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What Is
The Society? |
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The Memorial Advisory & Planning
Society, M.A.P.S., is a non-profit, non-sectarian
association of consumers, dedicated to informing its
members and the general public about funeral practices.
Members share the belief that simple and affordable
funeral and memorial arrangements can best be achieved
by careful planning. The Society was founded in 1965
and is one of more than 150 similar societies affiliated
with the Funeral
Consumers Alliance, Inc. |
| The Society is managed
by ten directors elected by the members of the Society
at its annual business meeting. These directors, in
turn, elect the officers of the Society. The directors
and staff serve without pay. Neither the Society nor
any director is affiliated with a funeral home, crematory
or cemetery. |
| Although the Society
does not arrange funerals, it does assist its members
in planning theirs. |
Who May Join? |
| Membership
is open to all regardless of age, race, sex, creed,
or national origin. One time only fee for an individual
is $25, or full family membership is $35. |
| There are no dues or
assessments. Contributions, of course, are always gratefully
accepted. |
| Membership
is transferable to most memorial societies throughout
the United States and Canada at minimal or no cost. |
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