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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:CIDFont+F2;color:black">Oregon Cemetery Cleanup Days return to honor and preserve heritage<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F2;color:black">Portland, Ore., May 2, 2024
</span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">– SOLVE, in partnership with Oregon Heritage, is pleased to announce the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">revival of the Historic Cemetery Cleanup Days a</span><span style="color:black"></span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">er a hiatus since 2018.
These cleanup events are<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">scheduled on various weekends throughout May, leading up to Memorial Day on Monday, May 27, 2024,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">to ensure Oregon's historic cemeteries are respec</span><span style="color:black">tf</span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">ully maintained for
visitors paying homage to their<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">loved ones. Volunteers are invited to join in the removal of invasive plants, cleaning of headstones, and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">assis</span><span style="color:black"></span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">ng with general grounds maintenance. This endeavor not only honors
the memory of those who<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">served our country but also fosters a sense of community and environmental stewardship in preserving<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">these culturally significant sites.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">Oregon's historic cemeteries serve as poignant reminders of our collec</span><span style="color:black">ti</span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">ve
past and are repositories of<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">immense cultural value. Heritage enthusiasts, friends, and neighbors from all walks of life are invited to<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">join us in preserving these sacred sites during the Historic Cemetery Cleanup Days throughout May. Your<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">par</span><span style="color:black">t</span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">icipa</span><span style="color:black">ti</span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">on
is crucial in ensuring these cemeteries are respec</span><span style="color:black">tf</span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">ully prepared to welcome visitors on<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">Memorial Day.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F2;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F2;color:black">Events Scheduled:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">Salem Pioneer Cemetery Site Restora</span><span style="color:black">ti</span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">on<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F2;color:black">Date:
</span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">Saturday, May 11, 2024 | 9 AM – 1 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F2;color:black">Loca</span><span style="color:black">ti</span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F2;color:black">on:
</span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">Pioneer Cemetery, Corner of Commercial St. and Hoyt St., Salem |
</span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:blue">Map Link<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">For more informa</span><span style="color:black">ti</span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">on and registra</span><span style="color:black">ti</span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">on,
visit: </span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:blue">SOLVE | Pioneer Cemetery Site Restora</span><span style="color:blue">ti</span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:blue">on Event<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">Marshfield Partners to Preserve our Pioneer Cemetery<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F2;color:black">Date:
</span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">Saturday, May 11, 2024 | 11 AM – 3 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F2;color:black">Loca</span><span style="color:black">ti</span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F2;color:black">on:
</span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">Marshfield Pioneer Cemetery, 972 Ingersoll Ave Coos Bay|
</span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:blue">Map Link<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">For more informa</span><span style="color:black">ti</span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">on and registra</span><span style="color:black">ti</span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">on,
visit: </span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F3;color:blue">SOLVE | Marshfield -Partners to Preserve our Pioneer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F3;color:blue">Cemetery (solveoregon.org)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">Clackamas Cemetery Spring Cleanup<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F2;color:black">Date:
</span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">Saturday, May 18, 2024 | 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F2;color:black">Loca</span><span style="color:black">ti</span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F2;color:black">on:
</span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">Clackamas Cemetery, 13600 Se Ambler Rd, Clackamas|
</span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:blue">Map Link<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">For more informa</span><span style="color:black">ti</span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">on and registra</span><span style="color:black">ti</span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">on,
visit: </span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:blue">SOLVE | Clackamas Cemetery Spring Cleanup 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F3;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F3;color:black">Pioneer Cemetery Workday<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F2;color:black">Date:
</span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">Saturday, May 25, 2024 | 9 am – 12 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F2;color:black">Location</span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">: 200 East Dodge, Lebanon|
</span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:blue">Map Link<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">For more informa</span><span style="color:black">ti</span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">on and registra</span><span style="color:black">ti</span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">on,
visit: </span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:blue">SOLVE | Lebanon Pioneer Cemetery Workday<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F2;color:black">About SOLVE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">SOLVE is a statewide non-profit organization that brings people together to improve our environment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">and build a legacy of stewardship. Since 1969, the organization has grown from a small, grassroots group<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">to a national model for volunteer action. Today, SOLVE mobilizes and trains tens of thousands of<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">volunteers of all ages across Oregon and Southwest Washington to clean and restore our neighborhoods<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">and natural areas and to build a legacy of stewardship for our state. Visit
</span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:blue">solveoregon.org </span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">for more<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F2;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F2;color:black">About Oregon Heritage<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">Oregon Heritage is part of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Office and includes the Oregon Commission<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">on Historic Cemeteries. Oregon Heritage provides technical resources and grants for work supporting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">documentation and preservation of and access to Oregon’s history.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">State law established the seven-member
</span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:blue">Commission </span><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">to maintain a listing of all historic cemeteries and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">gravesites in Oregon, promote public education on the significance of historic cemeteries, and help<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:CIDFont+F1;color:black">obtain financial and technical assistance for restoring, improving, and maintaining their appearances.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#4F6228;letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#385623">Kuri Gill </span>
</b><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#385623">(she, they) </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#385623">|
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#385623">Oregon Heritage Grants & Outreach Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#385623">Oregon Historic Cemeteries Program Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:3.0pt;color:black">_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#3B3838">Oregon Heritage, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department</span><span style="color:#3B3838"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#3B3838">Mobile: (971) 718-7141 Desk: (503) 986-0685</span><span style="color:#3B3838"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#3B3838">725 Summer St NE, Suite C, Salem, Oregon 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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