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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">I graduated from OU last spring with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Geography. Since August, I have been completing a year of AmeriCorps service at Community Food Initiatives as the Food Education Coordinator. </p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">COMCorps hosts the AmeriCorps program and is housed in OU’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (HCOM). COMCorps has many host sites in Athens County including Community Food Initiatives, Rural Action, and Live Healthy Appalachia just to name a few. COMCorps is currently accepting applications for our next year of service beginning in August. This may be of interest to students who are graduating and looking to gain professional experience that focuses on food justice, education, public health, or social work. Although the official deadline is April 1st, <font color="#ff0000">the priority deadline is March 1st</font>, which is quickly approaching. I have included some attachments that speak more on the COMCorps program and feature a complete list of host sites. I am happy to answer any questions about my term of service or the COMCorps application process, and my email is listed below.</p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><br></p></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Thanks,</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Sonya Ferrier</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Community Food Initiatives | COMCorps Member</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Food Education Coordinator</font></div>e<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:ducation@communityfoodinitiatives.org">ducation@communityfoodinitiatives.org</a></span><div><br></div><div> <img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0Bzha9FoNDo8tdVctY2xDenpsM0k&revid=0Bzha9FoNDo8tNUVvTFNoWUh3dyszM01mQWNCZkE1ditpWWhJPQ" height="96" width="96"><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1IyfqHeBRGCMpFAtafwEqs_OkqQvvwlAM&revid=0Bw4H2-7pAQHLWWtuZ1M0aUx5cDQwNThVczM1T2lmZWlVbXQ0PQ" width="96" height="96"></div><div><br></div><div><font face="Georgia"><a href="mailto:discoverykitchen@communityfoodinitiatives.org" target="_blank"><br></a></font></div><div><font face="Georgia"><a href="mailto:discoverykitchen@communityfoodinitiatives.org" target="_blank"><br></a></font></div><div><img src="cid:ii_kljjla0j1" alt="RecruitmentFlyer.png" width="419" height="542" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></div><img src="cid:ii_kljjmv8o2" alt="COMCorps Description and Sites.png" width="409" height="542"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><img src="cid:ii_kljjno5r3" alt="Application Timeline.jpg" width="489" height="542" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">I graduated from OU last spring with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Geography. Since August, I have been completing a year of AmeriCorps service at Community Food Initiatives as the Food Education Coordinator. </p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">COMCorps hosts the AmeriCorps program and is housed in OU’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (HCOM). COMCorps has many host sites in Athens County including Community Food Initiatives, Rural Action, and Live Healthy Appalachia just to name a few. COMCorps is currently accepting applications for our next year of service beginning in August. This may be of interest to students who are graduating and looking to gain professional experience that focuses on food justice, education, public health, or social work. Although the official deadline is April 1st, <font color="#ff0000">the priority deadline is March 1st</font>, which is quickly approaching. I have included some attachments that speak more on the COMCorps program and feature a complete list of host sites. I am happy to answer any questions about my term of service or the COMCorps application process, and my email is listed below.</p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Helvetica Neue""><br></p></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Thanks,</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Sonya Ferrier</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Community Food Initiatives | COMCorps Member</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Food Education Coordinator</font></div>e<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:ducation@communityfoodinitiatives.org">ducation@communityfoodinitiatives.org</a></span><div><br></div><div> <img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0Bzha9FoNDo8tdVctY2xDenpsM0k&revid=0Bzha9FoNDo8tNUVvTFNoWUh3dyszM01mQWNCZkE1ditpWWhJPQ" height="96" width="96"><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1IyfqHeBRGCMpFAtafwEqs_OkqQvvwlAM&revid=0Bw4H2-7pAQHLWWtuZ1M0aUx5cDQwNThVczM1T2lmZWlVbXQ0PQ" width="96" height="96"></div><div><br></div><div><font face="Georgia"><a href="mailto:discoverykitchen@communityfoodinitiatives.org" target="_blank"><br></a></font></div><div><font face="Georgia"><a href="mailto:discoverykitchen@communityfoodinitiatives.org" target="_blank"><br></a></font></div><div><img src="cid:ii_kljjla0j1" alt="RecruitmentFlyer.png" width="419" height="542" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></div><img src="cid:ii_kljjmv8o2" alt="COMCorps Description and Sites.png" width="409" height="542"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><img src="cid:ii_kljjno5r3" alt="Application Timeline.jpg" width="489" height="542" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>