August 2020

Page B9 AUGUST 2020 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on B DESIGN l PRODUCTS l VENTILATION 7 2 0 . 5 8 3 . 1 8 8 6 l V I S I T OU R I D E A G A L L E RY l D U N C A N S T UA R T TOD D . COM www. vischerfuneralsupplies.com most as well as how to offset the loss of floral revenue. Two words: Care. Package. The sweet nostalgia in a box full of notes and goodies is the “warm hug” no one can give each other right now. Not to mention, food is still one of the best things you can give someone un- dergoing a loss – because it’s actually useful. The newly-launched company aptly named Food Not Flowers has made it simple to send love, support -- and food! -- all over the United States with its “reinvented care package” complete with fresh meals, chocolate chip cookies, hand-written notes as well as a variety of gifts including those specifically geared towards sympathy like The Five Minute Journal and bonsai tree kits.  “Bereavement is a time when expressing warmth and comfort to others is at an all-time high, and these un- precedented times have made that much more diffi- cult” explains Brandon Bruce, founder of Food Not Flowers. “Our entire mission is connecting people; our care packages allow families and friends to be emo- tionally present with each other in a time when they can’t be physically present.” All care packages from Food Not Flowers can be customized to fit your needs, and are hand-packed to ensure the “hominess feel” always remains. Meals are completely preservative-free, never frozen, and shipped all over the United States within 48 hours (with FREE shipping available in nearly 20 states and counting). Recipients and senders can also connect with loved ones by sending a video note directly from their phone. The final touch? Hand-picked organic rosemary as soon as you open the care package. “Even when the pandemic is behind us, Food Not Flowers is an ideal solution for sympathy gifts as it actually helps the family during their time of need,” adds Bruce. “Our goal is always to spread love faster than fear.” Food Not Flowers seamlessly integrates with vari- ous interfaces to make it simple for funeral homes to add this gifting option to their respective websites. For more information, visit www.foodnotflowers.com. Funeral Homes Safely Connect Families Continued from Page B1 NEWARK,NY— The Paul L. Murphy Funeral Home eliminated the need for lifting with removal ve- hicles while making hun- dreds of calls last year. The 83-year-old owner/funer- al director is able to safely and efficiently do remov- als singlehandedly by using LoadAlone™, thus making lifting obsolete. Developed by Mortuary Transport and Trade Sup- plies, LoadAlone™ is an af- fordable automated mor- tuary cargo loading system gaining widespread recog- nition and installations in the industry. Already ac- cepted as a solution that helps prevent back injuries, the patent-pending system provides an additional lay- er of personal protection to funeral directors who do re- movals from hospitals and nursing homes. Now, funeral directors know that bodies are get- ting bigger and repeated transport leads to personal injury including bad backs, knees, shoulders, and herni- as which are a leading cause for decreased productivity and/or disability claims. LoadAlone™ has enabled the funeral home’s employ- ees to safely load and un- load up to 500 pound bod- ies without assistance. As an added benefit overhead costs are reduced. Now any mortuary service can oper- ate more safely, save time and money with Load- Alone™. Here is how: • Transport achieved with one person. • Easily disinfect the flooring, ramps, and cables, saving time and money • Since no lifting is re- quired to load the bodies when using LoadAlone™ there is less injury and fa- tigue from lifting which increases the mood, resil- ience to continued inju- ries and increases worker retention. • It is an effective alter- native to pall bearers or a second person when they are unavailable at the funeral home or unloading/lifting at cemetery, and PlotBox Announces the Appointment of Andrew Clark as Chairman of the Board Using LoadAlone™ Makes Lifting With Removal Vehicles Obsolete David Murphy loading a cremation case with wood bottom which is being placed next to a previously loaded cot Andrew Clark BOSTON,MA— PlotBox has announced the appoint- ment of Andrew Clark as chairman of the board. “We are delighted to welcome Andrew to the Board during this period of exciting growth for PlotBox,” said Sean McAllister, PlotBox CEO. “Andrew brings an in- comparable wealth of experience and strategic vision to the business having led one of North America’s larg- est death care operators, Park Lawn Corporation from July 2013 to March 2020. With the scale of operation and speed of growth Park Lawn Corp achieved under Andrew’s leadership, his appointment is a particu- larly strong endorsement for PlotBox.” “I am delighted to have the opportunity to join the board of PlotBox,” said Clark. “My career has been devoted to building busi- nesses across a number of sectors. Each of these op- portunities has begun with a strong core offering that is underpinned by an excep- tional team. PlotBox possesses both of these characteris- tics, and I am looking forward to working with Sean and his team through this period of growth.” Andrew brings to PlotBox 10 years of death care indus- try experience, having transformed Park Lawn Corpora- tion from a Toronto-based business with only six loca- tions into Canada’s largest deathcare operator, with over 200 locations across North America. Prior to Park Lawn, Andrew built a successful hospitality and tourism busi- ness which was merged into a large privately held trav- el management firm. In addition to PlotBox, Andrew is currently a director of Andlauer Healthcare Group (TSX: AND) and has previously been a member of the board of regents at Mount Allison University and a member of the board of governors at the Sterling Hall School. • In this COVID era is the answer to social dis- tancing during remov- als is to work alone by using LoadAlone™. According to its inven- tor and licensed funeral di- rector, David P. Murphy, “LoadAlone™ will save your back, reduce your costs and make you more profitable.” Murphy, a New York State funeral director and NFDA member asserts, “We want to do whatever can be done to minimize the risk to in- dustry personnel of con- tracting Covid-19 so we are currently offering qualified buyers steep discounts of up to 33 percent on our prod- ucts.” Orders can be placed online on the company’s website www.loadalone.com or by calling 845-598-1681. A demo of the Load- Alone™ solution can be seen at https://bit.ly/3fVPHZh or online at www.load- alone.com. The loading system fits most standard SUVs, vans, and hearses, is easily installed and removed whenever necessary. T o P lace Y our C lassified A d Call 1-800-321-7479 or visit our website at www.nomispublications.com ADS Classified Online News Funeral Home & Cemetery online