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Events
2023 BBB Series | Springfield | 09/27/2023
Other Available Session Dates & Location Worcester | 10/03/2023 | 5:30 p.m. | Bee...
2023 BBB Series | Worcester | 10/03/2023
Other Available Session Dates & Locations Springfield | 09/27/2023 | 5:30 p.m. | ...
Thursday, October 12, 2023 - OSHA Training
We are offering our annual OSHA training sessions via webinar on the Zoom platform. The one-ho...
Thursday, October 26, 2023 - OSHA Training
We are offering our annual OSHA training sessions via webinar on the Zoom platform. The one-ho...
2023 BBB Series | Wellesley | 11/01/2023
Other Available Session Dates & Locations Springfield | 09/27/2023 | 5:30 p.m. | ...
Breaking News
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News You Can Use: September 6, 2023
This week we reminded members to notify the State Board of Registration when Type 6 funeral directors are hired. Also in this issue, we announced the locations of the Building A Better Business sessions set for this fall, provided a link to watch the Federal Trade Commission's public workshop on the proposed changes to the Funeral Rule, and reminded members about the 2023 Professional Embalmers seminar on Nov. 16.
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News You Can Use: August 30, 2023
This week we reminded members that the popular membership development series Building a Better Business Sessions with return this fall with the program “Will New Forms of Disposition Be Part of Your Business?” Also in this issue, we highlighted the recently launched MassReconnect program, which allows for free community college education (including funeral service programs) for those who meet its qualifications; highlighted a blood drive held by the Manuel Rogers Funeral Home as an example of the community involvement of funeral directors and their staff; reminded members about the 2023 Professional Embalmers seminar on Nov. 16, and announced a small business health insurance seminar on Sept. 6.
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News You Can Use: August 23, 2023
This week we informed you about a letter the MFDA sent to Worcester Diocesan Cemetery System expressing serious concerns about burial delays. Also in this issue, we shared that C.R. Lyons and Sons Funeral Directors in Danvers and Miles Funeral Home in Holden earned 2023 Pursuit of Excellence Awards from NFDA; announced that Global Atlantic, a company holding preneed accounts, reported a security breach; announced that our Building a Better Business sessions would address new final disposition options; reminded members about the 2023 Professional Embalmers seminar on Nov. 16; and announced that the nonprofit Comfort Zone Camp offers free overnight weekend grief camps for families and children.