Each fall we provide an educational program in conjunction with our Annual Meeting, which is hosted in-person and via Zoom. We invite our members and also welcome the public.
Save the date: Sunday, October 4, 2026, 2:00-4:00 PM. Here’s the poster we’ve created to promote this program:
To register, send us an email with your name and contact information, or call our phone line 413-376-4747 and leave a message. Please tell us if you prefer Zoom access or will attend in person. Our email address is fcawmass [at] gmail [dot] com or you can use the Contact form on this website.
Please register in advance (by October 2 if possible) to help us plan seating and refreshments, and help us respond to requests for the Zoom link.
We are excited that 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. You can send them a pdf of our poster; click the black “Download” button below to obtain the pdf.
TIMELINE and Agenda for Annual Meeting & Program October 4, 2026
2:00pm Welcome! Refreshments hosted by members. Get ticket for door prizes.
2:05pm Drawing for a few door prizes.
2:10pm Annual Membership Meeting (brief reports, election of trustees, election of officers).
Note: We will post related documents (Agenda, Minutes) here as the date gets closer. These will open in separate windows, available for printing or downloading, if desired.
2:30pm Program
3:30pm Questions & discussion. Refreshments continue.
4:00pm Close of meeting. OK to linger a bit, but we’ll need to clean up and exit by 4:30pm.
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Curious about our previous educational programs?
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.