| 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 19)
*Hotel Reservation Room blocks have ended.
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 |
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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 in Exhibit Hall |
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1:00 pm – 1:15 pm |
John Bolton, ICCFA Report |
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1:15 pm- 1:30pm |
Veteran’s Update; Wally Frankland |
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2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (maps will be available for location) |
Kenneth Glass, "Robotic Equipment" Stihl Demo at Presbyterian Cemetery 2020 Grace Street, Lynchburg, VA 24504 |
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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 Suppliers in Exhibit Hall |
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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 in Exhibit Hall |
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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's Reception and Installation 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. |