2024 Remembrance Tree Ceremony

When: Sunday, December 3, 2 PM 

Where: EKU Perkins Building, Banquet Hall. 4436 Kit Carson Drive, Richmond, KY 40475

About the Remembrance Tree Ceremony

For decades, the Remembrance Tree Ceremony has been a chance for the community to remember loved ones during the holiday season. We hope you'll join us on Sunday, December 3, at 2 PM, as we remember those we miss when families gather for the holidays.  

As always, the ceremony will include special readings, musical selections performed by local musicians, a memorial photo slideshow, and the reading of your loved ones’ names. Anyone who misses a loved one during the holidays is welcome to participate, regardless of whether your loved one was cared for by our hospice. 

For more information or updates about the event, please follow the Remembrance Tree Ceremony Facebook Event Page. 

Request Your Memorial Ornament

Please use this donation form to request your memorial ornament. You may request ornaments online through November 30. After November 30, please contact us at [email protected] to make your request. 

When you request an ornament, it will be personalized with your loved one's name. When your loved one’s name is read during the ceremony, you and your family are invited to place the ornament on one of the Remembrance Trees, or a member of our staff will be happy to do so for you.

Please note: any ornaments reserved after Nov. 30 or on the day of the ceremony will have those loved one's names read at the end of the ceremony. 

We ask that you make a donation to request an ornament, but the donation can be of any size.  All proceeds support our hospice, palliative, and bereavement care programs for patients and families, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay.  

Please note: If you wish to request an ornament but making a donation is a barrier to you, please contact us at 859-986-1500, and we can assist you with your ornament request. 

Your donation is tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. 

Participate in the Optional Memorial Slideshow: Deadline Nov. 30

Participation in the memorial photo slideshow is optional. To include a photo of your loved one in the slideshow, please submit a digital copy of the photo, along with their full name, to [email protected] no later than Nov. 30. 

Claim Your Memorial Ornament After the Ceremony 

Guests are encouraged to take their memorial ornament home with them after the ceremony on Dec. 3. If you are unable to attend this year's event, stop by our Compassionate Care Center (350 Isaacs Lane, Richmond, KY) Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and pick up your ornament from the Remembrance Tree, which will be displayed there until the end of the holiday season.

If you need to make other ornament pick-up arrangements, please contact us at [email protected] or 859-986-1500. We apologize, but we are unable to ship ornaments.