Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis, second from left, discusses future upkeep of the Evergreen Cemetery with Woodrow W. Jones with Project RESPECT, the commissioner’s wife, Licia Green-Ellis, and Gaynell Drexler, Houston Habitat for Humanity’s chairwoman of the board.

Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis, second from left, discusses future upkeep of the Evergreen Cemetery with Woodrow W. Jones with Project RESPECT, the commissioner’s wife, Licia Green-Ellis, and Gaynell Drexler, Houston Habitat for Humanity’s chairwoman of the board.

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Commissioner Ellis Joins Volunteers at MLK Day of Service

Volunteers clean historic Evergreen Cemetery and frame house for Habitat for Humanity

Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis and dozens of volunteers celebrated the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday Jan. 16 by cleaning the historic Evergreen Cemetery and helping Houston Habitat for Humanity build a home.