David Eisner, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, which oversees AmeriCorps, was recently interviewed by John Ydstie on NPR's Morning Edition about recent trends in American volunteerism. You can listen to the interview here.

On Wednesday, CREC teamed up with Youth in Action, Flagstaff's other AmeriCorps program, for Flagstaff's annual Fourth of July parade. For the third year running, a CREC van and trailer were festively painted by members of both programs.