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LOCATION:NYSFDA 1 South Family Drive Albany\, NY 12205-1049 US
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SUMMARY:2025 Certified Celebrant Training
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 yle="font-size: 16px\; color: #44687d\;"><strong>CERTIFIED CELEBRANT TRAIN
 ING</strong></span></div>\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><strong><span
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 quote style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px\; border: none\; padding: 0px\;">\n<
 div style="text-align: center\;"><strong><span style="font-size: 16px\; co
 lor: #000000\;">October 20 - 22\, 2025</span></strong></div>\n<div style="
 text-align: center\;"><strong style="text-align: left\; color: var(--main-
 font-color)\;"><span style="font-size: 16px\; color: #000000\;">Six (6) CE
 Us</span></strong></div>\n</blockquote>\n<br />\n<span style="color: #0000
 00\;">\nThe NYS Tribute Foundation\, in partnership with NYSFDA\, is once 
 again offering a Certified Celebrant Training at the NYSFDA headquarters b
 uilding in Albany. Our instructors will be from the <a href="https://www.i
 nsightbooks.com/" target="blank"><span style="font-size: 14px\;">InSight I
 nstitute</span></a>.</span><br />\n<br />\n<strong><span style="text-decor
 ation: underline\; color: #1f497d\;">WHO SHOULD ATTEND?</span></strong><br
  />\n<span style="color: #000000\;">This training is specifically designed
  for anyone interested in understanding the process of the funeral service
  and in learning how to personalize and design meaningful funerals or trib
 utes. A successful celebrant is one who enjoys working with people\, has w
 riting and public speaking ability\, as well as listening and consulting s
 kills. Our seminars have attracted a wide-variety of participants includin
 g: funeral directors\; preneed and aftercare specialists\; hospice profess
 ionals\; clergy\; chaplains\; business people\; and students.</span><br />
 \n<br />\n<span style="color: #1f497d\;"><strong><span style="text-decorat
 ion: underline\;">WHAT IS THE TRAINING?</span></strong></span><br />\n<spa
 n style="color: #000000\;">The curriculum to be covered: articulating the 
 value of the funeral\; listening skills\; family meetings\; service planni
 ng\; music and readings resources\; eulogy writing\; closing ceremonies\; 
 master of ceremonies\; presentation skills\; and developing the celebrant 
 concept in the community.</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="text-decorati
 on: underline\; color: #1f497d\;"><strong>COST</strong></span><br />\n<spa
 n style="color: #000000\;">\n- NYSFDA Members/Students: $900 per person</s
 pan><br />\n<span style="color: #000000\;">\n- Non-members: $1\,000 per pe
 rson</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color: #1f497d\;"><strong><span st
 yle="text-decoration: underline\;">CANCELLATION POLICY</span></strong></sp
 an><br />\n<span style="color: #000000\;">If you need to cancel your paid 
 registration by:</span><br />\n<span style="color: #000000\;">September 22
 nd - 100% refund</span><br />\n<span style="color: #000000\;">September 29
 th - 75% refund</span><br />\n<span style="color: #000000\;">October 6th -
  50% refund</span><br />\n<span style="color: #000000\;">*After October 7t
 h\, no refund will be given.</span><br />\n<br />\n<strong><span style="te
 xt-decoration: underline\; color: #1f497d\;">SUGGESTED HOTELS</span></stro
 ng><br />\n<span style="color: #000000\;"><a href="https://www.hilton.com/
 en/hotels/albahgi-hilton-garden-inn-albany-airport/" target="blank"><span 
 style="font-size: 14px\;">Hilton Garden Inn</span></a> - (518) 464-6666</s
 pan><br />\n<span style="color: #000000\;"><a href="https://www.hilton.com
 /en/hotels/albwrup-hotel-trilogy-albany-airport/?SEO_id=GMB-UP-ALBWRUP&amp
 \;y_source=1_MTcxNjE3OTAtNzE1LWxvY2F0aW9uLmdvb2dsZV93ZWJzaXRlX292ZXJyaWRl"
  target="blank"><span style="font-size: 14px\;">Hotel Trilogy Albany Airpo
 rt</span></a> - (518) 869-9100</span><br />\n<span style="color: #000000\;
 "><a href="https://www.desmondhotelsalbany.com/" target="blank"><span styl
 e="font-size: 14px\;">Crowne Plaza Albany - The Desmond</span></a> - (518)
  869-8100</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color: #000000\;">For more in
 formation\, contact Kelly Deitz at <a href="mailto:kelly@nysfda.org" targe
 t="blank"><span style="font-size: 14px\;">kelly@nysfda.org</span></a> or (
 518) 452-8230.</span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color: #000000\;">This t
 raining has been approved by the NYS Department of Health\, Bureau of Fune
 ral Directing for <strong>6 CEUs</strong>.</span>\n<p><span style="font-fa
 mily: verdana\;"></span></p>
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