The FCANNJ Annual Meeting was held Sunday, April 28th, 2024
Our guest Speaker was Betty Martin of In Your Own Words. She offered a hands-on workshop on capturing memories inspired by a photograph. To recreate memories from your photos, Betty says, “You begin by recalling all you
can about what was happening in the photo at the time it was taken. This includes the background story, and even present-day reflections.”
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FCANNJ Mission Statement
Empowering people to advance-plan their funerals to enable them to reduce the financial, environmental and emotional costs, while ensuring a meaningful farewell for themselves and loved ones.
Welcome to the Funeral Consumer Alliance of Northern New Jersey. We are a non-profit consumer advocacy group dedicated to protecting consumers rights to an affordable and dignified funeral choosing. Our primary focus areas are:
Education: Provide updates on funeral and burial practices and legislation to help consumers make informed decisions.
Activities: Speak to groups and organizations about death planning and normalize the conversations around death.
Advocacy: Support efforts to maximize choices when dealing with the funeral industry in NJ.
Important Publication for Purchase
FCANNJ offers helpful publications you may purchase online along with your Membership Application.
Five Wishes: A Living Will with Heart $5.00
Published by the organization “Aging with Dignity”, Five Wishes is a living will that addresses your personal, emotional and spiritual needs as well as your medical wishes. This document helps start the important conversations with family members and your doctor about your end-of-life care wishes.
Five Wishes lets your family and doctors know:
- Who you want to make health care decisions for you when you can’t make them.
- The kind of medical treatment you want or don’t want.How comfortable you want to be.
- How you want people to treat you.
- What you want your loved ones to know.
