By Jed Lanyon
This Father’s Day on Sunday 1 September, Australians will come together to celebrate their dads.
Le Pine Funerals will be helping Yarra Valley community members who have lost paternal figures honour and connect with loved ones through a dedicated memorial service at Federation Chapel at Lilydale Memorial Park at 10am.
Guests are invited to bring a memento of those they will be remembering.
Each memento will be placed on display during the service and those in attendance are encouraged to provide a photo for inclusion in a special visual.
Father’s Day is an international holiday founded in 1910 by the daughter of William Jackson Smart, to recognise his selflessness and dedication as a single parent to six children.
To this day, people observe this annual event by celebrating their own fathers and their invaluable contributions to our lives.
Ian DeBlaquiere, Le Pine Funerals location manager at Croydon said, “In our role of carers of the Healesville, Lilydale, Croydon, and the surrounding areas, we think it’s important that everyone has a place to remember the amazing dads who are no longer with us in body, but are ever-present in spirit and memory, and very much loved and missed by those who are here to remember them.”
The memorial service was created by the Le Pine team help people celebrate the lives of their fathers and grandfathers, while providing an opportunity to connect with others who are going through a similar experience.
Held in collaboration with Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust, the event will also include light refreshments.
“In today’s society where we all lead busy lives, we hope to provide a time of joy for our neighbours, and a place where families can unite to reminisce on the good times,” Mr DeBlaquiere said.
