What’s New at Cedar Memorial
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Memorial Day Avenue of Flags 2008
On Memorial Day weekend, May 25 - May 26, the avenues of Cedar Memorial Park will be lined with more than 1,500 American flags donated by families of veterans. View the full program.
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2008 West Side Party
Saturday June 7, 2008
Cedar Memorial Westside Chapel
Join our staff in a new tradition. Enjoy great music by the Paul and Gail Williams Band, free food and beverages, door prizes and more. The public is welcome.
Saturday June 7, 2008 4P.M. to 8 P.M.
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Award of Excellence Recipient
Iowa Funeral Directors Association
Cedar Memorial Funeral Homes - 17th Year
Cedar Memorial Funeral Homes will receive the Award of Excellence in Funeral Service at the annual Iowa Funeral Directors Association Convention held in Ames in April 2008. This is the 17th year that Cedar Memorial Funeral Homes will receive the award. The Award of Excellence in Funeral Service is the IFDA's way of paying tribute to the work funeral directors do as public relations ambassadors-offering public recognition from professional peers. The award consists of five categories of activity and accomplishments by IFDA member firms. Certification of achievement in four of these areas will qualify the individual funeral home for the Award of Excellence in Funeral Service. The award is established as a method of promoting the funeral service profession and a means of establishing an excellent relationship with the community and the people we serve.
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Community Relations Coordinator
Barbara Elam is responsible for representing and communicating the mission and raising the awareness about Cedar Memorial to individuals, families and organizations throughout the Greater Cedar Rapids Community, particularly those who have been previously underserved by services and facilities available through Cedar Memorial. Read More
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2007 ICCFA KIP Awards
Best Practices/Personal Touch 
First Place & Grand Prize Winner
Jane Brokaw - AfterCare Counselor
"Cedar Memorial revamped its approach to providing 'service after the service' and developed an AfterCare program to improve contact with families. In creating the program, Cedar Memorial addressed overlaps and gaps with regard to services being provided by other community groups such as churches and support groups. It also surveyed families to learn what types of services they desired and what expectations they had regarding timing after the service. As a result of its research, Cedar Memorial hired a retired family services counselor to administer its AfterCare program. She provides exceptional hands-on service to address families' needs, requests and complaints, and she delivers an AfterCare basket two weeks after each service has been performed. The basket contains reading materials on grief and loss as well as assorted food items and gift cards." - ICCFA
If you need assistance dealing with your grief, you may contact Jane at any time.
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