Volunteers come from all over the state to help
clean up Ocala's original cemetery
Responding to an Ocala Post story about neglect of Ocala's original cemetery, a group of volunteers from across the state have been gathering to help restore the site to a respectable condition.
The May 14 story on the website OcalaPost.com described widespread damage resulting from long-term neglect of the city-owned cemetery. The story was shared by Facebook users across the state. One source told the website that only three volunteers are from Ocala. Organizers say much remains to be done, and they are looking for help from owners of landscaping, lawn service or grave marker businesses. The next cleanup event is Sunday, June 8 at 8 a.m. Volunteers are asked to bring trash bags, rakes, weed eaters, trimmers, yard gloves and able bodies. To sign up, call Catherine Wendell at 352-690-7933 or email her at ocalaghostwalks@gmail.com. Another organizer, John Linnell, can be contacted by email at linnell35@gmail.com |
Read the story in the Ocala Post: Volunteers Begin Clean-up of Historical Cemetery
Read the original story: City of Ocala Allowing Historical Cemetery To Be Destroyed
Read the original story: City of Ocala Allowing Historical Cemetery To Be Destroyed