#911 United Way of Genesee County

We will be beautifying the grounds at our closest National Grant Funded cemetery (Great Lakes National Cemetery) as one of 120+ participating across the nation. Located approximately 15 minutes north of Flint, Great Lakes National Cemetery is the second national cemetery built in Michigan and the 122nd in the national cemetery system. The NCA provides burial space for Veterans and their eligible family members, and maintains national cemeteries as national shrines, sacred to the honor and memory of those interred or memorialized there. To help honor and remember those who served our country, participants on this Day of Service will clean headstones, remove debris, and beautify cemetery grounds in tribute to our military members, veterans, first responders, and their families. In commemoration of 25 years since nearly 3,000 lives were lost in the terrorist attacks we will reflect in unity while having lunch. With strategic dialogue/questions we will discuss with the volunteers: where they were that day, did they have family/friends in NY that day, did they have friends/family involved in the conflict.