Membership

THE ONLY PERSON WHO TRULY APPRECIATES WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO AS A CEMETERIAN IS ANOTHER CEMETERIAN.

All cemeteries, large or small, wealthy or with small financial resources, municipal, religious or private, or performing 20, 200 or 2000 burials per year share the same concerns and problems. They can also share the same solutions. Join the VCA and meet colleagues with whom you can share information, making your work as a cemeterian easier and more enjoyable. Join today.

WHY BECOME A MEMBER ?

Information:

• General information about rules & regulations, cemetery forms, and record-keeping that pertain to all Vermont cemeteries.
• Information on VT State Statutes that effect how we do business.
• Proposed legislative actions pertaining to cemeteries.
• Plot Layout & Master Planning, Landscaping and Monument Care.
• Liason with the New England Cemetery Association.
• Financial Issues.

Access To:

• VCA Web Site and links
• VCA Newsletter "The Cemeterian"
• Monument information on granite, marble (grades, repair, cleaning and information).
• Foundations
• Suppliers of goods and services for your cemetery. By suppliers and cemeterians meeting and getting to know each other, suppliers learn about the needs of the cemeteries and cemeterians learn about the goods and services available to them and from whom. Nothing beats being able to put a face to a name.
• Specialized suppliers of landscaping materials, and equipment, i.e., shrubs, plants, lawn care, lawn mowing equipment, tractors and numerous attachments, cleaning equipment, and other grounds-keeping items.
• Professional financial counsellors concerning cemetery trusts and finances.
• Professionals who deal with grief and grief management.

Networking:

• Two (2) educational meetings per year (Special Features - lectures,guest speakers, supplier exposition featuring new
  products and equipment).
• Problem solving with assistance from members and others.
• Forum for making change at local and state level and influencing at the federal level.
• Memorial workshops.
• Cemetery Consumer Service Council (CCSC).