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JANUARY 2017
FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS
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IST OF
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XHIBITORS
CONTINUED
MKJ Marketing................................................................1201
Mork Mausoleum Construction Inc. ..................................................1815
Mt. Hope Grief Services.......................................................................910
National Alliance for Grieving Children .........................430
National Funeral Directors & Morticians Association....432
National Funeral Directors Association ..........................906
National Guardian Life Insurance Company (NGL)............................1419
National Mortuary Shipping and Cremation..................515
New Memorials Direct / Bailey & Bailey, Inc...................509
Noble Metal Solutions.........................................................................520
Nomis Publications .........................................................1014
North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company............407
Nuvo Iron...........................................................................................1315
OM Stone (Formerly Oregon Memorial)............................................1913
Omneo Group Americas.....................................................................1919
Osiris Software by Funeral Director’s Resource ................................1333
Paradise Pictures, LLC. .........................................................................612
Parting .................................................................................................300
Passages International, Inc. ...........................................1009
Passare.................................................................................................512
Pets, LLC.............................................................................................1726
Phoenix Bronze Resources...................................................................902
Physicians Mutual.............................................................738
PICLIF...................................................................................................610
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science .......................333
PlotBox Inc ........................................................................................1510
PLPA.....................................................................................................427
Polyguard, LLC.................................................................1515
Pontem Software...............................................................................1331
Precious Memories............................................................507
Precoa..................................................................................................733
Premier Columbaria.............................................................................740
Progressive Environmental Services, Inc. ............................................912
PSM - The Picture Specialist for Memorial......................915
Qeepr.................................................................................................1724
Randolph Rose Collection .................................................................1432
Regions Bank.....................................................................................1025
Remembrance Creations, LLC ............................................................1131
Repose Cemetery Solutions.................................................................433
Resomation LTD.................................................................................1915
Ring Ring Marketing..........................................................................1735
Riviera Tailors Ltd. ...............................................................................500
Salem Stones.....................................................................................2009
Sauder Funeral products .....................................................................619
Security National Life Insurance .........................................................806
Shiva Shade.........................................................................................618
Sich Casket Co. ..................................................................631
SinoSource International, Inc. ...........................................................1613
Skyways Media ...................................................................................739
Southern Cemetery, Cremation & Funeral Association........................332
SpartaCraft..........................................................................................401
SRS Computing..................................................................................1100
Star Granite & Bronze .........................................................................939
Stericycle Director’s Choice Communication Solutions.....................1007
Strickland Solutions ..........................................................................1335
Sunset Memorial & Stone LTd..............................................................803
Supernova / Aplazer ..........................................................................1819
T & J Manufacturing Corp..................................................................1430
Tecstone Granite Inc..........................................................................1602
The Kenerson Group............................................................................411
ThermoDigital......................................................................................403
Tile Artisans Digital Imaging, LLC......................................................2015
Timberland Urns ................................................................................1708
Tribute Companies, The .....................................................................1428
Trigard................................................................................831
Triple H Company..............................................................801
Trust 100............................................................................................1112
Tukios, Inc. .........................................................................................1033
UPD Urns ............................................................................911
Urns Factory ........................................................................................409
US Cremation Equipment.................................................600
US Metalcraft, inc................................................................................726
Valuedshow / Fujian Tenghui Stone Co. Ltd.........................................709
Valuedshow / Hunyuan Shixinchang Trading CO. Ltd...........................418
Valuedshow / Jinjiang Tensen Trade Co. Ltd. .......................................710
Valuedshow / MingXiang Granite Co., Ltd...........................................604
Valuedshow / Xiamen Bosshome Import & Export Co. Ltd..................704
Vantage Products Corp......................................................................1230
Vezzani SPA..........................................................................................607
Vital ICE App. / Vitalboards................................................................1306
VKM International Inc. ...................................................1910
Ward’s Transport and Supplies.......................................1911
WebCemeteries.com..........................................................................1328
Wilbert Funeral Service, Inc. ..........................................1019
WithumSmith & Brown PC...................................................................620
Xiamen ZhongHengXin Industrial CO., LTD. ......................................1012
Zontec..................................................................................................703
ICCFA ANNUAL MEETING OF
MEMBERS
THURSDAY, APRIL 6
8:00 TO 9:30 AM
All ICCFA members are encouraged to
attend the association’s Annual Meeting of
Members. Vote for members to represent you
on the Board of Directors, listen to officer
reports on the state of ICCFA and fully
engage in the running of your association.
PLPARECEPTION
THURSDAY, APRIL 6
5:00 TO 6:00 PM
Join pet loss professionals from around the
world as they meet to kick off a week full of
festivities. Hors d’oeuvres and drinks will be
served. Admission is included with every full
registration.
FIRST TIMERS’ RECEPTION
THURSDAY, APRIL 6
5:00 TO 6:00 PM
Will this be your first time attending the
ICCFA Annual Convention & Exposition?
Come meet other members who are also
new to the convention, as well as ICCFA
volunteers and leadership, at this special
reception dedicated to welcoming you.
Admission is included with every full
registration.
ICCFA EDUCATIONAL
FOUNDATION RECEPTION*
THURSDAY, APRIL 6
6:00 TO 7:00 PM
Join us for a reception to honor donors,
scholarship recipients and bestow the
ICCFA Educational Foundation Lasting
Impact Award to Jan Scruggs, founder of the
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. Jan has
perhaps done more to promote the concept
of memorialization than anyone else in the
past 35 years. Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be
served along with cocktails. All proceeds will
benefit the Educational Foundation, a tax-
exempt 501(c)(3) charity that supports the
association’s educational programs. Tickets:
$50 (Vietnam Veterans may attend for free).
ICCFA PRAYER BREAKFAST
FRIDAY, APRIL 7
7:30 TO 8:30 AM
Come join us in breakfast and fellowship
at this year’s Prayer Breakfast. This year’s
Prayer Breakfast is courtesy of generous
sponsorships. It is open to the first 60
individuals who show up to the breakfast—
first-come, first-served. Sorry, spouse/
guests may not attend unless they are a paid
registrant.
3RD ANNUAL PET MEMORIAL
SERVICE
FRIDAY, APRIL 7
8:40 TO 8:50 AM
Join us as we honor service pets and family
pets of ICCFA members who have died in the
past year. Instructions and a PDF form can
be found at
www.iccfa.com/membership.The
deadline for submission is February 28.
KEEPING IT PERSONAL (KIP)
AWARD PRESENTATION
FRIDAY, APRIL 7
8:50 TO 9:00 AM
Winners of the 2016 Keeping It Personal
(KIP) Awards will be honored during a
ceremony on the general session stage.
The KIP Awards recognize the best in
personalization and were created by ICCFA’s
Personalization Committee to recognize
outstanding examples of personalization
of services or products in the deathcare
profession.
STATE ASSOCIATION
LEADERSHIP LUNCHEON*
SATURDAY, APRIL 8
1:00 TO 2:30 PM
Elected leaders, staff and “rising stars” from
state and regional associations are invited to
gather at this roundtable luncheon to network
and share the issues affecting their members.
A ticket is required and can be purchased on
your registration form. Tickets: $60.
CLOSING RECEPTION
SATURDAY, APRIL 8
6:00 TO 7:00 PM
Join us for an open bar before the Closing
Dinner. The reception and the closing dinner
will be held at the Omni Nashville, which is
only a short walk away from the Music City
Center.
ICCFA MEMORIAL SERVICE
SATURDAY, APRIL 8
7:00 TO 8:00 PM
Tribute and memorialization are at the heart
of what we do. Join us as we remember
colleagues and loved ones of ICCFA members
who have passed away this past year. If you
would like to remember a loved one who has
died, please send us a profile and photos for
inclusion in the service. Instructions and a
PDF form can be found at
www.iccfa.com/membership. The deadline for submission is
February 29.
DENIM & DIAMONDS: CLOSING
DINNER
SATURDAY, APRIL 8
8:00 TO 11:00 PM
Join us for a night of casual glamour at the
Denim and Diamonds-themed closing dinner.
Come enjoy food and entertainment as we
close the 2017 ICCFA Annual Convention.
The ICCFA presidential transfer from Michael
Uselton, CCFE, to Scott Sells, CCFE, will take
place during this event, as will the exchange
of gifts with our fellow international groups
Tickets are included with full attendee and
spouse/guest registrations. All others may
purchase a ticket on the registration form.
SPECIAL EVENTS
*TICKETED EVENTS
JEWISH FUNERAL
DIRECTORS OF AMERICA
BUSINESS MEETING
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5
12:30 PM