Members of Friends of Hospice hold onto a butterfly sculpture, while the shadow of another one falls on the lawn at Hooper and Weaver Mortuary on Hollow Way, Nevada City. The butterflies were set up Friday afternoon for the Butterfly Gardens that will be open to the public May 24-26.
The Union photo by John Hart
Friends of Hospice will hold the annual Butterfly Garden of Remembrance from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 24-26 at Hooper and Weaver Mortuary in Nevada City.
The event is a time when people can honor a loved one who has died by ordering a remembrance card, which is attached to one of hundreds of small butterfly sculptures set on stakes on the cemetery lawn.
Cards are given for a $15 donation and are available at Hospice of the Foothills, Weiss Bros. Nursery and B&C Hardware, in Grass Valley; at Hooper and Weaver; or you can call 265-9739.
This event was created in 2000 by Friends of Hospice and Hooper and Weaver Mortuary as a fundraiser; all proceeds support Hospice of the Foothills.
- The Union staff