Lake Shore native joins AmeriCorps NCCC

Kelly Anderson, originally from Lake Shore, is devoting 10 months to AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps, a national service program created to improve the environment, enhance education, increase public safety, address unmet human needs and assist with disaster relief.

Anderson, a Pequot Lakes High School and Gustavus Adolphus College graduate, is assigned to the North Central Region campus in Vinton, Iowa, joining 150 other members, ages 18 to 24 years old. NCCC members arrived in Vinton on Oct. 14 to begin their term of service and received intensive training the first four weeks of the program. The training emphasized teamwork, leadership development, communication and service learning.

Anderson is the daughter of Marcia and Warren Anderson.