FCAT l l Funeral Consumers Alliance of Tidewater

FCAT l l Funeral Consumers Alliance of Tidewater www. funerals. org/affiliates/tidewater/

Funeral Consumers Alliance of Tidewater l l l Who we are and what we do Benefits of membership How to join

Who Are We? What Do We Do? l l l We help you plan meaningful, dignified and affordable funerals We are about simplicity, economy and CHOICE We are the “Consumers Reports” of the funeral business

Lifetime Membership $20 individual $30 two people/same address Average funeral in US: Average for members: $6500 $1000 -$2000

Benefits l Help you understand your options – Donating your organs/body to science – Do-it-yourself funeral – Green funerals – Cremation—Does the cost include the urinal? * Shop before you drop*

More Benefits l Learn that funeral homes – Are required to give you a price list – May not force you to buy more than you want – Must use your casket if you provide it – May not lie to you

And More Benefits – A place to file complaints – Information on • Living wills and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care • If you die away from home

And Yet More Benefits l Information on – local funeral homes – Reduced packages with local funeral homes – your legal rights – FCA Monitoring funeral legislation AND a packet of useful information

Helpful Tips l l l l l Tell your survivors what you want ahead of time WRITE IT DOWN!! Price shop Write your own obituary Buy only what you want Build your own casket or buy one on-line Plan a memorial without the body present Skip embalming Donate your body (must pre-arrange) Choose a cement grave liner, not a coffin vault

Final Helpful Tip Join FCAT now Application forms and Membership Packets available here TODAY

Membership Packet l l l l “Putting My House In Order” Adv. Med Directives—living will and Pwr of Atty Dealing Creatively with Death, Morgan Local funeral home rates and discount providers Directory of FCA chapters Brochures on planning, saving money, cremation, probate, donating your body, etc. Membership card