Della Vecchia Funeral Home brings us to Southington

On the invitation from Della Vecchia Funeral Home, Reflections made two stops in the community of Southington. First hosting the exhibit at their facility in town and then sharing with the Mortuary students of Briarwood College. It was a very unique show full of wonderful visitors. The local fire department came out and brought their fire trucks. Now that was a first to have a firemen leave his boots at the door. They enjoyed it so much a second truck came to visit.

This is will long be a story we tell, remember when the fire truck came to visit.

Bailey Funeral Home Celebrate 125 Years

As a wonderful show of thanks for 125 years of community support, Bailey Funeral Home of Plainville, CT held an open house and reception that was open to the public. To augment their event they invited Reflections to join them in their celebration. This funeral home has deep roots in the community and the grandchildren of the original owners were there to enjoy the honors. More then 200 guests passed through our doors and we were filled with the comments from a close knit community. We feel a great privilege to have visited such an established funeral home with so many years of continued service.

Indianapolis

Reflections finished out the summer in Indianapolis at two great locations. First was American Legion Post 64, hosting the kickoff of the Legacy Run, a 1,200 mile motorcycle ride to raise money for American Legion Scholarship programs.

Many Legion members and ride participants toured the exhibit, and were especially interested in the tributes to the men and women in uniform.

After the good times at the American Legion, Reflections crossed town to the National Cemetery Administration Conference. Set up at the Indianapolis Hilton between the Capitol building and Monument Circle, Reflections was in quite an official setting. With the excellent help of officer McAtee, traffic was routed around the expandable from 9am-6pm so that conference goers could experience the ways in which Reflections is educating the public about funeral customs.

Dream Cruise

One of the great end-of-summer traditions in Southeast Michigan is the Woodward Dream Cruise. Car enthusiasts of all kinds flock to Woodward Avenue to see the impromptu parade of classic cars that meanders between Pontiac and 8 Mile. Halfway along the route, Reflections was open to visitors Friday evening and all day Saturday in the parking lot of Peabody's Restaurant in Birmingham. A special sign was created detailing the some of the well known residents of the many cemeteries along Woodward Avenue.

Our host for the day was Lynch Funeral Homes, a great supporter of the Reflections exhibit. They brought with them their pristine 1939 Packard hearse, so the car enthusiasts had a special treat. Pat even ran into a featured member of Reflections next to the Packard!

The folks at Peabody's were also operating a lift to give people a better view of the crowds and cars below, so we took the opportunity to get a good shot of the whole amazing scene.