different in real life .” He volunteers for the sense of community he feels with peers and clients . He says the clients he works with open their arms to new students each semester and make them feel like family .
“ In public health , we have vulnerable populations . The individuals I ’ m working with are considered vulnerable populations ,” Fraser says . “ This experience will allow me to navigate sensitive situations and talk with different people . I won ’ t be blindsided or unaware of how to interact with those who have disabilities or intellectual disorders .”
Puckett and Smith also work with vulnerable populations . They assisted at Brave Meadows , a therapeutic horse-riding center for disabled children and adults .
They typically performed farm work throughout the week , and supported those who need help riding on Saturdays .
“ All our hard work pays off when the children come and have a blast on the farm ,” Puckett says . “ I see value in the life skills it gave us like time management skills . I also see value in the positive outcomes we visibly saw in the day-to-day farm operations , in the owner Shannon , and the kids that would visit .”
Smith decided to pursue volunteering at Brave Meadows from working with special needs children while in high school .
“ My favorite part was being outside and working with the animals ,” she says . “ After working with Ms . Shannon , I started to appreciate volunteering more , because I truly saw how us being there really helped her .”
After their experiences with community-based learning , each student is prepared to engage with the communities they will become a part of after leaving the university , Kaninjing says .
— Georgia College University Communications
Red Hill Cemetery in Baldwin County , located off Ga . Route 212 at the end of Meeks Road , is the final resting place of more than 600 men and women who died while incarcerated at Georgia State Prison Farm . The site was recently named to the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation ’ s ‘ Places in Peril ’ list for 2022 . Image courtesy Halston Pitman / Walter Sippel / MotorSportMedia
RED HILL CEMETERY NAMED TO ‘ PLACES IN PERIL ’ LIST
The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation has named Red Hill Cemetery in Baldwin County to its “ Places in Peril ” list . The cemetery , located off Ga . Route 212 at the end of Meeks Road , is the final resting place of more than 600 men and women who died while incarcerated at Georgia State Prison Farm over the last 100-plus years . The majority of those inmates were African-Americans .
“ This the Trust ’ s 17th annual Places in Peril list ,” according to Mark C . McDonald , president and chief executive officer of the Georgia Trust . “ To date , 95 % of past Places in Peril sites are still in existence . We hope the list will continue to bring preservation solutions to Georgia ’ s imperiled historic resources by highlighting 10 representative sites .”
Places in Peril is designed to raise awareness about Georgia ’ s significant historic , archaeological and cultural resources , including buildings , structures , districts , archeological sites and cultural landscapes that are threatened by demolition , neglect , lack of maintenance , inappropriate development or insensitive public policy , according to a press release from the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation .
Through the years , the graves of those buried at Red Hill Cemetery have been all but forgotten and neglected . Hundreds of graves there at one time were marked only by old metal license plates .
Now that Georgia Trust has added the Red Hill Cemetery to its top-10 list of “ Places in Peril ,” those that have for many years wanted to see those buried remembered may soon get the assistance and funding to do so .
In addition to Red Hill Cemetery , the 2022 list of Places in Peril in Georgia also includes Ansley Park in Atlanta and Fulton County ; Chattahoochee Brick Company in Atlanta and Fulton County ; Gay , Georgia Fairgrounds in Gay , and Meriwether County ; Georgia B . Williams Nursing Home in Camillia and Mitchell County ; Good Shepherd Episcopal School in Brunswick and Glynn County ; Imperial Hotel in Thomasville and Thomas County ; Red Oak Creek Covered Bridge in Woodbury and Meriwether County ; Thicket Ruins in Darien and McIntosh County ; and West Broach Street School in Athens and Clarke County .
— The Union-Recorder staff reports
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