MT. VERNON, Ill. (April 6, 2015) - Several Rend Lake College AmeriCorps students came out to support a handful of nonprofit agencies in Mt. Vernon last week with the goal of raising awareness for child abuse prevention. With April being Child Abuse Awareness Month, more than 100 others joined the AmeriCorps workers in walking around the Jefferson County courthouse holding signs and wearing blue. Pictured is, FROM LEFT, Jessica Connaway of Mt. Vernon, Mollee Sager of Mt. Vernon, Elysia Piercy of Mt. Vernon, Maddie Michaud of Mt. Vernon, Wyatt Capps of Mt. Vernon, Kaskaskia College student Hannah Witzel, Shelby Mitchell of Woodlawn, LaLa Rollins of Mt. Vernon. Click on the image for a larger view.