A Young Volunteer. A Meaningful Project.

A Young Volunteer. A Meaningful Project. A Lasting Contribution. 🇺🇸

Sometimes community service begins with something very simple: someone asking, “How can I help?”

Recently, young volunteer Mason Kline reached out to Historic Lutz Cemetery looking for an opportunity to volunteer and make a difference.

Mason visited the cemetery and met with Operations Manager Lisa Sargent and Grounds Manager Nate Southwick to learn more about the cemetery and some of the projects currently underway. It wasn't long before Nate found just the right project for him.

Historic Lutz Cemetery had received two large concrete American flags intended to become section markers for our Post 108 Honor Eternal Section. The flags arrived as plain concrete and needed someone willing to carefully bring them to life.

Mason accepted the challenge.

Board of Directors President Don Hinst donated the materials needed for the project, and on Friday, September 18, Mason began painting the flags. He returned the following Friday, September 25, to continue his work and make even more progress.

What began as two pieces of plain concrete is becoming something much more meaningful—a lasting addition to an area of the cemetery dedicated to honor and remembrance.

And that's what makes Mason's contribution especially meaningful. Long after the paint dries, these flags will remain at Historic Lutz Cemetery as part of a place visited by families, veterans and members of our community.

Thank you, Mason, for reaching out, showing up and choosing to serve. We are grateful to have you as part of this project, and we can't wait to share the finished flags.

🇺🇸 Historic Lutz Cemetery, Inc.
Established 1911

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