January 2020

Page B8 JANUARY 2020 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on B President Michael Mims and the Board of Directors of CFSA wish you a prosperous, fun, and peaceful 2020. Convention Helps Attendees Plan for the Future Continued from Page A36 ing the Closing General Session on Wednesday. Win- ning $9,350 was Matt Baskerville of Reeves Funeral Homes in Coal City, IL who generously donated 10 percent of his winnings back to the NFDA PAC. Chicago Memories NFDA was pleased to broadcast the Opening Gen- eral Session, as well as the All-Star Recognition Cere- mony and Service of Remembrance, live via the NFDA Facebook page. Recordings of these signature events NFDA Convention Highlights Continued on Page B9 and other convention highlights are available online, https://convention.nfda.org/Highlights. The new NFDA Live! stage featured live interviews with NFDA staff, special guests, workshop speakers and more. Recordings of these interviews can be found on NFDA’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/NationalFuneral- DirectorsAssociation (click on the “All Videos” section). Professional photographers captured all of the excite- ment of the 2019 NFDA Convention. All of the photos can be viewed at www.nfda.org/chicago. Attendees may download as many photos as they like at no charge; prints and other keepsake items are available for purchase. Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler – Let The Good Times Roll The 2020 NFDA International Convention and Expo will take place October 18-20 in New Orleans, LA. It’s been 10 years since NFDA last brought its convention to New Orleans and members are excited to return to the “Big Easy.” The drawing took place dur- Photos by Elizabeth Roberts, Roberts & Downey Chapel Equipment, Argenta, Illinois