Since our founding in 1935, our company has always held to the principle of giving back to the community in which we are privileged to serve. Founder Arthur C. Baue helped bring the Salvation Army to St. Charles and it is from that legacy Lisa A. Baue granddaughter to Arthur, continue Baue's current outreach to a growing county.
THE SILVER & GOLD CLUB.
Baue's Silver & Gold Club has been a big hit with the 60 and better group in St. Charles County and beyond. It is thought to be the largest senior social group in the area, averaging more than 200 people per event. Since its beginning in 1996, Baue has sponsored lunches, day trips, holiday parties and trips to local sports events for the group. The charge varies, depending on the cost of the program. All programs usually include some form of entertainment and lots of F-U-N! Anyone 60 or better is welcome to join us. Give us a call at 946-4042 to be added to the mailing list for future events.
COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Various Baue staff members speak regularly on death education; such as funerals, cremation and grief support to churches, schools, community and service organizations, businesses and nursing homes. They also address hospice and medical groups, EMS, fire and law enforcement groups. Each presentation is tailored to the age and audience and the topics desired.
Kelly Karavousanos, Director of Grief Support Services, provides grief support to the families we serve and our community. She is a licensed funeral director, has her Masters Degree in Counseling and has received training in the area of Comprehensive Bereavement Care from the Center for Loss and Life Transition in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Continuing Care Program
Kelly teaches a series of education and support classes. This program is available free of charge and are held at our Family and Community Center at 608 Jefferson Stree, next door to our St. Charles Funeral Home. Each class lasts for one and a half hours, with the last 30 minutes set aside for sharing. Light refreshments are served. To see the current class schedule, click here.
Annual Grief Seminar
In October of each year, Baue sponsors a Community Seminar presented by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. Dr. Wolfelt is a noted author, educator and grief counselor. He serves as the Director of the Center for Loss and Life Transition in Fort Collins, Colorado. As a frequent guest of the media, Dr. Wolfelt has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, the Larry King Show and the NBC Today Show. He has authored over twenty books, many of which can be borrowed from our Baue Lending Library.
Click here for more information about specific Baue educational programs available to your group.
VETERANS SERVICE
 Each year area Veteran organizations, St. Charles Memorial Gardens and Baue Community Services sponsor a Veterans Memorial Service the Sunday of Memorial Weekend at our Cemetery. Close to 800 people usually attend with numerous veterans groups from throughout the St. Charles and St. Louis area attending and participating.
A Veterans Day Prayer Service is held on Veterans Day at St. Charles Memorial Gardens, I-70 at the Cave Springs exit. Those attending remember the millions of men and women who have served our nation. For more information about our recent events, click here.
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HOSPICE TELECONFERENCE
Each April, Baue locally hosts the National Hospice Foundation's live-via-satellite teleconference. Baue annually hosts to a full house. The teleconference presenters are always respected experts in the particular topic. This program is always well attended by professionals from the St. Louis metro area. C.E.Us are offered for many professional disciplines.
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
"A Holiday Remembrance"
Since 1987, Baue has provided a holiday grief program as a free community service to all. "A Holiday Remembrance" is a special program presented by Baue family and staff in which the emotions experienced during this time of year are explored and practical suggestions are provided. A memorial candlelighting closes the program. "A Holiday Remembrance" is presented between Thanksgiving and Christmas each year at all three Baue Funeral Home locations.
OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES
DON'T DRINK & DRIVE PROGRAM - Baue staff also have fun with their "crashed car float" available to schools, organizations, etc., for school homecoming parades, community parades and picnics. The car issues the "don't drink & drive" message Baue has promoted vigorously and effectively for several years. Baue has also teamed up with area fire departments, police, EMS personnel and schools in presenting pre-prom programs. Teams re-enact, sometimes with gruesome reality, a drunk driving accident. A Baue hearse is called to the scene and staff "remove" the student "killed" by the drunk driver, another student.
FAIRS - Staff also man booths and informational tables at schools, health fairs, senior fairs and community events throughout the year where they distribute materials on community and grief services, funeral and advance planning information.
Baue has three free-standing tents and several water coolers that come in handy for groups to use at picnics, etc. The tents and coolers, complete with Baue logo, are offered at no charge and on an as-available basis.
Funeral Home Tours - We give tours of the funeral home to any group for educational purposes. These tours have proved a springboard for discussion of spiritual issues. Most people have never been through a funeral home. People of any age can schedule a tour. Teens are the best! Some church youth groups and schools will schedule an annual tour for a specific grade.
Books, Videos, and Brochure - We offer complete grief resource libraries in our St. Charles funeral home and our Funeral & Memorial Center.
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SPORTS TEAMS
Baue is proud to annually sponsor a number of youth and adult sports teams. These teams celebrate their season together with Baue staff at a Rascals Baseball Game at the end of the season.
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