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What’s Inside Vol. 32 No. 2 Fall 2018 Vice President: Gary Piper President & Editor: Nancy Piper Phone 816-891-8888; Fax 816-891-8781 www.visitrollingacres.com 12200 N.W. Crooked Rd • P.O. Box 12073 Kansas City, MO 64152 We are on Facebook!! Search for Rolling Acres Memorial Gardens & Click on “Like” and become a fan. How Do I Grieve? ................... Page 1 Millennials Put Pets First When Buying a Home ............. Page 2 Cross Country with Dogs ........ Page 3 Pets Can Experience Grief ... Page 4 Useful Telephone Numbers .... Page 6 Flower Service Program ......... Page 7 Feature Fund Program........... Page 8 Candlelight Ceremony December 15, 2018, 5:00pm Honoring memories and sharing stories for our pets past and present. A memorial table will be setup to honor your special companions. You are welcome to bring a picture, framed or unframed, to place on the table. We have ornaments for you to personalize, decorate and place on our Christmas tree. 5:00 pm: refreshments and personalizing ornaments 6:00 pm: Candle lighting ceremony How Do I Grieve? - Nancy Piper What is normal grief? Is the way I feel wrong? What should I do? What should I expect? Your beloved pet, friend, com- panion, fur baby has died. You are grieving. You are probably astounded by the intensity of your grief. Be assured that grief over the death of a pet is not immature, crazy or overly sentimental. It is normal, natural and proper to grieve after the death of someone you love. When you love deeply, you grieve deep- ly. Allow yourself to feel all your emotions over a period of time. To deny or repress your grief would be to devalue the love your companion animal brought into your life. When grief is freely expressed, the healing time is generally greatly reduced. It is okay to cry, it is okay to ask questions, it is ok to view the body, it is okay to reminisce about your pet’s life. There are many emotions in- volved with the grief process. One is the feeling of shock and disbelief. You are numb, can’t think, don’t know what to do. Denial is similar to this. You can’t believe your baby died. You think when you get home, your loved one will be at the door or on the back of the couch to greet you. But when you get home, your pet isn’t there. It dawns on you that this is real. Your pet real- ly is dead. You are not hallu- cinating or having a night- mare. Another emotion is anger. We humans like to be in control. When your pet dies, you have lost control. Therefore, you may get angry. You might strike out verbally at anyone who is convenient. Anger (Connued on page 6)
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What’s Inside

Vol. 32 No. 2 Fall 2018

Vice President: Gary Piper President & Editor: Nancy Piper

Phone 816-891-8888; Fax 816-891-8781

www.visitrollingacres.com

12200 N.W. Crooked Rd • P.O. Box 12073

Kansas City, MO 64152

We are on Facebook!!

Search for Rolling Acres

Memorial Gardens

& Click on “Like” and

become a fan.

How Do I Grieve? ................... Page 1

Millennials Put Pets First

When Buying a Home ............. Page 2

Cross Country with Dogs ........ Page 3

Pets Can Experience Grief ... Page 4

Useful Telephone Numbers .... Page 6

Flower Service Program ......... Page 7

Feature Fund Program ........... Page 8

Candlelight Ceremony

December 15, 2018, 5:00pm

Honoring memories and sharing

stories for our pets past and present.

A memorial table will be setup to honor your special

companions. You are welcome to bring a picture,

framed or unframed, to place on the table. We have

ornaments for you to personalize, decorate and place

on our Christmas tree.

5:00 pm: refreshments and personalizing ornaments

6:00 pm: Candle lighting ceremony

How Do I Grieve? - Nancy Piper

What is normal grief? Is the

way I feel wrong? What

should I do? What should I

expect?

Your beloved pet, friend, com-

panion, fur baby has died.

You are grieving. You are

probably astounded by the

intensity of your grief. Be

assured that grief over the

death of a pet is not immature,

crazy or overly sentimental. It

is normal, natural and proper

to grieve after the death of

someone you love. When you

love deeply, you grieve deep-

ly.

Allow yourself to feel all your

emotions over a period of

time. To deny or repress your

grief would be to devalue the

love your companion animal

brought into your life. When

grief is freely expressed, the

healing time is generally

greatly reduced. It is okay to

cry, it is okay to ask questions,

it is ok to view the body, it is

okay to reminisce about your

pet’s life.

There are many emotions in-

volved with the grief process.

One is the feeling of shock

and disbelief. You are numb,

can’t think, don’t know what

to do. Denial is similar to this.

You can’t believe your baby

died. You think when you get

home, your loved one will be

at the door or on the back of

the couch to greet you. But

when you get home, your pet

isn’t there. It dawns on you

that this is real. Your pet real-

ly is dead. You are not hallu-

cinating or having a night-

mare.

Another emotion is anger. We

humans like to be in control.

When your pet dies, you have

lost control. Therefore, you

may get angry. You might

strike out verbally at anyone

who is convenient. Anger

(Continued on page 6)

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Homeless People’s Pet Food Project Can You Help? Donations are lowest in the summer & fall

Thousands of organizations are seeking dona-

tions for the less fortunate. Think of the com-

panion pets of the homeless, they are as de-

prived as the people who care for them. These

pets provide comfort and companionship to

the homeless. Rolling Acres Memorial Gar-

dens for Pets is seeking donations of pet food,

toys, leashes, collars, blankets, and pet beds.

You can help. Has your pet outgrown a collar

or leash? Has his diet changed and you have

an open bag of pet food you won’t use or one

your pet doesn’t like? Tape up the open bag

of pet food and bring it to Rolling Acres. Your

donations will be distributed to the homeless

in the community. In September 2001, Roll-

ing Acres Memorial Gardens for Pets started

soliciting contributions for homeless people's

pets, either pet food or money for pet

food. This was after it came to Nancy Piper's

attention that many homeless people also have

pets. Some of their concerns are food for their

pets, vet care, and the after-life care of their

pets! We will also take blankets, towels, or

clothing to them along with the pet food. If

you have anything to donate, just bring it to us,

and we'll deliver it for you. In 2017, with the

generous and overwhelming assistance of the

community, Rolling Acres Memorial Gardens

for Pets provided 3166 pounds of dry pet food,

468 cans of canned pet food, cat and dog

treats, as well as pet beds, pet carriers, toys,

collars, leashes, pet brushes, and combs to

Homeless People’s Pets. The need for this

support has been increasing in recent

months. Rolling Acres thanks the public for

their help in this year-round project. Uplift

Organization is the primary benefactor of the

pet food and supplies. We also supply the Red

Cross with pet food.

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Millennials are having a love affair with

pets — so much so that they're often put-

ting their furry friends' needs at the top of

their list when shopping for a home.

Luxury landlords have been catering to

this millennial trend for years, putting in

dog runs on rental tower roofs and pet sa-

lons off lobbies. Now more millennials are

buying homes, and seeking the same

amenities.

A full 73 percent of millennials currently

own a pet, according to the American Pet

Products Association. That is a larger share

than any other demographic. For buyers it's

even bigger. A whopping

89 percent of millennials

who bought a home so far

this year own a pet, accord-

ing to Realtor.com.

Thirty-one-year-old Jessica

Evans lives in a single-

family row house in Wash-

ington, D.C., with Lucy, a

dog, and Casper, a cat. She

calls them her "fur chil-

dren."

"I don't have kids, and I've

intentionally decided that

while I want to have kids

one day, I'm not at that point in my life,

and I think a lot of millennials here in D.C.

are kind of in that same boat, but you still

enjoy having something to take care of,"

she said, feeding Lucy some treats. But

taking care of her pets, especially Lucy,

meant selling her condo and buying a sin-

gle-family home.

"I loved living in the downtown area in a

condo. It was great, very convenient, I

didn't have housework, but the one thing

that was really missing was my dog's hap-

piness," said Evans.

Keeping pets happy appears to be a millen-

nial priority. For this demographic, 79 per-

cent of pet-owning homebuyers who

closed on a property this year said they

would pass up an otherwise perfect home

if it didn't meet the needs of their pets,

according to a Realtor.com survey.

Evans knows this firsthand, because she is

also a real estate agent with mostly millen-

nial clients. On their wish lists: first and

foremost, outdoor space — a yard or at

least a park within walking distance.

"The big thing with cats is where is their

litter box going to go? I think with any

house or condo, that's a big decision," she

added.

And owners with older pets often have

concerns about stairs. More affluent buyers

want a dog grooming station in the mud

room. Also, being near pet-friendly restau-

rants and pet supply stores is a big plus,

especially for young urban buyers who

might not have a car.

And once millennials purchase a home,

they often put big bucks into upgrades for

their pets. Evans put $12,000 into her row

house, adding a higher fence so her pets

couldn't jump out and other pets couldn't

jump in. She also added a modern pet door

and renovated the basement bathroom for

Lucy, even though the base-

ment itself is unfinished.

"I wanted her to have her

own shower so that I would-

n't have to clean mine after

washing her in it," said Ev-

ans.

She just wanted her house

to be pet-friendly overall,

not just for herself but for

her friends, most of whom

also have pets.

"I think I tend to connect

more with other people with

pets because we can do pet-

friendly things together," said Evans, add-

ing that some of her clients who don't have

pets are also interested in pet amenities

because they've been waiting to own a

house first, so they can get a pet.

Millennials Put Pets First When Buying a Home - www.cnbc.com

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Save Cans to Help Rescue Groups Help Pets One of our community service projects is

saving clean aluminum beverage cans only

(pet food or other cans

will not be accepted by

the recycling center) to

recycle by selling them to

help raise money for our

local animal rescue

groups. We admire the

rescue groups for all they

do for the animals. It takes a lot of dedica-

tion and passion to do what they do. This is

one way we can help them.

Please bring your aluminum drink cans to us.

We will take them to recycle and donate the

money to a different rescue group in turn. It

doesn't matter how many you bring - even

one will do - they all add up to help! We also

have a Donation Jar for the current rescue

group in our lobby.

Rolling Acres raised $5,458 from the sale of

cans from Memorial Day 2007 through De-

cember 2017, with the help of our friends

and families. Our current recipient is NAWS

Northland Animal Welfare Society.

People are constantly bringing us cans, even

leaving bags of cans outside our front door

when we're closed! We love it!

Thanks for helping us help people help pets.

Feature Fund Update

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Our Feature Fund is a program we set up,

strictly on a donation basis, for the beauti-

fication of the cemetery. Rolling Acres

contributes an amount equal to that which

is donated. You may contribute to our

Feature Fund for new trees, flowers and

other beautification items.

We usually have special Feature Fund

Projects in progress. Right now, we have:

The Lake Feature Fund for the beautifica-

tion of the lake: the waterfall, the rock

around the lake, and the fountain. We have

already done this, but appreciate donations

to help.

We have the “Angel with Pet” , a bronze

statue of an Angel cuddling a pet, which

we’ve had on our Feature Fund Projects

for some time. It is in front of the office.

If you would like to donate a wind chime

to Rolling Acres, please bring the wind

chime to the office, and tell us where you

would like it placed. We will hang it in a

manner that will keep the tree from harm.

Thanks to all of you who contribute to our

Feature Fund. There are many causes out

there and everyone has their own things to

take care of. Please

don’t ever feel obligat-

ed to donate when you

receive a mailing from

us. Do only what you

can, for the beautifica-

tion of Rolling Acres

Memorial Gardens for

Pets, and only what you

want to do.

Thank you very much!

Memory Brick Pavers We invite you to memorialize your loved

one in the Rolling Acres Remembrance

Courtyard. Memory Pavers are available

for purchase. The 4” x 8” brick pavers are

personalized to honor your beloved pet,

friend or family member.

Each Memory Paver is $105.60 (includes

sales tax.)

MACON, Ga. -- Macon's First Presbyteri-

an Day School Cross Country Coach

Derek Lashley and his runners are looking

for a change of pace.

“Usually the day after a major race, we

kind of go easy," he says.

His team of 23 runners are trying some-

thing different during this practice. They're

running with shelter dogs from All About

Animals in Macon.

“I was really kind of excited just to try

something new," Camden Lashley said.

"It’s always fun when you mix it up at

practice.”

A parent came up with the concept. So

Coach Lashley looked it over and thought

it was a fantastic idea.

“It’s a chance for them to have fun with

the pets," he said. "But I get what I want

out of it, which is for them to get out there

and run and get ready for the next week.”

Shelter volunteer Kristin Wright paired the

dogs with each runner, looking for the

pups with a little extra energy.

“I knew who we had that I knew would be

great runners for them," she said. "I tried

to pair them up for who I thought was

strong enough for the strong ones and then

some of the other ones that were easier to

deal with.”

Runners keep a distance between them-

selves so the leashes don't get tangled up.

Camden has a rescue dog at home and says

every dog deserves the chance to live a life

like a pet.

Macon Cross Country Team Uses Shelter Dogs to Spice Up Practice - wgxa.tv/news/local/

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Pets Can Experience Grief. Here's What You Should Know About It. - By Caroline Bologna, www.huffpost.com

Pets often have special bonds with their

human and fellow pet companions.

One of the most poignant examples of pet-

human relationships might be the tale of

Hachikō, an Akita that was born in Japan

in the 1920s. He left his house to greet his

owner at a Tokyo train station every

evening and continued to do so for nearly a

decade after the man died.

Over the years, similar stories have made

headlines around the world — from

Ecuador to Russia to China — and people

are moved by these accounts of pet loyalty,

devotion and grief.

Though some have cast doubt on the

reality of pet mourning, many animal

experts believe that pets experience grief

after the death of a person or animal they

were close with.

“Pets can grieve to varying degrees when

they lose a human or animal companion,”

Kate Mornement, an Australian animal

behaviorist and consultant, told HuffPost.

“Our understanding of this used to be

anecdotal, but now we have scientific

evidence of grief in both cats and dogs.”

In addition to cats and dogs, people have

observed grief in other common pets like

rabbits, horses and birds.

Not all pets grieve, and the ways they

mourn vary, depending on each animal.

Of course, not all pets grieve, and the ways

in which they mourn vary from individual

to individual. Still, there are some common

signs of grief. In many cases, they behave

the way grieving humans do, according to

Marc Bekoff, a professor emeritus of

ecology and evolutionary biology at the

University of Colorado at Boulder and the

author of Canine Confidential: Why Dogs

Do What They Do.

“In general, an individual might stop

eating or eat less, stop playing, mope

around looking for their friend ― walking

slowly, head low, tail down, for example

― and simply seem distracted and not

interested in doing much,” he said. “One of

the dogs with whom I shared my home

went from being a hyperplayful social

butterfly and nonstop eater to a laid back

and lethargic dog who stopped eating for

two days after his dog friend died.”

Mornement echoed Bekoff, saying that

behavioral changes are the most obvious

signs of grief in pets.

“Grieving pets may lose their appetite,

constantly check the places their

companion used to sleep and relax, solicit

more attention and affection, whine or

meow more and sleep more than usual.

Cats and dogs actually grieve in a very

similar way,” she said.

Still, we can’t fully

equate human and pet

responses to loss.

Bekoff said the dog in

his home began

exhibiting normal

behavior again after

only about four days.

Grieving pets can lose

their appetite, and their

energy level can drop.

Kirstin McMillan, a

third-generation animal

trainer based in Los

Angeles, told HuffPost

that animals that

experience loss and grief more tend to be

those with complex social structures like

primates, elephants and dogs.

In the case of dogs, the level of grief can

vary, depending on how bonded a dog was

to the person or fellow animal that died.

Littermates or dogs that have been with the

deceased individual from puppyhood are

more likely to go through withdrawal.

“The dog acts sad. They’ll mope around

the house and have a sad look on their

face,” she said. “Their energy is pale and

gray, as opposed to vibrant and lively the

way a dog should be. They won’t play as

much.”

Because many senior citizens are retired or

widowed, they tend to spend a lot of time

with their dogs, McMillan added. As a

result, these pets may feel the loss more

deeply. “It’s like that dog’s whole world is

taken away,” she explained.

In the case of cats, grief can manifest in

similar ways. “They can withdraw, they

can take it out on a companion cat, or they

can be aggressive with their caregiver,”

Carole Wilbourn, a cat therapist based in

New York, told HuffPost, adding that cats

have been known to stop eating or become

destructive after a loss.

“They can also get ill. Maybe all the

tension will well up in their bladder, and

they’ll start not using the litter box,” she

added. “A lot of separation anxiety can

really build up so that a behavioral or

emotional issue can trigger a medical

problem. Or if they already had an existing

condition, that could intensify.”

Cat therapist Carole Wilbourn said of

grieving felines, “They can withdraw, they

can take it out on a companion cat, or they

can be aggressive with their caregiver.”

For people looking to help a pet get

through grief, there are a few possible

approaches.

Wilbourn said she tells cat owners to focus

on nurturing themselves through the loss

and work to create a healing and happy

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Rolling Acres is a cemetery . . . a beautiful place where people can come and remember, a place where you can sit on a bench and

watch the ducks and the geese and the birds, enjoying the peace and quiet. . . Regardless of whether your pet came to us for commu-

nal cremation or burial, you know he/she is at a cemetery, one of the best in the country, a sacred place of beauty and tranquility.

Love is undisguised here.

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REMINDER: Please limit the number of flowers you place on your graves, as our grounds crew does move the flowers and other

grave decorations every week, when they mow. Also, please do not place breakable items on the graves, especially during mowing

season, since it creates a hazard for our grounds crew. Do not use wires or rebar or nails to fasten down your arrangements. These

items create a hazard for our mowing equipment as well as our personnel. The mowers or weed eaters can pick up the wire and

throw it into a person’s leg. Thank you for your consideration.

atmosphere for their pets.

“Frequently, a cat will mirror their

person’s feelings and actions. You don’t

have to necessarily pretend you aren’t

feeling sad, but also do things to make

yourself feel better, like play music, take a

bubble bath, do yoga or

meditate,” she suggested.

Wilbourn also recommended

telling the cat that everything is

going to be OK. “I’m not

saying the cat understands

words, but they pick up the

body language and tone of

voice,” she said.

McMillan said much of pet

grief has to do with the routine

rather than particularly deep-

seated emotions.

“What I do is flip the animal’s

routine on its head,” she said. If

every morning before the loss,

a dog had breakfast first, then

hung out at home and then went for a

walk, she does something different.

Instead, she’ll take the dog on a walk first

on a completely different path from what

it’s used to and then take it back and give

it breakfast in a different part of the house.

And then rather whatever it would

normally do after breakfast, she’ll take it

to do something else.

“That way, the routine is different,” she

said. “The space the other animal or

person holds in the dog’s heart is oriented

around a routine. So when you change the

routine, they’re going to feel the absence

of that dog or that person less. It’s not

going to erase it, but they’re going to feel

it less.”

The Hachikō statue is outside Shibuya

Station in Tokyo. He left his house to greet

his owner at the station every evening and

continued to do so for nearly a decade

after the man died.

McMillan pointed to the Hachikō story as

an example of the power of routine.

“That’s why you flip the routine on its

head, to help the dog be in the now,” she

said. “You want to rally the dog,

encourage it to go forward and build a new

life. Animals are resilient by nature, so you

want to build on that.”

If your dog lost a fellow dog companion,

she also recommended getting a new dog

bed so that the smells aren’t there as a

reminder. Another important thing is to let

your pet be with the dead animal, if

possible.

“If you’re putting one of your animals

down, let the other animal be there if you

have the opportunity to do that. Let your

other animal be there and sit with them

and smell the body of the

animal that has passed away.

They will register death,” she

said. “I encourage the same

thing if they’ve lost a person,

if there’s that opportunity.

That way they’re not

thinking, ‘Where did they

go?’”

Ultimately the most

important thing for helping a

pet get through a loss is just

being there.

“People can help their pets

through the grieving process

by being there for them and

spending time with them,”

said Mornement. “The passage of time will

help to ease grief. However, engaging in

activities your pet enjoys, such as walking

or playing can also help. Losing a much-

loved companion can be a big adjustment,

and showing some extra care and

compassion towards a grieving pet will

help pets transition to life without their

companion.”

Bekoff said, “Love them, comfort them,

calm them down, make them feel safe and

secure and let them know you care for

them and love them and are there to

support them.”

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Pets Can Experience Grief - Continued

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How Do I Grieve? ~continued

may also turn inward, which becomes

guilt. You think “if I had only done this”,

“if only I had noticed that”, “what if I had

done this instead?” Remember you are

only human, that you did what you did

with good intentions, that humans aren’t

perfect. Please forgive yourself for any

imagined failures.

Depression also goes hand in hand with

grief. You might be depressed the entire

time you are traveling your grief journey.

This is normally a time for introspection,

for doing a lot of deep thinking, looking

inside of yourself. Most people think

about what lesson their pet taught them.

Why was he in my life? What did I learn?

This can be a spiritual time. Depression is

also a time when it is normal to want to be

by yourself, when you withdraw

from your normal social activities.

Depression can be a time of healing.

As you come to the end of your grief

journey, you find resolution to your

pet’s death. You have become a

stronger person for having gone

through it. You will smile or laugh

at the memories more than you cry.

Grief will never go away complete-

ly. I say the edges get softer. It is

not as sharp an emotion as it was.

But years from now, something

could remind you of your pet and you cry.

Because of the pain you feel, you might

want to get rid of all your pet’s toys, beds,

and bowls. If you feel that way, I recom-

mend you just box them up and put them

away for now. Maybe some day you will

want one of his toys, a bowl, or a blanket

to keep in his memory.

If you miss your regular activities with

your pet, do something in its place. If you

walked your dog twice a day, go for a walk

anyway and carry his leash with you. If

you watched TV with your cat, snuggle

with one of his toys or his blanket while

you watch TV. If your pet slept with you

at night, you can substitute a stuffed toy

animal to give you some comfort. If your

pet went everywhere with you, take some-

thing of his with you in the car. I have

known people to take the pet’s urn with

them in the car or to bed. It is okay.

Whatever you do to help deal with your

grief is okay, as long as it’s not immoral,

illegal and doesn’t hurt anybody.

Grief hurts. Ignoring your grief, hiding

your grief from yourself and others, just

hoping it will go away doesn’t help. Grief

is a process, a journey, not an event. We

must feel the pain in order to heal the pain.

You must experience the emotion, go

through the process, work through the pain

even a little bit at a time, in order to come

out the other side and be healed. If you

make an active effort to work through your

grief, you will eventually successfully nav-

igate your grief journey. There is not a set

time frame for this. You will eventually

arrive at a new “normal” because life will

never be the same. Be kind to yourself. Be

patient with yourself. Be assured that what

you are feeling is normal. Never pretend

your heart isn’t broken. Do what feels right

to you; there is not a wrong way and a right

way. You have loved, and you have lost.

You will be a stronger and more capable

person because of it. You may even find

another place in your heart for a new love.

(Continued from page 1)

USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS Spay and Neuter Assistance

Great Plains SPCA ........................................................ (913) 742-7310

5428 Antioch Road, Merriam, KS 66202 www.greatplainsspca.org

HOPE, Inc ..................................................................... (913) 651-7335

728B Cherokee St., Leavenworth, KS 66048

http://www.hopespayneuter.com/

Humane Society of Greater Kansas City ....................... (913) 596-1000

5445 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, KS 66104 www.hsgkc.org

Leavenworth Animal Welfare Society ....................... (913) 651-LAWS

http://www.leavenworthanimalwelfaresociety.com/

NAWS Spay and Neuter .............................................. (816) 336-1888

6972 N. Broadway, Gladstone, MO 64118 www.pcnaws.org

Spay and Neuter Kansas City ........................................ (816) 353-0940

1116 E. 59th St., Kansas City, MO 64110 www.snkc.net

STOPP Clinic ................................................................ (816) 313-7729

10109 East 63rd. (@ Blue Ridge Blvd.), Raytown, MO 64133

Emergency Services

ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center ......................... (888) 426-4435

Blue Pearl Specialty & Emergency Medicine

Lee’s Summit, Missouri ......................................... (816) 554-4990

3495 N.E. Ralph Powell Rd., Lee’s Summit, MO 64064

Northland (Missouri) ............................................. (816) 759-5016

139 NE 91st St., Kansas City, MO 64155

Overland Park, Kansas ........................................... (913) 642-9563

11950 W. 110th St, Ste B, Overland Park, KS 66210

Mission Veterinary & Emergency Specialty ................. (913) 722-5566

5914 Johnson Drive, Mission, KS 66202

Veterinary Health Center ............................................... (816) 455-5430

8141 North Oak Trafficway, Kansas City, MO 64118

Lost Pet Assistance

Lost Dog Registry .............................. http://www.lostpetregistrykc.net

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For Office Use Only

FP __________________

Date ________________

We are proud to continue our Flower Service Program, another convenient step for those who wish to ensure regular grave

decorations. In this program, the grave of your loved one(s) will be decorated with a double bouquet of silk flowers, All flowers

will include a green, cone-shaped vase (unless you have a vase already). Each bouquet will have an ID tag to identify it as yours.

You may choose as few or as many flower placements as you like.

Please decide the number of times you would like your grave(s) decorated, select the dates, and the types of flowers you would like

your grave(s) decorated with. Send us this form, along with your payment. For your convenience, you may also call us and order

your flowers over the phone.

Double Bouquet Options: Choose your bouquet, and your placement date (Valentine’s Day, Memorial Day, Pet Memorial

Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving or any other special day) you would like your flowers placed on your grave(s) .

I have enclosed my check or money order for:

$ _________________________________________

[Sales Tax is included in all prices]

__________________________________________

[Name]

__________________________________________

[Address]

__________________________________________

[City/State/Zip]

__________________________________________

[Phone Number]

__________________________________________

[Email]

__________________________________________

[Name(s) of Pet(s)]

_____ 1 Day $24.90

_____ 2 Days $49.80

_____ 3 Days $74.70

_____ 4 Days $99.60

_____ 5 Days $124.50

_____ 6 Days $149.40

Placement Date:

____________ Rose Color Preference (Circle One)

Red / Yellow / Purple

Placement Date:

____________

Placement Date:

____________

Placement Date:

____________

Placement Date:

____________

&

Poinsetta

_____ Qty

$24.90 each

Wreath

_____ Qty

$29.95 Each

Tree

_____ Qty

$29.95 Each

Would you like a photo of your flowers?

Email Text

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Dear Friends at Rolling Acres: Fall 2018

Enclosed please find:

My donation to the Rolling Acres Memorial

Gardens For Pets Care Trust Fund, to pro-

vide maximum security and greater peace of

mind, in the amount of $___________.

Please remember our Care Trust Fund in your

will and bequeaths.

My contribution to the Feature Fund:

$________ for new trees, flowers and other

beautification items.

Remembrance Courtyard Memory Bricks

______ $105.60 per brick per pet

Memory Fence Plaques

________ $100.32 for an aluminum Memory

Fence Plaque without Photo (8” x 5”)

Pet Name __________________________

________ $132.00 for an aluminum Memory

Fence Plaque with picture (12” x 5”)

Pet Name __________________________

Lake Feature Fund:

______ $100 Gold Level Donation

______ $ 50 Silver Level Donation

______ $ 25 Bronze Level Donation

$ ________________________________

(Sales Tax is included in all prices)

_________________________________

(Name)

_________________________________

(Address)

_________________________________

(City/State/Zip

_________________________________

(Phone)

_________________________________

(Email)

For Office Use Only

FF _____________________

Date ___________________

12200 N.W. Crooked Rd • P.O. Box 12073

Kansas City, MO 64152

Rolling Acres Mission Statement

Our mission is to serve those who think of their pet as one of the family by providing

compassionate, dignified, and ethical after-life care for their pet.

Mail to: Rolling Acres Memorial Gardens, 12200 NW Crooked Rd, PO Box 12073, Kansas City, MO 64152


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