Memorialization Support Animals To learn more about the grief-easing power of dog noses, handshakes, hugs and all-around furry comfort, visit the Alliance of Therapy Dogs website or your local SPCA. Pat Dunnigan is a content writer for Thumbies, which introduced fingerprint keepsakes to the independent funeral home industry in 1998. They are the industry leader in providing customized memorial jewelry and other objects to families across the country. OGR members receive volume-based discounts from Thumbies starting at 20%, as well as a member-exclusive keepsake design. Learn more at Thumbies.com or by calling (877) 848-6243, ext. 107. FOUNDATION Thank you to our generous donors from the past quarter PLATINUM LEVEL ($5,000 or more) Mike & Marie Butler John & Kicki Butler Livingston-Butler-Volland Funeral & Cremation Center Hastings, Nebraska GOLD LEVEL ($1,000 - $4,999) Mary Kopchak Strunk Funeral Homes & Crematory Florida SILVER LEVEL ($500 - $999) Tom Hemmerle Barnett-Strother Funeral Home Madisonville, Kentucky Paul Hummel Hummel Funeral Homes Akron, Ohio Kim Hunter Humphrey Funeral Home Toronto, Ontario in recognition of Mary Steele's leadership Jay & Mary Steele Arnett & Steele Funeral Home Pineville, Kentucky Evan Strong Evan J. Strong Funeral Services Calgary, Alberta Skip, Delores & Peter Urban Anton B. Urban Funeral Home Ambler, Pennsylvania in honor of Doris Slack Make your tax-deductible donation at OGR.org/Foundation www.ogr.org | The Independent® 21 Bill & Linda Brock Vander Plaat Funeral Home Wyckoff, New Jersey in memory of Clarice Dansen
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