NFDA is offering you a unique opportunity to learn from some of the profession’s top experts and revel in once-in-a-lifetime experiences with the 2020 Bucket List Adventures. These business-building seminars will cover topics such as succession planning, leadership, human resources, funeral home finances, marketing and more. Details about the first adventure – a wine-lover’s trip to Napa in February 2020 – are now available!

All Aboard the Napa Wine Train – February 5-7, 2020, River Terrace Inn, Napa, Calif. (Cost – Member: $649; Nonmember: $779; Guest: $500)

Attendees will spend a day getting a world-class education from funeral service experts: 

• Tim Bridgers, senior vice president, funeral home and cemetery lending of Live Oak Bank
• Bob Gordon, president and CEO, Cypress Lawn Cemetery
• Welton Hong, founder of Ring Ring Marketing
• Steve Shaffer, president and CEO, Homesteaders Life Company
• Angelique Simpson, professional development manager for Matthews Aurora

The following day, attendees will hop aboard an elegantly restored railcar for a six-hour adventure through California’s fabled Wine Country. The adventure includes stops at two vineyards – V. Sattui Winery and Grgich Hills Estate – for tours and tastings and a gourmet four-course Napa-style lunch aboard the train.

Get complete details about the Napa Wine Train Adventure and register online: www.nfda.org/adventures. Hurry ... registration for the Napa Wine Train Adventure closes January 24!

While you’re visiting www.nfda.org/adventures, check out our other two NFDA Bucket List Adventures:

• Hit a Home Run – June 5, 2020, Yankee Stadium, New York, N.Y.
• Hole in One at the Ryder Cup – September 21-23, 2020, NFDA Headquarters, Brookfield, Wis., and Whistling Straits Golf Course, Sheboygan, Wis.