Serving With Reverence
A team of AmeriCorps volunteers spends a month in Richmond working at historic African American cemeteries | Photos by Jay Paul
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Since Nov. 19, a team of nine
AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) members has been working at historic Evergreen and East End cemeteries, clearing brush and assisting the
Enrichmond Foundation s restoration and record-keeping efforts at the two historic African American burial grounds.Â
The Richmond assignment represented the midway point for the âRiver Oneâ teamâs 10-month service commitment, which has included everything from stints building trails at Natural Bridge State Park to assisting with disaster relief efforts in Red Cross evacuation shelters in New Orleans after September s hurricanes.Â