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August 17: Before I Die El Paso Event
The Before I Die Festival comes to the El Paso Funeral Museum! This upbeat event happens Saturday, August 17, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at 6111 S. Desert Blvd., El Paso, Texas.
Learn How to Green Your Funeral Arrangements at Osher
If you’ve spent your life recycling and minimizing your carbon footprint, wouldn’t you like to make your final disposition eco-friendly as well? Then sign up for the August 9 class “How to ‘Green’ Your Final Arrangements” at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
1Habit for Happiness: Always Embrace Your Uniqueness
The new book, 1Habit: 100 Habits from the Happiest Achievers on the Planet, gathers life tips from leading speakers, mentors, coaches and achievers in one great resource.
July 21: Albuquerque Death Cafe
The next Albuquerque Death Cafe will take place on Sunday, July 21, 2019 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
July 12 SEO for Entrepreneurs with Conor Cunneen
At the start of the month of July, I became president of the National Speakers Association New Mexico Chapter (NSANM). Just as I assumed the helm of the chapter, TK O'Geary, who I know from Albuquerque Challenge Toastmasters and as a speaker coach for TEDxABQ, approached me about holding a special event for both organizations. In record time, we set up an evening event on July 12 with humorous motivational speaker Conor Cunneen –...
Berardinelli Funeral Home Celebrates 50 Years of Service in Santa Fe
Berardinelli Funeral Home, also known as Berardinelli Family Funeral Service, celebrated 50 years of service to the community of Santa Fe, New Mexico on Saturday, June 29, 2019. They held quite a party, with at least 100 locals participating in a uniquely Santa Fe-flavored event. 50th anniversary cake for Berardinelli Funeral Home in Santa Fe. There was music and dancing, cake and food, face painting and a bouncy house for the kids, and a...
July 11 Death Cafe at Passages International
An Albuquerque Death Cafe will take place on Thursday, July 11, 2019 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the headquarters of Passages International.
Funeral and End-of-Life News Stories
Today’s funeral and end-of-life news stories include those of a man who used California’s medical aid-in-dying law to facilitate having his head cryogenically frozen; palliative care for pets; and the perils to police escorting funeral processions.
Book Review: Finish Strong Helps at End-of-Life
Finish Strong: Putting Your Priorities First at Life’s End by Barbara Coombs Lee is a great guide book to help people navigate the rocky shoals of end-of-life.
Everdays Teams with Selected Independent Funeral Homes
Every now and then, A Good Goodbye shares the "inside baseball" news of the funeral industry with you, the general public. Here's news of an app that helps funeral homes and the families they serve. Selected Independent Funeral Homes is a national organization of independently owned funeral homes that holds their members to a high standard of conduct. Everdays provides a communications app that can be used by the general public and by funeral...
Announcing the Urn Store at A Good Goodbye
Need a cremation urn, cremation jewelry, or keepsake urns? Check out A Good Goodbye’s Urn Store.
Video: How to Assemble a Bamboo Coffin
Gail Rubin with a Passages International wicker basket casket. With growing interest in green burial, biodegradable caskets and coffins are gaining in popularity. Bamboo, wicker, seagrass, and willow offer a range of eco-friendly casket and coffin options. You can see a range of green choices from Passages International at this page. The Six-Point Bamboo Coffin Passages International's Six-Point Bamboo Coffin is a natural, biodegradable burial...
First One-Day Before I Die Festival is a Success
The first one-day Before I Die Festival in Bakersfield, California at Greenlawn Cemetery Southwest was a success!
June 30: Albuquerque Death Cafe
The next Albuquerque Death Cafe will take place on Sunday, June 30, 2019 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
June 3: Kicking the Bucket List Talk at OsteoStrong
On Monday, June 3 starting at 6:00 p.m., Gail Rubin, CT, presents her popular talk, Kicking the Bucket List: Downsizing and Organizing Things to Do Before You Die.
News to Know Now About Death, Dying and Funerals
It’s been a busy news week for developments in funerals, death care, life celebrations, and body disposition. Check out these stories!
How to Plan for Weddings AND Funerals
The similarities between weddings and funerals are striking. Here are my three top tips for planning any life cycle event.
The MonuGrid Offers Cemeteries Great Benefits
The MonuGrid offers an eco-friendly way to stabilize cemetery monuments and prevent ruts and damage when equipment is driven across the grass.
COASSON a Flexible Option for Funeral Directors
COASSON® is a combination of the words “coach” and “caisson.” It’s a funeral vehicle which can easily be towed by most fleet vehicles and is less than a third of the cost of a hearse.
June 1: Before I Die Bakersfield Festival
The “Before I Die” – Bakersfield Festival, taking place on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at Greenlawn Memorial Park Southwest in Bakersfield, will help people plan ahead for their 100% guaranteed mortality with a variety of death-discussion-friendly events.
May 19 Albuquerque Death Cafe
The next Albuquerque Death Cafe will take place on Sunday, May 19, 2019 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.