Hopkinsville, KY:  On Friday, May 15, 8:30a.m. at the Trail of Tears Commemorative Park, Anne Casey, Director of the Hopkinsville Beautification Commission, and Ramsey Morris, Trail of Tears Commission Chair, will be presented a check for $12,700 from Alisia Rudd, of the Altria Group, Inc.

The grant from Altria will be used at Trail of Tears Commemorative Park, Pembroke Road, Hopkinsville, KY, to repair the Statue Garden and Entrance Garden and create new landscaping by planting 72 new trees, 100 new shrubs and over 200 new perennials.

Volunteers will begin the landscape project following the presentation at 8:30a.m. Workers can volunteer from 8:30a.m. to 5:00p.m. on Friday, May 15, and 8:30a.m. until finish on Saturday, May 16. Planting will occur rain or shine. The Altria Group will be providing breakfast and lunch both days for volunteers. Tools are also available. Volunteers are still needed. You can volunteer by contacting Anne Casey at 270-889-4599 or by showing up on the days of planting.

     

For more information or to volunteer:
Anne Casey, Beautification Commission, City of Hopkinsville
P.O. Box 707, Hopkinsville, Kentucky 42241
Cell (270) 889-4599
Fax (270) 890-0603
acasey@hopkinsvilleky.us