Mark your Calendars! The 2009 Florida Funeral Directors Association & Florida Cemetery, Funeral and Cremation Association Joint Convention will be held July 16th – July 18th, 2009 in Naples, Florida. For more information, click here.

Changes to the FFDA Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation have been recommended and approved by the 2009 FFDA Board of Directors. These will be presented for approval by FFDA Members for vote at the July 16, 2009, FFDA Annual Business Meeting of the Members at the Naples Grande Beach Resort in Naples, Florida. All FFDA members are invited to attend the FFDA Annual Business Meeting held at 11:00am on Thursday, July 16th at the convention hotel. For more information on the convention please click here.

Summary of changes to the bylaws: To include communication methods such as e-mail and fax and delete communication methods such as cable and radio. The bylaw changes also include that membership will be expired by April 1st each year and the time in which At-Large Directors will be elected, changing it from the District meetings to the Annual Business Meeting of the Membership in conjunction with the Annual Convention since these Directors can be from anywhere in the state and not from a specific district. Please click here to review the complete bylaw changes. Anything with a strike through is recommended for deletion and anything underlined is recommended as additions to the bylaws.

Please email Leigh Ann Bradley at leighann@executiveoffice.org should you have any questions about these bylaw changes or the annual business meeting of the membership in July.

For over 100 years, the Florida Funeral Directors Association, also known as FFDA, has maintained a vigil in Florida’s state capital, effectively pursuing the best interests of Florida funeral directors and the families we serve.

As the major source of communication, resources and benefits for Florida funeral directors, FFDA carries the torch of the traditional funeral institution while tapping into the strengths of its members to meet the challenges of the changing needs of society.

With the support of its valued members, FFDA has consistently established reliable contacts in order to develop a network of trust that produces positive results for all funeral professionals and the future of the profession. As a result of these many years of increasingly important involvement in representing funeral-related issues, FFDA has become known as the voice of funeral service in Florida.

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