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DECEMBER 2009 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS Section A
Association
NEWS
ASCAP is inspecting Funeral Homes
without Music Licenses
BROOKFIELD,WI— A funeral
home in a small town
in South Dakota recently
opened the door to an unwelcome
visitor during a funeral
service – an ASCAP
inspector who was checking
up on funeral homes that do
not have music licenses. AS-
CAP, along with BMI and
SESAC, are the three musiclicensing
organizations in the
United States.
After determining that the
South Dakota funeral home
was allowing copyrighted
music to be performed during
the funeral service, the
ASCAP inspector gave the
funeral home a choice: pay
for an ASCAP license for
2009 or face a copyright infringement
suit with penalties
of up to $30,000. Th e
funeral home had no choice
but to pay for the ASCAP
license for the final four
months of 2009.
Th at individual license cost
more than the annual music
license fee available through
the National Funeral Directors
Association, which gives
a funeral home a blanket
license for all music in the
ASCAP, BMI and SESAC libraries.
Not surprisingly, the
South Dakota funeral home
that alerted NFDA about the
inspection quickly signed-up
for the NFDA music license
for 2010.
When NFDA contacted
ASCAP officials about the
inspection, ASCAP verifi ed
that it has targeted funeral
service for enforcement after
discovering signifi cant numbers
of funeral home locations
that were not licensed. Several
Elleanor Davis Starks presented with the Adiago
Health Tempo Award
PITTSBURGH,PA— Elleanor Davis Starks, founder of the
100 Black Women of Funeral Service, Th e Eden Hall Foundation
of Pittsburgh, PA and its Trustee Debora S. Foster, and
Magee-Women’s Hospital of University of Pittsburgh Medical
Center and its President Leslie Davis were recipients of the
Adiago Health 2009 Tempo Award.
Th e presentations were made by Sandra T. Tomlinson and the
Adiago Health Board of Directors during the VIP party that
preceded Hot Pink Pittsburgh. Elleanor and her son, Pitts-
burgh Steeler Max Starks, have been honorary chairs of this
Pittsburgh event that features
a sizzling evening of music
and dance to fi ght breast cancer
and cervical cancer for the
past fi ve years.
Eden Hall Foundation is
a private foundation established
pursuant to the will of
Sebastin Mueller, a Pittsburgh
philanthropist and vice president
and director of the H.J.
Heinz Company. During his
lifetime, Mr. Mueller gave
substantial support to im-
Elleanor Davis Starks
prove conditions of the poor
and disadvantaged, the promotion of sound education, and
the support of health facilities and projects. Today, the trustees
of the Eden Hall Foundation continue his stewardship in
the areas of education, social welfare, health and the arts.
Magee-Women’s Hospital of UPMC is a world class center for
both women’s health and comprehensive medical-surgical care.
Ranked among the top 12 hospitals in the nation for gynecological
care, Magee-Women’s Hospital is a National Center of
Excellence in Women’s Health, one of the fi rst recognized by
the US Department of Health and Human Services. An innovative
leader in the delivery of women’s health care and research,
Magee is elegantly designed and welcoming with state
of the art technology for diagnosis and treatment.
Elleanor Davis Starks, CFSP is the founder and Executive
Director of the 100 Black Women of Funeral Service. Founded
in 1993, this organization has provided a strong network for
leadership development, continuing education opportunities,
mentoring, leadership and scholarships making quality education
a priority. A native of Detroit, MI, Ms. Starks has studied
at Kentucky State University, Xavier University, Emory University,
University of Florida and Gupton Jones College of Funeral
Service. She is a licensed funeral director and embalmer
in the state of Florida. She has served on the Board of Directors
of the Florida Morticians Association and is past Education
Director, past Director of Public Relations and past Programming
Director for the Children’s Jr. FMA Program, Regional
Vice President of Epsilon Nu Delta Mortuary Fraternity, Inc
Alpha Gamma Chapter, and currently is a member of the Al-
NFDA reminds all members to comply with
copyright law by purchasing license
NFDA members have also reported
receiving letters from
ASCAP regarding federal
copyright law and the music
license requirement. If a
member has all of its locations
licensed through NFDA, they
should disregard the letter; if
they are not licensed through
NFDA, they should contact
NFDA immediately to renew
their license.
Members of NFDA are eligible
to purchase a comprehensive
music license covering
all three music-licensing
organizations, ASCAP, SES-
AC and BMI, at the lowest
price available anywhere. A
license must be purchased
annually for each funeral
home location in order for
the business to be properly
licensed and comply with
federal copyright law.
pha Omega Chapter-Atlanta, as well as their National Executive
Secretary. She served as the district governor of District
Five for the states of Florida, Georgia and Alabama. Th e 100
BWFS is a national convention exhibit partner with NFDMA,
NFDA and ICCFA, Inc.
A 17 year breast cancer survivor, Elleanor is actively involved
and committed to the awareness, education and the fi ght
against breast cancer. She is an advocate for the Sister Study
Cancer Research Project, and annually holds the Mama Starks
Annual Charity Bowl for Cancer along with her support of the
annual Adiago Health Hot Pink. Elleanor is also involved in
many education and literary causes with her son and the Max
Starks Charitable Fund at the Pittsburgh Foundation. She is
an ambassador of the American Heart Association Go Red
Campaign and is an American Stroke Association advocate
for better health for African Americans around the nation- this
year promoting the Power to End Stroke Program through her
funeral directors association.
Eleanor Starks aff ectionately known around the Pittsburgh
Steelers Organization players and staff , as “Mama Starks,” has
served as the NFL Steeler Team Mom and the TV Chunky
Campbell Soup Mom Celebrity of the Super Bowl Champion
Pittsburgh Steelers. She lends her support to the Professional
Football Players Mothers Association, Th e National Mom
Squad and serves the NFL Moms Organization as their President.
Each NFL Mothers organization is involved with many
philanthropic causes and charities both locally and nationally
as well as in the development of foundation work for the fami-
lies of NFL Players.
Elleanor finds time for
the Pittsburgh Foundation
Sports Advisory Board, Th e
NUP Charter School School
Community Advisory Board
and Mentoring Programs,
Th e Max Starks Charitable
Fund Board, Director of the
Th e Max Starks NFL Free
Youth Football Camp, Cocreator
with her sister Dr.
Ida R. Muorie of the Max
Starks Characters in Action
Leadership Program for Parents
and Youth and the Max
Starks Celebrity Golf Event
to name a few.
She is the mother of four and
grandmother of two handsome
boys and a well deserving
recipient of the 2009 Tempo
Award and making a diff erence
in the lives of families and
youth wherever she steps.
NFDA extends this exclusive
pricing to all federated
state funeral associations and
Funeral and Memorial Information
Council (FAMIC)
member organizations: International
Order of the Golden
Rule, National Funeral Directors
& Morticians Organization,
Cremation Association
of North America, Selected
Independent Funeral Homes,
Casket & Funeral Supply Association,
Monument Builders
Association of North America,
National Concrete Burial
Vault Association, and the
American Monument Association.
To learn more about music
licensing or to purchase
a license, please visit www.
nfda.org/about-nfda/membership-information
or call
NFDA at 800-228-6332.
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ALBANY,NY— Randy L. McCullough, Deputy Executive Director
of the New York State Funeral Directors Association
(NYSFDA), was elected as a member of the Board of Directors
of the Public Aff airs Council at the Board’s meeting this month.
Th e Council, based in Washington, DC, is the leading international
association for public aff airs professionals and is comprised
of over 600 member companies and associations. Its mission is
to advance the fi eld of public aff airs and to provide tools and
resources that enable public aff airs executives and managers to
achieve their business and professional goals.
Th e volunteer Board of Directors, which governs the Public Affairs
Council, is comprised of leaders in the public aff airs arena.
Board members are typically outstanding, senior-level executives
from leading corporations, associations and consultancies who
have demonstrated a commitment
to upholding the mission and goals
of the Council. Board members
provide input and oversight for
the Council’s programs and services,
approve budgets and allocate
resources and participate in highlevel
discussions about emerging
public policy and business issues.
McCullough, from Amsterdam,
has been NYSFDA’s deputy executive
director for over six years,
having previously served as the As-
sociation’s director of government
aff airs. From 1988 - 1998, he was
Randy L. McCullough
senior staff member /committee director for former New York State
Assemblyman Paul D. Tonko, who now represents the region as a
Member of Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives (NY-21).
McCullough graduated from Hartwick College (Oneonta, NY)
with a B.A. in Political Science, earning Departmental Distinction
honors. He also undertook graduate studies in international aff airs
at Th e George Washington University, Washington, DC.
McCullough also serves on the Board of Directors of the Albany-based
Empire State Society of Association Executives (ES-
SAE). He has also been a member of the board of directors for
several organizations, including the American Red Cross (Northeastern
New York Chapter) and the Hartwick College Alumni
Association, where he served on its Executive Committee, and
headed the Albany-area Alumni Chapter for several years.
Founded in 1889, NYSFDA’s mission is to promote the highest
standards of funeral service to the public and to enhance the
environment in which its members operate. Over 900 member
fi rms and their 3000 licensed funeral directors who practice
across the state belong to the Association.
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