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Latest GFSPA, Inc. News! |
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009 5:00 p.m. Special
Board Meeting:
Hutchings Funeral Home Macon, GA 2 Items on the
agenda 1. Budget 2. Funeral Service Expo All
board members need to be in attendance!!
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FREE CEUs….FREE CEUs All Members, Districts,
Non- Members Licensed Funeral Directors &
Embalmers:
The Ninth District of G.F.S.P.A. will be
offering 2 CEUs on Monday July 6. 2009 at 7:00PM
Location: Anne’ 251 Walker Street Atlanta,
Georgia 30313 Host: Mr. Floyd Hurley Program
Title: “Getting to Know the Cremation Consumer…
An Initial Action Plan Presenter: Brent Thomas
of Batesville Casket This educational seminar,
“Getting to Know the cremation consumer “ is for
all funeral directors who are involved in the
arrangements process with cremation families,
and who seek to better understand the needs of
these families. Looking Forward seeing you!
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NFD& MA Legislative Hill Visits Conference
and CBC Reception March 30 and 31, 2009
Washington,DC -
View Pictures
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The 9th District of GFSPA celebrated their 41st
Annual Mortician of the Year Banquet. December 6,
2008 at the Renaissance Hotel Atlanta Airport. -
View Pictures
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Known Shipper: Policy of 2004 will now be
strictly enforced.! - Effective August 1, 2009 all
human remains shipments originating in the U.S.A or
its territories must be tendered by a “known
shipper”. This policy applies to all airlines
accepting human remains for transport, and requires
funeral homes to register as a “ known shipper” for
each airline they use to ship bodies. |
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Each airline has its own procedures, contact each
cargo carrier directly to begin the application
process: |
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Delta: www.deltacargo.com or 1-800-352-2737
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American Airlines: www.aacargo.com or
1-800-228-7878
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Continental: www.cocargo.com or 1-877-878-7826
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Us Airways– www.usairways.com or 1-866-587-9752
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Northwest : www.nwa.com or 1-800-441-1122
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United Airlines– 1-800-468-1800
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TSA– Know Shipper Program |
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1-571-227-3555 |
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Thomas Freeman |
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Dates to Remember: |
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District Winners and Nominees for Georgia Funeral
Service Practitioners Association, Inc. State
Mortician of The Year 2009-2010 |
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State Mortician 2009
Winner :
Mr. Ronald Keith Nixon |
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1st District:
Frank Sherman, Jr |
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2nd District: (TBA) |
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3rd District:
Bruce Huff |
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4th District:
Ronald Nixon |
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5th District: None |
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6th District:
James Kay |
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7th District:
Hope Inglehart |
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8th District: None |
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9th District:
Dana Lemon |
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