Page A37 October 2022 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS Se c t i on A www.vischerfuneralsupplies.com www.ChildrenGrieve.org Visit our website to access dedicated resources to support children that are grieving and connect to local support. Working to ensure no child grieves alone. celebrate Let’s together Ten years ago, with the insurance expertise and financial strength built over more than a century, the Physicians Mutual family entered the preneed market. We listened. We learned. And we created products to help funeral home owners grow their business and serve their families. Please stop by our booth for a glass of champagne and to learn about our latest innovation, the InTrust Preneed product suite. We’re excited about the future and know the best is yet to come. The Physicians Mutual team and I look forward to seeing you in Baltimore! Visit us at NFDA booth 1618 | October 9-12, 2022 Underwritten by Physicians Life Insurance Company, a member of the Physicians Mutual family. Preneed program not available in all states. 10th 120th anniversary in preneed birthday for the Physicians Mutual family celebrate Let’s th Tim Reed, Physicians Mutual PM3396 years together NEWS Association CONTINUED ways-popular dissection and analysis of cremation rates across the United States and Canada. She was joined by the executive director Donna Shugart-Bethune of the International Association of Pet Cemeteries and Crematories for Cremation Trends Part 1: Statistics and Business Diversification. Together, they discussed the profession’s response to cremation trends, excess deaths and how businesses are diversifying through the addition of pet cremation. Cremation Trends Part 2: Cremation Memorialization debuted brand-new cremation memorialization research that sparked enthusiastic conversation about consumer behavior on memorial trends. Stephen Knight of Service Corporation International, Scott MacKenzie of MacKenzie Vault, and Nikki Nordeen of Terrybear Urns & Memorials provided insights on what this new research means for cremation memorialization today and in the future. John Baker and Judy Olson of National Guardian Life Insurance Company (NGL) closed the convention by sharing their own data on deaths over the past two years, demonstrating how an active preneed program can increase at-need revenues in cremation and preneed. This event would not have been possible without the generous sponsorship of 25 companies. Their commitment to furthering professional cremation education and development in the industry benefits us all! Next up, CANA eagerly anticipates future events with The Green Funeral Conference in Albuquerque, NM this September 13-15, 2022. The event will feature participants from across the green spectrum sharing ideas. CANA’s 2023 Cremation Symposium returns to The LINQ Hotel + Experience on the Las Vegas Strip February 8-10, 2023, so be sure to save the date. Then, CANA celebrates the 105th Cremation Innovation Convention in Washington, DC in August 9-11, 2023. Mark your calendars and find more about these events at www.cremationassociation.org/education. CANA’s 104th Convention Continued from Page A36
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