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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Barbara Kemmis Phone: (312) 245-1077 499 Northgate Parkway Wheeling, IL 60090-2646 Barbara@cremationassociation.org GREENING THE CREMATION PROCESS French Funerals Case Study on Value Additions for Cremation Families WHEELING, IL—Adding value for cremation families is all the rage, as it should be. The Green Funeral Conference is designed to help professionals from across the industry find new paths that keep them ahead of the competition. Join the Cremation Association of North American (CANA) and Passages International, Inc. September 13-15 in Albuquerque, New Mexico for practical takeaways you can put to work! At every step of the funeral and memorialization process are ways to limit environmental impact and create a greener goodbye. A family can choose all or some of these alternative options. Providing options means adding value for cremation families. Tom Antram takes the stage at the Green Funeral Conference to share French Funeral’s experience as a full-service firm adding value to their family satisfaction response all while being more sustainable for the future. Tom Antram became President & CEO and an owner of French Funerals – Cremations, Best Friends Pet Cremation, and the Cremation Society of NM in 2010. As a leader in the funeral profession, Tom knows that “doing things the way we’ve always done them doesn’t work… Today’s consumer expects more...” In his session on Greening the Cremation Process, Tom will provide A Case Study from French on value additions for cremation families as they expanded their efforts to “serve a greater number of families, increase our reach, and diversify.” Tom is joined by experts from across the green funeral spectrum: Janice Honeycutt Hering, locally-based CEO Coach of Firecracker Leadership, leads the event with a keynote on How to Strengthen your Mental Fitness to Find the Gift and Opportunity in any Situation. Jodie Buller of White Eagle Preserve and Rachel Essig of River View Cemetery Funeral Home will talk about Cemeteries – In Shades of Green for developing financially sustainable green business models. Three experts from across the profession come together to share their experience on the Emerging Trends Panel. Lindsey Ballard of Ballard-Sunder Funeral & Cremation will discuss alkaline hydrolysis, Brie Smith of Return Home gets to the heart of natural organic reduction, and Darren Crouch with Passages International, Inc. provides insights on sustainable products and fair trade. Marketing professionals Elizabeth Davis and Kilian Rempen of Passages International and Katey Houston of Return Home will discuss strategies for Articulating the Value of Green. The Doing Green Practitioner Panel invites practitioners to the stage to share their successes and struggles implementing green activities in their business. Rounding out the event, Barbara Kemmis of CANA will lead attendees in a Workshop – Putting it into Practice on key takeaways from the Conference. …plus, the always popular Roundtable Conversations offer collaborative discussion on how attendees can apply this to their business. After the presentations on Wednesday, all attendees are invited to a reception at the Passages International office. Passages will provide transportation, drinks, hors d'oeuvres, and a warehouse tour of the country's largest non-traditional funeral supplier. Decompress after the conference and mingle with the other attendees, get your hands on nontraditional caskets and urns, and discuss the new ideas you are learning. Think outside the traditional box and find inspiration at the Green Funeral Conference 2022! Join your eco-curious colleagues September 13-15, 2022, at the Sandia Resort and Casino in Albuquerque. With thanks to lead sponsor Passages International, Inc. and fellow event sponsors Nomis Publications and Starmark Cremation Products. See the full schedule and register to attend: goCANA.org/GFC2022. ABOUT CANA Founded in 1913, the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) is an international organization of over 3,300 members, composed of funeral homes, cemeteries, crematories, industry suppliers, and consultants. CANA members believe that cremation is preparation for memorialization. ABOUT PASSAGES INTERNATIONAL Passages International, Inc. has led the green sector of the funeral industry for 20 years, with the largest selection of innovative, environmentally-friendly urns, caskets, and memorial products. For more information on green funerals and their benefits visit www.agreenerfuneral.org. For more information on Passages products or Fair Trade, visit www.passagesinternational.com.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Barbara Kemmis Phone: (312) 245-1077 499 Northgate Parkway Wheeling, IL 60090-2646 Barbara@cremationassociation.org
GREENING THE CREMATION PROCESS French Funerals Case Study on Value Additions for Cremation Families
WHEELING, IL—Adding value for cremation families is all the rage, as it should be. The Green Funeral Conference is designed to help professionals from across the industry find new paths that keep them ahead of the competition. Join the Cremation Association of North American (CANA) and Passages International, Inc. September 13-15 in Albuquerque, New Mexico for practical takeaways you can put to work!
At every step of the funeral and memorialization process are ways to limit environmental impact and create a greener goodbye. A family can choose all or some of these alternative options. Providing options means adding value for cremation families. Tom Antram takes the stage at the Green Funeral Conference to share French Funeral’s experience as a full-service firm adding value to their family satisfaction response all while being more sustainable for the future.
Tom Antram became President & CEO and an owner of French Funerals – Cremations, Best Friends Pet Cremation, and the Cremation Society of NM in 2010. As a leader in the funeral profession, Tom knows that “doing things the way we’ve always done them doesn’t work… Today’s consumer expects more...” In his session on Greening the Cremation Process, Tom will provide A Case Study from French on value additions for cremation families as they expanded their efforts to “serve a greater number of families, increase our reach, and diversify.”
Tom is joined by experts from across the green funeral spectrum:
After the presentations on Wednesday, all attendees are invited to a reception at the Passages International office. Passages will provide transportation, drinks, hors d'oeuvres, and a warehouse tour of the country's largest non-traditional funeral supplier. Decompress after the conference and mingle with the other attendees, get your hands on nontraditional caskets and urns, and discuss the new ideas you are learning.
Think outside the traditional box and find inspiration at the Green Funeral Conference 2022! Join your eco-curious colleagues September 13-15, 2022, at the Sandia Resort and Casino in Albuquerque. With thanks to lead sponsor Passages International, Inc. and fellow event sponsors Nomis Publications and Starmark Cremation Products. See the full schedule and register to attend: goCANA.org/GFC2022.
Founded in 1913, the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) is an international organization of over 3,300 members, composed of funeral homes, cemeteries, crematories, industry suppliers, and consultants. CANA members believe that cremation is preparation for memorialization.
Passages International, Inc. has led the green sector of the funeral industry for 20 years, with the largest selection of innovative, environmentally-friendly urns, caskets, and memorial products. For more information on green funerals and their benefits visit www.agreenerfuneral.org. For more information on Passages products or Fair Trade, visit www.passagesinternational.com.