Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Throw Your Own Great Funeral

Funeralwise.com, which provides “free, do-it-yourself funeral planning,” suggests individuals think about throwing their own funeral on October 30th, the 11th annual Create a Great Funeral Day. To help, Funeralwise.com is offering free funeral planning and cash prizes to survey participants who share their views about “living” funeral services. The sweepstakes were inspired by the film “Get Low,” starring Robert Duvall, Bill Murray and Sissy Spacek, which tells the true story of a Depression-era man who threw himself a funeral party while he was still alive so he could hear what people would say about him. The sweepstakes survey asks the following questions, among others:
 
·       Would you like to attend your own funeral if you could?
·       Would you consider throwing yourself a funeral before you die?
·       Have you wondered who would come to your funeral?
·       What kind of funeral would you prefer - a somber traditional funeral, an upbeat celebration of life, or no funeral at all?