A Community Grief Space
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Providing a place in nature for families to honor their loved ones at the end of their lives is critical to Bluestem's mission. Since November 2022, we have served hundreds of families in planning for their own natural burial, or laying a loved one to rest at Bluestem.
Your donation impacts every family. Every year, we educate thousands of volunteers and visitors on the impacts of the modern funeral industry and the multiple benefits of natural burial in a conservation cemetery. Bluestem provides an alternative where one's final act provides nourishing habitat for wildlife, a healing space for families, a place of meaningful service for volunteers, and the constancy of nature for all. Why your gift matters:
Many friends in business, partners in conservation and community death-care, and local nonprofits are helping to Grow Bluestem.
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All donations to the 501(c)3 Bluestem Community NC are tax exempt. EIN 86-2188559. Click to give online
or mail a check to: Bluestem Community 1900 Hurdle Mills Road Cedar Grove, NC 27231 Ways to GiveWe welcome gifts from your Donor Advised Fund or Qualified Charitable Donations from your retirement fund. Gifts of stocks and securities are also welcome. Get in touch for instructions on this process. Contact us directly about donations from your church, Giving Circle, or community organization. Thank you for your support! Heidi Hannapel, Co-Director (email) Jeff Masten, Co-Director (email) Office phone: (919) 300-4925 Family GratitudeWords cannot express my gratitude towards this wonderful group of people and their actions. They have accompanied me in the most positive and pleasant way humanity can offer during a very difficult time in the moments surrounding the passing of a loved one. I found Bluestem a week before the burial and I could not have imagined a more perfect place. We are very fortunate to have this beautiful place available to us, offering a unique setting for a deceased loved one to go back to nature in a realm of peace and tranquility. - Harrison |
Thank you for caring for Bluestem.
