FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, February 14, 2020
Contact: AmeriCorps NCCC, Carlos Perez, Phone: (319) 677-1869 / Email: [email protected]
Volunteer with AmeriCorps NCCC at Mammoth Cave National Park
Mammoth Cave, Ky. - An AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) team from Vinton, Iowa, is hosting a community service day with Mammoth Cave National Park (NP) and Friends of Mammoth Cave (FOMC) as part of the National Park Service’s commemoration of the 400 years of African American history in the United States. The event is being held on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, from 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Central Time in the Mammoth Cave Training Center at 61 Maintenance Road, Mammoth Cave, KY 42259.
This Community Service Day is a way to increase awareness in the community related to the Bransford family, many of which lay to rest in the Bransford Cemetery. The Bransford family has played an important role in the history of Mammoth Cave, as members of their family have served as cave guides and explorers over several generations.
Volunteers are needed to help clear a pathway to cemetery prepare for the installation of a large granite memorial honoring the family members and their contribution to the Mammoth Cave National Park. Work will entail clearing brush with loppers and cutting/moving sections of fallen trees with handsaws.
A project and safety briefing will follow registration at the training center, after which the group will caravan to the Bransford Cemetery (15-minute drive from the training center). Volunteers will need to prepare for field work in cold/damp weather. Dress in layers of clothing that you do not mind getting dirty: long pants, long sleeve shirt, coat, rain jacket, and sturdy closed-toed footwear. Volunteers will need to bring work gloves, lunch and snacks to eat on-site, reusable water bottles (water cooler will be provided for refills), portable/folding chair (optional).
To sign up for this event, RSVP at https://www.facebook.com/NCCCWillow1/ or contact Brenda Padilla at (270) 758-2141 or [email protected]. For more information about the role of the NCCC members for this event, contact Carlos Perez at (319) 677-1869 or [email protected].
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Mammoth Cave National Park is a unit of the National Park Service located in central Kentucky whose mission is to preserve not only the longest known cave system on earth (400+ miles), but also 53,000 acres of beautiful forest. With nearly a dozen miles of cave trail below ground, there are also nearly 70 miles of surface trail, 13 backcountry campsites, three campgrounds, and over 20 miles of navigable river for visitors to explore and enjoy.
The Friends of Mammoth Cave National Park (FOMC), works in cooperation with the National Park Service, to fund projects and programs that protect, preserve, and enhance the natural and cultural resources, and the visitor experience of Mammoth Cave National Park. We can only accomplish our goal with the support of individuals and organizations that care about Mammoth Cave and want to help ensure its magic endures forever. FOMC plan and assist with park clean-up and special events and help to fund cave restoration and research.
The AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) and its FEMA Corps units engage approximately 2,200 young Americans in a full-time, 10-month commitment to service each year. AmeriCorps NCCC members address critical needs related to natural and other disasters, infrastructure improvement, environmental stewardship and conservation, and urban and rural development; FEMA Corps members are solely dedicated to disaster preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery work. The programs are solely dedicated to disaster preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery work. The programs are administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). CNCS is the federal agency that engages more than five million Americans in service through its AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, Social Innovation Fund, and Volunteer Generation Fund programs, and leads President’s national call to service initiative, United We Serve.
For more information, visit www.nationalservice.gov.