Serve at Brooklyn Cemetery!
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Date | Sat, Nov 16, 2019 from 9:00am to 12:00pm (ET) |
Address | 205 Alps Road, Athens, Georgia 30606 Turn in by Alps Road Elementary School. Follow the road until you reach the parking lot next to the wooded area next to Clarke Middle School back parking lot. |
Registration Opens | March 3, 2017 at 9:45pm |
Registration Closes | November 16, 2019 at 12:00pm or or when space runs out. |
Shifts | No |
Event Description | Hidden in the woods behind Clarke Middle School in Athens, Georgia is a portal to another time. Concealed by vines and brambles, Brooklyn Cemetery is an African American cemetery which was used primarily from the 1880s to the 1990s. Those who were laid to rest here mostly lived in the Brooklyn/Hawthorne area of Athens. Nature and time have laid claim to much of the cemetery; some tombstones have fallen and are covered with ivy, other graves are completely unmarked. The purpose of this service project is to not only educate participants of the historical significance of the cemetery but to also aid in the ongoing beautification, preservation, and research of a once lost landmark of the African American community in Athens, Georgia. Volunteers will work to remove overgrowth, fallen limbs, and underbrush from the grave sites. The University of Georgia is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities upon request. Please contact the Department of Engagement, Leadership, & Service via phone at 706-542-6396 or email at amanda.torrence25@uga.edu with specific requests. COVID-19 Information: All participants will be required to abide by the University's requirement of face masks and social distance practicing while on campus. When serving in the community, participants will be required to abide by any safety policies established by state and local officials and health leaders, as well as policies the community partners put in place. Failure to abide by these policies could result in being asked to leave your service site. This status of this event is subject to change based off any new of state, local, and university policies and protocols that occur leading up to the event.
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Location: 205 Alps Road, Athens, Georgia 30606Turn in by Alps Road Elementary School. Follow the road until you reach the parking lot next to the wooded area next to Clarke Middle School back parking lot.
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