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Keeping History Alive: 2025 Volunteer Workdays & Events

Join Us to Preserve Pioneers Rest!

We invite you to join our monthly cleanup events at Pioneers Rest Cemetery, where volunteers help keep this historic resting place beautiful and well-maintained. Each month, we tackle tasks like weeding, mulching, picking up trash, trimming trees, managing overgrown vegetation, and cleaning headstones. We also treat fire ant beds to ensure a safer environment for all visitors.

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📍 Location: 620 Samuels Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76102

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📅 Upcoming Workdays & Events
(In case of inclement weather, events may be canceled or rescheduled. Check Facebook, your email, or call 817-332-8515 for updates.)

  • Saturday, March 1 – Headstone Repair Workshop (9:00 AM – 4:00 PM)

  • Alternate weather date: March 8

  • Saturday, March 22 – Volunteer Workday (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM)

  • Saturday, April 12 – Volunteer Workday (9:00 AM – 1:00 PM)

  • Saturday, May 17 – Volunteer Workday (8:00 AM – 12:00 PM)

  • Saturday, June 21 – Volunteer Workday (7:00 AM – 11:00 AM)

  • Saturday, July 19 – Volunteer Workday (7:00 AM – 11:00 AM)

  • Saturday, August 16 – Volunteer Workday (7:00 AM – 11:00 AM)

  • Saturday, September 20 – Volunteer Workday (7:00 AM – 11:00 AM)

  • Saturday, November 15 – Volunteer Workday (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM)

  • Saturday, December 13 – Wreaths Across America (11:00 AM)

 

🔨 What to Bring & How to Help
Please bring work gloves, scoop shovels, rakes, spades, and, if desired, equipment for tree and shrub trimming. Volunteers are needed to rake leaves, trim trees and shrubs, transplant irises, pick up trash and fallen limbs, and help with general cemetery upkeep. Complimentary granola bars and water will be provided, but we encourage you to bring your own tools, sunscreen, and insect repellent.

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☎️ Questions? Contact Melanie at 682-225-6921.

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⚠️ Important Notice: Each individual who enters the grounds of Pioneers Rest Cemetery does so at his or her own risk. The cemetery association is not responsible for injury or accidents.

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Your time and effort help keep this historic cemetery beautiful and well-maintained. Thank you for being part of our preservation efforts!

Help us Remember, Honor, and Teach on December 14, 2024 at 11:00 am

Wreaths Across America at Pioneers Rest Cemetery

On Saturday, December 13, 2025, at 11AM, Pioneers Rest Cemetery will participate in Wreaths Across America, a national event dedicated to honoring and remembering our veterans. This heartfelt ceremony aims to remember the sacrifices of our fallen heroes, honor those who serve, and teach future generations about the value of their contributions.

 

Join us as we lay wreaths on the graves of veterans interred at Pioneers Rest Cemetery. This event is part of a nationwide movement to pay tribute to those who have bravely served our country. All are welcome to attend and help place wreaths, reflecting on the significance of their sacrifice.

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To learn more or to get involved, please visit the event page here.

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