Published May 19. 2021 05:54PM
Green Meadow, a cemetery located at 1121 Graham St. in Fountain Hill, is the only natural burial cemetery in the Lehigh Valley.
On a recent Saturday, volunteers from across the Lehigh Valley chipped in to do yard maintenance for the cemetery. Many of the volunteers were from other volunteer organizations, while others have loved ones buried in the cemetery.
According to organizers, the event had the most volunteers ever for the cemetery which was around 25-30 people. A follow-up event will soon be scheduled in the upcoming weeks. For more information about the cemetery, visit www.greenmeadowpa.org.
Cemetery manager Ed Vogrins, pushing a wheelbarrow, leads the volunteers by explaining the plans for the day and demonstrating tasks.
PRESS PHOTOS BY LAKISHA BONNELL Chris Bartleson and other volunteers rake debris to be removed.
Volunteers Jay Sandler and Mark Ferrante demonstrate teamwork carrying supplies.
PRESS PHOTO BY LAKISHA BONNELL Green Meadow prohibits headstones on burial plots but some plots have moderate grave markers such as the one seen above. See additional photos on Page A2.
Mark Harris shovels dirt while landscape architect Dave Cooper preps the ground for plants.
Members of the volunteer organization People Helping People work together to rake leaves onto a tarp.
Vera Mencigar and J.D. Sibol take turns filling a wheelbarrow to clear the curbside of dirt.
