Each fall we provide an educational program in conjunction with our Annual Meeting. We invite our members and also welcome the public.
This year we held it on Sunday, October 4, 2026, 2:00-4:00 PM, hosted in-person and via Zoom. THANK YOU to all who participated. If you missed it, and would like information about it, stay tuned. We’ll be providing links here to the speaker’s slides, and to some photos of the event. See photos taken by Sandy Ward.
Here’s the poster we created to promote this program:
The topic for our 2026 Annual Program is Natural Organic Reduction (NOR), also known as Human Composting, Terramation, or soil transformation. The keynote speaker will describe the process of soil transformation. Come with your questions and learn more about this environmentally-friendly method of returning the body to the earth.
Come in-person for REFRESHMENTS and DOOR PRIZES! A brief business meeting (Annual Membership Meeting of our nonprofit organization) to elect board members will be conducted first. The program should start by 2:30pm, with time for audience questions and discussion. Open to all. Free! Invite your friends and family.
TIMELINE and Agenda for Annual Meeting & Program October 4, 2026
2:00pm Welcome! Refreshments hosted by members. Get ticket for door prizes.
2:05pm Annual Membership Meeting (Brief reports from President, Treasurer. Election of Trustees, Election of Officers).
2:25pm Drawing for door prizes.
2:30pm Program with guest speaker Mike Reagan.
3:30pm Questions & discussion. Refreshments continue.
4:00pm Adjournment. OK to linger a bit, but we’ll need to clean up and exit soon after 4pm.
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Curious about our educational programs in previous years?
Here are examples:
October 2025: Dina Stander was our featured speaker, encouraging conversations with loved ones, “Can We Talk!“
October 2024: Lee Webster gave a presentation titled, “You Can Do This: Family-Led Funerals.” For more information and a link to the recording of that program, visit: https://funeralconsumerswmass.org/family-led-funerals-lee-webster/
You can also browse our past newsletters which are posted on this website. Fall newsletters announce the upcoming program; Spring newsletters provide reports of the Annual Meetings and Programs.