City of Rochester
News Release
(Thursday, April 11, 2013) — Mayor Thomas S. Richards today announced numerous opportunities for public participation as part of the City’s commemoration of the 175th anniversary of Mount Hope Cemetery.
Dedicated in 1838, Mt. Hope Cemetery is first municipal Victorian cemetery in the United States. The cemetery features 196 acres of extraordinary greenery and forests filled with a diverse variety of trees.
Maintaining this vast area requires a great deal of community support. Volunteers are vital to retaining the cemetery’s natural beauty. Upcoming opportunities to help plant, weed and rake at the cemetery, 1133 Mount Hope Avenue include:
•Saturday, April 13 from 9 a.m. to Noon – Cemetery Spruce Up
•Saturday, May 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Clean Sweep
•Thursday, May 9 at 12:30 p.m. – Day of Caring: Both Mount Hope and Riverside Cemetery, 2650 Lake Ave., are volunteer sites for the annual Day of Caring.
•June through October 9 a.m. to Noon – Second Saturdays: Join with other volunteers on the second Saturday of each month during this time to help maintain the grounds.
For more information about the Rochester’s historic Mount Hope Cemetery or to register to volunteer, visit www.cityofrochester.gov/mounthope, or call (585) 428-7970.
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News Media: For more information, contact Maria Fisher Thomas at thomasm@cityofrochester.gov, or by phone at (585) 355-1790.