Not many know where Wechquetank Monument in Gilbert is nor what it stands for.

However, several folks learned about it the day they saw Western Pocono Lions Club secretary Jon Evans working at the Mill Pond Road site earlier this summer. He was being helped by club president Charles Rush in giving the historical monument a sprucing up by trimming bushes, leveling ground and planting flowers, raised by Lion Rush himself.The club started caring for the plot around the fall of 2011. One of the club's board members who grew up in the area suggested the club ask permission to maintain the plot and thus began the work, especially by Lion Evans.Citing his inability to always help with other Lions service projects, Lion Jon says, "I hate to see monuments that have been built, allowed to slowly fall apart, due to a lack of anyone to care for them. We see that all over and I have often complained about it. I have a firm belief that if one complains about something, he/she should get involved in any way they can. This was my chance to do something about an issue I feel strongly about."The other reason is I have been a student of Indian history in the U.S. for decades. I feel they were given a raw deal by the Europeans that inhabited this country - in other words our ancestors. Even black people, who were oppressed, treated the American Indian poorly when they had the opportunity to do so. I appreciate the fact that the Moravian Society actually was one of the organizations in the country to try to help their plight."And the Moravian Society is grateful for the volunteer work done by the Lions.A note from Director Megan van Ravenswaay says, " We are very humbled and thankful for their time, attention and efforts."Caring for the monument Meniolagomeka near Kunkletown, is not being done to the best of her knowledge says Kelly Givens, Moravian Historical Society Administrative Assistant.Perhaps some Boy Scout needing a service project could take on that challenge as the Lions have taken on the Gilbert site. Both monuments mark and remember the Moravian missionary involvement in the life of local Native Americans in the mid-1700s.