April 2021

Page A36 APRIL 2021 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS Se c t i on A FUNERALSERVICEFOUNDATION.ORG CARING FOR FAMILIES CARING FOR CCAARRING FOR YOURSELF You matter! ! Make time for ke self-care this year. Leili McMurrough, Worsh- am College. On April 8, choose be- tween concurrent work- shops: Inside the Courthouse presented by Michael Shar- key, attorney and funeral di- rector; Can We Talk? Helpful Embalming Tips presented by Tawnia Steinhoff, The Dodge Company; and Cre- ating Small Moments of Cer- emony During the Initial Transfer presented by Angela Woosely, founder, Inspired Journeys; What Holds Us Back at Work: How to Com- municate with Colleagues, Managers and Clients pre- sented by Dr. Meg Myers Morgan, associate professor and author. Attendees will be able to chat with fellow attendees and speakers during educa- tion sessions. Select sessions will feature a live Q&A with speakers. There is more to the 2021 Virtual Professional Wom- en’s Conference than just outstanding education. NFDA is planning engag- ing networking and so- cial sessions. Attendees can participate in one-on-one video chats during which they can connect with old friends and make new ones. In the networking loung- es, attendees will be able to join “tables” to for dis- cussions with topics rang- ing from the latest happen- ings in the profession to more lighthearted subjects. NFDA will also host an ac- tion-packed virtual scaven- ger hunt on April 8 during which attendees can win fantastic prizes. The Funeral Service Foun- dation is offering up to 150 scholarships to qualified ap- plicants to attend this year’s Virtual Professional Wom- en’s Conference. Funeral ser- vice professionals and stu- dents who identify as female or non-binary are eligible to apply for a scholarship, val- ued at up to $249. Candi- dates are required to answer two essay questions in no more than 250 words per question: Discuss how your role to serve families safe- ly and compassionately has evolved in the last year; and Your interest in this scholar- ship illustrates your drive to continually learn. What are you most looking forward to, or hoping to learn from the virtual conference? Complete requirements and the application form are available online, www. funeralservicefoundation. org/scholarships/pwc/. The application will remain open until April 1, or un- til all scholarships have been awarded. Those who have al- ready registered for the con- News Association ContinueD NFDA Professional Women’s Conference Goes Virtual; Advocacy Summit Cancelled BROOKFIELD,WI—The National Funeral Directors Association invites women in the funeral service profes- sion to attend the 2021 Vir- tual Professional Women’s Conference on April 7 and 8. While the conference may be virtual this year, NFDA’s innovative event platform will offer the ideal setting for funeral directors, educa- tors, students and suppliers to generate new ideas, fuel personal and professional growth, and connect with other funeral service profes- sionals. The Funeral Service Foundation is making the profession’s premier event for women more accessible than ever with 150 scholarships. The Virtual Professional Women’s Conference fea- tures a powerhouse line-up of conference sessions led by dynamic experts cov- ering a wide range of top- ics: April 7: Prospecting to Women Influencers presented by Jodi Clock, Clock Fu- neral Home; The Future of Funeral Service is Emotion- al presented by Jason Troy- er, Ph.D; and The Millennial Funeral Director presented by ference may apply, and re- cipients will be notified by email. Attendees must regis- ter for the 2021 Virtual Pro- fessional Women’s Confer- ence by April 2. ADVOCACY SUMMIT 2022 DATES ANNOUNCED Due to the unprecedent- ed, ongoing public health cri-sis caused by the Cov- id-19 pandemic, NFDA an- nounced the cancellation of its 2021 Advocacy Summit. The 2022 Advocacy Summit has been scheduled for May 4-6, 2022. “NFDA could not have ac- complished all we did last year without the support of members,” said CEO Chris- tine Pepper . “When we asked you to write to your members of Congress urging them to support the BRAVE Act and to contact the Na- tional Academy of Science, Engi-neering and Medicine about prioritizing funeral service professionals for the Covid vaccine, you stepped up and answered the call. Collectively, we have a stron- ger voice and we are look- ing forward to your contin- ued positive contributions to our advocacy efforts in Washington, DC. During the year, there will be many opportunities for you to roll your sleeves up and help ad- vocate on behalf of your cho- sen profession and those you serve.” “There is so much NFDA accomplished in the District of Columbia in 2020, from getting funeral service pro- fessionals designated as crit- ical infrastructure workers and included in Phase 1A of federal guidance for the Covid vaccine to the pas- sage of the BRAVE Act,” said NFDA senior vice president of advocacy Lesley Wit- ter . “Even though we will not gather for the Advoca- cy Summit, we will build on this momentum and contin- ue to advance the interests of the profession and the fami- lies you serve.” NFDA is the world’s lead- ing and largest funeral ser- vice association, serving more than 20,000 individ- ual members who represent nearly 11,000 funeral homes in the United States and 49 countries around the world. NFDA is the trusted lead- er, beacon for ethics and the strongest advocate for the profession. NFDA is head- quartered in Brookfield, WI and has an office in Wash- ington, DC. Complete de- tails about the 2021 Virtual Professional Women’s Con- ference are available online, www.nfda.org/pwc, or by calling 800-228-6332.