As one who has been a member of this list for longer than I care to remember, I can add a little insight into some of this discussion. No...not about the nude illusions, but about the fundraising. Quite frankly, as a cemetery board member myself, I think it would be a hoot, but not very profitable! And please don't think I'm disrespectful...all of my ancestors are dead and I have a great deal of respect for them. I also believe that those people whom I had fun with in life I can still have fun with in death...especially when I recall those fun times as I drive or walk through my cemetery on my regular visits and as I talk to them along the way. In fact, the Newton Co. Historical Society is planning their first ever cemetery walk in my cemetery...Riverside Cemetery here in Brook, Indiana on Oct. 23rd. I will be the tour guide while portraying our community's first undertaker. I plan on having plenty of tasteful fun playing that role! But that's not my point here. Many times over the course of the last six or so years that I've been here, this idea of fundraising or formalizing our organization comes up and is discussed. As Jack and Lois will probably recall, we always come back to the notion that staying 'informal' offers the best opportunity for us to remain successful without too many other requirements placed on the volunteers. The expense of the not for profit paperwork and the subsequent requirements always seem to make it less worthwhile. The second thing is what are we going to raise money for? We obviously couldn't raise money to restore cemeteries as the need is too great throughout the state. Maybe bringing awareness about our plight? But aren't we making pretty good headway in that regard as well without expending much money? Then there's electing officers, holding meetings, blah blah blah...and I'm sure everyone else on here is an officer in too many organizations now and sure doesn't need any more meetings. So I guess what I'm saying is fairly simple. This is a great list...there's a bunch of great people on here....these people do a great job of working to protect our pioneer cemeteries in Indiana...and we're making progress albeit slow at times... so why ruin a good thing? Let's just continue sharing ideas, tips, hints, and success stories so that we can all keep making progress in our own communities one tombstone at a time. And a little fun along the way isn't disrespectful...unless that's me on that 2005 calendar! Kyle D. Conrad, Secretary Riverside Cemetery Association