Fayetteville Memory Garden

Give the gift of helping another bloom through their grief this holiday season. Engrave a brick with a loved ones name, quote, or phrase Pavers can be purchased through our website (link in bio) and will be installed in 2021

Is there someone you’ve never met but you know how lovely they are because of how they’re talked about? That’s Colleen’s Mom. Read @colleenehorstmann reflection about her beautiful wedding, how her mom was anything but absent because she’s always made it a priority to keep her alive. You’ll think of Colleen’s mom as lovely too and if you’ve lost a parent, you’ll find solidarity in the hard, and heartfelt task, of keeping their memory alive. Link: https://colleenhorstmann.wordpress.com//therell-be-happin/

All the hours we spend beautifying our park I sometimes forget it’s a space for me to slow down and remember too

A quote, a phrase or your loved ones name our pathway of bricks memorializes our loved ones who’ve passed and recognizes those still with us who we wish to honor. Visit our website to honor your loved one or gift a brick to someone you love Link in bio. #remember #memorygarden #grief #reflect #memorialize #youarenotalone

The hole never gets any smaller instead, my life gets larger around it. - Mandy Hitchcock #grief #griefsupport #loss #memorygarden #reflect #memorygarden

All the hours we spend beautifying our park I sometimes forget it’s a space for me to slow down and remember too

A quote, a phrase or your loved ones name our pathway of bricks memorializes our loved ones who’ve passed and recognizes those still with us who we wish to honor. Visit our website to honor your loved one or gift a brick to someone you love Link in bio. #remember #memorygarden #grief #reflect #memorialize #youarenotalone

The hole never gets any smaller instead, my life gets larger around it. - Mandy Hitchcock #grief #griefsupport #loss #memorygarden #reflect #memorygarden

Always giving back

Drops of the sun

For the first time FMG was featured in the news! The late John Shaffer, a journalism teacher Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District, promised an A grade to any student whose editorial was published in syracuse.com Mateen Boroujerdi submitted an editorial about Ristau’s vision for a memory garden to The Post Standard word of the project spread and he got an A in the class! Follow our #flashbackfriday in the upcoming weeks to learn more about our timeline. #ourhistory #villageoffayetteville #youarenotalone #growthroughgrief #mobilizeit #memorygarden #cny #history #syracusehistory

These two friends don't just talk about making the world a better place. They actually do it #maxwellmafia #publicservice #thankyou #grateful #volunteer #buildcommunity #memorygarden

Always doing small things with great love Stephanie Donato & Jamie Tynan Photo Logan Rando #volunteer #thankyou #gardening #blooming #volunteer

"I paint flowers so they will not die." - Frida Kahlo @logan.rando

One of our favorite volunteers, Robbie Pycior, drives from NJ to keep us looking beautiful. Robbie and Rachael met Comfort Zone Camp, a grief camp for children who've lost family members. Bother were grieving their fathers. He helped Rachael find meaning in her grief by listening to her vision of building FMG, and in later years, making the four hour trek to actually garden alongside her. Now he visits his father Joseph's brick, who bravely worked in the Navy and passed in the Pentagon on 9/11 #growtogether #support #community #volunteer #czc #comfort #memorygarden #camp

I have not heard your voice in years, but my heart has conversations with you everyday

For someone who does not have a final resting place to visit for their loved one, the Memory Garden has been a sanctuary. A place to go in times of confusion and struggle to regain balance and serenity. I am very lucky to be a part of a community that has provided such a beautiful area for me to feel connected to my brother. Rachael Mou-Thiel

A peony for your thoughts -- we'd love to hear from you Do you have any thoughts to share about your experience with the Fayetteville Memory Garden? How was your visit? How has the garden impacted you and/or our community? How did you hear about us? Have you volunteered? Etc. Visit our website to share: www.fayettevillememorygarden.org/testimony #testimony #share #thoughts #togetherness