Sunday, March 8
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5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
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Registration & Welcome Reception
Great Hearth Room/Lobby
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| 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
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Dinner
Dining Room, Garden Level
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| 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
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Social Gathering: Bowling & Billiards
Wisteria Lanes
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| Monday, March 9
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| 6:30 - 7:45 a.m.
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Full Breakfast (optional)
Dining Room, Garden Level
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7 - 8 a.m.
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Continental Breakfast
Starvine Foyer
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| 8 - 8:30 a.m.
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Welcome
Christine Pepper, Chief Executive Officer, NFDA
R. Bryant Hightower, NFDA President
Anthony Guerra, Funeral Service Foundation
Starvine 1 & 2
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| 8:30 - 9:20 a.m.
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Evolution of a Traditional Funeral Home to 21st Century Death
C. Lynn Gibson
Managing partner, Smith Live & Legacy Funeral Home
Starvine 1 & 2
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| 9:20 - 10:10 a.m.
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Community Outreach and Alternative Funeral Options
Amy Cunningham
Owner of Fitting Tribute Funeral Services
Starvine 1 & 2
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| 10:10 - 10:25 a.m.
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Break
Starvine Foyer
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| 10:25 - 11:15 p.m.
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The Future of Funeral Service
Matthew Bailey, CFSP
President, Funeral Director & Embalmer, Certified Celebrant, Certified Crematory Operator
Starvine 1 & 2
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| 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
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Lunch
Dining Room, Garden Level
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| 12:15 - 12:30 p.m.
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Class Photo
TBD onsite
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| 12:30 - 1 p.m.
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Q & A with Ruby the Therapy Dog
Ruby Hightower
Therapy Dog, Hightower Family Funeral Homes
Cason Hightower, CFSP
Vice President of Community Relations and a Licensed Funeral Director, Hightower Family Funeral Homes
Starvine 1 & 2
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| 1 - 2 p.m.
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Roundtable Discussion with Mentors, NFDA and Funeral Service Foundation
Starvine 1 & 2
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| 2 - 2:15 p.m.
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Break
Starvine Foyer
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| 2:15 - 3:45 p.m.
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Roundtable Discussion with Mentors, NFDA and Funeral Service Foundation
Starvine 1 & 2
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| 3:45 - 4 p.m.
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Concluding Remarks
Starvine 1 & 2
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| 4 - 5:30 p.m.
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Group Activity
Starvine 1 & 2
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| 6 -7 p.m.
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Dinner
Dining Room
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| Tuesday, March 10
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| 6:30 - 7:45 a.m.
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Full Breakfast
Dining Room, Garden Level
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| 7 - 8 a.m.
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Continental Breakfast
Silverbell Pavilion
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| 8 - 11:15 a.m.
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Group Activity with Mentors
Silverbell Pavilion
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| 11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
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Wrap Up
Silverbell Pavilion
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