February 2021

Page A24 FEBRUARY 2021 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS Se c t i on A Call 651-450-7727 to request a wholesale catalog, Our Extra-Large Cremains Bags (13”x 15”) are perfectly sized for the Standard Plastic Human Service Urn. or visit UrnBags.com to order some bags. Just $2.90 each*. * Bags sold in multiples of 10 Choose from Black, Blue, or Burgundy J t $3. 0 each* 800-331-9093 For over thirty years Rick and Elizabeth Roberts have been supplying the funeral industry with superior quality handcrafted hardwood chapel furniture, still handcrafted by Rick & his craftsmen on a custom built to order basis. Large Baby Bier/Cremation Altar as the base of the Urn Carrier, offers multi-purpose functionality. Guaranteed 1 Unit in Stock on the 1 st of Each month! Urn Carrier Provincial Large Baby Bier/Cremation Altar RD/129 Cherry Queen Anne Formal Altar pictured with optional lighted Urn Riser Queen Anne Collection Introducing the Formal Altar Web Special! 15% Discount on all Furniture Extended through 02/28/2021 robertsanddowney.com Pictured with Urn Carrier and Flag/Bible Holder BRAVE Act Signed into Law Thanks to Hard Work and Support of Funeral Service sistence paid off and for that, I say thank you!” The BRAVE Act up- dates veteran burial ben- efits in a manner that treats all non-service- connected deaths equal- ly, regardless of where the veteran dies. Before the BRAVE Act became law, certain veterans who died in a Department of Vet- erans Affairs (VA) facili- ty were provided greater funds to cover the cost of a funeral than veterans who died in their home or another medical fa- cility – a major inequity that sorely needed to be addressed. Sponsored by Sens. Gary Peters (D-MI) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Reps. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) and Cheri Bustos (D-IL), the BRAVE Act is a big win for both vet- erans and funeral service. “I am very proud of NFDA members and others in the funeral pro- fession who advocated for this important legis- BROOKFIELD,WI— After years of support from funeral service, thousands of phone calls and emails from funeral directors, and hundreds of Congressional meet- ings during the National Funeral Directors Asso- ciation (NFDA) Advo- cacy Summit, President Donald Trump signed the BRAVE Act into law, as- suring equitable funer- al and burial benefits for veterans. “We would not have made it to this stage without the hard work of our members,” said NFDA president R. Bryant Hightower Jr., CFSP. “Whether it was meeting with their mem- bers of Congress dur- ing the annual Advoca- cy Summit, making calls or sending emails, our members played a vital role by sharing the stories of veterans they served, building awareness of the BRAVE Act and securing co-sponsors. Their per- Continued on Page A27 lation,” said Christine Pepper, CAE, CEO of NFDA. “This is why we go to our nation’s capital each year and visit con- gressional leaders, talk- ing with them face-to- face about changes we want made on behalf of funeral service.” “Passing legislation in Congress is not easy con- sidering that only about 1 percent of the bills in- troduced in the 116th Congress were enacted into law,” Pepper com- mented. “Nevertheless, our members have been coming to our Advoca- cy Summit each year in Washington, DC, and walking the halls of Con- gress to help get this im- portant bill passed for our veterans. I also want to thank the state asso- ciations and state execu- tives for their hard work and support.” “I am always so proud to join my fellow funer- al service professionals in L ike Us On Facebook! “I Love My Cemeterian” “I Love My Funeral Director” ONLY $ 11 95 Last Minute ^ T he P erfect G i ft for All of Your Valentines! order at www. nomi spubl i cat i ons . com or ca l l 1 -800-321 - 7479