SUMMER 2015
BULLETIN
PUBLISHED MONTHLY FOR THE MINNESOTA FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION MEMBERS.
Newsflash! Children’s Grief Connection is Making Headlines Children’s Grief Connection has been making headlines these days (in a good way) with informational articles in two national industry publications.
The other ‘people’ that learned a bit more about Hearts of Hope Family Grief Camp this last month were the subscribers to American Funeral Director magazine. An article on Cover Story Children’s Grief Connection made mp Grief Ca Goes To s Family The Jone the front cover of the magazine. With a reach of over 30,000 funeral and cemetery professionals making the cover of the magazine will spread the news nationally. Relaying the origin (at MFDA) and the history ities &aking ActivM the Power of ion: The Express & n tio of funeral director partnership, the n, Imagina Connectio ts at Grief Camp Ar Creative article highlights the work we do Minnesota Funeral Directors helping fami lies heal. together. Pg. 52 Childrens
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Please take the time to read these articles, they’ll make you feel good, smile and be prouder of our partnership - www.mnfuneral. org/?page=CGC
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The Association for Death Educators and Counselors, (ADEC) certifies thanatologists and conducts grief research. Their fall quarterly, ADEC Forum, was dedicated to grief camps and reached over 1800 thanatology professionals, including funeral directors, around the globe. The article titled “The Jones Family Goes to Camp” was chosen for the front page. On acceptance to the publication editor Tashel Bordere commented, “This is cutting edge; we don’t see many family grief camps developmentally
designed for every family member and we don’t see any programs run by funeral directors, our people need to know what you’re doing!”
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