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We are a 501 (c)(3)
education and advocacy organization run by an all volunteer
board.
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We are not affiliated with the funeral
industry or any religious groups.
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We educate the public on
their rights and options when planning for or purchasing
funeral goods and services.
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We encourage people to plan
arrangements that are in keeping with their personal wishes
and budget, and then share that information with their
survivors.
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We provide written
information on a wide variety of end-of-life related issues
including: advance directives and health care proxies, how
to put your financial house in order, hospice, burial, green
burial, cremation, body, tissue and organ donation,
embalming and viewing, funeral and memorial services, costs,
and more...
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We provide speakers for
organizations and groups, and hold our own an informative
annual conference, open to the public.
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We are available for
personal phone consultations to answer your questions and
help you make plans.
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We have relationships with a
number of area funeral homes who offer members significant
discounts on their funeral arrangements. As a member You can
save hundreds and even thousands of dollars if you plan
ahead.
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We encourage pre-planning,
but not pre-paying (except under certain circumstances)
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We serve people of all ages
and encourage generations to talk to one another about
mortality and planning for death.
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We are a member of the Funeral
Consumers Alliance, a national federation of funeral
consumer information societies. Visit them at www.funerals.org
