Pictured, from left to right, Joel Moore, president of the Avenue of Flags; Eric Pearson, Lower Lake Cemetery sexton; Dean Gotham, president of Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 951; Harry Graves, treasurer; and Mike Powers, board member. Courtesy photo.

LOWER LAKE – Habitat for Humanity Lake County has completed the wheel chair access project for the Avenue of the Flags building at the Lower Lake Cemetery.

The Habitat for Humanity outreach program, “A Brush of Kindness,” constructed the ramp with the help of Clearlake Lava’s generous donation of the concrete.

“Out of respect for the fallen, we were honored to help, it was a labor of love,” said Richard Birk, president of Habitat for Humanity.

The Lower Lake building is the repository for all the flags used throughout Lake County for the annual Avenue of the Flags ceremonies.

Each Memorial Day the flags are displayed at cemeteries located throughout Lake County. There are several hundred flags stored in the building, some of which are over a hundred years old.

Each flag is given by the government to the family of a deceased family member who served this country in times of peace or war.

For further information, please call Habitat for Humanity at 707-994-1100.