The requirements of the program are as follows:

1. The recipient has 25 years or more of service in the Funeral Profession.
2. A Firm or Associate Member of the Association submits the application.  The Firm or Associate Member currently employs the recipient.
3. The Long Term Funeral Service Distinction Awards are presented at five-year intervals, commencing with the 25-year mark.  Only one award per person starting at the level at which they are at in the calendar year in 2025.
4. Awards will be presented during the banquet at the 2026 Annual General Meeting.  The banquet ticket for the recipient is the responsibility of the Funeral Home submitting the name of the recipient, as per the Motion at the 1986 Annual General Meeting.
5. The Long Term Distinction Funeral Service Award is open to all aspects of Funeral Service, including the organist, maintenance persons, car attendants, funeral attendants, funeral directors, embalmers, managers, and even the owner.  The recipient does not have to be a licensed Funeral Director or Embalmer.
6. The responsibility for the submission of names rests with the Member Funeral Home, or the Associate Member, not the Alberta Funeral Service Association.  (i.e. If the twenty-five year award has been received, it is the responsibility of the Member Funeral Home to submit the recipient name at the thirty-year mark).
7. The Executive of the Alberta Funeral Service Association have the final approval on all names submitted.

Please complete the form no later than March 24th, 2026 at 12:00 am MST.