Happy Holidays!
I hope you are all enjoying the unseasonably warm December we’ve had so far! It’s hard to believe it’s nearly Christmas. It’s been a slow year for us at the cemetery but I wanted to take the opportunity to update you on the year.
The Barbecue
First, thank you to everyone who came out to the barbecue and an extra special thanks to everyone who volunteered! We spent a lot of time last spring planning the event and that extra effort paid off! We raised $5,583 in plate sales and donations! Our best year by far! We actually ran out of food! Amazing! I am determined to continue on with this in 2017. Like last year we will be forming a barbecue committee to help plan the event. If you are interested or you have kids and/or grand kids who you’d like to see involved on the committee please let me know. There will be two or three meetings, typically held on the weekend and last no more than a couple of hours.
If you can’t commit to serving on the committee please consider helping the day of the event. The wait for food was nearly a half hour and it was due entirely to a lack of volunteers. This is your opportunity to serve the cemetery and your community! Volunteer positions for servers, runners and kitchen helpers are broken up into easy 1 ½ hour shifts. Please consider donating some of your time to help us make this important day a success!
Fall Work Day
The work day was held on October 8. A small group of us met at the cemetery around 9 AM and spent about three hours trimming trees and bushes on the property. The next work day is April 29. I’ll send our more information as the day gets closer but for now save the date and hope for good weather!
Financials
This year the cemetery association has received $7,670.84 and has dispersed $3,861.82.
Our 2017 Annual Meeting will be held on May13 at 2 p.m. I encourage you to attend; I know your time on the weekends is at a premium but the annual meeting is when all the business decisions regarding the cemetery get made and it’s imperative that we have your input. We will vote on a maintenance contract, set a budget for next fiscal year and elect officers. Please mark your calendars and plan on attending. If you don’t live nearby or cannot attend please feel free to send your comments and suggestions to the board via email or US mail prior to the meeting.
Important Dates:
April 29 – Spring Work Day
May 13 – Annual Business Meeting
June 24 – Barbecue
If you didn’t get a chance to make it to the barbecue this year and you’d like to make a donation, please do! Checks can be made out to Macedonia Cemetery Association and can be mailed to P.O. Box 22, Hockley, TX, 77447. We can also accept donations via PayPal and all major credit cards (click Donate, from there click on the Paypal logo and PayPal will walk you through the rest).
Thank you all for your continued support of our beautiful cemetery. I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a prosperous new year!
Sincerely,
Joni Buck
President, Macedonia Cemetery Association