November 2022

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Family owned and operated since 1995 800-664-8365 necremation@metrocast.net www.necremation.com NEWS Association CONTINUED Scholarship Funds raised through Connecticut FDA’s 2022 Golf Tournament FSAC and NFDA to Host 2022 Professional Women’s Conference in Toronto, Canada BROOKFIELD,WI—The Funeral Service Association of Canada (FSAC), in partnership with the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA), will host the third Professional Women’s Conference – Canada. Known as the profession’s leading gathering for women in funeral service, the event in Canada will take place November 4-6 at the Omni King Edward Hotel in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This event promises to be a weekend of luxury and a time to connect with peers in the funeral service profession and build meaningful connections. Attendees can kick off their Professional Women’s Conference experience by participating in the optional NFDA Arranger Training program on November 4. Led by NFDATraining and Development Manager Melissa Loose, attendees will learn how to make the most of arrangement conferences through a creative, five-step process you will only discover during the NFDA Arranger Training workshop. This training program requires a separate registration. The conference officially begins the evening of Friday, November 4 with a complimentary Welcome Reception to help conference attendees get to know one another in anticipation of the forthcoming day-and-a-half of learning. Attendees can expect engaging conference sessions led by experts covering a wide range of topics: Reconnection: Building a Foundation of Authentic Relationships presented by Dr. Jody Carrington, a renowned psychologist; Children and Grief presented by Annette March-Grier, a leader in grief education and support; The Art and Beauty of Postmortem Beautification presented by Monica Torres, owner of NXT Generation Mortuary Support; Movement & Posture; The Path to Equity, Inclusion, and Action presented by Dianne Bondy, social justice activist and author; Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) and Reflections for Funeral Professionals presented by Tekla Hendrickson and Mona Kornberg, Executive Director and Project Manager of MAiDHouse; and more. Attendees won’t want to miss a fantastic social event being planed for the evening of Saturday, November 5. The Funeral Service Association of Canada (FSAC) is the leading national funeral service association that represents funeral homes, cemeteries, crematoriums, bereavement sector suppliers and other funeral service professionals. An essential ally and advocate for its members, FSAC is dedicated to promoting the value of meaningful end-of-life services and events through education, public awareness, legislative guidance and advocacy. Association members provide approximately 85% of death care services for Canadians. FSAC actively engages with the Canadian funeral services community in matters of common interest and mutual benefit. It partners with leading thinkers and innovators within the profession and disseminates information about national trends affecting members’ work and the communities they serve. FSAC is dedicated to pursuing its work with care, compassion, sensitivity and transparency. Complete details about speakers and education sessions can be found on the Professional Women’s Conference page on the FSAC website, www.fsac.ca. NFDA is the world’s leading and largest funeral service association, serving more than 20,000 individual members who represent 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 advocate for the profession. NFDA is headquartered in Brookfield, WI and has an office in Washington, DC. For more information, visit www.nfda.org. Pictured (L to R) CFDA board member and funeral director at Molloy Funeral Home, Jesse M. Gomes, MA, CFSP, CPC, CCO, who also is the program director and an associate professor of the funeral service department at Goodwin University in East Hartford, CT; CFDA executive director John Cascio; CFDA communications director Laura Soll; and Connecticut Foodshare’s Corporate & Community Giving manager Al Marino. hearse with cans and boxes of food for Connecticut Foodshare. This annual golf event raises scholarship funds for aspiring funeral directors and the filla-hearse component has become a yearly CFDA tradition. Special thanks to Parks Superior Sales in Somers, CT for offering a hearse for a Hole in One prize, and for CFDA’s food collection. Every year, Connecticut Foodshare provides millions of meals to people across Connecticut. WETHERSFIELD,CT— Thanks to the many members of the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association (CFDA) who attended the organization’s 2022 golf benefit tournament at Wethersfield Country Club in Wethersfield, CT and filled a new DIGITAL DIRECTORY Available Download instantly at www.NomisPublications.com Save on Shipping!

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