February 2020

Page A31 FEBRUARY 2020 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on A In nite Innovations · 3745 Evergreen · Stra ord, MO 65757 · 800-362-6224 · www.infparts.com · sales@infparts.com • Funeral Car Repair Parts and Accessories • SpecialtyWindshields • Full Line of Trim & Body Parts • Rollers & Bier Pins • Landau Bars • Flag Staffs...And More! Serving our Customers for over 30 years! Our New 55,000 Sq. Ft. Facility News Association OGR Member Firms Participate in Operation Toy Solider Jim Rudolph (left) of Veterans Funeral Care at MacDill Air Force Base Barnett-Strother Funeral Home Martin Funeral, Cremation & Tribute Services Heartland Cremation & Burial Society Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care Lakeside Memorial Chapel Smith Funeral & Memorial Services to deserving military families by OGR member funeral homes. In addition to Veterans Funeral Care in Clearwater, FL; Barnett- Strother Funeral Home, Madi- sonville, KY; Martin Funeral, Cremation & Tribute Services, Grand Blanc, MI; Smith Funeral & Memorial Services, Warren, RI; Lakeside Memorial Cha- pel, Buffalo, NY; Michigan Cre- mation & Funeral Care, Grand Rapids, MI; and Heartland Cre- mation&Burial Society, Kansas City, MO participated. Operation Toy Soldier is one of the many programs offered through the Veterans Funeral Care provider’s network and is a benefit of OGR membership. To become a part of the network, funeral homes must first attend a full day “How to Become the Go-to Funeral Home for Veter- ans” workshop, which takes place throughout the year. The next training will be held on Tuesday, February 25 in Clearwater, FL. Founded in 1928, OGR is af- filiated with independent funeral homes throughout North Amer- ica and overseas that share com- mon goals of exemplary service, uncompromising care and com- passion to families in their time of need. For more information, con- tact Nancy Weil, OGR’s mem- ber resources director at nweil@ ogr.org or 512-334-5504 or visit www.ogr.org/regional-workshops. INDIANAPOLIS, IN— The In- ternational Order of the Gold- en Rule (OGR) is proud to an- nounce seven of its member funeral homes participated in Op- eration Toy Soldier in late 2019. Operation Toy Soldier is a not-for- profit dedicated to collecting new toys during the Christmas season and distributing them to active duty and veteran families in their commu- nities. Over 5,300 toys were donated