Page A21 MAY 2023 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS Section A Pre-Convention Highlights Loews Kansas City Hotel & Kansas City Convention Center | Kansas City, Missouri | May 16–19 City! There’s endless fun to be had in the City of Fountains – from Royals baseball, to mouthwatering barbecue, and exhilarating live music. There’s something for each and every attendee to enjoy at next year’s Watch the Video FHCNews Online www.NomisPublications.com MEET the CO-CHAIRS I made sure to note the date I came to ICCFA University because I know I will be using it in the future as the day that changed my life. -Tony Armogida, Global Atlantic Financial Group “ ” Every year, the ICCFA University changes the lives of students all across the deathcare profession. Last year, the ICCFA Educational Foundation provided financial support for over 100 students by covering the registration cost of the ICCFAU. Apply for a scholarship today and you can attend ICCFA University this summer for no registration cost. Don’t miss out on this premier education event featuring the leaders of the deathcare profession and five full days of learning. Visit iccfa. education to learn more! ICCFA Names 2022 “Keeping It Personal” Award Winners ICCFA has named its 2022 Keeping It Personal (KIP) Award winners, recognizing the best in personalization in the cemetery and funeral service profession. Created by the ICCFA Personalization Committee, the KIP program honors recipients in four categories: Most Personalized Service/Memorial for Funeral Home, Most Personalized Service/Memorial for Cemetery, Most Personalized Pet Service, and Innovative Personalized Product, which is only available to supplier members. This year’s contest attracted entries from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States. Professionals from outside the cemetery and funeral service profession judged the entries. The 2022 KIP winners and honorable mentions will be featured during the KIP Awards and Designations on Thursday, May 18 from 8:00 – 8:30 AM at the 2023 ICCFA Annual Convention & Exposition in Kansas City, MO on May 16-19, 2023. Descriptions of each winning entry and honorable mention are available at www. iccfa.com/membership/awards/kip/. The winners are as follows: MOST PERSONALIZED SERVICE OR MEMORIAL (Funeral Home) First Place and Overall Grand Prize Winner Star Trek Memorial - Boldly Going Where No Funeral Has Gone Before Pray Funeral Home Inc, Charlotte, MI Honorable Mention Flanner Buchanan’s Certificate of Service and Challenge Coin Initiative Flanner Buchanan, Indianapolis, IN MOST PERSONALIZED SERVICE OR MEMORIAL (Cemetery) First Place H2oLyfe Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Honorable Mention Jefferson Memorial Park Paints the Park Pink in Honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month Jefferson Memorial Park, Funeral Home, Crematory & Arboretum, Pittsburgh, PA MOST PERSONALIZED PET SERVICE First Place Changing the Lives of Street Dogs Capillas Señoriales Casa de Homanejas, Merida, Mexico Honorable Mention Fox, Canine Hero Capillas Señoriales, Guatemala INNOVATIVE/PERSONALIZED PRODUCT (SUPPLIERS) First Place KeepTrack™ - The QR Body Tracking System for Funeral Homes & Crematories Gather, Meridian, ID Honorable Mention Chronicle Chronicle Cemetery Software, Victoria, Australia course, exciting networking events for attendees to broaden their professional connections. Join Don, Phil, and fellow deathcare professionals from all over the globe at our most anticipated event of the year! The 2023 ICCFA Annual Convention & Exposition co-chairs Don Winsett and Phil Zehms can’t wait to welcome you to Kansas convention! Guests can expect fantastic keynote presentations, new and innovative displays in our enormous exhibit hall, and of
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