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Endswell Events
4/18/24 – Endswell Open Information & Q/A Session
Do you want to learn more about aquamation? Do you have questions, want to tour our facility, or just curious? Join us this Thursday, April 18th @ 10AM for an open information session, and Q&A. Please RSVP by emailing support@endswellcremation.com.…
Orange County Death Cafe – 4/17/24
3/20/24: Orange County Death Cafe
Endswell is hosting the Orange County Death Cafe on March 20, 2024. https://deathcafe.com/deathcafe/16718/ Again, this will be a potluck dinner. Please bring a dish to share, as well as your own plate and utensils, if possible. Please pre-register by emailing…
2/21/24: Orange County Death Cafe
Endswell is hosting the Orange County Death Cafe on February 21, 2024. https://deathcafe.com/deathcafe/16718/ Again, this will be a potluck dinner. Please bring a dish to share, as well as your own plate and utensils, if possible. Please pre-register by emailing…
1/17/24: Orange County Death Cafe
Endswell is hosting the Orange County Death Cafe on January 17, 2024. https://deathcafe.com/deathcafe/16718/ Again, this will be a potluck dinner. Please bring a dish to share, as well as your own plate and utensils, if possible. Please pre-register by emailing…
Community Events
4/21/24- Community Climate Partner Booth @ Hillsborough Climate Challenge Celebration
Prizes for those with the most passport stamps, live music, electrical vehicle demos, and more!
Orange County Living Wage – Chili Cook-Off – Endswell Vendor Table
Join Endswell @ The Orange County Living Wage Chili Cook-off on the beautiful Carrboro Town Commons. This family-friendly event will feature vendor tables, live music, food, beer by @steelstringbrewery, & more!
4/21/24 – Vendor Table @ 2024 Durham Earth Day Festival
Endswell Water Cremation & Urn Gallery will have a booth at the 2024 Durham Earth Day Festival. We hope you can stop by and see us at this family, fun-filled event!
5/18/24 – Endswell Vendor Table @ WCKD WKD – Witchcraft Art Market
Endswell Water Cremation & Urn Gallery will have a booth at the third annual WCKD WKND - Witchcraft art market. Stop by and visit our unique table!
5/1/2024 – Endswell Staff Participates in: The OC Chamber’s 2024 Community Bocce Derby
Come Cheer on the Endswell Team as we participate in The OC Chamber's 2024 Community Bocce Derby presented by Piedmont Health @ The Farm The Community Bocce Derby: Where fun meets purpose, and connections flourish. This annual fundraiser for The…
5/18/24: End of Life Expo
The Project EngAGE End of Life Choices Senior Resource Team is hosting Orange County’s FIRST End of Life Expo. Information, engrossing conversation/vendors, a raffle and more! Date/Time: Saturday May 18th 12 – 3pm Location: Robert and Pearl Seymour Center, 2551 Homestead Rd.,…
5/15/24 – Orange County Health and Wellness Fair
The OCDOA is hosting the Health & Wellness Fair to maximize the health, well-being, community engagement, and independence of older adults at all functional levels. Come enjoy wonderful festivities, giveaways, and vendors! We will see you there! 9am - 1pm…
7/4/2024 & 7/6/2024 – 45th Annual Enofest – Festival for the Eno at West Point Park!
Join Endswell for two days of fun and awarness @EnoFest 2024 - The EnoFest raises awareness and funds to protect and restore exceptional places that provide our region with clean water and healthy forests, wildlife and natural areas, and open…
5/2-5/5: Spring Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance
Join Endswell for food, music, and fun @ Shakori Hills.
Earth-Friendly Burials @ The Orange County Public Library – 4/15/24
Join Endswell Aquamation and Bluestem Conservation to discuss earth-friendly burials on April 15, 2024 @ The Orange County Public Library from 1-2:30pm.
Sustainable Living Fair ’24 – 4/13/24
Join us @ Sustainable Living Fair '24 on April 13th, 2024 from 9:30am-4:30pm
NC State Earth Fair – 4/10/24
Endswell will be participating in the NC State Earth Fair on April 10th, 2024 from 11am-2pm.
News
Endswell Featured in the Indy Week for Earth Day
What are the environmental benefits of aquamation? By not combusting the body, we’re not releasing all of these toxic gases and greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. The process only uses about one-tenth of the energy as flame cremation. Flame cremation,…
Final Exit Network Story on Endswell and The Green Burial Project
Final Exit Network Up in Smoke No More by Jay Niver "Beattie is a candid, straight-talking but sincere EOL provider who represents the new era of funeral professionals. His business, Endswell Aquamation, embraces America’s changing view of what constitutes respectful,…
Insider Interview – The Death Industry is Changing
Endswell Aquamation and Funeral Consumers Alliance Interviewed for Insider. Rising costs, declining demand, massive consolidation and government scrutiny: the death industry is changing, maybe for good. By Madison Hall Full Article https://www.businessinsider.com/funeral-industry-costs-rising-cremation-services-2023-7
Entrepreneur Brings Aquamation to Orange County
You could call it a life-changing event that was caused by the way in which someone else chose to have their body handled after death. About a year ago, Hunter Beattie and his wife were working on a renovation of…
New Orange County Aquamation Business Aims to Provide Eco-Friendly Comfort
Hunter Beattie is still relatively new to working around death. The Orange County resident made a significant career change one year ago when he switched from working in real estate and decided to create one of the handful of aquamation…