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LOCAL FUNERAL DIRECTOR MENTORS YOUNG FUNERAL PROFESSIONALS DURING NATIONAL PROGRAM

in the profession. “Spending time with these future leaders, helping to open their minds to different views and watching as their vision expanded, was the best part,” said Hernandez. “The range of topics from the Mentors and round table discussions allowed us to spend time with each one of them and learn about their goals and aspirations.”

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David Hernandez Jr. of Jersey Memorial Group with locations throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania was one of three leading funeral directors who served as mentors for the National Funeral Directors

Association’s (NFDA) Meet the Mentors program. Meet the Mentors, which took place March 12-14 in Atlanta, Georgia, brought new funeral service professionals together to learn from some of the country’s leading funeral directors and to network with like-minded peers.

Hernandez’s presentation titled, “Who is Successful in Death Care and Why?” taught mentees the value of the foundational skills needed to be leaders

David Hernandez is the Founder and CEO of Jersey Memorial Group, the largest private operator in New Jersey. He has received numerous professional awards and is often asked to participate as a presenter at study groups and conventions. Meet the Mentors has been wholly funded by the Funeral Service Foundation since the program’s inception in 2011. More information about the Meet the Mentors program can be found on the NFDA website, www.nfda.org/mentors.

THE MAX OF OLD BRIDGE HAS BEEN PRIVILEGED TO SERVE THE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITIES FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS!

On behalf of the entire sta , we want to thank all our members, past and present, along with all the government and township o cials who have supported our MAX Challenge program in Old Bridge for the last TEN years!

We were so grateful to have launched a new tness and nutrition concept to the towns of Old Bridge, Matawan and surrounding areas back in March 2013. We were instantly embraced by the local government, and very quickly we began to form very strong relationships with our members and within the community for a variety of charitable causes. e members and sta from our program are second to none. What starts as a tness and nutrition program to help our members live healthier and happier lives, goes way beyond workouts or food prep. It is about relationships, mental and physical well-being, with an emphasis on support, shared goals, and an incredibly positive environment. We actually have fun in the process, while we collectively charge toward achieving our own individual goals.

In the last ten years, together, through the generosity of our members and the support of our community, we have supported numerous 501C3 local non-pro t organizations, raising well over $100,000 in the process. Aside from this amazing achievement, we have also consistently been involved with Toys for Tots, Township fundraising events, and street fairs. We are blessed to be so embedded within an amazing community of great citizens.

Inside the four walls of our MAX Challenge center on Route 516, there isn’t a friendlier, more genuine, and happier place we’ve ever been in, and that is all because of the people in our program who have created such an amazing culture. e MAX is a transformational program that changes lives, and we are happy to have been a small part of that journey for thousands of people over the past ten years. Cheers to ten more years of helping and serving the community.

Rich and Maureen Bruno Owners – e Max of

Old Bridge

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