| Virginia Cemetery Association |
2025 VCA Annual Meeting
VIRGINIA CEMETERY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING
“Cemeteries Reimagined: Cultivating a Welcoming Atmosphere to Shatter Stigmas and Inspire Celebrations”
The Virginian Hotel, Lynchburg, VA
June 12-14, 2025
Full Information and EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION Click Here (Early bird registration ends May 15)
*Hotel Reservation Link to access Group Rate of only $149 plus taxes and fees per night will be emailed to you with your registration confirmation.
DON'T WAIT! ROOM BLOCK CLOSES MAY 14th at 4:00pm or until rooms are sold out.
HIGHLIGHTS:
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Thursday |
June 12, 2025 |
| Golf Tournament | |
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3:00 pm – 5:00 pm |
Registration and Vendor Set up |
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6:00 pm -8:00pm |
President’s Reception |
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Friday |
June 13, 2025 |
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8:00 am – 8: 30 am |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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8:00am – 2:00 pm |
Exhibits in Exhibit Hall |
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8:30 am – 8:45 am |
Welcome and Early Bird Raffle |
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8:45 am – 9:15 am |
VCA Annual Membership Meeting |
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9:15 am – 10:15 am |
Karen Worcester, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Wreaths Across America |
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10:15 am – 10:45am |
Break with Suppliers |
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10:45 am – 11:30 am |
John Bolton, “My Cemetery: Simple Burial Ground or Multi-faceted Community Asset?” |
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11:30 am – 12:15 pm |
Shaun Spencer-Hester, Executive Director and Curator, The Anne Spencer House & Garden Museum |
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12:15 pm-1:00pm |
Lunch Buffet |
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1:00 pm – 1:45 pm |
Jamie Pettinato, Technical Sales, STIHL |
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1:50 pm- 2:00pm |
John Bolton, ICCFA Report |
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2:00 pm – 2:15 pm |
Veteran’s Update; Wally Frankland |
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3:00pm- TBD | Presbyterian Cemetery Field Trip |
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Saturday |
June 14, 2025 |
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8:00 am – 8:30 am |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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8:00 am-2:00 pm |
Exhibits in Exhibit Hall |
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8:30 am -8:35 pm |
Welcome and Early Bird Raffle |
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8:35 am-12:35pm |
Mike Doherty, Cemetery Training for the Compliance Agent |
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9:00 am – 9:45 am |
Jay Brooks, "From Solemn to Celebratory: The Cemetery as a Space for the Living" |
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9:45 am -10:15 am |
Break with exhibitors |
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10:15 am - 11:00 am |
Dr. Rev Joe Cobb, Mayor of Roanoke |
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11:10 am -11:20 am |
Legislative Report; Jimmy Stuart |
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11:20 am – 11:30 am |
VFDA Report: Gregg Faulkner, President |
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11:30 am -11:40 am |
SCCFA Report: Jodie Dupree, President |
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11:40 am-12:00 pm |
DPOR Update: Anika Coleman |
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12:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
Lunch Buffet |
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1:00 pm – 1:45 pm |
Alan Creedy, "How to Win Back Lost Customers" |
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2:00 pm |
Family Time “Enjoy the Day” |
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6:00 pm – 8:30 pm |
President Awards Reception and Banquet Keynote Address: Mary Pope Maybank Hutson President, Sweet Briar College. "Honoring the Legacy of Monument Hill: A Tribute to our History" Officer/Director Installations -Jodie Dupree, SCCFA |
Please join us in thanking our Conference supporters! |
Reception Sponsors: |
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Trinity Memorial Gardens |
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Friends of VCA Sponsors:
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Sponsors/Exhibitors Information & Registration Terms and Conditions By registering for this Virginia Cemetery Association event or program you consent to being photographed, filmed and/or otherwise recorded at the event or program. By doing so, you grant to the Association rights to the release, publication or reproduction of any recorded media taken at the event or program of your appearance, voice or name for use by the Association and its management team. |