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What We Have Done This Year
- This year we have helped people in need by email, phone and mail every week.
- We reversed a law that took away your right to not hire a funeral director.
- We improved all aspect of our service by improving our literature, website, and presentations to groups.
- We facilitated the formation of a Home Funeral Committee in Orem.
- We have decided to pursue fighting the rise in unfair Health Dept costs for citizen Dispositioners.
How We Use Your Money
Memberships and donations help both the local and National offices continue to serve you.
FCA of Utah is made up of all unpaid volunteers. Our costs average about $600/yr (advertizing, paper, toner, stamps, web presence). We are reducing our budget this year while at the same time hoping to increase donations so we can:
- Not have volunteers fund our $400/yr deficit and
- Send the national FCA office more than the minimum dues of $50. National is the lifeblood of this organization and we can't express enough appreciation for all that they do for us and the citizens of this nation. Our National Executive Director is a hard working wonderful leader and spokesperson, receives only a modest salary and works with a staff of one full time and one part time employee.
How You Can Help
Financially
Please consider becoming a Supporting Member of FCA of Utah for $25/person or make a donation of any amount. For info on how to dinate call Joyce at 801-226-2323 or email joyceinutah@gmail.com
You may also donate directly online to the National office at www.funerals.org/become-member.
Both are non-profit 501 (c) (3) so donations are tax deductable to either.
Volunteering
- Tell your neighbors, group, class or club about our presentations so that we can teach funeral consumer options to them
- Reccomend our website to your local Hospice and Hospital social workers.
- Help gather GPL's in Sep 2010 for our next survey of mortuaries and cemeteries
- Attend the quarterly Funeral Licensing Board mtgs in SLC, see schedule at http://www.dopl.utah.gov/ Select Occupation/Profession
- Write your County Commissioners to get high Dispositioner fees reversed at your County Health Dept
- Start a Home Funeral Committee in your community.
- Ask your local hospital administrators what their protocal is for release of the dead and send us a copy of it.
- Join our email list to keep up with Utah funeral consumer news and calls to action.