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Thursday, November 8, 2007

Fund Raising Goal Update

We are now over 100% of the goal we set back in July. We estimated that the cost of the stone, the engraving and the installation in the cemetery would cost between 1400 and 1500 dollars.
The final price will be $1490.00. I spent a little more on engraving and made the stone and the base as thick as possible for that price range. Several people have asked if they could still donate and the answer is yes. Every penny that is not spent on this stone will be spent on finding a Revolutionary War Soldiers medallion to mount on the stone (unless I can convince the Local DAR to donate another one.) OR to repair other broken stones in the cemetery. Some of the broken stones will be repaired by my family. But there are many others that need repair. Including the original stones of John and Mary. They are settling and tipping at an angle and that causes them to break when water gets into the cracks and then freezes and thaws.

If you donate, your name will be added to the list of persons who donated to support the memorial stone for John and Mary.

I am trying to figure out a proper way to honor those who have donated and have not reached a conclusion yet on the best way to do that. We may place a list of names of donors in the cemetery but there is currently no way to do that. I have not asked permission of those who donated, some may not want their name listed, I don't know that yet.
I will find a way to do that.... Any suggestions?

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