Wethersfield's CT Funeral Directors Assn Collects Toys/Gift Cards

Members of the Wethersfield-based Connecticut Funeral Directors Assn. (CFDA) are hosting a statewide holiday collection drive for the 15th time! Now through Wednesday, Dec. 1st, close to 50 Connecticut funeral homes are welcoming donations of gift cards and toys of any value for Operation ELF, which assists military families who have a loved one in the deployment cycle this holiday season AND for Connecticut Children’s Medical Center’s young patients.

Wethersfield resident John Cascio, CFDA’s Executive Director, says that gift cards and toys may be dropped off during regular business hours at the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association's office at 364 Silas Deane Highway in Wethersfield OR at any of the following funeral homes (see below) through Dec. 1st and also on Thurs., Dec. 2nd from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at CFDA’s 133rd Convention at the Sheraton Hartford South Hotel at 100 Capitol Ave. in Rocky Hill.

Connecticut funeral homes welcoming donations include:

Ansonia: Wakelee Memorial Funeral Home at 167 Wakelee Ave.;
Avon: Carmon Funeral Home & Family Center at 301 Country Club Rd.;
Branford: W.S. Clancy Memorial Funeral Home at 244 North Main St.;
Bristol: Funk Funeral Home at 35 Bellevue Ave.;
Bristol: O’Brien Funeral Home at 24 Lincoln Ave.;
Cheshire: Alderson-Ford Funeral Home of Cheshire at 615 S. Main St.;
Cromwell: Cromwell Funeral Home at 506 Main St.;
Danbury: Cornell Memorial Home at 247 White St.;
Derby: Edward F. Adzima Funeral Home at 253 Elizabeth St.;
East Hampton: Spencer Funeral Home at 112 Main St.;
Enfield: Leete-Stevens Family Funeral Homes & Crematory at 61 South Rd.;
Fairfield: Abraham L. Green and Son Funeral Home at 88 Beach Rd.;
Glastonbury: Farley-Sullivan Funeral Home at 50 Naubuc Ave.;
Greenwich: Castiglione Funeral Home at 544 Old Post Rd.;
Kensington: Bergin Memorial Funeral Home at 96 Main St.;
Manchester: John F. Tierney Funeral Home at 219 West Center St.;
Manchester: Holmes-Watkins Funeral Home at 400 Main St.;
Manchester: Manchester Funeral Home at 142 E. Center St.;
Meriden: John J. Ferry & Sons Funeral Home at 88 East Main St.;
Middletown: Doolittle Funeral Home at 14 Old Church St.;
Naugatuck: Alderson-Ford Funeral Home of Naugatuck at 201 Meadow St.;
New Britain: Erickson-Hansen Funeral Home at 411 South Main St.;
Plainville: Bailey Funeral Home at 48 Broad St.;
Rockville: Burke-Fortin Funeral Home at 76 Prospect St.;
Rocky Hill: Rose Hill Funeral Home at 580 Elm St.;
Seymour: Ralph E. Hull Funeral Home at 161 West Church St.;
Shelton: Riverview Funeral Home at 390 River Rd.;
South Windsor: Samsel & Carmon Funeral Home at 419 Buckland Rd.;
Southbury: Carpino Funeral Home at 750 Main St. South.;
Southbury: Munson-Lovetere Funeral Home at 235 Main St. North;
Stafford Springs: Introvigne Funeral Home at 51 East Main St.;
Stratford: Adzima Funeral Home at 50 Paradise Green Place;
Torrington: Cook Funeral Home at 82 Litchfield St.;
Torrington: Gleeson-Ryan Funeral Home at 258 Prospect St.;
Vernon: Ladd-Turkington & Carmon Funeral Home at 551 Talcottville Rd.;
Wallingford: B. C. Bailey Funeral Home at 273 South Elm St.;
Wallingford: Wallingford Funeral Home at 809 North Main Street Ext.;
West Hartford: Molloy Funeral Home at 906 Farmington Ave.;
West Hartford: Sheehan-Hilborn-Breen Funeral Home at 1084 New Britain Ave.;
West Haven: West Haven Funeral Home at 662 Savin Ave.;
Wethersfield: Farley-Sullivan Funeral Home at 34 Beaver Rd.;
Willimantic: Potter Funeral Home at 456 Jackson St.;
Windsor: Carmon Community Funeral Home at 807 Bloomfield Ave.;
Wolcott: Woodtick Memorial Funeral Home at 420 Woodtick Rd.; and
Woodbury: Munson-Lovetere Funeral Home at 2 School St.

For more information, call the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association at 860-721-0234 or visit www.CTFDA.org

The 133-year-old Connecticut Funeral Directors Association is comprised of funeral directors at more than 220 funeral homes. Based in Wethersfield, Conn., the professional organization is committed to the promotion and advocacy of high ethical standards in funeral service. This includes the development and presentation of ongoing professional training opportunities for practitioners and educational programs for association members and the public. For more information about the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association or its holiday collection drive, call 860-721-0234 or 800-919-2332 or visit www.ctfda.org