Many thanks to our HWRC Volunteers!

Cemetery restoration and preservation involves many diverse skills that no one person can attain. We have had help from many groups including the District Methodist Youth, Social Services Youth, Lynchburg College Students, Lynchburg College Alums, Jubilee Family Development Center mentoring program youth, Greater Lynchburg Habitat for Humanity Collegiate Challenge participants and GLHFH summer work camp youth.

Plastic Surgery Associates of Lynchburg Staff. The Plastic Surgery Associates of Lynchburg staff (on the hottest day of the year) cleared, mulched, and transplanted vinca on the hill between the cemetery and the Hutcherson Early Learning Center, enhancing the drive into the school and the cemetery and improving part of the White Rock Hill neighborhood. 

Boy Scout works on Service Project for rank of Eagle Scout. Massey Whorley chose a portion of the cemetery to restore to complete the requirements for the service project for the highest rank in Boy Scouts - Eagle Scout. Massey is a Life Scout in Troop 29 which meets at Peakland United Methodist Church. Massey has planned the project in consultation with his Scoutmaster and Historic White Rock Cemetery, Inc. Massey cleared the area of trees and overgrowth to reveal the gravesites, recovered buried but noticeable headstones and placed them upright at their corresponding grave, filled in sunken graves, placed bricks at the head and foot of unmarked yet noticeable graves and sowed grass seed. He will make a map of the plot for all visitors to use. Massey recruited other scouts in his troop, his family and interested friends. He received his Eagle Scout Award July 28, 2002.

One Valley Bank, 5/25/00. One Valley Bank volunteers participated in clearing and restoring the cemetery for their annual "Day of Caring".

5th Grade Students at New Covenant School, for the Genesis Project, transplanted periwinkle to family plots, 4/26/02, 4/26/03, 4/27/04 and 4/29/05.

Lynchburg College Volunteers. Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Student Leaders, Fraternities, Sororities, Black Student Association, Freshman Make-A-Difference Day, Youth Experiencing Service. Dr. Shull's Sociology 431.  Dr. Edwin Cuenco, Graphic Design; Composition Illustration and Desktop Publishing.

Tim Grant, a senior student majoring in Marketing at Lynchburg College, chose the marketing of Historic White Rock Cemetery for his senior project. He has been responsible for 15-20 volunteers each week. This has been very successful for the restoration project.

Lynchburg's Christian Church, Disciples of Christ, volunteered during their District Meeting. Adults worked one day and students worked one day. Workers included Dennis Allen, Robert Allen and Art Bargabos.

S.P.E.C.S. (Students Participating in Education and Community Service)

Quaker Memorial Presbyterian Church

GE Financial Assurance Elfuns 10/19/02 and 11/22/02

National Youth Day of Caring

Holy Cross Catholic Church - Youth Community Service, 10/27/02

St. John’s Episcopal Church Youth Group

Jubilee Family Development Center Youth

Tom Gerdy Work Day - (Newspaper Article and Pictures)

Anyone wishing to volunteer on the project may contact Laura Munson.