May 4, 2021
Courtesy Photos Alpena Community College’s Student Leadership Commission put together a denim clothesline exhibit as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Students and staff were encouraged to sign or decorate jeans as a way of standing up to sexual violence and showing their support for survivors.
ACC and Hope Shores Alliance hosted a virtual vigil on Facebook Live on Wednesday, April 28th. This event featured live music, interviews with community members, a moment of silence, sharing of resources, a candle lighting ceremony, and learning more about how we can all work together to stop sexual assault.
ACC President Dr. Don MacMaster is pictured taking part in interviews with HSA staff Paige Allia and Rachel Berzack.
Alpena News editorial
Inside Thursday’s edition of The News, readers found our annual publication celebrating National Volunteer Week, which this year begins on Sunday.
For our 2021 edition, The News profiled several young people who go above and beyond to help their communities, including:
∫ Ashley Nowicki, of Alpena Community College’s Student Leadership Commission
∫ Alison Hosinski, the Boys and Girls Club of Alpena’s Youth of the Year
∫ Mackenzie Bruning, who volunteers at St. John Lutheran Church and School, the Rogers City Area Senior and Community Center, and the 4-H Summer Rec program
∫ Mary Burns, who volunteers at the Huron Humane Society