February 2019

Page A36 FEBRUARY 2019 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on A • Family Owned and Operated • 20+ Years Industry Experience • New Product Increases Settlements • No Contracts... Free Recycling Tote Cremation Metal Recycling 800-664-8365 cremation metal recycling - responsible recycling charitable foundation cmr@metrocast.net www.cremationmetalrecycling.com PIMS to Present Spring Con-Ed Seminar: 2019- PIMS Best Practices 101 PIMS alumna Shaiyla Hakeem receives the Purple Heart Medal from General Austin Scott Miller News Educational ContinueD PIMS Alumnus Receives Purple Heart PITTSBURGH,PA— Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science (PIMS) graduate Shaiyla Hakeem was recently awarded The Purple Heart Medal. The Purple Heart is the United States military dec- oration awarded in the name of the president to those wounded or killed while serving with the United States military; “Being wounded or killed in any action against an enemy of the United States or as a result of an act of any such enemy or opposing armed forces.” Shaiyla is currently deployed in Kabul, Afghanistan as public affairs specialist with the United States Army and is the personal photographer to General Austin Scott Miller. While in Kandahar, Shaiyla’s unit came under fire by an Afghan soldier, resulting in three Afghan deaths, four wounded, including Shaiyla being shot and wounded. For her injuries, Shaiyla received both the Purple Heart Medal and Combat Action Badge. PIMS is proud of Shaiyla for her service to our country and for the sacrifices she has made. PIMS Students Host Annual Christmas Drive for the Needy PITTSBURGH,PA— On Sat- urday, December 15, Pitts- burgh Institute of Mortu- ary Science (PIMS) student senate and student volun- teers attended and assisted with the Kingsley Associa- tion Breakfast with Santa. The Kingsley Association was established in 1893 for the purpose of providing a multitude services to working class families of Pittsburgh. The students collected almost 200 toys and numerous boxes of food and clothing to donate to the Kingsley. They assisted with many arts and crafts at the event including cookie decorating, frame decorating, pictures with Santa, and serving the meal. Community service is paramount in the funeral industry and our students take great pride in helping the PIMS neighborhood. PITTSBURGH,PA— Dr. Joseph Marsaglia, Dean of Faculty and Students of Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, is pleased to announce its Spring Continuing Education Event entitled 2019-PIMS Best Practices 101, being held March, 15, 2019. This multidimensional program will feature the fol- lowing topics: Serving the Family of a Perpetrator by Martha Thayer; Funeral Directors and Organ Pro- curement; Tissue Retriev- al; and Demonstration of Embalming the Tissue Do- nor by T. J. Roser; et al. This 6 hour day-long pro- gram will not disappoint the embalmers and direc- tors with discussions on both clinical and business issues. The program will be held Friday, March 15, 2019 from 8:00 A.M. to 3:15 P.M at the PIMS Spe- cial Events Center. Application for approv- al for 6 continuing educa- tion units has been made to Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Mary- land, New York and the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice. Breakfast, Lunch, and all course materials will be included for attendees. Registration can be com- pleted on PIMS website at www.pims.edu . CLEVELAND,OH— Lor- ri Krnc, international ship- ping specialist and Kahlen Knapik, licensed funeral director and embalmer and business development man- ager with National Mortu- ary Shipping and Crema- tion recently spoke to class 158 at the Pittsburgh In- stitute of Mortuary Science about domestic and inter- national shipping of hu- man remains and cremat- National Mortuary Shipping and Cremation speaks to PIMS Class 158 ed remains. Kahlen also shared with the class some of the best practices in embalm- ing when doing shipping cases. Lorri Krnc states, “It was my pleasure to speak to the students. Sharing what we know and our ex- periences was well received. What they are learning now will play an integral part in the shipping industry in the years to come.” PO Box 5159, Youngstown, OH 44514 Fax 1-800-321-9040 • Email info@nomispublications.com FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS Class Officers and Administrators: Send Us Your News! Kahlen Knapik of NMS stated, “We have given a number of presentations throughout the country on domestic and international shipping but the opportunity to share this information at my old Alma Mater has been a true honor. Our next generation of funeral professionals, are impressive, and they have a bright future ahead of them.” Resources are available in English and Spanish to help you create meaningful and healing memorialization experiences for families and communities. 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