{"id":474130,"date":"2026-10-23T03:50:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T03:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/474130\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T03:50:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T03:50:18","slug":"western-heights-cemetery-association-launches-fundraising-program-for-repairs-and-restoration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/474130\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Heights Cemetery Association launches fundraising program for repairs and restoration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oakcliff.advocatemag.com\/2023\/05\/western-heights-cemetery\/processed-with-vsco-with-m5-preset-25\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-80535 nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-80535\" class=\"wp-image-80535 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Cemetary_La25.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1124\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-80535\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photography by Lauren Allen.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/westernheightscemetery.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Western Heights Cemetery Association (WHCA)<\/a> has announced the start of a fundraising campaign developed to address the large number of cemetery monuments in need of maintenance, protection and repairs.<\/p>\n<p>WHCA is a nonprofit dedicated to managing and maintaining the Western Heights Cemetery located in West Dallas. The goal of this campaign is to raise $10,000 in the next year to address the needs of over 70 markers in the cemetery.<\/p>\n<p>The repairs needed range from leveling and straightening of monuments to full-on repairs of broken stones, according to a press release. Thus far, WHCA has raised $2,500 from the board-designated operating reserves toward the campaign goal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the pillars of our organization\u2019s mission is to preserve and restore the grave markers and relics within the cemetery,\u201d said WHCA president Randy Osteen in a press release. \u201cThere has been some incredible work done over the past few years to restore a few badly damaged stones, but now that <a href=\"https:\/\/oakcliff.advocatemag.com\/2025\/10\/western-heights-cemetery-association\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WHCA has been established for almost a year,<\/a> the board unanimously agreed that we need to expand our efforts and make a bigger push. We are confident that our ever-growing community will help us reach our goal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The campaign will officially kick off at the annual fundraiser event, originally started by the previous cemetery caretaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortworthave.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fort Worth Avenue Development Group,<\/a> on Saturday, Nov., from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, where the organization will highlight achievements over the past year, share goals for the future, and host a silent auction, along with Living Biographies, a cemetery tour, face painting, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Western Heights Cemetery is located at 1617 Fort Worth Ave.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photography by Lauren Allen. 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