UPDATE... Due to our current pandemic situation, Monocacy Cemetery is following the CDC guidelines to prevent the spreading of COVID-19. We would still like your help with placing flags for Memorial Day, but only if you are wearing a mask and stay as far away from others as possible. We are restricting the gathering to 20 people, including parents. Please email monocacycemetery@gmail.com so we can plan accordingly. Deadline to respond is Thursday, May 27th.
Volunteers will meet at Chapel (on the grounds) at 10:00 a.m. to be given instructions regarding the placement of flags on grave sites of our military veterans. We have 400+ veterans buried at Monocacy Cemetery.
We will gather in groups of about 3 volunteers per section, each would walk the assigned cemetery section to place the flags.
We estimate 2 working hours for this event. All ages welcome, from 6th grade up. Hilly, rough ground must be traversed. Dress appropriately for weather of the day. We will place flags rain or shine.
SSL students will be required to write a descriptive paragraph about this event on their SSL form, which each student must bring with them to this event.
Student participation in this service project is at the discretion of the student’s parent/guardian and must be completed outside of school hours. The nonprofit organization is responsible for maintaining student safety. Parents/guardians should contact the nonprofit directly with any questions and/or concerns.
