Westminster church group helps clean up sacred site
I wanted to let your readers know about a recent mission of good will made to inner-city Washington by a group of eighth-graders who attend Westminster Presbyterian Church in Greensboro.
In December, this enthusiastic group and their adult chaperones braved cold temperatures to help us clean up an overgrown, badly littered city park, which is the subject of a unique archeological survey being conducted by Howard University. More than 7,000 African American and Quaker citizens were buried during the 19th century in this almost-forgotten cemetery.
With the help of the members of Westminster Presbyterian and other volunteers, we are making sure this sacred site will be commemorated.
We are grateful to the citizens of your city for visiting ours and donating their time and considerable energy to this project.
Mary Belcher
Washington, D.C.
The writer is community liaison to the Walter Pierce Park Archeology Project.
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