Logan West Virginia, June 24, 2009: Michael J. Honaker, owner of Honaker Funeral
Home announced today that his firm has
been selected to become an exclusive, certified Veterans & Family Memorial
Care Provider for Logan. VFMC Providers are family owned & operated.
They
are selected for upholding the highest level of ethical business standards and
integrity while providing outstanding, affordable professional service. The
staff at Honaker Funeral Home are experts in assisting families with all
aspects of the final arrangement process. They work closely with all Veterans
Service Organizations and local Hospices.
The government does an excellent job providing veterans and
their spouses with burial benefits if you use a Veterans National or State
cemetery, however there are very limited benefits for the funeral or cremation
arrangements. Michael J. Honaker, owner of Honaker Funeral Home has
demonstrated a willingness and commitment to reach out to veterans and their
families by extending benefits and savings beyond those provided by the U.S.
Dept. of Veterans Affairs. This includes a preneed discount of 10% off services
and merchandise to veterans and their spouses as well as a complimentary wood
and glass flag case to the surviving spouse of a veteran who has pre-arranged
via the VFMC program. Michael J. Honaker also states that in time other
programs to assist veterans and their families will become available at Honaker
Funeral Home.
Another way VFMC Providers are reaching out is by their participation
in the Cell Phones for Soldiers program. More than 150,000 troops are serving
overseas and are away from their families. Hundreds of Veterans & Family
Memorial Care Providers nationwide are calling on all Americans to support
these brave men and women by donating your old, unused cell phones. Included in
becoming an Exclusive Veterans & Family Memorial Care Provider, Honaker
Funeral Home in Logan has become an official drop off site for Cell Phones for
Soldiers to help troops stay connected with their families.
Local residents, churches, and civic organizations can
support the collection drive by donating their phones at Honaker Funeral Home
located at 200 Main Street in Logan, WV 9:00
a.m. and 4:30 p.m..
“We’re proud to show our support for our U.S. troops,
and to contribute to a worthy cause like Cell Phones for Soldiers” says Michael
J. Honaker, owner of Honaker Funeral Home.
Cell Phones for Soldiers was founded by teenagers Robbie and
Brittany Bergquist from Norwell,
MA.with $21 of their own money.
Since then the registered 501c3 non-profit organization has raised almost $1
million in donations and distributed more than 500,000 prepaid calling cards to
soldiers serving overseas.
The donated phones are sent to ReCellular, which pays Cell
Phones for Soldiers for each phone, enough to provide an hour of talk time to
soldiers abroad.
Approximately half of the phones ReCellular processes are
reconditioned and resold to wholesale companies in over 40 countries around the
world. Phones and components that cannot be refurbished are dismantled and
recycled to reclaim materials.
You can help Honaker Funeral Home in their goal to help
provide every U.S.
soldier with a way to call home for free. For more information visit www.VeteransFuneralHomes.com
or call Honaker Funeral Home at (304) 752-1311.
