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Special
Announcements (1) FDSA announces its first seminar of 2012. Click here for a description of the program and a registration form.
(2) Order forms for the 2012 FDSA Reference Guide and Diary are now available. Click here for a copy.
(3) Advertisers for the 2012 FDSA Reference Guide and Diary can download the ad rate sheet by clicking here.
(4) The
Cook County Medical Examiner (ME) is ready to complete their
implementation of the Illinois Vital Records System (IVRS).
Effective April 1, 2011, the ME's Office will begin authorizing cremation permits through IVRS. Read the ME letter by clicking here. (5)
FDSA is
pleased to offer music licensing as a benefit to our members through
our partnership in the Music License Coalition. FDSA members can
become fully licensed with ASCAP, BMI and SESAC for 2011 for the
annual price of $248 per location. Click
here for a copy of the application.
(6)
The order form for the 2011 Reference Guide is now available. Click
here for a copy of the form. All FDSA members receive a copy
of the Directory as a benefit of membership.
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Welcome to the website for
Funeral Directors Services Association
of Greater Chicago (FDSA). The following information is
offered for your convenience. For further information, please
contact the association.
The
FDSA
was founded in 1880. In 1962 it merged with an association of auto
livery chauffeurs and took on its present name.
The five categories of membership are:
Regular
Membership: Includes entities which are funeral homes or
those providing funeral service. Membership
Application
Affiliate
Members enjoy all regular member benefits except the
collective bargaining agreement representation. Membership
Application
Associate
Membership: Includes entities providing merchandise and/or
services to Regular Members. Membership
Application
Past Membership:
Includes persons who have retired from funeral service. Please
contact the association for further information. Membership
Application
Honorary
Membership: Includes persons who have been honored for
their outstanding past service to the association. Please
contact the association for further information. Membership
Application
FDSA
is governed by a nine member Board of Directors consisting of an
Executive Committee (President, Executive Vice-President, 2
Vice-Presidents, and Secretary-Treasurer) and 4 Directors. The chief
administrative officer of the association is the Executive Director,
who is directly responsible to the Board of Directors. The Board of
Directors meets in January, March, April, June, July, September,
October and December. The Executive Committee meets in February,
May, September and November. For a listing
of the 2012 FDSA Board of Directors,
click here.
You may see the association's Constitution
and Bylaws by clicking here.
FDSA's mission
is to provide services to
its membership and to the public at large, to enhance the
professionalism of funeral service and to maintain high ideals.
The FDSA
provides a number of services for its membership. Click
here for more information on those services.
The FDSA
Newsletter is published monthly and the
FDSA Reference Guide and Diary, a compilation of
membership, cemeteries, hospitals, churches, registrars, laws and
rules is published every year. A Subscription Service to the
Newsletter is available to non-members and the Reference Guide and
Diary can be purchased by anyone. Click
here for a subscription form to the Newsletter. All
FDSA members receive a copy of the Reference Guide as a benefit of
membership. For
access to the Members Only
part of the FDSA website, click here. |
