Anyone who
donates $20 or more to the Funeral Consumers Alliance of Western
Massachusetts is considered a member. The $20 donation
applies to both individual and family memberships. To
join, just print out and complete the membership application and mail
it in with your donation. You will receive
comprehensive planning forms, itemizing the
many alternatives that should be considered now. You will also receive
detailed information to assist you in making your plans.
No active
participation is required of members, but volunteers are always
welcome.
We are always looking for folks willing to serve as trustees and
officers so that this organization can continue serving Western
Massachusetts into the future. Find out more by phoning 413-774-2320 or
sending an e mail with your contact information to
Information@FuneralConsumersWMass.org
Benefits
Members
receive:
1. Our end-of-life planning kit*, which includes
- "Before I Go, You Should Know...," a 16-page fill-in-the-blanks
booklet (illustrated by Edward Gorey);
- Health Care Proxy and Living Will forms;
- Directory of funeral consumer groups across the U.S.;
- "Death Away From Home"; and
- a freezer pouch (suitable for dropping into your suitcase when you
travel) and refrigerator magnet.
2. Our newsletter
3. An invitation to, and the right to vote at, our annual meetings
4. Our funeral home price survey
5. Access to information and support from this organization; and
6. The knowledge that you are helping to support the only
national organization dedicated to educating consumers about their
end-of-life choices and protecting their right to choose arrangements
that are meaningful, dignified and affordable.
7. Other brochures are also free with your membership... see separate
BROCHURES ORDER FORM (see link below)
*Note: Additional end-of-life planning kits are available to members (a
$7.50 donation is requested for each). For non-members we request a
$10.00 donation for each kit. The donation includes postage.
Application
Form Links
Brochures
We offer educational
brochures on a variety of topics.
Brochures are free to members; however, your donation will help to
offset our costs.
For non-members, we ask a donation of $1.00 for each title requested.
Brochure Order
Form Links
Regular HTML version
or
PDF
version
(may be better for
printing) 
Annual
Meeting
There
is no charge for the meeting
which is open to the public
(you do not have to be a member to attend). It includes an informative presentation
and refreshments in addition
to a brief business meeting with reports and
elections.
2008 ANNUAL MEETING SCHEDULED for April 27
Our 2008 Annual Meeting
will be held April 27
from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. at the Springfield Main Library on State Street
in the Community Room - first floor. Parking is across the
street, or in the rear of the Quadrangle.
After a short business meeting including election of Officers and Board
Members, Andrew
Sexton, MD from the Medical Examiners Office will speak on "Everything
you wanted to know about what a Medical Examiner does, but were afraid
to ask." I'm sure we will all learn something!
Come to meet and support your Board. Come to ask questions,
obtain
information and give your experience. Remember we are the only
organization doing what we are doing in the Valley.
For a summary of past
meetings, click on the links below.
2006 Annual Meeting Summary
2005 Annual Meeting Minutes
2004
Annual Meeting Summary
