October 2018

Page A30 OCTOBER 2018 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on A F AMILY O WNED & O PERATED S INCE 1893 HELPING YOU MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE https://shop.dodgeco.com / www.dodgeco.com tel 800 443 6343 / fax 800 443 4034 V i s i t u s a t B o o t h 2 1 0 1 B o o t h 2 0 0 3 B o o t h 2 2 1 1 Funeral Service Foundation Now Accepting Select Foundation ’45 Award Applications and Submissions Available scholarships include the Foundation ’45, Steve Lang (new this year) and Memorial Classic Schol- arships, and the Shipley Rose Buckner, Joseph E. Hagan and Dennis Schoepp Memorial Scholarships. The Foun- dation also promotes the Brenda Renee Horn and Steve Mack Memorial Scholarships in partnership with the SCI National Scholarship Program. Those interested may apply online by the November 30th deadline. Applicants are asked to submit a brief essay and video. The Funeral Service Foundation board of trustees will select 20 Career Development Award recipients during its annual board meeting in October, held during the NFDA International Convention and Expo. Available to all licensed funeral directors looking to grow through professional development and continuing education, Career Development Awards underwrite reg- istration fees for a single NFDA Cremation Certification, Arranger Training or Certified Preplanning Consultant (CPC) session of the recipient’s choosing. Up to 60 names are selected each year. The board of trustees selected 20 names at its January and July meetings. A list of all Career Development Award winners is available online. “Awareness of Career Development Awards continues to grow, and submissions run the gamut from newly li- Continued from Page A17 CHICAGO,IL— EternityGardens.com has expanded their platform to serve families looking to lay to rest human and pet cremains in the states of Flor- ida, Nevada and Ohio. Curlew Hills Memory Gardens, located on the Gulf Coast in Palm Harbor, FL has joined the EternityGardens.com plat- form, as well as Woodside Cemetery & Arboretum in Middleton, OH and Summit Saints in Las Vegas, NV. “Cremated remains deserve a final resting place,” said DarrellHill, found- er and CEO of EternityGardens.com. “Curlew Hills, Woodside and Summit Saints offer exactly that kind of expe- rience. The addition of these compa- nies to our platform enables families with the ability to connect, locate, and search for more innovative options as well as more traditional placements EternityGardens.com Expands Platform Continued on Page A31 when laying to rest cremated remains. We look forward to serving cremation families together.” Curlew Hills Memory Gardens has been an innovator serving cremation families since its founding in 1979. The Cremation Scattering Garden and the Cremorial Garden were both completed shortly after the cemetery opened. That innovation continues to this day with several newly devel- oped cemetery sections and buildings as well as new marketing partnerships. “The cremation rate in Florida is among the highest in the United States, between 61-70 percent,” said Keenan Knopke, president and CEO of Curlew Hills Memory Gardens. “We have a proud history of serving all the families of Pinellas, Pasco, and Hillsborough counties, the options we offer for cremated remains have been part of Curlew Hills since our beginning. Partnering with Eternity- Gardens.com allows us to expand our on-line marketing efforts and makes it easier for families to learn about the many options we have for human as well as for pet cremated remains.” Woodside Cemetery & Arboretum has served generations of families in Butler County, Warren County, and southwest Ohio since 1891. The 135- acre cemetery, located between Day- ton and Cincinnati, offers a variety of options to meet the needs of all cremation families. In addition to serving as a cemetery, Woodside be- came an Arboretum in 2001 to cele- brate its 110th Anniversary. As an Ar- boretum, Woodside is home to more censed professionals to those who have been in the pro- fession for decades,” said O’Neill. “Our goal is to help funeral service professionals throughout every stage of their careers, and it’s especially exciting to see submis- sions from those funeral directors who’ve also benefitted other Foundation initiatives, scholarships and programs.” The Foundation accepts names for Career Development Awards throughout the year. Submissions are good for three selection cycles. Those interested may submit their names online at FuneralServiceFoundation.org. Informa- tion about each of these innovative training programs is available at NFDA.org. Information about 2019 Foundation ’45 Award oppor- tunities including academic scholarships, NFDA’s Meet the Mentors program and scholarships for the associa- tion’s 2019 Professional Women’s Conference will be available later this year. Since 1945, the Funeral Service Foundation has served as the profession’s philanthropic voice. As the charitable arm of the National Funeral Directors Association since 1997, the Foundation receives operational support from NFDA and donors across the profession to help advance its mission to support funeral service in building meaningful relationships with the families and the communities it serves. Send Us Your News! PO Box 5159, Youngstown, OH 44514 Fax 1-800-321-9040 • Email info@nomispublications.com FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS We welcome news of the industry. Send us information on your firm today!