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Hazel's Back Yard Fact Sheet
What is Hazel's Back Yard?
Hazel's Back Yard is a place of natural beauty owned by The First Unitarian Society of Ithaca. It was deeded to us by Hazel M. Hauck in 1964, an active member in the Society. The Back Yard is a sacred trust and there are certain policies in place to maintain it as a natural area. Members and friends of The First Unitarian Society of Ithaca can visit this site as a place of quiet contemplation and we can have our own cremated remains, and those of our loved ones, placed at this spot.
Where is Hazel's Back Yard?
It is located on Twin Glens Road, a public road off of Cayuga Heights Road in the Village of Lansing.
[Google Map for Hazel's Back Yard]
What is the Hazel's Back Yard Committee?
The Committee is in charge of maintaining the property and reporting any concerns to the Board of Trustees. At the present time the three Committee members are: Pat DeMatteo, Rod Howe and Martha Eller.
What is the current procedure for having ashes placed in Hazel's Back Yard?
Members can register with the Church Administrator in the main office. The use of Hazel's Back Yard, a nameplate on Hazel's Back Yard Memorial Plaque, and inclusion in the Memorial Book carry a fee of $150. Hazel's Back Yard is the spiritual reminder of the person and the nameplate on the Memorial Plaque is the visual reminder. Information about organizing and planning for the end of life can be done through the Minister and the Ithaca Memorial Society.
What is the Committee planning?
The Hazel's Back Yard Committee would like to see the area made into a more user-friendly place and that is where the Committee needs ideas and suggestions. Right now, Hazel's Back Yard is a lovely wooded area, but it is wild and not clearly marked. Visions have been proposed of a circular path with benches along it so that members and friends could visit the Back Yard and enjoy the wild in a more structured format. Also, to make the "entrance" more visible, it has been proposed that a wooden trellis structure be erected midway along the Twin Glens Road so that visitors can easily identify the property.
How can you help?
The Committee is always looking for help to decide how to maintain the property and to actually do the work needed. If you would like to volunteer you may call the church office or one of the Committee members directly.
Hazel's Back Yard Committee
If you have a
question about Hazel's Back yard, please contact one of
the following committee members:
Rod Howe...257-7262
Martha Eller...277-6885
Pat DeMatteo...273-2456
[Hazel's Back Yard Brochure]
[Hazel's Back Yard Brass Plaque Order Form]
[Photos from Hazel's Back Yard]
