Easter Spectacular | FFFW 233 | Connecting Directors

Happy Easter! I know you wanna get right to your weekend, so we’ll keep this FFFW short and sweet!

Save Your Funeral Livestreams Before Facebook Deletes Them on May 19th: https://facebook-crisis.memoryshare.com/

“The announcement that Facebook will delete live streams older than 30 days reveals a critical disconnect between platform policies and the reality of grief. Grief doesn’t follow a 30-day timeline. Our data shows 30% of funeral viewings happen after that 30-day window. For an average funeral home, that’s over 2,500 families annually who will seek comfort in a service recording only to find it gone. This should serve as a wake-up call for funeral professionals to invest in solutions where they maintain ownership and control of their content, rather than entrusting these precious memories to platforms with competing priorities.” – Shane White, CTO of MemoryShare

MemoryShare is here to help.

Funeral homes affected by these changes can schedule a call with MemoryShare to receive 3 months of unlimited streaming and recording. Their team will handle all training, transfer your existing videos, and provide a complimentary 20-minute training session for your staff. MemoryShare is committed to funeral homes and ensuring a smooth transition with zero disruption for the families you serve.

Call 469-983-4832 to learn more and meet with a MemoryShare professional who will guide you through the process. Mention Disrupt/Connecting Directors to claim a bonus gift!

Local Funeral Director Comes Up With Easter Joke. The Whole Team’s Heard It Several Times.

AKRON, OH — Sources at Willow & Fern Mortuary confirmed Thursday that longtime funeral director Gary Helm has come up with a seasonal Easter joke. He has now told it five times in two days, each time with the same level of confidence and expectation that it is both original and hilarious.

The joke, which includes the line “Guess I better hop to it—those urns won’t fill themselves!” has reportedly been delivered in the break room, the casket showroom, and twice while exiting the restroom.

“He pauses before he says it. Like he’s teeing up Fallon,” said apprentice director Melissa Ng, who heard the joke during Tuesday’s lunch and again at 8:12 a.m. Wednesday.

“He makes this little eyebrow raise. Like he knows it’s coming. And we know it’s coming. But it still happens.”

Staff members say Helm tends to repeat seasonal jokes for several days at a time before quietly retiring them. Last year’s “pastel and mortem” pun had a three-day run and was eventually printed on a banner for the office fish fry.

When asked if he plans to debut any new material, Helm said he’s “workshopping something about Peeps and pre-needs,” adding, “You know, like ‘you can’t take it with you, but you can take a Peep at your options!’”

At press time, no one laughed, and someone quietly turned on the embalming pump to drown it out.

Trivia

Choose the correct answer and you’ll see a puppy. Get it wrong and you’ll see someone hurting themselves.

Dire Wolves have become un-extinct. How many dire wolves would it take to equal the average weight of a full copper casket and adult decedent?

Answer Choices:
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3