November 2020

Page A33 NOVEMBER 2020 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on A of a Parent by Opioid Over- dose; and Tragic Death. NFDA is sharing the PSAs with consumers on the Re- membering A Life website, www.rememberingalife.com, and social media sites. Con- sumers who, after viewing a PSA, choose to visit the Remembering A Life web- site will find a wide range of information about planning a meaningful tribute, ser- vice options available and beginning the grief journey. Consumers can also search for an NFDA-member funeral home using the “Find a Funeral Home” feature. The PSAs are available to NFDA members for use in their communities. The PSAs can be posted on a funeral home website, shared on social media, or used as part of communi- ty presentations. The PSAs may also, in cer- tain circumstances, be appropriate to share with a family that is planning a service. Funeral professionals can view the PSAs by visiting the NFDA website, www.nfda.org/psas, which also features information about requesting the free PSA embed codes for use on a firm’s web- site and social media. Order Direct at 1-800-782-8249 Free UPS Ground Shipping www.mccordcasketsandvaults.com online professional development CANA Cremation Symposium— The CANA Cremation Symposium is short, sweet, and packed with a marketing punch! It’s known for its topicality and for providing a wealth of useful and practical tips that you can easily bring home and apply to your own business. 2021 WHEELING,IL— CANA’s board of directors has elected W. Scott Smith of Texas into the role of pres- ident. Scott is the CEO/President of All Texas Cremation. He is involved in every aspect of the funeral industry and was appointed by Governor Perry to the Texas Funeral Service Commis- sion to serve as commissioner from 2014-2017. Scott is past president of the Texas Funeral Directors Association, the Dallas County Funeral Directors As- sociation, and the North Texas Funer- al Directors Association. He currently serves as chair of the Texas Disaster Response Team of the Texas Funeral Directors Association. Joining the CANA officers as third vice president is Don Fritz of the Cremation Society of Illinois. With his election, Don is in position to take the role of CANA president in the 2024-2025 membership year. He has served on the CANA board of di- rectors since 2017 and is the current chair of the statistics advisory group. Newly elected directors are William “Bill” Clark of Kootenay Enterpris- es Inc and Joseph “JP” DiTroia of Fresh Pond Crematory and U.S. Co- lumbariumCo. Robert Hunsaker of Hunsaker Partners was reelected to a second term on the board of directors. They join CANA board officers Ar- cher Harmon, Fairfax Memorial Fu- neral Home; Shannon Asmus, Vertin Company; Caressa Hughes, Service Corporation International; Michelle Canerot, Trust Advisors, Inc; and Eli- sa C. Krcilek, Mountain View Funer- al Homes and Cemetery. Other board members include LindseyBallard, Bal- lard-Sunder Funeral & Cremation; Denis Desrochers, Gregoire Desro- chers; Kim Price, Memory Glass, LLC; Robbie Pape, Service Corpo- ration International; Erin Whitak- er, Whitaker Funeral Home; Ryan Wiseman, Porter Funeral Homes & Crematory; Gerald “Jerry” Sullivan, Cremation Society of Illinois; and Lara M. Price, Sheehy, Ware & Pap- pas, P.C., CANA Legal Counsel. These individuals comprise the 2020-2021 CANA leadership team. Founded in 1913, the Cremation As- sociation of North America (CANA) is an international organization of over 3,300 members, composed of funeral homes, cemeteries, crematories, indus- try suppliers, and consultants. CANA members believe that cremation is preparation for memorialization. Remembering A Life Public Service Announcements Earn National Award  News Association Cremation Association of North America elects New Directors to the Board William “Bill” Clark Robert Hunsaker W. Scott Smith Joseph “JP” DiTroia Don Fritz BROOKFIELD,WI— The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) was re- cently honored by the Amer- ican Society of Association Executives (ASAE) with a Sil- ver Award in the Power of A Awards for its public service announcements (PSAs). Cre- ated to educate families about the importance of meaningful funerals and the value of funeral directors, the PSAs are part of NFDA’s Remembering A Life family outreach and education initiative. NFDA was one of 39 associations to earn a Silver Award. ASAE’s Power of A Awards, the industry’s highest honor, recognize the asso- ciation community’s valuable contributions on the local, national and global levels. The Power of A Awards reward the outstanding accomplishments of associations and indus- try professionals who work tirelessly to solve problems, and strengthen lives, the work- force, the economy, and the world. The PSAs recognized include: Funer- als Are for the Living; Funeral Directors Helping Communities Heal After Tragedy; Value of Funerals and Funeral Directors; Honoring a Life Lost to Overdose; Death Association Officers: PO Box 5159 Youngstown, OH 44514 Fax 1-800-321-9040 Email info@nomispublications.com FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS Send Us Your News!