While we were in Washington DC for the NFDA Advocacy day this year we made contact with the West Virginia Funeral Directors Association and starting planning a visit to their 2010 conventions. Upon arriving in Charleston and finding out that we would be setting up right by the front doors of the hotel you couldn’t wipe the grin off of Josh’s face. We had hustled down from Michigan; stopping for a night in Parkersburg, where we participated in those holiday parades. I have said this before but we do enjoy joining state conventions and talking with the area funeral directors. Meeting them in an educational and social environment always leads to great conversations and we learn what has been trending in the state.
The local media took an interest in the week’s happenings and we spotted more than one reporter interviewing West Virginia Funeral Directors to get their take on the state of business. Both Frank and I were interviewed a few times for nightly news pieces and newspapers from around Charleston. One additional benefit to parking outside of a convention center is that the public is then welcome to come inside. We did have guests join us all day from offices and building all over downtown.
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