Waid Funeral Home garners national accolades

Waid Funeral Home & Cremation Service has been honored by the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) with the 2019 Pursuit of Excellence Award.

Only 160 firms from around the world received this prestigious recognition, placing Waid Funeral Home & Cremation Service among an elite group of funeral service providers. Pursuit of Excellence Award recipients raise the bar on funeral service excellence by adhering to the highest ethical and professional standards and providing unsurpassed service to families and communities.

To earn an NFDA Pursuit of Excellence Award, a participating funeral home must meet or exceed business standards set forth by the program and demonstrate proficiency in key areas of funeral service, such as compliance with state and federal regulations; providing ongoing education and professional development opportunities for staff; offering outstanding programs and resources to bereaved families; maintaining an active level of involvement within the community; participating and actively serving in the funeral service profession; and promoting funeral home services through a variety of marketing, advertising and public relations programs. Participants are also required to adhere to a Pledge of Ethical Practices.

“Waid Funeral Home & Cremation Service’s voluntary participation in the Pursuit of Excellence Award program reflects a steadfast dedication to exceed the expectations of those they serve,” said NFDA Chief Executive Officer Christine Pepper, CAE.

“This prestigious recognition assures families of the high-quality, compassionate service they will receive the moment they walk through the funeral home’s front door.”

“I am very honored and proud to be a part of Waid Funeral Home”, says funeral home manager, Anna Winningham.

“In this day and age, it is so important to choose a funeral home provider with a strong sense of ethics and has a genuine concern and compassion for families during their time of grieving, and Waid Funeral Home provides that to this community. Each one of the staff members at the funeral home plays an important role in serving families, as well as helping the community grow and be prosperous.”

NFDA is the world’s leading and largest funeral service association, serving more than 20,000 individual members who represent nearly 11,000 funeral homes in the United States and 49 countries around the world. NFDA is the trusted leader, beacon for ethics and the strongest advocate for the profession. NFDA is the association of choice because it offers funeral professionals comprehensive educational resources,

tools to manage successful businesses, guidance to become pillars in their communities and the expertise to foster future generations of funeral professionals. NFDA is headquartered in Brookfield, Wis. and has an office in Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.nfda.org.