Happy Thursday, Friends!

This week my husband and I dug the last of our delicious smoked chicken out of the freezer…which means it’s time to start planning another barbecue!

I think we’re all well aware that the barbecue is barely holding us together. Financially, we’re treading water. The funds we raised last year (from the barbecue and other donations throughout the year) covered our operating expenses by less than $100. $100!

That’s a little too close for comfort.

With the seemingly endless increasing cost of maintenance – this trajectory that doesn’t bode well for us long term. We all have a stake in the cemetery being cared for well into the future and as it stands now the future is limited.

The first, and easiest, thing to do is to improve our existing fundraiser, the annual barbecue, to maximizing it’s fundraising potential.

I am looking for volunteers interested in serving on a committee to help plan the 2016 barbecue.

We will be covering the following topics:
-volunteer recruitment/management
-day of protein preparation/timing
-preparation and management of sides/desserts
-marketing to the surrounding community
-secondary income streams

I would expect at least two meetings of the committee. One in January/February and another one in April. If needed, we will have a third one in May (after the annual meeting).

I will be heading the committee; meeting times and dates will be determined after the committee is in place to best suit everyone’s schedules. Ideally, we’d have 5-7 people not including myself.

If you are interested in serving on the committee please send me an email me at macedonia_cemetery@hotmail.com

If you cannot serve on the committee but have observations/feedback from the barbecue you’d like the committee to consider, please let me know. I will bring all feedback to the attention of the committee and we will work to improve the barbecue in every way we can!

2016 will be a great year!

Joni