Lane Street Project’s Senior Force scheduled a special workday yesterday to welcome middle and high schoolers from Lucama’s Little Rock Original Free Will Baptist Church. The kids were welcomed by Castonoble Hooks and Briggs Sherwood, and Cass introduced them to history of Vick and Odd Fellows Cemeteries. Lane Street Project is grateful for the opportunity to partner with community churches, to educate young people, and to receive help from every willing hand!
Cass Hooks explains the historical significance of the cemeteries, who is buried there, and why it’s important that we take care of this legacy.
Kids working near the Wiley Oates monument. As you can see, the wisteria is trying to stage a comeback.
Odd Fellows gets a much-needed mowing. Without timely intervention, the feathery dog fennel you see near the lawnmower will soon be as tall as our heads. (By the way, the ditches are in the public right-of-way and therefore are the City’s responsibility. They are in serious need of mowing.)
Kids using a tarp to drag vine cuttings and small limbs to the curb for disposal.
Thank you, Jenn Ferguson and Little Rock youth! We hope you’ll tell others what you learned here and bring them back with you on a future work day!
Photos courtesy of Jenn Ferguson.
