Memorial Day
We welcome all families and friends to attend our annual Memorial Day Wreath Laying on Memorial Day, May 27th at 2 pm. Each year we have had the honor and pleasure of having the 3rd NJ Volunteer Infantry Civil War reenactors at our event. It is amazing to see them in action and they add so much to the event. We will have a couple of guest speakers and we will be presenting our former Board Member and well known Author, Rick Geffken with an award for his work with Cedar View Cemetery and The Friends of Cedar View.
If you would like to be a sponsor for Memorial Day. For a donation of $100.00 or more, your name and organization/business will be added to the event program as a sponsor of the event.
Please email for more information: friendsofcedarview@gmail.com
Juneteenth “Soul Food and Champagne” Brunch
We are planning an event with T. Thomas Fortune Community Center for Juneteenth. We will be having a “Soul Food and Champagne” Garden Brunch at the Center on the front lawn. It is being held on Saturday, June 22nd from 11 am to 2 pm. As for the menu, it will include items such as chicken and waffles, shrimp and grits, banana pudding, and bourban peach cobbler, just to name a few. As for musical entertainment, we are going to be blessed with the outstanding Jazz and Blues of the Great Chuck Lambert. It is going to be a great time! Please mark your calendars. We will keep you updated regarding ticket sales and opportunities for sponsorship.
About the Friends of Cedar View: The mission of the organization is to preserve and protect the African-American Cedar View Cemetery founded on November 14, 1850 in Lincroft, New Jersey; to ensure the continued solemnity of this hallowed ground; and to bring increased awareness of the cemetery’s unique historical and cultural value to the public.
The Friends of Cedar View are supported by: Church of St. Leo the Great, Middletown Township Council, Engineering & Land Planning Associates, Inc. (E&LP), Pilgrim Baptist Church, Sunrise Title Agency, T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center, Monmouth University, Bennett Landscape and Design, ProBono Partnerships, and many individuals whose names are too numerous to mention.
Donations are welcome and can be made to via check or by clicking the link below.
Checks can be mailed to Friends of Cedar View, PO Box 371 Lincroft, NJ 07738.
The Friends of Cedar View is a registered 501 (c) 3 Organization and NJ Charity.
Donations are tax deductible as allowed by law.