CT funeral directors collect money for Operation E.L.F.

Connecticut Funeral Directors Association members and vendors from all over the state collected more than $3,700 in gift cards, toys and checks for Connecticut’s Operation E.L.F (Embracing Lonely Families) program. This is the 10th year that CFDA has sponsored an organization-wide effort for Operation E.L.F., which helps to support the families of Connecticut National Guard troops already deployed or preparing to deploy overseas, and who also suffer financial hardship as a result of their call to active duty. Pictured, from left, are: Howard Hill, owner of Howard Hill Funeral Services; Stephen King, president of CFDA; Rebecca Lautenslager, funeral director at Shaughnessey-Banks Funeral Home; Bob Arrington, president-elect of NFDA; and John Cascio, executive director of CFDA.