April 2020

Page B2 APRI L 2020 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on B CALENDAR of Events National Funeral Direc- tors Association Arranger Training Program  - Apr 08- 09, 2020, Hosted by Carmon Community Funeral Homes, Windsor, CT. 800-228-6332. www.nfda.org nfda@nfda.org Academy Of Graduate Em- balmers Of Georgia 65TH Annual Clinic  - Apr 13-15, 2020, Forsyth, GA. 770-445- 3180. www.ageg.org staff@ ageg.org Funeral Directors & Mort’s Assn Of NC 2020 Spring Board Meeting  - Apr 14, 2020, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Charlotte, NC. 704-982-0347. www.fdmanc.org fdmanc@ aol.com Oregon Funeral Directors Association Annual State Convention  - Apr 14-17, 2020, Seaside Convention Center, Seaside, OR. 800- 304-5095. www.ofda.org info@ofda.org Catholic Cemetery Confer- ence 2020 Exploring Catho- lic Cemetery Operations  - Apr 16-19, 2020, San Fernan- do Cemetery, San Antonio, TX. 708-202-1242. www. catholiccemeteryconference.org info@catholiccemeterycon- ference.org Journeys of Hope Heal- ing and Health Bereave- ment Cruise  - Apr 19-26, 2020, Harmony of The Seas, Cape Canaveral, FL. 315- 725-6132. www.j3hhh.com lf6643@yahoo.com Michigan Funeral Directors Association 2020 Conven- tion  - Apr 19-22, 2020, Radis- son Hotel and Lansing Center, Lansing, MI. 517-349-9565. www.mfda.org pdouma@ mfda.org International Order Of The Golden Rule 2020 Annual Conference & Solution Cen- ter  - Apr 19-21, 2020, Omni Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC. Exhibits. 512-334-5504. www.ogr.org jsmith@ogr.com National Funeral Directors Association Arranger Train- ing Program  - Apr 19, 2020, Oklahoma Funeral Direc- tors Association, Oklahoma City, OK. 800-228-6332. www.nfda.org nfda@nfda.org Oklahoma Funeral Direc- tors Association 2020 An- nual Convention  - Apr 19- 21, 2020, WinStar Hotel and Casino, Thackerville, OK. 405-843-0730. www.okfda.com info@okfda.com Nebraska Funeral Direc- tors Association 2020 An- nual Convention  - Apr 21- 23, 2020, Younes Confer- ence Center, Kearney, NE. Exhibits. 402-761-2217. www.nefda.org staff@nefda.org New Jersey Cemetery As- sociation 88th Annual Con- ference and Trade Show  - Apr 21-23, 2020, Golden Nugget Resort and Casino, Atlantic City, NJ. 973-566- 6522. www.njcaonline.org ExecutiveDirector@njcaonline.org Alberta Funeral Service Association 2020 Conven- tion & AGM  - Apr 23-25, 2020, Deerfoot Inn & Casino, Calgary, AB. 780-412-1310. www.afsa.ca inquiry@afsa.ca National Funeral Directors Association 2020 Profession- al Women’s Conference  - Apr 24-26, 2020, Confidante Hyatt Hotel, Miami, FL. 800- 228-6332. www.nfda.org/pwc nfda@nfda.org National Funeral Directors Association Cremation Cer- tification Program  - Apr 24, 2020, Hosted by Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, Pittsburgh, PA. 800-228-6332. www.nfda.org nfda@nfda.org Texas Cemeteries Associa- tion 2020 Annual Conven- tion  - Apr 26-28, 2020, The Worthington Renaissance Ho- tel, Fort Worth, TX. 817-339- 8210. www.txca.us lberger@ txca.us Association For Death Educ & Counseling 42nd Annual Conference  - Apr 28 - May 02, 2020, Hyatt Regency Columbus, Columbus, OH. 612-337-1808. www.adec.org adec@adec.org Utah Funeral Directors Asso- ciation Annual Convention  - Apr29-30,2020,FairfieldInn& Suites, Midvale, UT. Exhibits. 801-263-3286. www.ufda.org ufda.org@gmail.com National Funeral Directors Association 2020 Advocacy Summit -Apr29-May01,2020, The Mayflower Hotel, Wash - ington, DC. (800) 228-6332. www.nfda.org/advocacysummit nfda@nfda.org Selected Independent Funeral Homes 2020 Spring Manage- ment Summit  - Apr 29 - May 01, 2020, Le Méridien Tampa, Tampa, FL. 800-323-4219. www.selectedfuneralhomes.org raf@selectedfuneralhomes.org Kates Boylston Publications 2020 Cremation Innovators Conference  - May 01, 2020, Doubletree by Hilton Phila- delphia Airport, Philadelphia, PA. Exhibits. 732-746-0201. www. ka t e sboy l s t on . com tparmalee@kbpublications.com KAVOD The Independent Jewish Funeral Chapels 2020 Meeting  - May 03-04, 2020, Hilton Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 262-814- 1554. www.nijfd.org kavod@ associationexcellence.com Center For Loss &Life Tran- sition Training Seminars by Dr. Alan Wolfelt  - May 04- 07, 2020 Parental Bereave- ment, Hilton Fort Collins, Fort Collins, CO. 970-226-6050. www. c e n t e r f o r l o s s . c om wolfelt@centerforloss.com Kansas Funeral Directors Association Annual Con- vention  - May 04-06, 2020, Wichita, KS. Exhibits. 785- 232-7789. www.ksfda.org kfda@kfda.kscoxmail.com New York State Association Of Cemeteries 43rd Annual PublicAffairs Seminar  - May 04-05, 2020, The Desmond Hotel, Albany, NY. 518-434- 1134. www.nysac.com info@ nysac.com British Columbia Funeral Association 2020 Conven- tion and Trade Show  - May 05-07, 2020, River Rock Ca- sino & Resort, Richmond, BC. Exhibits. 250-592-3213. www.bcfunerals.com info@ bcfunerals.com South Dakota Funeral Di- rectors Assn 121st Annual State Convention  - May 06- 08, 2020, Best Western Ram- kota Plus Hotel, Sioux Falls, SD. Exhibits. 605-246-9466. www.sdfda.org tkerr@triotel.net Indiana Funeral Directors Association 140th Annual Convention & Tradeshow  - May 11-14, 2020, Embassy Suites Conference Center, Noblesville, IN. Exhibits. 317-846-2448. www.infda.org connie@infda.org Independent Funl Dirs Assn Of Texas Inc 87th Annual Convention & Expo  - May 11-13, 2020, Hilton Garden Inn San Antonio-Live Oak Conference Center, San An- tonio, TX. Exhibits. 254-214- 5649. www.ifdatexasinc.org ifdatexas@aol.com South Carolina Morticians Assn Inc 95th Annual State Convention  - May 11-14, 2020, Hilton Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach, SC. Exhibits. (803) 773- 3323. www.scmorticians.com scmainc@gmail.com Ontario Funeral Service Association 2020 Mid-Year Meeting  - May 13, 2020, Hil- ton Garden Inn-Toronto Air- port West, Mississauga, ON. 905-637-3371. www.ofsa.org info@ofsa.org National Funeral Directors Association Cremation Cer- tification Program  - May 13, 2020, Hosted by Ogeechee Technical College, States- boro, GA. 800-228-6332. www.nfda.org nfda@nfda.org National Funeral Direc- tors Association 2020 Em- balming and Restorative Art Seminar  - May 14-15, 2020, Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, Pitts- burgh, PA. 800-228-6332. www.nfda.org/embalmingseminar nfda@nfda.org West Virginia Funeral Direc- tors & Crematory Operators Association 2020 Convention  - May 15-18, 2020, Stonewall Resort, Roanoke, WV. Exhibits. 304-345-4711. www.wvfcoa.org rlkimes@yahoo.com Missouri Funl Directors & Embalmers Assn 2020 Con- vention  - May 18-19, 2020, Embassy Suites, St. Charles, MO. Exhibits. 573-635- 1661. www.mofuneral.org publications@mofuneral.org Iowa Funeral Directors As- sociation 2020 Annual Con- vention  - May 19-21, 2020, Prairie Meadows Hotel & Conference Center, Altoona, IA. Exhibits. 515-270-0130. www.iafda.org admin@iafda.org Ohio Funeral Directors Association 140th Annual Convention & Exhibition  - May 19-21, 2020, Hilton Co- lumbus at Easton, Columbus, OH. Exhibits. 614-486-5339. www.ofdaonline.org diana@ ofdaonline.org Minnesota Funeral Directors Association Annual Conven- tion  - May 27-29, 2020, Mys- tic Lake Center, Prior Lake, MN. Exhibits. 763-416-0124. www.mnfuneral.org mtufto@ mnfuneral.org National Funeral Directors Association Cremation Cer- tification Program  - May 27, 2020, Hosted by Minnesota Funeral Directors Association, Prior Lake, MN. 800-228-6332. www.nfda.org nfda@nfda.org Louisiana Funeral Directors Association&Mississippi Fu- neral Directors Association (Joint Convention)  - May 31 - Jun 02, 2020, Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans, LA. 225- 767-7640. www.lfdaweb.org LFDA@tatmangroup.com Mississippi Funeral Directors Assn and Louisiana Funeral Directors Association (Joint Convention)  - May 31 - Jun 02, 2020, Beau Rivage, Biloxi, MS. Exhibits. 225-767-7640. www. mississippifuneraldirectors.com/ jointconvention mfda@ tatmangroup.com Tennessee Funeral Direc- tors Association 2020 Annual Convention  - May 31 - Jun 01, 2020, Wilderness at the Smokies and Sevierville Con- vention Center, Sevierville, TN. Exhibits. 615-321-8792. www.tnfda.org dawn@tnfda.org Submit Your Convention, Meeting or Seminar Online at www.nomispublications.com or send to: PO Box 5159, Youngstown, Ohio 44514 Fax 1-800-321-9040 • Email info@nomispublications.com Passare ® Announces New Public API for Web Providers ABILENE,TX— Passare, Inc has announced their groundbreaking public API (Application Programming Interface) that can now al- low any website provider to integrate with Passare. “We are excited to an- nounce that our Public API for website providers is now available,” said Josh Mc- Queen, vice president of product at Passare. “This project has been a priority for us because we are always looking for ways to help our clients be more efficient with their daily operations.” An API is like a key that unlocks the information within Passare and allows it to be sent to another website. With Passare’s API, funeral directors can enter funeral information from service de- tails to obituaries (and more) and then transfer the infor- mation to their website with the click of a button. “The API is going to save a lot of time for our cus- tomers,” said McQueen. “We already integrate with several select website providers, but our public API really opens up the opportunity to integrate with any website provider, including custom funeral home websites.” The public API provides a secure connection to Passare for website providers who have been granted Passare’s API key. Data can be trans- ferred on a case-by-case ba- sis, which means the funeral home can decide which cas- es are transferred over. “As always, our goal in creating this API was to create a best-in-class so- lution,” McQueen con- tinued. “We started get- ting more requests from providers to integrate with our software than we could handle so rather than programming one- integration at a time we started working on a so- lution that would bene- fit everyone. Next up, our plan is to expand our API capabilities to other types of funeral home software applications.” Passare offers the funer- al profession’s only funeral home collaboration soft- ware with integrated busi- ness management tools. Through Passare, funeral directors can connect and communicate with families and access case information anytime, anywhere, using any internet-connected de- vice. Offering unlimited us- ers, unlimited devices, un- limited updates, and 24/7 customer support, Passare is helping funeral staff to save time, streamline process- es, and spend more qual- ity time with the families they serve and with their own families at home. Con- tact a Passare support team at 800-692-5111 or email support@passare.com to learn how to grant your website provider access to Passare’s API. To learn more about Passare’s API, go to http://bit.ly/PassareWebAPI. For more information about Passare’s cloud- based collaboration soft- ware with built-in business management tools, go to www.passare.com. It is anticipated that once the necessary adjust- ments to manufacturing have been accomplished at the Woodfold plant in Forest Grove then full scale production of the most popular and viable lines will Woodfold Manufacturing Panelfold Continued from Page B1 commence under the Woodfold brand name. Since 1957 Wood- fold has been manufac- turing door and win- dow components to the commercial and resi- dential markets nation- wide. Custom accordion doors, luxury hardwood window shutters and hardwood roll-up (coil- ing) doors have been the core products for Wood- fold. Learn more at www.woodfold.com.