Alternative and Traditional Funerals: What is Possible?

Past event
Apr 18, 2016, 6 to 8 PM

We spend a great deal of time planning for life’s big events such as births and weddings. We consider our options and make choices for ceremonies based on what best suits our beliefs and values. Why shouldn’t we also give time to the planning of funerals? Join us for this free presentation!

Alternative and Traditional Funerals: What is Possible?
With Josh Slocum, Executive Director of the Funeral Consumers' Alliance
Brew Barry Conference Center, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Date: Monday, April 18, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
A Wellness in Windham workshop
Sponsored by Brattleboro Area Hospice

"Most of what we think of as "traditional" in funerals is actually a fairly recent invention. There are so many more options today, and some of them are time-honored rituals your own families in the 19th century practiced in their homes when a member died. With the growing rate of cremation and the interest in natural burial grounds, the old and the new are blending and reshaping how we do death.

Come with your questions (yep, including the 'morbid' ones) and stories and enjoy some lively talk about the end of the line!"

To register for this free event, call Brattleboro Area Hospice at 257-0775.

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