Kristyne Torruella

<a href="https://www.novaparks.com/parks/bull-run-regional-park/things-to-do/park-history-interpretative-series-african-american" target="_blank">The incredible and inspirational story of the people who once lived and died at this forested location behind the Atlantis Waterpark can be found here.</a>
<a href="https://youtu.be/QHHfk8EHNn8" target="_blank">New video-click here</a>! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umD-U1IjPHk&amp;t=18s
WHEN &amp; WHAT:
Saturday, October 19, 2024
9am-12 noon
WHERE:
Meet at the Atlantis Waterpark at 7700 Bull Run Dr, Centreville, VA 20121.
WHAT TO WEAR/BRING:
Wear work clothes that can get dirty, sturdy, closed-toe shoes, work gloves, and a water bottle. Wear sunscreen and or tick repellant.
NOVA Parks will provide tools, but if you prefer to bring your own, please label them well.
All volunteers must read the attached Volunteer Training flier before volunteering.

MISSION The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination. VISION The vision of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights and there is no racial hatred or racial discrimination. OBJECTIVES The principal objectives of the NAACP shall be: To ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of all citizens ·To achieve equality of rights and eliminate race prejudice among the citizens of the United States To remove all barriers of racial discrimination through democratic processes To seek enactment and enforcement of federal, state, and local laws securing civil rights To inform the public of the adverse effects of racial discrimination and to seek its elimination To educate persons as to their constitutional rights and to take all lawful action to secure the exercise thereof, and to take any other lawful action in furtherance of these objectives, consistent with the NAACP’s Articles of Incorporation and this Constitution.

NAACP Fairfax County, Virginia Branch

Help clear leaves and mulch while making new friends with others in our community, at the Harris Cemetery, on the site where the Bull Run Baptist Church once stood at Bull Run Regional Park. Lunch will be served afterwards.