Comments on: Impress Your Families (And Become A Funeral Flower CHAMPION) With These Facts https://blog.funeralone.com/news/impress-your-families-and-become-a-funeral-flower-champion-with-these-facts/ The official blog of funeralOne, a world renowned personalization, technology, and aftercare company for the funeral and cemetery professions. Thu, 23 Jul 2015 19:54:23 +0000 hourly 1 By: Shelly Payan https://blog.funeralone.com/news/impress-your-families-and-become-a-funeral-flower-champion-with-these-facts/#comment-424355 Thu, 23 Jul 2015 19:54:23 +0000 http://blog.funeralone.com/?p=10855#comment-424355 I could not agree more. I have worked for the funreal industry for 28 years, and it’s always the same when it comes to helping the survivors of a loved one. They are grieving and the last thing they want to do is think about everyday tasks; they get overwhelmed making decisions, and believe it or not it is very over whelming when someone asks if they can mow your lawn, bring a meal, etc. The family doesn’t want to put you out, and that is really something they don’t care to think of. I have always liked the idea of not only saying what can I do, but saying, I will be at your house tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. to mow your lawn, or I will be providing dinner for you and your family tomorrow is there anything you cannot eat or wish not to eat. It may sound pushing right now reading this, but experience has taught me that it removed a huge burden off the family and they appreciate not having to ask or having to say yes to getting help. Many people are uncomfortable asking for help.

]]> By: Dave Savage https://blog.funeralone.com/news/impress-your-families-and-become-a-funeral-flower-champion-with-these-facts/#comment-424252 Thu, 23 Jul 2015 17:41:16 +0000 http://blog.funeralone.com/?p=10855#comment-424252 In addition to any physical gifts, the gifts of service is rarely forgotten. Death often occurs unexpectedly and even when their is a prolonged illness, household, yard and car maintenence has taken and will take a back seat.

Family and friends will be visiting and the grieving family can use your help to get their home in visitor ready shape and to help with the logistics of family life for several weeks after the death.

In our new book we suggest not asking “Is there anything I can do?” but asking if it would be OK if you mowed the lawn for them or arranged to have my yard service take care of yours for a period of time?

Would it be OK if you wahed their can in prepartion of visitors? Could I take the kids to after school activities? etc.

Dave Savage – educator, speaker and author Heartfelt Memorial Services: Your Guide for Planning Meaningful Funerals, Celebrations of Life and Times of Remembrance. HeartfeltMemorialServices.com

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