A Long Island woman discovered glass shards, metal staples and a partially melted crucifix among other debris in her father’s ashes — and now she’s demanding an explanation from the funeral home and crematorium responsible for managing her dad’s remains.
Jennie Spooner, of Amityville, merely wanted to give her father the send-off he deserved. She dusted some of his ashes on a dinosaur in the Museum of Natural History, attached some to the tail of a kite and spilled some on the water at Canaan Lake as her dad wanted, reports The New York Post.
Deerfield, Ill. — Selected Independent Funeral Homes, the world’s largest and oldest association of independently owned funeral homes, announced today that it has open registration continuing through August 18 for its 93rd Annual Meeting taking place at The Westin Kierland Resort and Spa in Scottsdale, Ariz., Sept. 21-24, 2011. The event, which will feature a wide variety of educational sessions as well as compelling speakers and leisure activities, is open to professionals within the funeral industry wishing to expand their networking and learning opportunities while experiencing all that the beautiful Southwest region has to offer.
Brookfield, Wis. – Members of the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) can now take advantage of a new benefit of membership, the NFDA Discount Advantage Program, which offers discounts on a variety of products and services, including wireless phones, travel and more.
The discounts now available to NFDA members are:
Members can save money on cell phone purchases made through the NFDA Wireless Center, which is powered by Wirefly, a top authorized online retailer of cell phones. The NFDA Wireless Center offers cell phones, accessories and calling plans from major carriers, including Verizon Wireless, Sprint, T-Mobile, Metro PCS, Nextel, Virgin Mobile and more. NFDA members can save up to $100 – sometimes more – on cell phones that are purchased with a calling plan, and 15 percent on accessories.
NFDA members can download a free prescription discount card and save up to 55 percent on prescription drugs. There are no fees, the card never expires and it covers the member’s entire household, including pets. The card is accepted at more than 59,000 pharmacies nationwide, including Albertsons, Kroger, Target, CVS, Publix, Walgreens, Eckerd, Rite Aid, WalMart, Kmart, Sav-on Drugs and Vons.
When NFDA members are planning their next vacation, they should consult the NFDA Travel Center to save on hotels, car rentals and more.
Complete details on each of the programs within the NFDA Discount Advantage Program, including any necessary discount codes or cards, can be found by visiting the NFDA website, http://www.nfda.org/discountadvantage.
NFDA will roll out additional discount programs, such as an identity theft program, mobile health screening, hearing aids, shopping discounts at Sears Commercial Marketplace and flowers, in the coming months.
The NFDA Discount Advantage Program is being offered to members through a partnership with Affinity Marketing Group (AMG), a sales and marketing firm. AMG partners with innovative companies whose products and services enhance member benefits programs. AMG has established more than 4,000 marketing alliances with prominent associations and companies over the last 20 years.
NFDA is the world’s leading funeral service association, serving 18,500 individual members who represent more than 9,900 funeral homes in the United States and 43 countries around the world. From its headquarters in Brookfield, Wis., and its Advocacy Division office in Washington, D.C., NFDA is the worldwide source of expertise and professional resources for all facets of funeral service. Through education, information and advocacy, NFDA is dedicated to supporting members in their mission to provide families with meaningful end-of-life services at the highest levels of excellence and integrity. For more information, visit www.nfda.org.
Brookfield, Wis. – The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA), the largest funeral service association in the world, selected David S. Larsen as its new convention, events and meetings director. In this post, Larsen will be responsible for overseeing the development and production of high quality, innovative meetings and events for funeral service professionals, such as the NFDA International Convention & Expo, Professional Women’s Conference, Advocacy Summit and Leadership Conference.
His meeting-planning duties at NFDA will include site selection, contract negotiation, budget oversight, and coordinating housing, travel, food and beverage, internet/telecommunications, audio/visual, transportation, special events/entertainment and security. He will also oversee exhibit floor development and expo sales for the NFDA International Convention & Expo and supervise sponsorship solicitation for NFDA programs and events.
A Chattanooga man recently lost his firm-fitting dentures – and found to his dismay they had been buried along with his hospital roommate.
Chancellor Frank Brown on Tuesday afternoon signed an order allowing the body of Kenneth Ray Manis to be dug back up at the National Cemetery.
Mr. Manis died June 12 at Parkridge Medical Center.
A Chattanooga man recently lost his firm-fitting dentures – and found to his dismay they had been buried along with his hospital roommate.
Chancellor Frank Brown on Tuesday afternoon signed an order allowing the body of Kenneth Ray Manis to be dug back up at the National Cemetery.
Mr. Manis died June 12 at Parkridge Medical Center.
I just received an email from Robin Heppell and he wanted me to remind you
that on Thursday, June 23, he is hosting a 3 hour program via live webinar called:
The program will be held on Thursday, June 23, so if you are interested, register here: https://heppell.infusionsoft.com/go/ceus-priceshoppers/cd/
The program is Approved by the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice for 3 CEUs. To see specific States & Provinces that have approved the program, visit the website: https://heppell.infusionsoft.com/go/ceus-priceshoppers/cd/
Ah, yes, one more area that pet parents are saying “pets are family, too!”
The Wall Street Journal had another fabulous article reporting on yet another trend in the pet industry – pets in weddings!
Most recently, at a wedding ceremony in Los Angeles, poodle mixes Lily and Luna walked down the aisle sporting pearl-white leather leashes and hand-crafted floral collars.
Ah, yes, one more area that pet parents are saying “pets are family, too!”
The Wall Street Journal had another fabulous article reporting on yet another trend in the pet industry – pets in weddings!
Most recently, at a wedding ceremony in Los Angeles, poodle mixes Lily and Luna walked down the aisle sporting pearl-white leather leashes and hand-crafted floral collars.
If you were stopped at a busy intersection and saw two women holding a sign asking for funeral donations for a six-month-old, would you feel compelled to help?
“They have tugged on the heartstrings of people and taken advantage of them and that’s really what is difficult to understand,” says Sgt. Craig Gundlach of the Modesto Police Department.
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