January 2019

Page A37 JANUARY 2019 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on A US Cremation Equipment leads the way. It all comes down to… PERFORMANCE! www.uscremationequipment.com • info@uscremationequipment.com Service Performance · Rapid Response Times · Attentive to Your Needs · Experienced & Knowledgeable Equipment Performance · Low Cost Ef cient Operation · No Cool-Down Between Cases · Fast Processing Times · Longer Equipment Life · Obese Case Capacity · Fully Automated Controls Call 321.282.7357 We build the best and service the rest. CANA 2019 Cremation Symposium February 5-7 | Paris Las Vegas Art of Selling Cremation 2: A Preneed Summit February 5 REGISTER BY JANUARY 11 Be a Hero! Join us for the CANA 2019 Cremation Symposium and tap into your superpowers to better serve your clients and grow your business. Our lineup of speakers is more robust than ever, with the industry’s very own superheroes ready to inspire and arm you with practical tips that you can apply immediately. You can also earn up to 7 HOURS of continuing education credits and, of course, network with peers. Plus, back by popular demand to kick off the symposium: The Art of Selling Cremation 2: A Preneed Summit Register at gocana.org/canaheroes or call 312-245-1077 WETHERSFIELD,CT— For more than a de- cade, the funeral directors and suppliers of the Connecticut Funeral Directors Asso- ciation (CFDA) have collected toys and funds and made personal contributions for the Connecticut National Guard’s Opera- tion ELF’s (Embracing Lonely Families) holiday drive. This year, CFDA expand- ed its holiday effort to also collect toys for Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. Funeral homes across Connecticut wel- comed donations of unwrapped toys and CFDA Collects Donations for Operation Elf and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center Pictured with just a handful of the toys collected by the CFDA are: Front row (far right) Funeral Director Anthony J. Napolean, CCO. Second row (L to R): CFDA Executive Director John F. Cascio; CFDA President Edward J. Sheehy, Jr., CFSP, CPC, CCO; CFDA Vice President Alexander J. Scott, CFSP, CPC, CCSP; and NFDA Board At-Large Representative Daniel J. Ford, CFSP, CPC, CCSP (also past CFDA President). Third row (L to R): CFDA Board member Jesse M. Gomes, CFSP; CFDA Board mem- ber Melissa Melin-Miles; and CFDA Secretary David W. McDonald, CCO. gift cards from the public. In addition, people dropped off items during CFDA’s 130th Annual Convention at the Red Lion Hotel (formally the Radisson Crom- well Hotel) in Cromwell. “This is the third year that Connecticut funeral homes have invited the public to bring in donations of gift cards and toys,” explains Edward J. Sheehy Jr., president of the Connecticut Funeral Directors Associ- ation. “By doing so, we added more than Continued on Page A40 News Association ContinueD