E.F. Boyd & Son - Community
E.F. Boyd & Son is breaking the mold when it comes to
the funeral home industry. This is an establishment that
cares genuinely for its Cleveland community, and strives for its
betterment through focused involvement and service. In
addition to assistance, E.F. Boyd & Son Funeral Home also
offers appreciation to the community that has helped it to become
the premier African American funeral home in the Cleveland
area.
In today's world, it's easy to become jaded and cynical,
and assume that every action has an ulterior motive. If an
established, locally-owned business is involved in community
service events and activities, it must just be a way to be seen and
to separate themselves from their competition, right?
Wrong. E.F. Boyd & Son Funeral Home wants to give back to
the community that supports it. As a community-based
business, they share knowledge, offer support, and show
appreciation, not for self-aggrandizement, but to help create a
happier, healthier community.
In the month of April alone, E.F. Boyd & Son Funeral
Home will have representatives at four separate Cleveland area
health fairs. And, no, they aren't there to drum up
business. On the contrary, when the time comes that you have
need of their services, E.F. Boyd wants to celebrate a life lived
long and lived fully. The compassionate, caring staff knows
that it's never too early or too late for any person to make
healthy changes in his or her life. To that end, the
community health fairs that they attend cover a wide range of ages,
genders, and races. For example, this weekend you will find
E.F. Boyd at the Ohio Hispanic Social Services Workers Association
Health Disparities Conference, an event which coincides with
National Minority Health Month. Later this month, E.F. Boyd
will once again be a vendor at Cleveland Clinic's 10th
Annual Minority Men's Health Fair.
Another type of community service in which E.F. Boyd &
Son participates is career day at area high schools.
Many students graduate from high school with no idea which
direction they want to go. In the funeral industry, there are
a variety of roles that need to be filled requiring skills varying
from the physical sciences to psychology to business and
management. This month finds staff members from E.F. Boyd
& Son Funeral Home attending two career days-Collinwood High
School and East Technical High School. The funeral industry
may not be one that readily comes to mind as students consider
their futures, but E.F. Boyd & Son wants to help young people
in the community to find fulfilling, successful careers. At
career day functions, E.F. Boyd & Son can help students to
become aware of opportunities that they had not yet
considered.
E.F. Boyd & Son also enjoys giving recognition to
others who perform community service, whether on a grand scale or
by touching one life at a time. That's why, on April
25th, they will be at the Hospice of Western Reserve
Volunteer Appreciation event. It takes a special person to
give so selflessly, and at E.F. Boyd & Son they realize how
truly blessed they are to have these folks in their
community.
If you are planning a Cleveland area community event, and
would like E.F. Boyd & Son Funeral Home and Crematory to be
involved, contact their main location by phone at 216.791.0770 or
by clicking the "Contact Us" tab at www.EFBoyd.com.
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E. F. Boyd & Son Funeral Home and Crematory,
(www.efboyd.com), 107-year-old establishment is one of Ohio's
oldest African American businesses. Chief Marketing Officer,
Marcella Boyd Cox enjoys providing counsel and assisting families
in their time of need. She welcomes your questions and
comments on event planning, celebrations, funerals and end of life
issues. You may contact Marcella at mcox@efboyd.com, on Facebook,
through her blog at www.efboyd.com or 216/791-0770, ext. 2001.