JOB CORPS By Jeanne Vaughan, Business Community Liaison Students Celebrate their Accomplishments On November 18, 2011, 38 students and over 100 family and friends attended graduation ceremonies at the Old Dominion Job Corps Center in Monroe, Virginia. This event marks the...
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Old Dominion Job Corps Facility Maintenance Students Volunteer at “Gleaning for the World”
Facilities Maintenance Instructor Sean Kelly works along side students By Jeanne Vaughan, Business Community Liaison On Wednesday, November 16, 2011, HBI Facility Maintenance Instructor Kelly and nine of his students volunteered to assist "Gleaning for the World" at...
Old Dominon Job Corps Student Government Association Donates Turkeys to Families at the Salvation Army
SGA members Corey Putney and Arick Harris present turkey and fixings to a Mother and her daughter. Job Corps SGA addresses community need On Thursday afternoon, November 17, 2011, Old Dominion Job Corps SGA members presented 60 frozen turkeys and all the fixings for...
Old Dominion Job Corps Landscaping students volunteer at Jubilee Community
Students make a difference By Jeanne Vaughan, ODJCC Business & Community Liaison Old Dominion Job Corps Center Landscaping students used their training and skills to assist Jubilee Family Community Center in sprucing up for an Open House at the Center. On...
Old Dominion Job Corps Staff attend the Political Event of the Year hosted by the Lynchburg Regional Chamber of Commerce – Jefferson’s Assembly
ODJCC Director of Education and Training Mr. Reginald Walker, ODJCC Business & Community Liaison Jeanne Vaughan and Virginia Delegate Scott Garrett An entertaining evening with our Virginia Lawmakers By Jeanne W. Vaughan, Business Community Liaison On Thursday...
Old Dominion Job Corps Plumbing Student Shawnyqua Ellis Works at Lowes of Madison Heights, VA
Leisure Time Work Pays Off for Shawnyqua Ellis By Jeanne Vaughan, Business Community Liaison Ms. Shawnyqua Ellis, a plumbing student at Old Dominion Job Corps, started orientation with Lowes on September 7, 2011. She is employed as a Cashier at $8.60 an hour. She is...
Virginia’s Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling speaks to Old Dominion Job Corps Center’s Community Relations Committee and Guests on August 30
Event celebrates 47 years of the Job Corps program The National Job Corps Association has proclaimed Aug. 30, 2011, as the official day of commemoration marking the 47th anniversary of the Job Corps program, which began with the signing by President Lyndon B....
Old Dominion Job Corps Students Volunteer with “Gleaning for the World” Monthly and As Needed
Old Dominion students collect donations at Kroger for GFTW ODJCC began this Rewarding Relationship in January 2011 By Jeanne Vaughan, Old Dominion Job Corps Business Community Liaison On January 10, 2011, Kyle Goldsmith, Project Development Coordinator for "Gleaning...
Old Dominion Job Corps Students Perform Work Base Learning at Lowes and Transfer to Jobs at Lowes in their Home Town
Old Dominion Job Corps Students Perform Work Base Learning at Lowes and Transfer to Jobs at Lowes in their Home Town The students were Lowes employees and were paid while on Work Base By Jeanne Vaughan, Business Community Liaison at Old Dominion Job Corps Center ...
Old Dominion Job Corps Students Made 2011 Global Youth Service Day a Spectacular Success
Old Dominion Job Corps Students Made 2011 Global Youth Service Day a Spectacular Success By Jeanne Vaughan, Old Dominion Job Corps Business Community Liaison Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) was officially recognized from April 15-17, 2011, although Old Dominion Job...
Old Dominion Job Corps Facility Maintenance Students Volunteer for United Way’s 18th Annual Day of Caring
"DAY OF CARING" By Jeanne Vaughan, Old Dominion Job Corps Business and Community Liaison May 19, 2011 was the 18th year for United Way of Central Virginia to participate in "Day of Caring" which is the region’s largest one-day volunteer event. There were over 1200...
Old Dominion Job Corps partners with Gleaning for the World
By: Kimberly McIlwee, Administrative Assistant On Saturday, March 19th, four students volunteered to assist Gleaning for the World in collecting supplies for local families in need of baby supplies as well as the recent tragedy in Japan. Calton M., Deana K., Brittany...
Old Dominion volunteers for trail clean-up
On Thursday, April 7th Home Builders Institute’s Landscaping and Facilities Maintenance trades at Old Dominion Job Corps volunteered to ready the Virginia Blue Ridge Railway Trail for Saturday’s, April 10, 2011, Piney River Mini Triathlon. The students pruned anything...
Old Dominion Students Work With Rebuilding Together for “Heroes at Home” Program
Old Dominion Job Corps Students Work with “Rebuilding Together” for the Charitable Program “Heroes at Home” By Jeanne W. Vaughan, Old Dominion Job Corps business community liaison On Monday and Tuesday, March 21 and March 22, 2011, seven Old Dominion Job Corps...
Old Dominion Hosts Employer Appreciation Luncheon
Old Dominion Job Corps Center Hosts an Employer Appreciation Luncheon in Norfolk, Va. on Feb. 17, 2011 By Jeanne W. Vaughan, Business Community Liaison, Old Dominion Job Corps Old Dominion Job Corps Center has a large population of students from the Tidewater area of...
ODJCC SGA “Attitude to Show Gratitude”
Attitude to Show Gratitude - The Student Government Association at Old Dominion Job Corps is sending two representatives along with their SGA Advisor, Ms. M. Wood, to Washington, D.C. to attend the 15th Annual Student Leadership Conference sponsored by ResCare, Inc....
Old Dominion JCC “Makes A Difference” in the Community
Monroe, VA – On Saturday, October 23, 2010, Old Dominion Job Corps Center joined an estimated four million people participating simultaneously in Make a Difference Day activities nationwide by volunteering at the Fall Festival events sponsored by Amherst County...
Old Dominion Holds Fall Graduation
Above: Delegate Scott Garrett, Graduate Justin T. and Center Director Danny Grimes Monroe, VA – On Friday, December 3, 2010, Old Dominion Job Corps Center held its Fall graduation ceremony for students who had completed their trade and educational requirements at the...
Old Dominion Staff Donates Food to Local Food Bank
Monroe, VA – From October 11 through October 29, 2010 Old Dominion Job Corps Center Staff collected 336 pounds of non-perishable food to be donated to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Network. The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Network serves the City of Lynchburg and five...
Art Education at Old Dominion Job Corps Center
In August the Art Department was excited about taking their students to the Lynchburg Museum. Although it was a rainy day, the students that attended were very impressed about what they saw and what they learned while touring the museum. Students saw a display of old...