November 2021

Page A26 NOVEMBER 2021 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS Se c t i on A O n -L ine A ssOciAte D egree i n F unerAL s ervice 1616 Church Street | Nashville, TN 37203 615-327-3927 | www.guptoncollege.edu For information concerning cost and program call 615-327-3927, go to our website at guptoncollege.edu or email admissions@guptoncollege.edu. If you are interested in becoming a licensed funeral professional, John A. Gupton College can help you get there. The Associate Degree in Funeral Service is an accredited program. Our online program is flexible, career-focused and may be completed in 12 or 16 months. Financial Aid is available. Connecticut Funeral Directors Association “Fills the Hearse” with Donated Food for Connecticut Foodshare (L to R) CFDA Executive Director John Cascio; CFDA President David W. MacDonald of Wallingford and Yalesville Funeral Homes; and CFDA Vice President Jacqueline L. Teske of Leete-Stevens Family Funeral Homes & Crematory. (L to R) CFDA Immediate Past President Ed Sheehy; CFDA Executive Director John Cascio, CFDA Board members Jesse Gomes, Amanda Portelance and Tom Tierney, CFDA Vice President Jacqueline Davis Teske and CFDA President David MacDonald. WETHERSFIELD,CT— Members and suppliers of the Connecticut Funer- al Directors Association (CFDA) took its 2021 ben- efit golf tournament a phil- anthropic step further this year. In addition to raising scholarship funds to help Connecticut high school seniors pursuing careers in funeral service, Wethers- field-based CFDA started the day with its first-ever “Fill the Hearse” food drive for Connecticut Foodshare. Funeral directors, suppli- ers from across the state, and mortuary science professors from Goodwin University in East Hartford carried in over 400 pounds of nonper- Like @Nomis.Publications Like us on NEWS Association CONTINUED “Over the years I have had the pleasure of know- ing and working with vari- ous members of the NFDA board of directors and staff, as well as association members, and couldn’t be happier to be joining such a well-respected fu- neral service association,” said Farmer. “I am grate- ful for the opportunity and am looking forward to do- ing all that I can to serve NFDA and its members.” NFDA is the world’s leading and largest funeral service association, serving more than 20,000 individ- ual members who repre- sent nearly 11,000 funeral homes in the United States and 49 countries around the world. NFDA is the trusted leader, beacon for ethics and the strongest ad- vocate for the profession. NFDA is headquartered in Brookfield, WI and has an office in Washington, DC. For more information, vis- it www .nfda.org. Chris Farmer Continued from Page A25 The hearse was then moved onto the course as a hole-in- one prize. Thanks to all who participated! ishable food to Wallingford Country Club and placed all of it into a brand-new hearse, provided by Parks Superior Sales in Somers. Once golf play began, the food was unpacked from the vehicle and brought to Connecticut Foodshare’s Wallingford location for sorting and distribution. Scan QR for our website 1-888-792-9315 • mymortuarycooler.com Mortuary Coolers starting at $4,499