THE POCAHONTAS TIMES: AmeriCorps Spruce Up Cass

Sharell Harmon painting safety strips at Cass Scenic Railroad State Park.

This story is being partially reprinted from the Pocahontas Times. To see the full story, visit ​https://pocahontastimes.com/americorps-volunteers-spruce-up-cass/.

A group of AmeriCorps volunteers spent a week at Cass Scenic Railroad State Park channeling Tom Sawyer as they painted the fences along the rows of company houses. Unlike Sawyer, though, the group didn’t try to pawn their responsibilities off on unsuspecting passersby. Instead, they happily enjoyed the week of giving back to the state park.
​
The group was working as part of Preserve West Virginia AmeriCorps, Sharell Harmon’s Civic Service Project. Harmon, of Elkins, planned the project and said she wanted to give back to the state park for all that it gives to West Virginia and its visitors.

The group consisted of six volunteers – mainly AmeriCorps – Harmon and her three children.

In addition to the work at the company houses, the group applied yellow paint to the sidewalk steps for safety purposes.

Kyle Bailey left the painting to others while he focused on cleaning up trash along the Greenbrier River.

There’s still fence to paint, so the group will return throughout the summer to get the job done.