October 2020

Page B2 OCTOBER 2020 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on B CALENDAR of Events Many industry events have been cancelled or postponed. Please check with event sponsors for new dates. Last Updated 9/13/20 National Funeral Directors Association Cremation Certification Program  - Oct 02, 2020, Hosted by Goodwin College - Funeral Service Program, East Hartford, CT. 800- 228-6332. www.nfda.org nfda@nfda.org Ontario Assn Of Cmtry & Fn Profession- als 2020 Annual Conference and Trade- show - Oct 06-08, 2020. EVENT HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A VIRTUAL FORMAT. 888-558-3335. www.oacfp.com info@oacfp.com National Funeral Directors Associa- tion Virtual Cremation Certification Program  - Oct 07-08, 2020, Hosted by Piedmont Technical College 800-228-6332. www.nfda.org nfda@nfda.org Cremation Association Of North Amer- ica Crematory Operations Certifica- tion Program  - Oct 08, 2020, Holiday Inn Express, Albany, NY. 312-245-1077. www.cremationassociation.org/events/ EventDetails.aspx? id=1309811 info@ cremationassociation.org New York State Funeral Directors Assn 2020 Annual Convention - Oct 11-14, 2020, Verona, NY. EVENT HAS BEEN CAN- CELLED. 518-452-8230. www.nysfda.org info@nysfda.org National Hospice & Palliative Care Org 2020 Virtual Interdisciplinary Confer- ence - Oct 12-14, 2020, Little Rock, AR. EVENT HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A VIRTUAL FORMAT. 703-837-1500. www.nhpco.org Green Burial Council 2020 Conference - Oct 12-23, 2020. EVENT HAS BEEN RE- PLACED WITH A VIRTUAL FORMAT. 888-966-3330. www.greenburialcouncil.org info@greenburialcouncil.org National Funeral Directors Association Virtual International Convention & Expo - Oct 18-21, 2020, New Orleans, LA. Exhib- its. EVENTHAS BEEN REPLACEDWITH A VIRTUAL FORMAT. 262-789-1880. www.nfda.org/neworleans2 020 nfda@nfda.org Florida Cemetery Cremation & Funl Assn 2020 Maintenance Expo  - Oct 21, 2020, Auburndale Memorial Park, Auburndale, FL. Exhibits. 800-226-3332. www.thefccfa. com elane@executiveoffice.org Wisconsin Funeral Directors Asso- ciation 139th Virtual Convention - Oct 27 - Nov 17, 2020, Exhibits. EVENT HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A VIRTUAL FORMAT. 608-256-1757. www.wfda.info office@wfda.info Before I Die NM 4th Annual Virtual Festival  - Oct 30 - Nov 02, 2020 505-265- 7215. www.BeforeIDieNM.com gail@ agoodgoodbye.com 2020 Mid-Atlantic States Cemetery & Fu- neral Conference - Nov 03-04, 2020, Golden Nugget Resort & Casino, Atlantic City, NJ. Exhibits. (800) 604-3416. www.pccfa.com amy@dulaneyvalley.com National Museum Of Funeral History 26th Annual Charity Golf Classic - Nov 09, 2020. Kingwood, TX. EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 281-876-3063. www.nmfh.org info@nmfh.org Cremation Association Of North America Crematory Operations Certification Pro- gram  - Nov 10, 2020, National Museum of Funeral History, Houston, TX. 312-245- 1077. www.cremationassociation.org info@ cremationassociation.org Funeral Service Association Of Canada Professional Women’s Conference Cana- da  - Nov 13-15, 2020, Omni King Edward Hotel, Toronto, Ontario. 888-507-3722. www.fsac.ca info@fsac.ca Maine Funeral Directors Association 2020 Annual Convention  - Nov 21, 2020, Hilton Garden Inn, Freeport, ME. 207-729-9100. www.mainefuneraldirectors.org carolgay@ mainefuneraldirectors.org Kates Boylston Publications Cremation Strategies Conference  - Dec 02, 2020, Renaissance Nashville Hotel, Nashville, TN. 732-746-0201. www.katesboylston.com/ conferences tparmalee@kbpublications.com Connecticut Funeral Directors Assn 2020 Annual Convention  - Dec 03, 2020, Sheraton Hartford South, Rocky Hill, CT. 860-721- 0234. www.ctfda.org connfda@aol.com Kates-Boylston Publications Annual Fu- neral Service Business Plan Conference  - Dec 03-04, 2020, Renaissance Nashville Hotel, Nashville, TN. Exhibits. 732-746- 0201. www.katesboylston.com/conferences tparmalee@kbpublications.com Center For Loss & Life Transition Train- ing Seminars by Dr. Alan Wolfelt  - Jan 11-14, 2021 Parental Bereavement, Scotts- dale Marriott Suites Old Town, Scottsdale, AZ. 970-226-6050. www.centerforloss.com wolfelt@centerforloss.com Int’l Cemetery, Cremation & Funeral Assn Dead Talks  - Jan 13-15, 2021, Bally’s Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV. 703-391-8400. www.iccfa.com kspann@iccfa.com South Carolina Funeral Directors Assn 34thMid-WinterConference&Expo - Feb 01-03, 2021, Hilton Columbia Convention Center, Columbia, SC. Exhibits. (800) 445- 3427, (843) 881-3634, fax (843) 881-3659. www.scfda.org rion@scfda.org Center For Loss & Life Transition Train- ing Seminars by Dr. Alan Wolfelt  - Feb 08- 11, 2021 “Creating Meaningful Funeral Cer- emonies” Four-Day Workshop, Scottsdale, AZ. 970-226-6050. www.centerforloss.com wolfelt@centerforloss.com Cremation Association Of North America 2021 Cremation Symposium  - Feb 10-12, 2021, The Linq, Las Vegas, NV. 312-245- 1077. www.cremationassociation.org info@ cremationassociation.org National Hospice & Palliative Care Org 2021 Interdisciplinary Conference  - Mar 22-24, 2021, Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, MD. 703-837-1500. www.nhpco.org Int’l Cemetery, Cremation & Funeral Assn ICCFAAnnual Convention  - Mar 24- 27, 2021, Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, NV. Exhibits. (800) 645-7700, (703) 391-8400, fax (703) 391-8416. www. iccfa.com kspann@iccfa.com Finger Lakes Funeral Directors Associa- tion 2021 Annual Convention  - Mar 30- 31, 2021, Harbor Hotel, Watkins Glen, NY. Exhibits. 607-734-6196. www.kalecfh.com kalecfh@aol.com Submit Your Convention, Meeting or Seminar online at www.nomispublications.com or send to: PO Box 5159, Youngstown, OH 44514 Fax 1-800-321-9040 • Email info@nomispublications.com preciation and gratitude expressed by many cus- tomers for being able to have us supply them with PPE when nobody else could is a slight consola- tion. When you turn on the news and see stories that the entire country is out of a certain prod- uct and go online and see that it is out of stock ev- erywhere – yet you’ve been supplying it to your customers – it makes you feel proud to know that you’ve helped.” “We fully expect another shortage of a lot of these products in the very near future,” Heather added. “Most of the repurposed factories have gone away from their temporary op- erations of producing these items. There has also been a ton of cross over from other indus- tries like dentists, nursing homes, school districts, and many others pur- chasing these items that normally don’t. The sup- ply chain is still nowhere near getting back to nor- mal and likely won’t un- til next year at the earli- est. I’ve been telling all of my customers to please make sure that they have adequate stock of these items, the near future on the availability of most of these products is very un- certain.” For more infor- mation on all of the prod- ucts available through Affordable Funeral Sup- ply, visit www.affordable- funeralsupply.com or call 877-446-0191. Affordable Funeral Supply Continued from Page B1 NORTHRIDGE,CA— Sich Casket has announced that the company is part- nering with Ring Ring Marketing to create the Sich Casket Co-Marketing program that provides Sich distributors with free digital marketing tools for their compa- ny and discounts on Ring Ring Marketing services for their fu- neral home customers. “We have long real- ized that the key to the success of Sich Casket is tied to the success of our independent distribution network. Without our distrib- utors, Sich would be unable to deliver our quality caskets to funeral homes,” commented Sirius Chan, president of Sich Casket. “That’s why I am so excited to announce our Co-Marketing Program to give our dis- tributors another marketing tool to build sales in their local markets.” The program offers Sich distributors the opportunity to receive assistance in several digital marketing areas such as building a new, state-of-the-art website. Also, as part of the program, the distrib- utors will receive monthly updates to their websites. The program also allows distributors to carry out advertising campaigns on Facebook and to employ a remarketing program with Google. “I’m very excited to contribute to the continued success of Sich Casket and their distributors,” commented Welton Hong, CEO of Ring Ring Marketing. “In recent times, everyone in funeral ser- vice has faced major challenges. With cre- mation rising, revenue per call declining, and the current challenges brought on by the pandemic, funeral professionals need to evolve to be successful and the online tools that are part of the Sich Co-Market- ing program will be a great resource.” Also, as part of the program, Sich dis- tributors will be able to offer their cus- tomers discounts from Ring Ring Mar- keting on marketing services such as Search Engine Marketing, Social Media Marketing, and Websites. Also, Sich distributors will have the opportunity to have Welton Hong from Ring Ring Marketing speak at a continuing educa- tion seminar that they host, sponsored by Sich Casket. “We are committed to providing our distributors with best in class tools to help build their busi- nesses,” stated Scott Weisenbach, national sales director for Sich Casket. “Sich distrib- utors have access to a full line of marketing resources for use with their customers and the Sich Co-Marketing Program is the latest offering Sich has added to these tools.” Sich Caskets man- ufactures more than 200 models of cas- kets for burial and cremation, including carbon steel, stainless steel, precious metals, and many varieties of beau- tiful hardwood burial caskets as well as recently-introduced cremation cas- kets. Founded by company president Sirius Chan, every Sich casket is built to meet or exceed United States stan- dards in design, features, and qual- ity. The company distributes caskets through independent casket distribu- tors throughout North America. For more information about Sich Casket, visit www.sichcasket.com. Ring Ring Marketing is based in Las Vegas, NV and is led by CEO Wel- ton Hong. Ring Ring Marketing of- fers custom strategies for search engine marketing, website conversion opti- mization, and social media marketing. Welton and his team create custom dig- ital campaigns that are tailored to a fu- neral home’s business needs. To learn more about Ring Ring Marketing, visit www.ringringmarketing.com. Sich Casket and Ring Ring Marketing Announce Partnership Website Development and Maintenance Facebook Advertising