Here you will find general information about the Funeral Consumers Alliance of Western Massachusetts and what to expect from this website plus some occasional news items.
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About Us
Advice You Can Trust
The Funeral Consumers Alliance of Western Massachusetts is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to helping our neighbors make funeral or memorial arrangements that are dignified, meaningful and affordable.
We achieve this goal through…
Planning Ahead
Planning Ahead - THE NEED FOR ADVANCE PLANNING
Have you considered what immediate decisions must be made by your family when you die?
Have you and your family discussed these decisions and arrived at an understanding?
Do your present plans provide…
Facts and FAQs
Did you know . . . ?
• Most individuals never share their funeral or burial wishes with their family members. FCAWM members receive forms and instructions on how to communicate this information, sparing relatives from difficult, expensive decisions.
Speaker for your Group
We can supply a SPEAKER FOR YOUR GROUP
A volunteer from the Funeral Consumers Alliance of Western Massachusetts will discuss:
- How to plan ahead for dignified yet affordable end-of-life services
- How to deal with the funeral industry
- What…
Upcoming Projects/Events
Upcoming projects and events
- A survey of Funeral Home Prices, to update our 2008 Price Survey
Volunteers welcome! Board member Joan Pillsbury is heading the 2010 task force.
- Newsletter, edited by President Sandy Ward
- Working to establish…
News Item(s)
NEWS ITEM: State inspectors have charged 46 Massachusetts funeral homes around the state with violating the FTC Funeral Rule by failing to give out price lists to undercover inspectors. Read the details at: http://www.funerals.org/newsandalerts/consu…
Board Meetings
Board Meeting Schedule
All interested people welcome!
Please bring your ideas and join the volunteers who have stepped forward to help with the mission of this organization.
No meeting in August
- Sunday, Sept. 12 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
at…
Annual Meeting
Learn more about our speaker and her book by going to her website: Caringfordyinglovedones.com/
Our 2010 Annual Meeting
Sunday, October 24
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
at the Rockridge Retirement Community
COMMUNITY ROOM
25 Coles Meadow Road, Northampton, MA
Click here for Driving Directions
There is no charge for the meeting which is open to the…