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NEWS
Association
Maryland Cemetery
Funeral & Cremation
Association elects Officers
Finger Lakes FDA to host
Annual Convention
NAFSPI Forging Ahead CT Funeral Directors Association Collects Toys &
Funds for “Operation E.L.F.”
Pictured with some of the donated toys are (L to R) John Cascio,
Executive Director of CFDA; Pasquale Folino, CFSP, President of
the CFDA and funeral director at Thomas L. Neilan & Sons Funeral
Homes in New London and Niantic; Kimberly Hoffman, Director
of the Connecticut National Guard’s Service Member & Family
Support Center; Sean Brittell, Coordinator of the Connecticut
National Guard Family Assistance Center; and Robert C. Moore,
IV, CFSP, Treasurer of the National Funeral Directors Association.
WETHERS F I E LD, CT—
Members of the
Con-
necticut Funeral Direc-
tors Association
(CFDA)
from all over the state car-
ried in toys, gift cards and
checks to their 124th An-
nual CFDA Convention at
the Crowne Plaza Crom-
well – all to benefit Con-
necticut’s Operation E.L.F.
This is the eighth year that
the statewide association
has conducted an organi-
zation-wide effort for Op-
eration E.L.F. (Embracing
Lonely Families), which
helps to support the fam-
ilies of Connecticut Na-
tional Guard troops already
deployed or preparing to
deploy overseas, and who
also suffer financial hard-
ship as a result of their
call to active duty. Within
hours, members of the asso-
For over twenty years
Rick and Elizabeth Roberts,
owners of Roberts & Downey,
have been supplying the funeral
industry with superior quality
handcrafted hardwood chapel
furniture, on a custom built to
order basis.
Queen Anne
Collection
Your authorized Howard Miller, Hekman and Woodmark dealer.
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ciation collected more than
$2,000 in cash and toys
for the cause. For more in-
formation about the Con-
necticut Funeral Directors
Association, call (860) 721-
0234 or (800) 919-2332 or
visit
OGR welcomes America’s
Great Funeral Homes
AUSTIN,TX—
OGR
recent-
ly added
America’s Great
Funeral Homes
(AGFH) to
its group of business suppli-
ers. AGFH is a celebration-
based marketing and brand-
ing company, which offers
ten trademarked special cel-
ebration themes to OGR
members, along with cus-
tomized production for old
and new media, including
TV, web and Facebook mar-
keting campaigns.
“Our mission is to help
you communicate the val-
ue of what you do and what
you will offer to the con-
sumer,” said
Don Carson
,
president of AGFH, “and
we can do it with minimum
effort on your part. Togeth-
er, we may remove just one
more task from your to-do
list.” Carson is a licensed fu-
neral director and owner of
the
Carson Celebration of
Life Center
in Iowa.
To learn more about the
celebration-based market-
ing solutions available ex-
clusively through AGFH,
visit www.americasgreatfu-
neralhomes.com or contact
Tom Frisch
, Vice President
at tfrisch@gotfuneral.com or
319-929-2000.
AGFH also functions as a
media co-op buying service,
bringing the advantage of
group purchasing to OGR
members. AGFH will be of-
fering a powerful and unique
TV co-op ad campaign for
OGR members in 2013.
Founded in 1928, OGR is
affiliated withmore than 700
independent funeral homes
that share common goals of
exemplary service, uncom-
promising care and compas-
sion to families in their time
of need. For more informa-
tion, visi
FORT LAUDERDALE,FL—
The
National Association of Fu-
neral Service Professionals, Inc
(NAFSPI)
is forging ahead
with interviewing board members to be a part of crafting
this new association. Many applicants have submitted their
resumes and upon initial screening of selected criteria a panel
interview is being conducted. The association looks forward
to sharing the newly selected board soon. NAFSPI’s vision is
to strengthen and affirm the membership’s professional rela-
tionships. The mission is to bring together men and women
fully committed to the funeral service profession.
For additional information, contact
Kevin Mitchell
, Ex-
ecutive Director at 954-604-4339, email nafspi.mitchell@
gmail.com or visit
ROCKVILLE,MD—
The Maryland Cemetery Funeral and
Cremation Association
held their annual elections in No-
vember. The officers and directors are as follows:
Tom Clax-
ton
,
Montgomery Vault
and
Richards-Wilbert
continues
as President and Chairman
. Charles Brown
,
Resthaven
Cemetery
, Hagerstown was elected Vice President;
John
Yeatman
Immediate Past President; Secretary
Lauri Brown
,
Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Washington
;
and
Amy Shimp, Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens
in
Baltimore, MD, Treasurer. Serving as Directors on the board
are
Craig Huff
,
Laura Foos
,
Randy Vlahos
, and
Sarah F.
Rex
who is also a Chairperson of the Legislative Committee.
Richard Cody
and
Craig Huff
have been appointed as liai-
son to the
ICCFA
and the
AARP
, while
Al Fritz
of
Matthews
and
Ralph D’Amato
are Supplier liaisons to the board.
HORSEHEADS,NY—
The
Finger Lakes Funeral Directors
Association
will be hosting their annual Convention on
Tuesday, March 26 and Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at the
Harbor Hotel, Watkins Glen, NY. This two-day event will
attract both New York and Pennsylvania funeral directors.
Further information and hotel accommodations can be
accessed at www.fingerlakesfuneraldirectors.org. Con-
vention cost includes 12 New York State CEUs and 6
Pennsylvania CEUs; four meals, convention materials,
free admission to Jack Black’s movie “Bernie” and indus-
try leaders on the convention floor. Space is limited to
180 so register early to guarantee your spot.