Put away your hiking boots and canoe paddles and get ready for a whole new take on summer camp! Madeline Lyles and Dana Taylor, co-owners of After Life Mortuary Services, LLC in Memphis, Tennessee, have created a camp that has no shortage of fun, but also inspires young people to consider how a more non-traditional career may be the perfect fit. Campers learn the ins and outs of cremation, restoration, taking care of families, and so much more. Whether campers decide to go into funeral service (and at least one has!) or not, Lyles and Taylor hope the experience opens up a world of possibilities for these amazing young people.

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Two participants in funeral service camp folding American flag as would be done for a military funeral  Funeral service camp participants learning about restorative arts  Funeral service camp participants learning about restorative arts  Funeral service camp participants learning about cremation. Several students pictured near cremation equipment and instructor 

 

   Funeral service camp participants learning about anatomy by using a virtual simulator  A funeral service camp participant with completion certificate, with Madeline Lyles and Dana Taylor  Funeral service camper with completion certificate, with Madeline Lyles and Dana Taylor  Funeral service camp participants riding in van