Sponsorships
Please help support Spirits Alive and the Eastern Cemetery!
If you'd like to become a sponsor, contact Janet Alexander at 797-7413 or 445ray@gmail.com. A big thank you to our current very generous sponsors!
Why You Should Like Us
For over 10 years, Spirits Alive (an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) non-profit) has been dedicated to restoring and preserving Eastern Cemetery while educating the public on its value as part of the city of Portland's historic fabric. Spirits Alive, a group of dedicated volunteers:
- Cleans and repairs historic gravestones according to approved and accepted techniques.
- Performs gardening tasks such as mulching, trimming, and clearing refuse.
- Photographs and gathers physical data and inscriptions from the cemetery's markers.
- Researches stories of the cemetery's residents and the cemetery's evolution.
- Conducts guided cemetery tours.
- Sponsors a 3-part winter lecture series highlighting historic subject matter.
- Advocates for the preservation and maintenance of this valuable open space with the city and community.
Our Most Recent Accomplishments
Spirits Alive:
- Tours were named one of the 5 best cemetery tours in New England by Yankee Magazine
- Distributed 2,000 brochures at events, tours, various tourist attractions, hotels, and the Ocean Gateway
- Created and posted a 10x3' banner for summer tours (June through October) on the cemetery fence at Congress and Washington Streets
- Posted a 10x3' banner in October to promote Walk Among the Shadows (WATS, our evening tour event) on the cemetery fence on Congress and Washington Streets
- Handed out 500 event programs at WATS
Levels of Giving
Spirits Alive offers 3—Slate, Marble and Granite—sponsorship levels for cash or in-kind donations. Our advertising year runs from April 1 to March 31 each year.
Slate Level
- $100
- Name and logo listed on this website as a sponsor
Marble Level
- $250
- Name and logo listed on this website as sponsor
- Logo on printed materials: brochures, WATS programs, and other TBD
Granite Level
- $500
- Name and logo listed on this website as sponsor
- Logo on printed materials: brochures, WATS programs, and other TBD
- Logo on banners: WATS, tours, and other TBD
If you'd like to become a sponsor, contact Janet Alexander at 797-7413 or 445ray@gmail.com.