Dear Sustainable Tompkins Friends, We'd like to invite you to our third annual "Friends of Greensprings" picnic on September 27th at 12:30 p.m. at Greensprings Natural Cemetery Preserve.
As always, we'll provide the food. You know you can rely on us for delicious hot soup, finger foods, fruit, hot-out-of-the-oven bread, brownies, cider, and tea. After an update and fellowship, we'll have informal walks around the property and, depending on interest, a "what is that tree?" walk in our woods. It's been a very busy summer and a very busy two and a half years since Greensprings opened. We've sold more than 250 sites and had 30 burials. It's true that a burial can be a hard time for families and friends, Greensprings' lovely natural setting -- hilltop meadows framed by thousands of acres of forest -- provides some solace. Whether it's nature or the simplicity of it, religious beliefs or affordability, families come away glad that they chose Greensprings. Because some folks like the chance to do things with their hands, we'd like to have a short work party afterward. Much depends, though, on whether we get our paths surveyed. If so, we'll have a couple of wheelbarrows on hand and will celebrate by putting down some wood chips on the paths. Also, a couple of you might like a chance to learn how we stamp our survey markers, then try your hand at it. While this is a great time to see Greensprings and, if planning ahead seems like a good idea to you, getting impressions about where, it's not the best time to choose a site. Our events are usually busy times and all the trustees want to be available to talk with you and lead tours. Again, the picnic is September 27th at 12:30 p.m. at Greensprings, rain or shine. (Please see our website for directions: http://www.naturalburial.org/.) We're grateful for your interest and support and look forward to seeing you. Very truly yours, The Greensprings Board of Trustees Dick Cahoon, Carl Leopold, Matt Pearson, Priscilla Quirk, John Rogers, Susan Thomas, and Mary Woodsen and Executive Director Joel Rabinowitz and Burial Coordinator Jennifer Johnson _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
