April 2008

Beacon of Hope

On Saturday, April 19^th hardworking Literacy* AmeriCorps members tackled a post-Katrina urban jungle. They worked for an entire day to help clean up an overgrown lot for a homeowner in the Lakeview neighborhood. Working in conjunction with the Beacon of Hope organization, members chopped, weeded, and raked up over 22 bags of urban jungle overgrowth. This service project was especially meaningful because it was organized my members Adrian McGrath, a long time resident of Lakeview, who survived the storm in the area. Helping him clean up his own neighborhood was truly amazing.