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Read More31 Instant Health Boosters…Just for the Wonderful Women in my Life! 0
Fitness Magazine’s top 31 tips to staying healthy, being happier, and living longer, a focus in the May issue of AWFDConnections, are included here. I only included the first 15 in the newsletter – and hope a reiteration of those proves valuable. My favorite? #31!
1. Give lip service.
Thirty minutes of making out can improve allergy [...]
Get Your Copy of the April 22nd issue of Memorial Business Journal! 0
It’s a gift from Ed Defort, the editor. I’ve also provided a subscription form for your convenience. In this issue, you’ll find a discussion of the letter sent by the Funeral Ethics Organization critical of the American Board of Funeral Service Education’s curriculum and requirements for accreditation, plus a related essay on the subject written [...]
Read MorePart 2 of my conversation with Lacy Druen is ready for members… 0
…to access on their member’s resources page. We were speaking about how to embrace the differences between the generations in the workplace; how to enhance communication, and build stronger connections between Traditionalists, Boomers, Gen Xers, and Millennials. If you’ve not listened to Part 1, it too is available on your member’s resources page. She’s a [...]
Read MoreAnybody old enough to remember this one? 0
I’ve had that old Helen Reddy song, “I am Woman” buzzing through my head all morning. Sheesh; how unnerving – when the brain just sticks in a loop like that! But, you’ve got to admit, the song is really inspirational. “I am woman, hear me roar…in numbers to big to ignore.” Originally released in the [...]
Read MoreDigital Death…are your client families asking questions you can’t answer? 0
A funeral professional touches every aspect of the death process, from the first call to the engraving on the headstone. A funeral professional is the go-to-person in the community when individuals have questions about death. As our culture is changing and progressing so is death and the death process. Funeral professionals must be prepared to [...]
Read MoreCongratulations to the Recipients of the FSF Scholarships! 0
From left to right: Scholarship recipients Kristan McNames, Jessica Liston, Adriana Corral and FSF Executive Director Celi Clark Haga
The Funeral Service Foundation (FSF) awarded three scholarships for attendance at the 2010 NFDA Professional Women’s Conference, held April 9-11 in Savannah, Georgia.
Recipients of the 2010 honors were Adriana Corral, a mortuary science student at Miami Dade [...]
Do You Have the Courage to be Vulnerable? 0
I know that’s a big one for me; certainly, we all want to be completely, 100% professional, at all times. But, let’s face facts; we’re only human. I’ve come up against my own vulnerability a lot this past week, as I’ve been doing a number of podcast recordings with women of interest to our members [...]
Read MoreAre You Dealing with Generational Issues in the Workplace? 0
Have no fear, anxiety or frustration…we’ve got insights, and ways to work through them!
I’m posting the first part of the three-part presentation on Four Generations in the Funeral Home, with Lacy Robinson Druen on the Member’s Resources page. Some of you may have met Lacy at the NFDA Professional Women’s Conference this month – she’s [...]
Advisory Board Member, JoAnn Baldwin Honored for Outstanding Contributions to Funeral Service 0
Brookfield, Wis. – JoAnn Baldwin, consultant to Aurora Casket Company in Aurora, Ind., has been recognized with the National Funeral Directors Association’s (NFDA) 2010 Initiative Award. Presented on an annual basis during NFDA’s Professional Women’s Conference, held April 9-11, in Savannah, Ga., the NFDA Initiative Award honors an exceptional woman [...]
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