The Electronic Age
March 12th, 2010
Dear Friends,
Usually I commit this space to topics associated with working our way through the funeral process, from preplanning through the journey of grief. Today I would like to take the opportunity to introduce you to our e-version of our newsletter.
The electronic age is upon us. Actually, it has been here awhile but never has it been so forceful. I can’t even keep up with it all – facebook, myspace, blogs, twitter…twitter? What is that anyway? And what about this “blog” business?
A blog (a contraction of the term “web log”) is like an on-line journal. On our site it will be referred to as “Current News.” It will give us a voice to address issues that are relevant to the funeral industry as they arise. These “articles/entries” will remain there for future reference. It is a wonderful tool. With this change brings a switch to our newsletter. Some of you will have received this issue via U.S. mail, others will have received it via e-mail, and still others will see it on our website. It is expected that this will be the last time we send a paper version of the newsletter.
We anticipate that this update will make our website a more useful tool for our families. I hope you will forgive us if we make mistakes as we move along through these unchartered waters. Our goal remains the same – to serve our families. Serving our families is an honor and a privilege – a responsibility that we do not take lightly.
Kerrie D. Peterson
President
