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Homesteaders Partners with Habitat for Humanity
WEST DES MOINES,IA— Homesteaders Life Company
partnered with the Greater Des Moines Habitat for Hu-
manity to complete an on-site panel build at their office
in West Des Moines. In less than a day, 65 Homesteaders
volunteers constructed all the interior and exterior walls
of a 1,100-square-foot home.
“This is such a great cause and a rewarding experience
for our employees,” explained Homesteaders executive
vice president of human resources Judy Ralston-Han-
sen. “After our successful Habitat build last fall, we de-
cided to plan a second one so that our field reps could
participate during their semi-annual sales meeting.”
Despite the July heat, Homesteaders employees spent
the day measuring, cutting and framing the walls of a
split-level home planned for a deserving family in Des
Moines. The build is part of Habitat’s affordable home
ownership program, which offers cost-effective housing
opportunities to families throughout the metro area.
“Homesteaders has always been committed to giving
back to our community and the funeral profession,” ob-
served Homesteaders’ chairman, president and CEO
Steve Lang. “Today’s Habitat build was another great ex-
ample of our collective commitment to investing in our
community.” Lang is currently serving on the board for
the Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity.
A local family will purchase the panel build home using an
affordable mortgage – made possible, in part, by the volun-
teer labor and financial support provided by Homesteaders.
Prior to purchasing their new home, the buyers will complete
more than 40 hours of classes and counseling covering home
maintenance, money management and neighborliness. The
home buyers will also invest 300-400 hours of sweat equity
in the construction of their home and other Habitat projects.
Mike Moffitt
Passare Names Mike Moffitt as Director of Sales
ABILENE,TX—Passare®, the funeral industry’s only
cloud-based funeral arrangement and collaboration
software, recently announced the addition of Mike
Moffitt as director of sales for Passare.
“We are pleased to welcome Mike to the Passare fam-
ily,” said Jay Thomas, Passare’s executive vice present and
CEO. “Mike has extensive experience in the funeral pro-
fession and a desire to serve others. We look forward to
working with Mike to bring new and innovative solu-
tions to funeral homes throughout the Midwest.”
Mike has nearly 30 years of experience as a funeral
director and spent the last five years as the operations
manager for a large, cemetery/funeral home combina-
tion location in Indiana. His goal in his new role with
Passare is to provide funeral homes with real solutions
to the management problems they face every day.
“I joined Passare because
I saw the need for a solu-
tion like this in the funer-
al profession,” said Mike.
“If you are a funeral home
manager, I’ve been in your
shoes. Things are chang-
ing quickly and we in the
funeral industry need to
catch up with how fami-
lies are communicating.
Passare fills that gap. It
helps funeral homes with
their efficiency and time
management. You get ac-
curate information from
families in a timely manner, which is huge.”
“Mike is familiar with the ins and outs of funeral home
operations on a daily basis,” said Josh McQueen, direc-
tor of sales for Passare. “He is able to instantly relate with
the challenges that funeral home owners and managers
face every day and provide valuable solutions to his cli-
ents. We are excited to welcome Mike to our team.”
Passare is helping funeral professionals all over the na-
tion re-imagine the funeral experience. Passare is the in-
dustry’s only collaboration system with integrated case
management. Only Passare allows families and funer-
al directors to collaborate on arrangements anytime,
anywhere, from any internet-connected device. Passare
helps families and funeral directors communicate better
throughout the funeral planning process, leading to in-
creased customer engagement, higher levels of satisfac-
tion, and a better overall experience for funeral profes-
sionals and families alike. To learn more, email info@
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Artist Marjolein Bastin
visits Messenger
Headquarters
Ms. Bastin is pictured holding an open register book cover of
Messenger’s Beyond the Meadow stationery series during her
visit to the Messenger facility in Auburn, IN on July 14, 2017.
AUBURN,IN— Artist
Marjolein Bastin, along
with her husband Gaston
and son Mischa, recent-
ly visited with Messenger
team members at their Au-
burn, IN facility. Ms. Bas-
tin’s artwork is featured in
Messenger’s newest statio-
nery series, Beyond the
Meadow. Her art is most
recognizable in the retail
world of greeting cards,
gifts, calendars and more
through her long-standing
partnership with retail-
er Hallmark®. “Artwork
is a universal language
that can touch the soul
and speak to a viewer in
a very personal way. Uti-
lizing beautiful artwork in
our designs helps us deliv-
er products that not only
look great but that com-
municate on a powerful
emotional level,” stated
Alicia Norman, product
development manager at
Messenger.
The Messenger team
treated Ms. Bastin to a
plant tour, presentation
on their deep-rooted com-
pany history and over-
view of the funeral indus-
try and lunch. Ms. Bastin
signed prints of her art-
work for Messenger team
members during her visit.
“Having the opportunity
to meet and spend the day
with Ms. Bastin was re-
markable,” stated Heath-
er Garman, marketing di-
rector at Messenger. “She
is not only very gracious
and tremendously talent-
ed but also very passion-
ate about looking, listen-
ing and delivering special
messages of comfort and
hope through her paint-
ing. We are delighted that
Ms. Bastin has joined the
Messenger family.”
In honor of Ms. Bastin’s
visit, Messenger award-
ed free Beyond the Mead-