AmeriCorps Swearing-in Ceremony and Afternoon Workshops (Virtual)

AmeriCorps Swearing-In Ceremony

Friday, October 30, 2020
10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Join your AmeriCorps peers from across Washington state to celebrate service and kick-off the new program year.  This morning’s program will include a new video-based “roll call” of programs, keynote addresses by Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal and Congressman Derek Kilmer, and the AmeriCorps Oath of Service that members around the country have taken for the last twenty-five years.

Register to attend!

Post-Ceremony Workshops for AmeriCorps Members and Program Staff

Details on workshops and trainer bios

11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. - "You Can Help" for AmeriCorps Members
Virtual Workshop (75 min.)
Presented by Thea Zunick, Ed.D, Manager of Community Engagement, The Jed Foundation

11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. - “You Can Help” for Program Staff 
Virtual Workshop (75 min.)
Presented by Wenimo Okoya, Ed.D., Director of High School Implementation, The Jed Foundation

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - WA COVID Response Corps Kickoff Event
REGISTER HERE – open to WA COVID Response Corps members only
Virtual Event (60 min.)
Presented by the Schultz Family Foundation

The WA COVID Response Corps has been created to respond to the staggering levels of food insecurity in Washington state through the service of 125 AmeriCorps members.  The kickoff event will bring WA COVID Response Corps members together in activities and small group discussions to build a diverse statewide network of AmeriCorps members dedicated to serving their communities during COVID-19. The WA COVID Response Corps is a partnership between the Schultz Family Foundation and Serve Washington.

1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. - “Developing Our Resilience & Grit”
Virtual Workshop (90 min.)
Facilitated by Tray Deadwyler, Think for Good, Incorporated

3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. “Critical Leadership, Mindfulness and Service”
Virtual Workshop (90 min.)
Facilitated by Jeff Birdsall, Birdsall Consulting