Tuesday, September 4, 2018
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Gail Rubin, CT, Event Coordinator, Before I Die NM Festival
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Death almost always seems to be a surprise, and that's why most people are woefully unprepared when it happens. The Before I Die New Mexico Festival, taking place Tuesday, October 30 to Sunday, November 4, 2018, in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Belen, will help people plan ahead for their 100% guaranteed mortality with 31 death-friendly events. According to Gail Rubin, coordinator of the second annual Before I Die New Mexico Festival, by taking even a few small steps you can reduce the stress, conflict and confusion death causes. "The first thing people need to remember is that talking about death and planning ahead won't kill you," said Rubin. "Collecting important personal information and expressing a disposition preference will make it easier for your loved ones to take the next steps that require a bit more effort." The Festival events will take place at multiple locations in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. There will be field trips to La Puerta Natural Burial Ground near Belen, New Mexico's first Green Burial Council-certified cemetery and a tour of the Office of the Medical Investigator. Most events are free or low cost. Attendees can: - Watch movies at the Guild Cinema: the comedy Defending Your Life November 3 and 4 and the documentary Living While Dying on November 1.
- Celebrate your ancestors at a party in a cemetery on Halloween and join in the revelry at the Marigold Parade and Festival in Albuquerque's South Valley.
- Learn about end-of-life issues: medical, financial, and legal, new trends in downsizing and disposition options, Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead traditions, and benefit from expert panel discussions at the Festival Symposium on November 3.
- Discuss your thoughts about mortality at four separate Death Café events around Albuquerque October 30 to November 2.
- Play The Newly-Dead Game® and ask questions of "Millennial Morticians with ABQ Brews" at Tractor Brewing Wells Park location November 1.
- Commit cremated remains to a permanent final resting place for free on All Souls Day at New Mexico's Mt. Calvary and Rosario Cemeteries.
- Visit the Office of the Medical Investigator, a casket making workshop, funeral homes, cemeteries, and the Albuquerque headquarters of Passages International, the largest provider of green burial and eco-friendly cremation funeral products.
The full schedule of events is available online at www.BeforeIDieNM.com and through the mobile event app, Whova. Download Whova from your favorite app store and register for the Before I Die NM Festival with the password newmexico. Festival attendees can enter a drawing to win a pair of burial plots at La Puerta Natural Burial Ground and other prizes. The Festival is made possible by these sponsors: EternityGardens.com, National Guardian Life Insurance Company, French Funerals & Cremations, EstatePros, Morris Hall, Legacy Concierge, Passages International, and Zia Trust. The festival's charitable partner is Fathers Building Futures. Festival coordinator Gail Rubin, Certified Thanatologist, is a pioneering death educator who works with companies to connect with baby boomers concerned about end-of-life issues. Download a free personal planning form and 50-point Executor's Checklist from her website, www.AGoodGoodbye.com. ###
Gail Rubin, CT, is author and host of the award-winning book and television series, A Good Goodbye: Funeral Planning for Those Who Don’t Plan to Die, Hail and Farewell: Cremation Ceremonies, Templates and Tips, and KICKING THE BUCKET LIST: 100 Downsizing and Organizing Things to Do Before You Die.
Rubin is a Certified Thanatologist (that's a death educator) and a popular speaker who uses humor and films to get the end-of-life and funeral planning conversation started. She "knocked 'em dead" with her TEDx talk, A Good Goodbye. She provides continuing education credit classes for attorneys, doctors, nurses, social workers, hospice workers, financial planners, funeral directors and other professionals. She's a Certified Funeral Celebrant and funeral planning consultant who has been interviewed in national and local print, broadcast and online media.
Known as The Doyenne of Death®, she is the event coordinator of the Before I Die NM Festival. She also hosts A Good Goodbye Internet radio show and produces Mortality Minute radio and online video spots. Her YouTube Channel features more than 450 videos!
Rubin is a member of the Association for Death Education and Counseling, the International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association, Toastmasters International and the National Speakers Association New Mexico Chapter. Her speaking profile is available at eSpeakers.com.
Gail Rubin has been interviewed about funeral planning issues in national and local broadcast, print and online media. Outlets include The Huffington Post, Money Magazine, Kiplinger, CBS Radio News, WGN-TV, and local affiliates for NPR, PBS, FOX, ABC-TV, CBS-TV and NBC-TV.
Sign up for a free planning form and occasional informative newsletter at her website, AGoodGoodbye.com.
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