NEWS

Clean up day

Posted 8/23/22

Sixty volunteers showed up at Oakland Cemetery on Aug. 6 for Gateway Pentecostal Fellowship’s (711 Park Ave.) clean up. The church holds an event each month called “Others Days” …

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NEWS

Clean up day

SIGNING UP: Just some of the approximately 60 volunteers are seen at the sign-up table registering to help.

A WARM WELCOME: Gateway Pentecostal Fellowship Pastor Russell Farmer looks on as Deputy Chief of Staff Paul McAuley welcomes and thanks volunteers for coming to help.

VOLUNTEERING HIS TIME: A volunteer named Sam came with his own weed whacker to help trim the overgrown cemetery.

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TRIMMING THE OVERGROWTH: Lauren Baer came up from North Kingstown to help in the clean up. She is trimming away overgrowth in the area on a deceased relative.

Posted Tuesday, August 23, 2022 7:00 pm

Sixty volunteers showed up at Oakland Cemetery on Aug. 6 for Gateway Pentecostal Fellowship’s (711 Park Ave.) clean up. The church holds an event each month called “Others Days” where they help needy families around the community.

The idea to clean up the cemetery came about when Pastor Russell Farmer called City Hall to see if there was a need they had not heard about. When talking to Deputy Chief of Staff Paul McAuley, his immediate response was Oakland Cemetery. The cemetery, located on Broad Street in Cranston, is owned by an absentee landlord who has neglected the property. (Herald photos by Steve Popiel)