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Funeral Directors Fill Hearse In Wethersfield With Food

The hearse-filling event was part of a Connecticut Funeral Directors Association golf tourney in Wethersfield.

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From left to right: Connecticut Funeral Directors Association board member Jesse M. Gomes; CFDA Executive Director John Cascio; CFDA Communications Director Laura Soll; and Connecticut Foodshare's Corporate & Community Giving Manager Al Marino.
From left to right: Connecticut Funeral Directors Association board member Jesse M. Gomes; CFDA Executive Director John Cascio; CFDA Communications Director Laura Soll; and Connecticut Foodshare's Corporate & Community Giving Manager Al Marino. (Courtesy of the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association)

WETHERSFIELD, CT — The Wethersfield-based Connecticut Funeral Directors Association (CFDA) hosted its annual golf benefit last month on the first day of fall.

And, in doing so, it filled up a hearse ... albeit with items that usually aren't found in hearses.

Those who attended the organization’s 2022 golf benefit tournament at Wethersfield Country Club filled a new hearse with cans and boxes of food for Connecticut Foodshare.

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This annual golf event raises scholarship funds for aspiring funeral directors and the fill-a-hearse component has become a yearly CFDA tradition.

Special thanks to Parks Superior Sales in Somers, for offering a hearse for a Hole in One prize, and for CFDA’s food collection.

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Every year, Connecticut Foodshare provides millions of meals to people across Connecticut.

For more information on the CFDA, visit this link.

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