05-03-2006, 04:02 PM
Here is copy of a note that I sent to Jeff that maybe people might want to comment about and/or offer other ideas or suggestions
I read somewhere that one of the best ways to protect a cemetery and keep it orderly, is to try to get the local school involved. What you try to do is visit the school and get every kid to adopt a stone or a row of stones. Then they are responsible for going there each fall, and spring and cleaning the area - sometimes the school even gives them a few extra marks etc. for their effort.
It is likely too late to do much now, but maybe I'll talk to Claude about the two of us visiting some local schools in September and see if we can convince the principals to consider this possibility...
I read somewhere that one of the best ways to protect a cemetery and keep it orderly, is to try to get the local school involved. What you try to do is visit the school and get every kid to adopt a stone or a row of stones. Then they are responsible for going there each fall, and spring and cleaning the area - sometimes the school even gives them a few extra marks etc. for their effort.
It is likely too late to do much now, but maybe I'll talk to Claude about the two of us visiting some local schools in September and see if we can convince the principals to consider this possibility...