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Grand Opening & Open House at New FacilityFor Immediate Release: November 1, 2000 Contact: info@marincc.org, (415) 454-4554 San Rafael, CA - Marin Conservation Corps is proud to announce their Grand Opening & Open House at their new facility located at 33 Commercial Blvd., in Novato, California, on Wednesday November 8th from 4:30pm to 7:00pm. An official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony involving the Novato Chamber of Commerce and city dignitaries will be held at the site at 5:30 pm. Assemblywoman Kerry Mazzoni will also be in attendance to receive an award from the California Association of Local Conservation Corps for her outstanding support of the Conservation Corps. The Marin Conservation Corps was started in 1982 and was the first local Conservation Corps in the U.S. The new facility will house the MCC Recycling Program, For Earth's Sake program, the Clean Canal Program, and the AmeriCorps program crews. Currently, those crews are based at the main MCC location at 27 Larkspur Street in San Rafael. The San Rafael location will still be the main office for MCC and the home base for the Natural Resource crews. The public is invited to stop by and see what MCC is all about. There will be inter-active displays and educational information regarding environmental science and recycling. There will also be food, games and prizes!! Bring the kids!! For more information, please call the Marin Conservation Corps at (415) 454-4554. 12th Annual Mt. Tam Youth DayFor Immediate Release: September 20, 2000 Contact: info@marincc.org, (415) 454-4554 San Rafael, CA - The 12th Annual Mount Tam Youth Day will be held on Saturday September 30 at Rock Springs on Mount Tam. Students from all over Marin County will gather together for a day of camaraderie, fresh air and sunshine, while they help to maintain the natural beauty of the mountain. The event begins at 8:30 am and runs until 2:00pm. Participants should wear long pants, long sleeves, sturdy shoes, and a waterproof jacket in case of rain. They should also bring sunscreen, a hat, and work gloves. If interested in being involved, you must pre-register by contacting Shelley Flint, with the Marin Conservation Corps, at (415) 454-4554. Only the first 75 students will be accepted. The participants will receive free commemorative T-shirts, continental breakfast, and BBQ lunch, a free Bank of Marin water bottle. There will also be a raffle for great prizes! The Marin Conservation Corps, California Department of Parks and Recreation, Tamalpais Conservation Club, Marin Municipal Water District, and the San Rafael Sunrise Lions Club sponsor the event. For more information regarding Mount Tam Youth Day, or Marin Conservation Corps, please call (415) 454-4554.
MCC Recycling Crew Maiden VoyageFor Immediate Release: August 31, 2000 Contact: info@marincc.org, (415) 454-4554 San Rafael, CA - An historic 'Maiden Voyage' was undertaken yesterday, Wednesday, August 30th, as the Marin Conservation Corps Recycling Crew 'rode' over to Angel Island for the first time. MCC has worked out an arrangement with the Park Service, so that their Recycling trucks can load onto a barge, which will then take them over to the island. The truck will then pick up from the Island, items to be recycled, such as aluminum cans, and glass and plastic bottles, that have been left in toters. MCC also built and installed the toters for Angel Island. The arrangement to pick up the recyclable items has been several years in the making. According to MCC Recycling Crew Supervisor, Ardis Ashton, "We have been working on this for 2 years. It is very exciting to me to see this happen. I am very proud of our crew, and what we have accomplished." The recycling crew will coordinate with the Park Service, on a weekly basis, on exactly when they can go to the island. The tides have to be just right for the barge to make the trip successfully. MCC also does the recycling for all of the other State and National Parks located in Marin County, as well as for the Parks in the City of San Rafael. For more information regarding the new Recycling Service, or the Marin Conservation Corps, please call (415) 454-4554.
BrewfiestaFor Immediate Release: August 24, 2000 Contact: info@marincc.org, (415) 454-4554 San Rafael, CA - Marin Conservation Corps is pleased to announce that they will be providing the Recycling services for the upcoming Brewfiesta to be held on Sunday, October 22nd from 11am to 5pm. MCC does all of the Recycling service for the State and National Parks in Marin County, as well as the parks for the City of San Rafael. Providing the Recycling service entails collecting glass bottles, aluminum cans, and plastic water and soda bottles, and taking them to collection sites for eventual re-use. MCC is a job-training program for young adults ages 18 to 30. In addition to the Recycling crews, there are 2 AmeriCorps crews that mentor school Children in the schools of Marin, and in the National Parks, such as Muir Woods. The focus of the curriculum taught is recycling and environmental science. MCC also has Natural Resource Crews, which do trail reconstruction, habitat restoration, and fire fuel reduction all throughout Marin County. The corpsmembers can also obtain their high school diploma, and earn college scholarships while employed at MCC. For more information on Marin Conservation Corps, or how to get involved, please call (415) 454-4554. MCC is Expanding!For Immediate Release: June 12, 2000 Contact: info@marincc.org, (415) 454-4554 San Rafael, CA - "We are expanding!" proclaimed Executive Director Marilee Eckert, when asked about the new facility that will be under construction, beginning this week, for the Marin Conservation Corps. "Our numerous programs have grown beyond the capacity of our facility located on Larkspur Street in San Rafael. We are very excited about the expansion. We offer people the chance to earn their high school diploma while learning job skills for the future. In turn, they work on conservation projects all throughout Marin County. Now with our additional space, we have room for more corpsmembers." The construction project will begin the week of June 12th 2000. The General Contractor for the project is Pacific Builders. The official opening for the new facility has been tentatively set for September of this year. It is located at 33 Commercial Blvd. in Novato. Upon completion the site will be the home for the Recycling Program and the Americorps team. Currently, the Marin Conservation Corps does the recycling for the National and State Parks in Marin County. They also handle the recycling for numerous special events held in the county throughout the year. Americorps is another program that focuses on Community service and Education to help people improve their lives and the lives of others. Marin Conservation Corp was started in 1982, and has worked to improve two of Marin's most valuable resources: people and the environment. For more information on becoming a Corps member, or how you can help, please call (415) 454-4554, or check out the website at www.marincc.org.
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