Cleaning up the AIDS grove

Volunteers formed a bucket brigade to move dirt to the slopes of the National AIDS Memorial Grove Saturday, October 21, the final workday of 2017. During the event, Quest Diagnostics employees and executives joined community volunteers to announce a $100,000 grant to bolster the grove's workday program in 2018. Grove Executive Director John Cunningham said the grant was appreciated. "The community volunteer workdays are at the heart of our mission and this grant provides important funding to support keeping our 10-acre memorial a beautiful space for healing and remembrance," he said in a news release. Quest officials said that the company has long supported the grove. For more information, visit www.aidsmemorial.org .