You can help keep our cemeteries serene and beautiful.  We have a variety of opportunities for you:

• Adopt A Block
• Scanner/Indexing
• Special Projects

Adopt a Block
You can become a cemetery stewards.  Cemetery stewards select a block(s) to maintain at one of our cemeteries from April to November on a flexible schedule that works best for you.  Cemetery Steward duties include:  picking up small branches, cutting back dead flowers, picking up litter, maintaining headstones, and reporting damage.

Adopt-A-Block 2021 will kick-off with a virtual event on March 31st from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

sign up here

Scanner/Indexing Project
We have paper documents we are converting to a digital format and indexing for easy search.  If you want to volunteer for this project you must be willing to pass a background check.   Contact the Glendale Cemetery office at 515-248-6320 for more information.

Special Projects (Corporate/School Groups)
We have projects available throughout the year to help with cemetery operations. Volunteers of all ages can get involved.

• Veteran Sections
• Decorate veterans’ graves with flags
• Clean veterans’ stones
• Raise veterans’ stones
• Decoration cleanup (March 1, July 1, and October 1)
• Remove trash and branches
• Clear fence lines
• Raise flush markers
• Plant trees
• Memorial Day Volunteers
• Greet guests in the office
• Assist in locating loved ones
• Direct traffic
• Tours - Knowledgeable historians may offer no-cost tours to the public
• General Office Tasks
• Scan and index paper records
• Provide clerical support
• Fundraising
• Generate funds to support special projects, such as headstone repair at Woodland
• General Cemetery Grounds

If your group wants to volunteer:  Contact parksvolunteer@dmgov.org or the Glendale Cemetery office at 515-248-6320