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shaunaburrow · Oct 18, 2007, 04:37 PM

When sending a card for bereavement should you mention that you sent a memorial contribution?

My spouse died last year. People sent money (in-lieu of flowers) to a local zoo. I could never thank any one the zoo was not able to tell me where the money came from.

Thanks!:

Athenamia · Nov 12, 2007, 11:41 PM

Originally Posted by shaunaburrow

When sending a card for bereavement should you mention that you sent a memorial contribution?

My spouse died last year. People sent money (in-lieu of flowers) to a local zoo. I could never thank any one the zoo was not able to tell me where the money came from.

Thanks!:

~ You could try putting a Thank You in the Happy ads of your local newspaper. I realize my situation was quite different from yours, when my home burnt down there was a fund set up for my family, we did not know the contributors to the fund. This is what we did, it made us feel better about the situation. Good Luck!

go-ask-mom · Nov 13, 2007, 01:19 AM

I believe the funeral home lets the family know a few days after of the names of those "who left memorial contributions" and "how much"... and if contributions are sent directly to the chosen recipient, then I believe they send some form of T/Y card/letter that states, "so and so donated x-amount on behalf of your loved ones name"... or this may be a list of all those that donated.

According to "proper etiquette" when sending Thank You cards after a funeral your never to include the monetary amount when thanking someone for their contributions... just that "their generosity was greatly appreciated" or blah blah blah...
I didn't really like that rule because I wanted to thank them for the exact amount they contributed, as some people do wonder if their contribution was ever received and "your generosity" just seems a little form like to me, not personal. That's just my opinion though! Lol!