That’s right! The Association of Women Funeral Service Professionals! Check out the new logo image in the header – just to prove the point!
Let’s dig in…this is BIG!
Go back just over one year…the launch event for the AWFD – way back on August 18, 2009 – was a teleseminar on the value of expansion [...]
Read MoreOne of my favorite blogs is Little Things Matter, and (not surprisingly) there’s a Facebook page to match. “In a special contest, members of the Little Things Matter Facebook community were asked to share their #1 little thing that could improve someone’s life today. Over 300 people responded with outstanding ideas, practical suggestions, [...]
Read MoreI had the pleasure of meeting (by phone, anyway) Kenyatta King, the young, energetic force behind this new organization. He’s got so many great ideas, and so much heart! I enjoyed attending a conference call with members of the NGFPA this week – and each person on the call is truly committed to bringing the [...]
Read MoreBrookfield, Wis. – An overwhelming majority of Americans over the age of 40 who have attended funerals believe that funeral and memorial services are a valuable and important part of commemorating the life of a loved one[1], according to nationwide study conducted by telephone in April by Harris Interactive on behalf of the Funeral [...]
Read MoreWhile the Advisory Board and I want to develop an enriching catalog of CEU courses, currently we’re focused on expansion of membership and services. So, rather than reinventing the wheel, we’ve partnered with WebCE, a firm with a broad range of funeral service CEU courses. Please review their course listings – all are decidedly affordable, [...]
Read MoreThe Funeral Service Foundation (FSF) has awarded two outstanding mortuary science school students, Dennis Gamble and Yolanda Topps, each a $1,000 Joseph E. Hagan Memorial Scholarship. It seems there were twenty-six students in the 2010 Joseph E. Hagan Memorial scholarship program, each of whom was asked to explain what the greatest challenge is facing funeral [...]
Read MoreWe all need them, don’t we? This past Sunday evening I got an email from Maureen Lomasney, of Funeria, congratulating us on our first year in existence – and our decision to more fully embrace the many roles which women play in funeral service. Here’s what she wrote…
“Congratulations on your first anniversary. You have been [...]
Have you seen this HBO film? While I know that every woman involved in the suffragette movement of the early decades of the 20th century wasn’t as beautiful as the women of this film, I still enjoyed watching the story of these deeply committed women. Actually, I was inspired, and reminded of the women in [...]
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