Welcome Dayton to help immigrants and refugees get acquainted to Dayton.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy life has been enriched and it has been enriched by the people I have worked with, by the stories they share with me, by the things I am able to see them accomplish and the community I get to build,\u201d Beck said.<\/p>\n

She said the City of Dayton has a lot to offer and many people take for granted the amount of resources we have in order to create a strong community. It\u2019s not just native Dayton residents who make this community a better place, but it\u2019s also immigrants who are willing to call Dayton their home, according to Beck.<\/p>\n

\u201cDayton is very lucky to have these people who want to come here and they don\u2019t just want to immigrate they want to integrate, they want to give back to Dayton and have ownership of this community,\u201d Beck said.<\/p>\n

\"whaleyM\"<\/a>Another person giving back to the community is Tonya Karr, who provides supplemental reading and tutorial services to kindergarten through second grade students who attend Riverside elementary schools through the Ohio Reading Corps.<\/p>\n

\u201cWatching a child express pride in academic achievement is a blessing and very rewarding,\u201d Karr said. \u201cI enjoy watching young children move with their heads held high, a bounce in their stride and their lips turned up in a smile.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said the people who are associated with ORC are civic-minded and committed to their communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe it takes a village to nurture a child,\u201d Karr said.<\/p>\n

Henry and Linda Barwick both work with the Foster Grandparent Program with SeniorCorps focusing on helping children learn by giving them a positive role model in their lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne reason why I am doing this is because when I was younger I wasn\u2019t a good boy, but my teacher told me, \u2018One day, you\u2019re going to remember something you\u2019ll be able to pass on to students,\u201d H. Barwick said. \u201cI like working with our children of the community today. I see where we are helping our children.\u201d<\/p>\n

Levi Wilson, part of the Montgomery County Mentoring Class, spoke about one particular student that he had who was struggling with school. Thanks to the program, he was able to help this student raise his 33 percent in History, to a B, according to Wilson.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe tackled issues such as organization, in-class engagement and punctuality\u2014once we hit all three of those areas, we were able to succeed,\u201d Wilson said.<\/p>\n

Beck explained that it\u2019s important to seek out the differences in people in our community. \u201cMy words of wisdom to you is to engage with them and see the ideas that they offer and see the ways that they can enrich your life,\u201d Beck said.<\/p>\n

Whaley stated that the city of Dayton is enriched by the community and by people who are taking their time and talent to make it a better place for everyone.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re making the city better, probably more than anybody in the city, and you taking the time and your talent to spend it this way means a lot to us in Dayton,\u201d Whaley said. \u201cWe\u2019ve proclaimed it National Service Day in Dayton today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Demmings said MCMCAP is looking to expand their corps to 35 members with individuals who are committed to their community. To learn more about becoming an Americorps member visit www.nationalservice.gov<\/a> or contact Demmings at 937-512-3179.<\/p>\n

Gabrielle Sharp
\nClaudia Gomez<\/strong>
\nClarion Staff<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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