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05/09/2024

A minute at a time sometimes is all one can do.

04/30/2024

A funeral or cremation memorial that celebrates the details that make you unique in the world takes a little thought and planning. Get your free copy of Imagine: A Memorial Inspiration Guide and start thinking about how you’d like to be remembered.

A memorial service that celebrates the details that make you unique takes careful planning. Get your free copy of Imagine: A Memorial Inspiration Guide today.

04/29/2024

A handwritten card is a lovely way to show your appreciation after a life celebration. It lets friends and relatives know that you received their flowers, meals, donations and other above-and-beyond acts of kindness. Here's your complete guide to sending celebration of life thank-you cards:

A celebration of life thank-you card is a lovely way to let friends and relatives know that you received their flowers, meals, donations, and other above-and-beyond acts of kindness.

04/28/2024

Meet three women — all very much alive — who’ve pre-planned their funerals to insulate their families from financial hardship and added stress. https://bit.ly/3MQdNbg

04/26/2024

To celebrate Arbor Day, we're sharing the story of C.C. Boyce, who makes planturns, which place the dead beneath the living. http://bit.ly/3JyvURk

04/23/2024

Did you know that 4100 Canadians are currently waiting on a lifesaving organ transplant? Register your decision to become an organ and tissue donor today:

More than 4000 Canadians await a lifesaving organ transplant. Each year hundreds of Canadians die waiting. 90 per cent of Canadians say they support organ donation, yet only 32 per cent have registered their decision.

04/22/2024

Passover is a celebration of the rekindling of life. Reading of the Haggadah, which tells the story of freedom from bo***ge, and the reaffirmation of faith. Passover (Pesach) marks the birth of Jews as a free people. http://bit.ly/3l7G1TB

04/21/2024

During National Volunteer Week, we celebrate all of the volunteers at Donate Life America for their dedication to promoting organ, eye and tissue donation. We appreciate your support in creating a community that celebrates and advocates for donation!

04/20/2024

04/19/2024

According to a Ukrainian legend, a poor mother had no decorations for her Christmas tree. While everyone was sleeping, a friendly spider spun a web to decorate the tree. On Christmas morning, the family discovered the web turned to gold and silver in the sunlight. To this day, Ukranians decorate their trees with spider webs to bring good luck and good fortune for the upcoming year.

04/18/2024

Did you know we have LIFT (Living Information for Today) programs to help widows and widowers across the country? Read about the program in Daytona Beach who helps bereaved men and women learn about their community and experience new opportunities as they look beyond their loss. https://bit.ly/3qx2Br6

04/14/2024

Let’s be honest, funeral directors often get a bad rap. What is interesting, however, is that people’s opinions of them are usually positive once they have actually worked with a professional funeral director to plan a loved one’s funeral. Read: 11 Secret Truths About Your Funeral Director

Read 11 things you need to know about your funeral director. Learn facts that will help you avoid scam artists that prey on grieving families.

04/13/2024

Losing someone you love is never easy, and the process of grieving is different for everyone. One way to feel connected to your loved one is by visiting their gravesite. To acknowledge how much they mean to you, you may want to leave a token of your visit or decorate their grave. Decorating a loved one’s grave can help process your grief and bring you comfort:

Personalize your loved one's resting place with these grave decoration ideas. Get inspired and create a special tribute that reflects their unique personality.

04/12/2024

nspired by her grandfather's funeral, Angelina Jolie planned to pursue a career in Funeral Directing if she didn't catch her big break in Hollywood.

04/11/2024

A modern-day Ching Ming Festival is a time of reflection and remembering those who have passed.

The Qingming Festival, also known as Ching Ming or Tomb Sweeping Day, is a tradition unique​ to Asian cultures. Learn about what makes this time of honor and celebration special.

04/08/2024

As Mother's Day approaches, choose flowers right for your mom. From the origin of a flower's name to its distinctive characteristics and rich mythology, flowers are infused with symbolism and meaning.

Want to know the meaning of each type of flower? Look through our helpful guide for tips on which flowers to order. Learn more today!

04/05/2024

Here's a hint: 2.5 billion people across the globe tuned in to watch. On September 6, 1997, the world publicly mourned the People's Princess, Princess Diana. Her memorial still holds the record over other large services, including Michael Jackson and President Ronald Reagan.