Supplies to Clean Veteran Headstones
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Millions of sacred veteran headstones marking the hallowed ground containing the remains of military veterans are covered in black algae, lichens, dirt, and grime. Please help us restore America's honor by cleaning every veteran headstone in America by Memorial Day.
We estimate there are at least 6 million veteran grave markers scattered all across America located in literally hundreds of thousands of private and municipal cemeteries where most have been forgotten.
This isn't the government's responsibility. This is our responsibility as grateful patriotic Americans. It is our job, each and every one of us, to get out into our local cemeteries, find these veteran grave markers covered in filth, and rally our friends and neighbors to clean them properly. Let's show some respect for what these men and women sacrificed on the front line of our freedom.
By Memorial Day, Inc. is a 501 c 3 non-profit corporation established for the purpose of providing perpetual care for all veteran grave markers. Together, we will clean every veteran headstone in America by Memorial Day 2020. Together, every year going forward, we will perform annual maintenance on every veteran headstone in America by Memorial Day. They deserve no less and American volunteers will answer the call.
Will you give to this cause?
Will you volunteer to clean a veteran's headstone?
Why does By Memorial Day, Inc. need money to operate? Organizing millions of volunteers to clean millions of veteran headstones is a sizable challenge to say the least. Some volunteers will provide their own cleaning supplies, but we have found it helpful to have necessary cleaning supplies on hand when volunteers arrive to clean headstones. Each cleaning kit costs approximately $52. Preparing 50 cleaning kits in advance for a veteran headstone cleaning event costs $2,600. The kits can be reused for additional cleaning events. Those are direct costs and don't take into account the person doing the purchasing, a vehicle to move supplies, and storage between headstone cleaning events.
Scale this need nationwide and you can understand why we need your donation to fund those volunteers who can't afford the supplies. We also need to spread the word nationwide to attract millions of volunteers and that takes many dollars to accomplish.
We appreciate your financial support and ask that you share this worthy funding need with your friends, family, and employer.
We estimate there are at least 6 million veteran grave markers scattered all across America located in literally hundreds of thousands of private and municipal cemeteries where most have been forgotten.
This isn't the government's responsibility. This is our responsibility as grateful patriotic Americans. It is our job, each and every one of us, to get out into our local cemeteries, find these veteran grave markers covered in filth, and rally our friends and neighbors to clean them properly. Let's show some respect for what these men and women sacrificed on the front line of our freedom.
By Memorial Day, Inc. is a 501 c 3 non-profit corporation established for the purpose of providing perpetual care for all veteran grave markers. Together, we will clean every veteran headstone in America by Memorial Day 2020. Together, every year going forward, we will perform annual maintenance on every veteran headstone in America by Memorial Day. They deserve no less and American volunteers will answer the call.
Will you give to this cause?
Will you volunteer to clean a veteran's headstone?
Why does By Memorial Day, Inc. need money to operate? Organizing millions of volunteers to clean millions of veteran headstones is a sizable challenge to say the least. Some volunteers will provide their own cleaning supplies, but we have found it helpful to have necessary cleaning supplies on hand when volunteers arrive to clean headstones. Each cleaning kit costs approximately $52. Preparing 50 cleaning kits in advance for a veteran headstone cleaning event costs $2,600. The kits can be reused for additional cleaning events. Those are direct costs and don't take into account the person doing the purchasing, a vehicle to move supplies, and storage between headstone cleaning events.
Scale this need nationwide and you can understand why we need your donation to fund those volunteers who can't afford the supplies. We also need to spread the word nationwide to attract millions of volunteers and that takes many dollars to accomplish.
We appreciate your financial support and ask that you share this worthy funding need with your friends, family, and employer.
Organizer
Trae Zipperer
Organizer
Fort Myers, FL