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It's October-Shop Early, Shop Often

10/3/2018

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We entered October this week.  I love the month of October with the changing of the leaves and the crisp feel in the air.  We in the Midwest have started preparing for winter.  Some of us put our gardens to bed.  Many of us prepare for harvest and fall festivals.  In my home, we will be having Canadian Thanksgiving this coming Monday.  For me this signals the approaching winter in a big way.  Winter is coming, but not yet.  Because October has a transitional quality to it, it is a great time to begin or revisit our plans for our funeral and burial.  One single most important thing we can do for planning our funeral and burial is to go out and shop our local funeral homes.   90.4% of consumers go with the first funeral home they go to.  The industry knows this.  Going out and shopping funeral homes might not be fun for most people, but you might be surprised once you start.  If you shop out of curiosity, shopping a funeral home takes on a completely different tone than shopping out of need.  When we shop out of need, we mostly want to get in and out as soon as possible.  If we shop out of curiosity and with knowledge of our laws and rights, then we have the luxury of seeing how close to the law a funeral home adheres.  Take the time this October, before the big time winter festivals start rolling in, and go out and shop your local area to see what resources you have available. Once you start, you might just be surprised at how interesting it becomes.
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    Caroline Vuyadinov


    I graduated from St. Vladamir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Crestwood, New York with a Master of Divinity.  I trained as a chaplain following graduation and worked with a wide variety of people. 

    When I moved to Canada, I began work in a women's halfway house in Hamilton, Ontario which worked with women in conflict with the law on a federal level.  I became the program manager and  loved working alongside the women, creating their plans for their reintegration back to the community.  I also worked as a liaison with the parole board, parole officers and other community service providers.

    Upon my return to the United States, I worked in the Death Care Industry as a Family Service Counselor, which lead me to become a green burial advocate. I co-founded Midwest Green Burial Society with Juliann Salinas. I speak  to community groups and have developed practical seminars for a variety of audiences.  I have been interviewed on a national podcast and was featured on a WGN spot dealing with green burial. 

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