2008 OKTOBERFEST REGISTRATION FORM AVAILABLE - 8/08

Come join your colleagues and friends on September 25, 2008 for Oktoberfest!  Registration forms are available by clicking here.   

2008 FDSA TRADE SHOW EXHIBITOR PROSPECTUS AVAILABLE - 7/08

The 2008 FDSA Trade Show Exhibitor Prospectus is now available.  Click here.  

JOIN FDSA FOR AN EVENING AT THE WHITE SOX - 4/08

The FDSA "Evening with the White Sox vs. the Detroit Tigers" registration form is now available by clicking here.   

2008 ELECTRONIC DEATH CERTIFICATE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS - 1/08

The new EDRS Certificate of Death for the state of Illinois is now available on the FDSA website in the Members Only section.  Members of the association can access it by clicking here.  

"SMOKE FREE ILLINOIS ACT"  AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS - 1/08

The "Smoke Free Illinois Act" can impact all funeral homes in Illinois.  A copy of the act is available to all FDSA members by clicking here.  You will be asked for your member ID and password.  If you have forgotten it, please contact the office by e-mail at office@fdsachicago.com or by phone at 630-980-4740.  An article discussing the impact can be found in the November-December FDSA Newsletter.

2008 REFERENCE GUIDE AVAILABLE - 1/08

The FDSA Reference Guide and Diary, a compilation of membership, cemeteries, hospitals, churches, registrars, laws and rules is published annually.  All FDSA members receive a copy of the Reference Guide as a benefit of membership.  The 2008 Reference Guide will be available shortly. 

Click here for an order form. 

FDSA PUBLISHES NEW BROCHURE - 7/07

Included with the May-June 2007 Newsletter was a brochure entitled "Public Aid Provisions for Pre-Arranged, Pre-Financed Funeral Plans".  It explains in some detail the recent substantial modifications made by IDPA in the regulations regarding prepaid funeral/burial plans.  It was prepared specifically for FDSA members to use with their clients.  FDSA members can click here to see a copy of the brochure.  

NEW FDSA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INTRODUCED - 3/07

FDSA is pleased to announce the hire of a new Executive Director.   Carol A. Schreiber has fifteen years of experience in association management.   She has an additional eleven years of experience in corporate environments.

She has served as an Executive Director of a county bar association, and has directed the day-to-day office operations of another association providing fundamental support to the Association chief staff executive and other key staff. 

In her role as an Executive Director, she provided high-level managerial support to the association’s President, Board of Directors and Committee Chairs.  She managed all aspects of human resources and programmatic offerings.   

Ms. Schreiber has a BS in Business Management from National Louis University in Wheaton, Illinois. 

ADVERTISING IN THE FDSA NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE - 4/06

As of April 6, 2006, advertising will be available in the FDSA Newsletter.   Click here for a copy of the Advertising Rate Sheet and Specifications.  Please contact the office at 630-980-4740 (e-mail:  office@fdsachicago.com) for more information.