The Funeral and Memorial Information Council (FAMIC) Receives Top ASAE Honors for Have the Talk of a Lifetime®
The Funeral and Memorial Information Council (FAMIC) has earned a 2016 ASAE Power of A Silver Award for its Have the Talk of a Lifetime® consumer outreach initiative. Have the Talk of a Lifetime® is a national public awareness campaign aimed at motivating families to have conversations about life and what matters most to them.
“Congratulations to FAMIC and its partners for their hard work and for helping to make the world a better place,” said Sharon J. Swan, FASAE, CAE, Chief Executive Officer of the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics and chair of the Power of A Awards Judging Committee. “Their initiative exemplifies how associations are a positive force in our everyday lives – not just to the profession or industry they represent, but to society at large.”
“FAMIC is honored that Have the Talk of a Lifetime® has been recognized with this prestigious award,” said FAMIC President Kathleen Berry. “We are proud to bring the funeral service profession together and encourage consumers to share their unique life stores. Through these stories we hope that when the time comes, families can experience a more meaningful memorialization.”
The Funeral and Memorial Information Council is a membership organization comprising organizations in nearly all areas of the death care industry. FAMIC is committed to making available to the public direct and open information regarding death care and memorialization from the leading associations of service providers and businesses. For more information about FAMIC, visit famic.org. To learn more about Have the Talk of a Lifetime®, visit talkofalifetime.org.
ASAE’s Power of A (association) Awards, the industry’s highest honor, recognize the association community’s valuable contributions on the local, national and global levels. The Power of A Awards reward outstanding accomplishments of associations and industry professionals for their efforts to enrich lives, create a competitive workforce, prepare society for the future, drive innovation and make a better world.
