cemetery beautification and restoration campaign2).pdf · on the reverse side of this brochure....

The Agudat Achim cemetery is located onSchermerhorn Street in Rotterdam, New York

PLEASE HELP TO CULTIVATE OUR FUTURE

An old man was planting a sapling by the side of the road when a stranger stopped and asked, “Why are you planting a tree at your age? It will be many years before it provides fruit and shade. You may not live to enjoy it.”

The man replied, “All my life I have enjoyed food and shade provided by those who came before me. As my ancestors planted for me, I plant now for my children

and my children’s children.”-The Talmud

CONTRIBUTION LEVELSFOUNDER

$100,000 donation (1) Dedicate the meditation garden

$50,000 PILLAR (1) Dedicate the Interfaith Burial Section

LEGACY $25,000 donation (6)

Dedicate a garden gateBENEFACTOR

$15,000 donation (6) Dedicate a meditation bench

PATRON $10,000 donation (6)

Dedicate a planterSUPPORTER

$5,000 donation (10) Dedicate a flower bed

CONTRIBUTOR $1,800 donation

Dedicate a large brick paver

Additional giving opportunities available by request.For more information on the beautification of the

Agudat Achim cemetery, please contact Mark or Jeffrey Handelman at

handelmb@gmail.com or Jeffrey.handelman@gmail.com

CONGREGATION AGUDAT ACHIM CEMETERYBEAUTIFICATION AND RESTORATION CAMPAIGN

Help us plant the seeds of respect for those before us and the generations ahead.Please accept my/our pledge of $____________________to support the cemetery beautification project.q I would like to make one payment.I would like to pay over: q one q two q three yearsPlease make this contribution in Memory of or In Honor of: (please elaborate on separate paper or email)

____________________________________________All donors of $1,000 and above will be recognized on a display.

Additional dedication opportunities begin at $1,800.

q I would like my contribution to be kept confidential.q My employer matches contributions.q I would like to learn more about donating securities.____________________________________________Contributor Name(s)

____________________________________________Street

____________________________________________City State Zip

____________________________________________Phone Email

All checks should be made to: Congregation Agudat Achim—Cemetery Renovation Fund

Please contact Mark or Jeff Handelman with questions/comments at handelmb@gmail.com

or Jeffrey.handelman@gmail.com or the Agudat Achim office at aguadmin@nycap.rr.com

Additional information may be found online at: www.agudatachim.com/cemetery-beautification

Contributions are fully tax deductible Questions? Call Barbara at (518) 393-9211

CONGREGATION AGUDAT ACHIM

Cemetery Beautificationand Restoration

Campaign

Fulfilling the sacred

Jewish obligation of

k’vod ha-met,

honoring our

beloved departed

Congregation Agudat Achim has embarked on a campaign to bring our cemetery to the level of beautification that the sacred space deserves. We can create a beautiful, peaceful environment for family and friends to visit the final resting spots of loved ones with an investment of $500,000. This ideal setting will be an extraordinary place for reflection, a retreat from the outside world, a sacred ground for honoring those who have passed on. Through a dedicated group of volunteers and professional architects a plan has been put in place to bring this project to fruition. A core group of donors have come together to launch this campaign with more than $100,000 committed to date.

The rendering above can be our reality, but only with the commitment of those family and friends who recognize the deep meaning of this cemetery. There are numerous opportunities to memorialize or honor a loved one by donating a garden, gate, bench, flower bed or brick paver. Please see giving opportunities on the reverse side of this brochure.

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THE CEMETERY BEAUTIFICATION AND RESTORATION CAMPAIGN INCLUDES:

• Building a meditation garden

• Installation of an interfaith burial section

• Expansion of the cemetery

• Landscape beautification

• Improved security and lighting

• New peaceful seating areas

• Resurfacing of walkways

• Improved fencing

• Establishment of a long-term maintenance fund