December 2018

Page A37 DECEMBER 2018 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on A •BEST WARRANTY AVAILABLE •CUSTOM DESIGNS TO FIT YOUR NEEDS •LOWEST FUEL COSUMPTION •ENVIRONMETALLY SUPERIOR •PROVEN TECHNOLOGY •MADE IN THE USA •24/7 SERVICE AND REFRACTORY REPAIRS ON ALL MAKES AND MODELS •TRADE-INS ON NEW MACHINES •IN HOUSE ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING •2000 INSTALLATIONS WORLD WIDE •FINANCING AVAILABLE •HUMAN & PET CREMATORIES •FULLY AUTOMATED PLC OR DIGITAL CONTROL Family Owned & Operated Since1985 & MANUFACTURING Five States Align as “Northeast Funeral Service Partnership” News Association ContinueD NEW PALTZ,NY— Recognizing the un- tapped strength of collaboration, the president, president-elect, policy board representative and executive director from five Northeastern funeral director associations, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey State, New York State and Pennsylvania convened at the Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, NY, on October 25th and 26th. The group joined together for two days of discussions over industry con- cerns that collectively and geographical- ly could be opportunities to further ad- vance this multi-state partnership. Several key matters examined during the meeting were; cross-state sharing of association services, legislative continu- ity in individual state rules and regula- tions, the delivery of regional seminars, education and training of interns, work- force retention, reciprocity and profes- sional development. Following the success of this inaugu- ral gathering, the group, now named the Northeast Funeral Service Part- nership, is planning future meetings for 2019.