AmeriCorps Alums Announces Prestigious 2007 Eli Segal Leadership Award:

Deadline November 15th

AmeriCorps Alums is now accepting nominations for the 2007 AmeriCorps Alums Eli Segal Leadership Award. The award,along with a cash prize of $5,000,will be presented to one AmeriCorps alum at the 2007 Leadership Conference in New Orleans from March 15-17.

Eli Segal served as the first CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service and under his leadership AmeriCorps was born. Through Mr. Segal’s, vision, perseverance, commitment and entrepreneurial spirit, national service has become deeply imbedded within our American culture. To honor and build upon his legacy, AmeriCorps Alums will honor onealum who has demonstrated outstanding entrepreneurial commitment to service.

AmeriCorps Alums is calling upon the national service family to spread the word about the opportunity! To apply or to share the opportunity, please click here now.

Nomination form and detailed information are available at:

All nominations are due by November 15th at 5pm by email or online form. For questions, please email: or call 404-979-2931. Nomination form and detailed information are available at:

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To see Michigan’s complete 2006 National Service Calendar, visit

NOVEMBER 2006

7Election Day

9Media Training for Advocacy Organizations, 9:00am-2:30pm, Livonia, MI (Cullari Communications

Group, )

11Veterans Day

13-17Principles and Techniques of Fundraising from Indiana University’s The Fundraising School, Grand

Rapids, MI (Johnson Center for Philanthropy, (616) 331-7232)

13-19World Kindness Week (

15We Can’t Go It Alone: Nonprofit Strategic Partnerships, Livonia, MI (Michigan Nonprofit

Association, 517-492-2400)

16Michigan’s AmeriCorps Member Celebration, 10:00am-4:00pm, Lansing, MI (Michelle Metzmaker,

(517) 241-3606, )

16Examining Community Safety Through a Service-Learning Lens, 8:30am-2:30pm, Ionia, MI ( Ionia

County ISD, Deb Wagner, ,

16-17Michigan’s AmeriCorps Member Council Meeting, Lansing, MI (Michelle Metzmaker, (517) 241-

3606, )

18Family Volunteer Day (

19-25National Family Week (

20New Vitality: Strategies to Grow Your Volunteer Program, Southeastern, MI (Mike Corbin,

)

DECEMBER 2006

14Michigan’s AmeriCorps Program Director Conference Call, 10:00am (Michelle Metzmaker, (517)

241-3606, )

12Michigan’s AmeriCorps Member Council Conference Call, 10:00am (Michelle Metzmaker, (517)

241-3606, )

JANUARY 2007

15Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service (

18Michigan’s AmeriCorps Program Director Meeting, 10:00am-4:00pm, MCSC (Michelle Metzmaker,

(517) 241-3606, )

24-26Michigan’s AmeriCorps Member Council Retreat, Location TBD (Michelle Metzmaker,

(517) 241-3606, )

*If you or your agency would like information about upcoming events included our three-month National Service planner, please contact Megan Sargent at or (517) 241-3494.