The headstones of Della Hines Barnes and Dave Barnes, Odd Fellows Cemetery, September 2021.

1. Join a clean-up.
2. Bring a friend.
3. Amplify our message.
4. Follow Lane Street Project on Instagram or Facebook.
5. Drop off coffee or hot chocolate or water for volunteers working at a clean-up.
6. Bring doughnuts or other snacks to a clean-up.
7. Donate money for supplies, tools, equipment, and professional services.
8. Donate supplies, tools, equipment, and professional services.
9. Bring a group of your church members to a clean-up.
10. Visit and pay your respects.
11. Leave flowers.
12. Fill a bag with trash or debris.
13. Cut 25 wisteria vines.
14. Photograph a headstone and record its information.
15. Record a headstone’s GPS location.
16. Clear a section of fence.
17. Tag us: #lanestreetproject
18. Bring your fraternity or sorority members to a clean-up.
19. Interview an elder about their memories of the cemeteries.
20. Pay for a roll-off bin for a clean-up day.
21. Bring your classmates to a clean-up.
22. Wear a mask.
23. Bring your alumni group to a clean-up.
24. “Adopt” a grave or family plot, and keep it clean and neat.
25. Bring your co-workers to a clean-up.
26. Pour libations.
27. Find out if you have people buried here.
28. Speak truth to power.
29. Bring your motorcycle club to a clean-up.
30. Pray for the thousands buried in Odd Fellows, Vick, and Rountree Cemeteries.
31. Honor your ancestors.
32. Bring your fellow veterans to a clean-up. (There are many buried here.)
33. Ask your councilperson to support efforts to reclaim Odd Fellows Cemetery.
34. Buy Lane Street Project merchandise. The proceeds will benefit clean-up work.
35. Bring your fellow Masons or Eastern Stars to a clean-up.
36. Help us install fence art.
37. Ask your councilperson to support efforts to redress harm done to Vick Cemetery.
38. Ask us what we need.
39. Bring your Scout troop or other youth group to a clean-up.
40. Read about the histories of Wilson’s African-American cemeteries here on Black Wide-Awake.
41. Observe safety rules when working a clean-up.
42. Watch your step.
43. STOP DUMPING.
44. Clean headstones with water and a soft-bristled brush ONLY. No detergent. No soap.
45. Ride by every once in a while and let us know if anything needs to be taken care of.
46. Bring your social club to a clean-up.
47. Teach your children and students about local African-American history.
48. Be careful not to lean on headstones. Some are unstable, and if they fall you will be hurt.
49. Share your thoughts about the futures of the cemeteries.
50. Come again.