AmeriCorps Week spreads the word about community service

Zach White/Havre Daily News

Local AmeriCorps members raise awareness about their program Monday evening with free hot dogs at a barbecue at Town Square.

For nearly 20 years, AmeriCorps and its members have served communities across the country. This week, for the fifth year, AmeriCorps volunteers are standing up for some recognition of the work they've done and are doing.

In Havre, members of the program and its subsidiaries, Campus Corps, Energy Corps and Volunteers In Service To America, held a barbecue in Town Square on Monday.

"It's AmeriCorps Week, so we thought we'd just let the communit...