MCC Mortuary Science Program Helps Graduates Continue Family Businesses

For Immediate Release May 12, 2014 MESA, Ariz. — Of the 37 Mesa Community College (MCC) students graduating with Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degrees in Mortuary Science this semester, three will be taking over local family businesses. Graduates Bill Lowman (Phoenix), of Lowman’s Arizona Funeral Home, Taylor Adair (Tucson), of Adair Funeral Home, and Bryce Bunker (Mesa), of Bunker Family Funeral Home, all say it’s an honor to be carrying on a family tradition …

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AFCCA Convention 2014: Thank You Sponsors!

There are so many aspects that make a convention successful, and our sponsors are a huge part of that. Here at the AFCCA, we pride ourselves on putting together high quality events annually for our members and non-members, for the betterment of the funeral industry in Arizona (and some from New Mexico, Colorado and Nevada!). Without our wonderful sponsors, putting together a high quality opportunity for education and networking would be far more difficult. So …

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Make Every Connection Matter: Friday Schedule

[su_table] 8:00 AM How Do YOU Create Value? Eric Espinosa, Director of Sales Development, FDLIC Topic Description: Over the past several months the FDLIC sales force has been looking at value creation. We studied it collectively at our summer sales meeting and in greater detail at our conclave meetings this fall and again during our end of year meetings. Our discussions morphed from a concept learned from Anthony Iannarino, blogger and sales expert. Iannarino came up …

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Make Every Connection Matter: Thursday Schedule

[su_table] 8:00 AM Opening Ceremonies Honoring Fallen Heroes – Join us as we pay tribute to the Yarnell 19 as well as our own fallen heroes of the industry. 8:45 AM State Board Updates Rudy Thomas, Executive Director to the Arizona State Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers Speaker Bio: Rudy Thomas was appointed as Executive Director of the Arizona State Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers in 1999.  Previously Mr. Thomas served in the military, and …

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New Arizona Republic Obituary Deadlines

As of March 15, 2014, the Republic Media Advertising department has updated their deadlines for placing obituaries in the newspaper. [su_table] Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Deadline Fri 2pm Mon 12pm Tue 12pm Wed 12pm Thur 12pm Fri 12pm Fri 2pm Display Deadline Fri 10am Mon 10am Tue 10am Wed 10am Thur 10am Fri 10am Fri 10am [/su_table] If you have any questions or concerns, we encourage you to contact the Republic Media …

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AFCCA Friends and Family Night at the Coyotes

Join us for a fun night of hockey! The Phoenix Coyotes is offering our group discounted tickets for hockey game in April! If you are interested in participating, please get your ticket orders in quickly. Download the order form here AZFCCA Friends and Family Night. We look forward to seeing you at the hockey game!

2014 William Aaron Scholarship Recipient

The AFCCA is dedicated to promoting the further development of professional, ethical, responsive death care providers that are a credit to the industry. This is why the  William Aaron Scholarship Program was created for current Mortuary Science students at Mesa Community College. Each year, AFCCA offers a scholarship to a 2nd year student, with a B or better grade point average. The scholarship is valued at $1,000. Applicants that meet the criteria are asked to submit …

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Maintenance Seminar 2014 Recap

February 5th, 2014 was our annual Maintenance Seminar, one of our most popular events! This year it was held at the brand new, beautiful Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Avondale, AZ. Thank you to Ronda Berkey, Lee Garrett, Mike Darus and the rest of the cemetery/mortuary staff for being such gracious hosts. We very much enjoyed being at your facilities. This year’s program included the following speakers: “How Low Can You Go” –  Tony Garcia, GARCIA’S …

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5 Mesa Community College Mortuary Science Students Chosen to Compete in Houston for SCI Scholarship

Mesa, Arizona – February 12, 2014 – SCI has announced the thirty candidates that were selected to travel to Houston, TX to compete for the 2014 SCI Scholarship; five of which attend the MCC Mortuary Science Program in Mesa, Arizona. Bryce Bunker, Shannon Cochrane, Andrea Handley, Brienna Yarger and Melissa Bidon will be flying out to stay at the Woodland’s Resort in early April, with 25 other students to compete for fifteen $3,000 scholarships and …

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Five NFDA Women’s Conference Scholarships to be Awarded

[button link=”http://azfcca.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/2014-NFDA-Professional-Womans-Scholarship-Application.pdf”]Download the Application[/button] Media Contact: Kelly Manion, 262-814-1574 kmanion@funeralservicefoundation.org January 10, 2014 FUNERAL SERVICE FOUNDATION TO AWARD FIVE NFDA PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIPS Brookfield, Wis. —  The Funeral Service Foundation (FSF) is now accepting applications for its NFDA Professional Women’s Conference Scholarship Program. The application deadline is February 15, 2014. The NFDA Professional Women’s Conference Scholarship Program is designed to support career and professional development for women in funeral service by helping offset the costs associated …

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