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Dignity
Memorial is committed to the community. We are grandparents, aunts,
uncles, moms, dads, sons and daughters … we live down your
street, or on the next corner. Like you, we want safe communities
for our families and friends. Like you, we are grateful to our community's
public servants and veterans, who place duty - and our well-being
- before themselves. And finally, like you, we care about those
in our midst who have been touched with loss and grief.
For these reasons, Dignity Memorial funeral, cremation and cemetery
service providers support their communities by sponsoring child
and senior safety education, honoring public servants and veterans,
and helping those who grieve. |
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Dignity
Memorial Escape School is a nationally recognized program that
teaches children and parents how to recognize deceptive practices
of a would-be-kidnapper while demonstrating escape tactics children
can use in case of abduction. Presenters Carina Riley, Rick
Beck, Kim Mulkey (L to R) and their counter parts throughout
North America conducted 1,500 presentations during 2003 to a
combined audience of over 450,000 adults and children.
(If
you would like to request additional infomation please click
"More Information" or contact one of our staff memebers
directly at 914-644-6800)
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Dignity
Memorial Smart and Safe Seniors® is a program that educates
seniors about consumer fraud, cons and scams, home break-ins and
travel safety. Other topics may include ATM safety, telephone
fraud, Internet fraud, new car safety option, neighborhood watch
programs and crime reporting tips. The Smart and Safe Seniors
program is sponsored by Dignity Memorial® providers.
A
typical Dignity Memorial Smart and Safe Seniors presentation lasts
approximately one hour, and may be held at affiliated locations,
local churches or community centers. There is no fee for the presentation.
(If
you would like to request additional infomation please click "More
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The
Dignity Memorial®Vietnam Wall Experience is a traveling, three-quarter-scale
replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Dignity
Memorial funeral, cremation and cemetery providers created this
powerful memorial as a service to those who might never travel
to the nation's capital. The exhibit crisscrosses the country
every year, allowing millions to see and touch the black, mirror-like
surface inscribed with the names of over 58,000 Americans who
died or are missing in Vietnam. Honoring all U.S. veterans and
dedicated to Vietnam veterans, the faux-granite replica is 240
feet long and eight feet high. Admission is free.
Though locally sponsored by Dignity Memorial providers, each community
helps host this meaningful event.
(If you would like to request additional infomation please click
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The
goal of L.I.F.T.® is to create an atmosphere of comfort
and support for those who have experienced the loss of a loved
one by reinvesting emotional energy through fellowship, learning
and living. We hope to reinforce a sense of wholeness and purpose
in those who may be feeling lost and alone by providing an opportunity
for improved quality of life through personal involvement and
contribution.
L.I.F.T.
(Living Information For Today) is a social support program with
only one purpose -- to assist the widow or widower in adjusting
to the loss of a spouse. Through this encouraging program, people
are given opportunity to make new friends with others who perhaps
share similar situations and experiences.
Oftentimes, a widowed person feels isolated and alone, believing
no one really understands how they feel. Because of this they
are commonly reluctant to get involved with new people or unfamiliar
organizations. But at L.I.F.T. they are surrounded by people who
may share similar situations. In the L.I.F.T program, people gather
to share experiences, emotions and smiles.
The program is both entertaining and educational with guest speakers
on a variety of interesting subjects. And attendees can feel comfortable
knowing that L.I.F.T. program speakers will not be selling anything,
only informing.
Best
of all, there is no cost to be a part of L.I.F.T. other than for
meals or expenses. There are absolutely no membership fees, no
dues and no reason not to become involved.
(If
you would like to request additional infomation please click "More
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Public
Servant Program
Funeral, Cremation & Cemetery Benefit
Recognizing
the courage and selflessness of those who serve the public, Dignity
Memorial® funeral, cremation and cemetery providers created
the Public Servants Program for emergency service personnel. This
benefit provides dignified and honorable tributes, at no cost,
for career and volunteer law enforcement officers and firefighters
who fall in the line of duty.
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The
Dignity Memorial®
Homeless Veterans Burial Program
Every
night over 270,000 homeless veterans sleep on the streets. Why?
The reasons are many, but downsizing of the military, reductions
in educational benefits, physical and mental ailments, and war-related
mental illnesses, such as post traumatic stress syndrome, all
contribute to the tremendous number of our nation's veterans who
are homeless right now.
"A
disgrace," says former Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Jesse
Brown, "that we have men and women who served in American
uniform who are out on the mean streets with no place to go and
few prospects for a better life." In addition to the former
Secretary, the situation distressed retired Army Maj. Gen. Bill
Branson. In a luncheon conversation, Branson and a long-time veterans'
advocate agreed that those who served our country and then became
homeless had many needs. They are determined to see that these
veterans were provided dignified and honorable burials, which
were earned through selfless dedication in our country's time
of need.
Dignity
Memorial funeral, crematory and cemetery providers are honored
to administer the Homeless Veterans Funeral Program in selected
cities across the nation. In partnership with the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, the Veterans Administration, the U.S. Department
of Veterans Affairs, local veterans organizations, medical examiners,
coroners, and veterans advocates, Dignity Memorial funeral and
cemetery providers help to ensure that eligible veterans receive
the honors in death that their service in life merited.
The
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs provides eligible veterans
with opening and closing of the gravesite, a grave liner, a headstone
or marker, a graveside ceremony and burial in a National Cemetery.
Participating Dignity Memorial funeral directors provide transportation,
preparation, clothing, and casket.
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