December 2021

Page A38 DECEMBER 2021 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS Se c t i on A WILTON,CT—TribuCast® was delighted to share its’ simple, pay-per-use remote attendance system with at- tendees at this year’s NFDA International Convention & Expo in Nashville. Those unable to attend the meeting, can contact the company at info@tribucast.com or call 800-782-0104 to request new complementary marketing materials for use when discussing remote attendance or livestreaming options with their families. “TribuCast® addresses the growing need for funeral di- rectors to be able to offer their clients a highly personal- ized and professional way to include friends and loved ones who are unable to attend a funeral or memorial service in person,” said Bruce Likly, president and co- founder. “TribuCast’s superior customer support helps relieve the stress and workload associated with livestream- ing, while at the same time keeping the quality of the broadcast consistently high.” TribuCast® provides a safe, secure and dignified way to at- tend a funeral or memorial service remotely. A TribuCast®, which can be viewed live or later, enables friends and loved ones to attend the event almost as if they were really there. A virtual Guest Book is also available for those attending re- motely to offer their thoughts, memories, and condolences. A TribuCast® offers unique benefits as well. Highly per- sonalized content can surround the livestreaming portion Tribucast ® Showcased State-of-the-Art Remote Attendance System at NFDA Convention June R. Williams, Carmon Senior Funeral Director with Bruce Likely, president and Co-Founder of TribuCast Oscar Belmont, TribuCast in NFDA Booth of a TribuCast® enabling families to add photos, poems, prayers, memorabilia and more – all of which support and enhance the remote attendee’s experience. Likly added, “The funeral business is changing and for- ward-thinking funeral directors are recognizing the need to change with it and offer solutions, like TribuCast®, to their clients to address the unmet needs of friends and loved ones who want to be present for a funeral or memo- rial service, even when they can’t be there in person.” TribuCast® delivers an easy-to-use, patent-pending, state-of-the-art remote attendance solution to bring the full impact of a funeral home’s bereavement services to those who can’t be there in person. TribuCast® is accessed through a personal website where a funeral or memori- al service can be viewed in real time or later, along with highly personalized content that puts the life that was lost into greater context. TribuCast® helps reduce a fam- ily’s heartache and stress by enabling family and friends to honor, celebrate and grieve for their loved one, regardless of their location or life circumstances. For more informa- tion, visit www.tribucast.com. MUSIC CITY 2021 NFDA Convention Highlights continued Randy Anderson Installed as President of the National Funeral Directors Association Randall P. Anderson The2019-21NFDABoardofDirectors. (LtoR) Front row: SecretaryDutchNie; PresidentBryantHightower; CEO Christine Pepper; President-elect Randy Anderson; Treasurer JackMitchell. Back Row: At-large Representative Dan Ford; Immediate Past President Chuck Bowman; At-large Representative Linda Earl; At-large Representative John Wenig; At-large Representative Chris Robinson. president of the National Funeral Directors Asso- ciation (NFDA). The installation took place dur- ing the 2021 NFDA International Convention and Expo, October 17-20 in Nashville, TN. BROOKFIELD,WI— Randall P. “Randy” An- derson, CFSP, CCO, of Radney Funeral Home in Alexander City, AL was installed as 2021-22 NFDA also installed the association’s officers for 2021-22: President-elect John O. “Jack” Mitchell IV, CFSP, CCO of Mitchell-Wiedefeld Funeral Home in Baltimore, MD; Treasurer Douglas R. “Dutch” Nie II, CFSP, CCO of Nie Family Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Ann Arbor, MI; and Secretary Christopher P. “Chris” Robinson, CFSP, CCO of Robinson Funeral Home in Easley, SC. R. Bryant Hightower Jr., CFSP of Martin-Hightower Funeral Home in Carrollton, GA was installed as imme- diate past president of NFDA. The officers and immedi- ate past presidents will serve one-year terms of office. Chris E. Christian, CFSP CCO, of Christian-Sells Funeral Home in Rogersville, TN and Beatrice “Bea” Lewanduski, CFSP of D’Andrea Brothers Funeral Home on Copiague, NY were installed as at-large repre- sentatives and will serve two-year terms of office. Also participating in the installation ceremony were at- large representatives Linda L. Allan, CFSP of Allan & Ciuferi Funeral Home in Collinsville, IL and Daniel Ford, CFSP, CCSP of Alderson-Ford Funeral Homes in Cheshire, CT who will serve the second year of their two-year terms of office during the coming year. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, NFDA members consented to a temporary change to the association’s bylaws that delayed the installation of the officers and at-large representatives who were elected in 2020 un- til 2021. This afforded the association consistency in leadership during the pandemic and enabled NFDA to best serve its members during the crisis.