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"Outstanding Program" Award

For Immediate Release: January 19, 2001

Contact: info@marincc.org, (415) 454-4554

San Rafael, CA - The Marin Conservation Corps has just received the highest honor from the California Charter Academy - the "Outstanding Program Award" for the year 2000. In a ceremony held last Saturday, January 13th, 2001 in Ontario, California, Marilee Eckert, Executive Director at MCC, was given this highly prestigious award on behalf of MCC's Education Department. She stated, "I was thrilled to have MCC recognized for our Education Program. Our affiliation with the California Charter Academy has allowed us to develop a plan that truly integrates a formal education into all aspects of our programs. We can provide an alternative for young adults who failed in a traditional educational setting. They learn within the context of real life situations, and they can complete the work required for their high school diploma."

MCC joined the California Charter Academy, as a charter member, in September of 1999. It is one of more than 40 sites located throughout California. Since it's beginnings, MCC has had 24 graduates receive their diploma through this program. When asked how she felt about receiving this award, Loretta Karstetter, Director of Education at MCC, stated, " I am proud to have our program acknowledged in that way. It is a tribute to our corpsmembers and the hard work that they do, as well as the teachers on our staff that have signed such wonderful curriculum."

Steven Cox, Executive Director of the California Charter Academy, was pleased to give the award to MCC: " We polled our workers to see who they felt should receive the award. They determined that MCC was easy to work with, and it was a program that was striving to provide a good education. MCC has an outstanding group of people to work with."

The Marin Conservation Corps was founded in 1982 as a job-training program for the youth of Marin County. It employs youth between the ages of 18 and 30 in environmental work projects that serve to preserve the environment of Marin County.

For more information about the Marin Conservation Corps, check out their website at www.marincc.org, or call (415) 454-4554.


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