clean-Up Days 2026
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Saturday, September 12th 10:30-12:00
Saturday, September 26th 10:30-12:00
Saturday, October 10th 10:30-12:00
Saturday, October 24th 10:30-12:00
More dates to be announced.
Clean, Reclaim, Proclaim!
Mount Lawn Cemetery has served the community since its establishment, becoming a resting place for generations and a symbol of remembrance and respect. Illegal trash dumping is a threat along the boundaries of the grounds. Clean-Up Days allow citizens to take action. With your support, we can honor those who came before us and make the cemetery a peaceful and respectful place. We also preserve the history by honoring those buried at Mount Lawn by sharing their story and connecting new generations with our leaders and pioneers of yesteryear.
To learn how you can volunteer for Mount Lawn’s Clean-up Days email: helpmt.lawn@gmail.com
Requirements Benefits Sessions Anyone ages 16 to 25 Good vibes only and a $25 per session stipend. Distributed monthly. Fall 2026 September 12th-November 7th
Spring 2027 April 10th- June 5th
Land Stewards Spring 2026
Mount Lawn’s Land Stewards!
You can support by donating cleaning supplies!
MOUNT LAWN SPOTLIGHTS
Richard “Sonny” Driver, Jr.
FEATURED: Mount Lawn’s Interred. Richard “Sonny” Driver, Jr.-August 16th, 1926- December 28, 2017. Founder and publisher of The Scoop newspaper for 57 years- a periodical popular in the Philadelphia and Delco communities.
“In the early 2000s, noticing that Philadelphia was one of just a few cities that didn’t have a street named after Martin Luther King Jr., Driver took up a petition to have West River Drive renamed in King’s honor. Then-Mayor John Street got on board, and the Fairmount Park Commission quickly approved the name change.
Richardson recalled the ceremony for the renaming.
“The day the name went on the drive, I came to just be a participant and he said, ‘Oh no! You’re going to get in the picture.’ That was one thing about Sonny. He brought people in whether you were famous or infamous or somebody on the street.”
Born in Germantown, Driver served in World War II and afterward, played in a band. He went on to become Philadelphia’s first black booking agent. Driver had plenty of work — in the late ’50s and early ’60s, Philly teemed with clubs where African-American entertainers were plentiful. He brought some of the biggest jazz acts to Philly, as he told the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists, who honored him with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014.” Courtesy WHYY Philadelphia. Mr. Sonny, happy memorial centennial!
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