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Please consider donating to our local cemetery this Memorial Day to help support efforts to preserve and revitalize Evergreen Cemetery!

Evergreen Cemetery would like to wish everyone a Happy Memorial Day Weekend! Thank you all for your continued support of our cemetery.

As many come to visit their loved ones this week/weekend, we'd like to humbly remind everyone of our Endowment Fund Campaign that was established last year. Evergreen Cemetery is a special place of beauty and tranquility to honor and remember our loved ones. Our hope is to remain financially viable and independent, which will allow us to preserve and revitalize the beautiful cemetery grounds for future generations.

Contrary to common belief, we are a private, non-tax supported, perpetual care cemetery. Today we are facing serious financial challenges in maintaining our community’s cemetery. Historically, the funding of the cemetery came from lot sales, burial income, occasional donations, grants and a small stipend from the City of Fairfield to maintain the Old City Cemetery section. This is no longer enough due to the escalating costs of maintenance, combined with the downward trend of burials, upward trend of cremations and declining population.

The board came to a very critical decision to set a goal of raising a minimum of 2 million dollars to invest in the Endowment Fund. This will enable us to continue to operate independently and maintain the high standard of care, as we do not receive any state or government funding, other than the city mowing stipend. The alternative would result in the cemetery being taken over by the city, becoming the responsibility of the taxpayer. In the first six months we have been able to raise over $250,000! While we still have a long way to go, we're incredibly grateful to all who have donated thus far.

No donation is too small. Each dollar will go toward maintaining our Fairfield Evergreen Cemetery. We are a 50l (C) (13) organization allowing all donations to be tax deductible. The 501 (C)(13) identifies cemeteries.

Checks are to be made payable to Fairfield Evergreen Cemetery Endowment Fund and can be delivered or mailed to 510 E Stone Ave., Fairfield, IA 52556.

If you have any further questions, you can contact the cemetery at 641-472-2509 or email [email protected].

Thank you all so much and have a great holiday weekend!