Many funeral homes engage with their community on social media. As part of NFDA’s Remembering A Life consumer outreach and education initiative, we’ve created ready-to-use social media posts for you to use on your funeral home’s Facebook and Instagram pages! These posts will help you educate your community about the value of funerals and the unique expertise [...]
New postal requirements for the shipping of cremated remains go into effect September 30, according to the latest revision to the United States Postal Services’ “How to Package and Ship Cremated Remains” pamphlet. According to T. Scott Gilligan, NFDA general counsel, the most significant change is that USPS will now require Label 139 to be [...]
As Summer changes to Fall my job description focus changes slightly from the focus on membership growth, the Mid-Winter Advocacy Summit, and Lobbying the Legislative session in the beginning of the year. Through the Convention, incoming and outgoing of officers, and all that the summer months bring. Now in the fall I put on my [...]
We are finally into summer, and I believe I have seen the sun a couple of times through all the rain. Our 125th Annual Convention wrapped up in June. The Convention was held at Glade Springs which always exceed our expectations. All the attendees and their families enjoyed what Glade Springs had to offer such [...]
Hello All, I have no lack of material for this newsletter article. We have been very busy since the first of the year. We have had our Mid-Winter Advocacy Summit, the 2019 Legislative Session, discussions with the state Attorney General, the Medical Examiner’s office, the State Registrar’s office, the WV Pre-need Funeral Trust and [...]
