The March Alliance

The March Alliance Mission

The March Alliance is a full service network of funeral home establishments that demonstrate professionalism, dignity, and compassion while conducting the highest standards of care in the disposition of human remains. It is a service corporation that is considerate of religious convictions and recognizes the needs of the survivors by providing a reasonably priced service and necessary counseling. The March Alliance is organized to meet the needs of the community and stand as a national leader in the death care industry.

Family Businesses

Family businesses today face greater challenges than ever in the history of funeral service. International funeral service consolidators now target the African American family without the services of the African American funeral home. In response to this escalating threat, it is more important than ever for independent operators to join cultural alliance with proven death care professionals in order to preserve our heritage, names, reputations and economic strength. Today's Funeral director cannot expect to continue to do business tomorrow as they did yesterday. In order to remain competitive, the independent operator may want to consider....Quality service with convenience and efficiency has always been the March Alliance's philosophy and now is the way of the future.

Secure your future with The March Alliance

For a private consultation, call toll free 1-888-806-0975, or email us.

Meet Our Corporate Team

For more than forty years the March Alliance's management team has been recognized as innovative and technologically advanced industry leaders. This team of final care profesionals became full-service providers more than twenty-five years ago, when they expanded into the cemetery division of service. Quality service with convience and efficiency has always been The March Alliance's philosophy and now is the way of the future.

		[President and CEO] Victor C. March Sr., a Certified Public Accountant and a licensed funeral director and embalmer, has spent most of his life in the death care industry. Growing up and living over the family funeral home, Victor's funeral career has been long and diverse. From an early age his parents, William and Roberta March have involved their children in every aspect of the family business. [more]

		[Vice-President, Operations] Erich March, is a Board of Director, graduate of Johns Hopkins University and a licensed mortician. He oversees the funeral home operations and the development of King Memorial Park Cemetery. He is Past-President of the Maryland State of Board of Funeral Directors and has been instrumental in many of the new rules and regulations for funeral directors in the State of Maryland. [more]

		[Vice-President, Marketing] Annette March-Grier, Vice-President of Public Relations and Secretary of King Memorial Park and a Board of Director, is a registered nurse and a graduate of the University of Delaware. She is also a licensed mortician. Annette develops and creates the marketing tool for all of Marcorp's subsidiaries, primarily March Funeral Homes. Some of her contributions include the annual African-American Inspirational Calendar, the Black Arts Fans and advertisement materials seen in local publications.[more]

Joining Our Team

Becoming part of a network of African American firms through acquisition and partnership is one strategic way to secure the future of your business. The March Alliance is a network of final care professionals that will support and strengthen the highest standards of your company and reputation. More importantly, we understand and are sensitive to the specific needs of our African American communities.

Our mission is to be the premiere African American Funeral Service Corporation in America, by providing your families with the highest standards of service at the most reasonable price. We accomplish this by providing administrative, accounting and human resource support thereby reducing overall cost. This frees you the funeral director, to do what you do best: care for your families.

For more than forty years the The March Alliance's management team has been recognized as innovative and technologically advanced industry leaders. This team of final care professionals became full-service providers more than twenty-five years ago, when they expanded into the cemetery division of service. Today's consumer is looking to the funeral service provider for services beyond the funeral. Quality service with convenience and efficiency has always been The March Alliance's philosphy and now is the way to the future.

Today, it takes solid support to help your buisness survive. With our full-service approach, The March Alliance offers family businesses like yours a new way to be competive for tomorrow. Your dream of financial security can be accomplished before you're too old to enjoy it.

The Alliance for the Future

The March Alliance can offer your family business the best chance not only for survival but also for long-term prosperity. Through our network of service providers, you can become part of a winning team delivering outstanding service to your community. And through this teamwork, The March Alliance will maintain quality service and leadership in the industry.

Full Service Approach

Through The March Alliance, you can build your business with proactive programs, solid staffing, and enhanced marketing opportunities. These days, it takes solid support to help your business survive. With our full-service approach, The March Alliance offers family businesses like yours a new means to remain competitive for years to come.

Administrative Support Programs

In addition, The March Alliance provides your business with the best in professional staffing for all your business needs, including:

	Administrative Services
	Accounting
	Purchasing
	Customer Service
	Training and Development
	Employee Benefit Programs
	Cemetery Development and Management

Business Development Programs

Through the March Alliance Sales, Telemarketing, and Advertising network, your business will reach a wider audience and realize your business will reach a wider audience and realize greater opportunities. We offer:

	Sales Training and Personnel Development
	Print, Radio, and Television Marketing
	Sales Development and Research
	Final Care Teleconsulting and Telemarketing

Business Development Programs

March Alliance services provide pre-need, financing, and aftercare solutions to your community. These proactive programs include:

	Family Assurance, A Pre-need Program
	At Need Funeral Financing
	Time of Sharing, A Bereavement Support Program
	Community Relations Programs, such as Memorial Day Services

"A man's dying is more the survivor's affair than his own."

- Thomas Mann, 1924

Free Your Family from Unexpected Funeral Burdens with Family Assurance from March Funeral Homes.

Fond memories and old stories. Grief and sharing. These are natural results of a loved one's passing. But unfortunately for some families, a funeral today can also mean unexpected bills, uncertainty, and second guessing of their loved one's wishes. Fortunately, you can free your family from the costs and worries associated with your funeral � by planning with March Funeral Home's Family Assurance program. Family Assurance is a comprehensive service that allows you to arrange and cover the costs of your passing � so that your loved ones won't have to do so. From planning the order of services to choosing the burial site, Family Assurance allows you to guarantee that your family won't worry about these details during an already difficult time.

Gift of Foresight

You've helped your loved ones pass through life's trials. You've done all you can to ease their way. Now, with Family Assurance's gift of foresight, you can free them from one final burden � the costs and choices associated with your funeral.

At March Funeral Homes, we'll help you develop your final plans. Our dedicated Family Assurance counselor will sit down with you to work through all the details, such as your choice of services and funeral products. Plus, each Family Assurance counselor is trained to help you find the best prepayment options to fit your financial needs. These prepayment services give you the opportunity to cover the costs of your funeral at current rates, thereby avoiding added inflation costs. In addition, if your family should relocate to another state, your Family assurance plan benefit is completely transferable.

Through Family Assurance's comprehensive range of programs, you can create peace of mind for your family. With Family Assurance, they'll know your wishes and desires. And they'll have time to mark your passing in peace.

Your Family's Peace of Mind

With March Funeral Homes Family Assurance planning, you have the power to prepare all your Funeral details in advance.

Arrangements

It is difficult for family members to make certain decisions in emotional or pressing times. Preplanning your arrangements ensures your wishes will be clearly understood, such as your choice of:

	Funeral/Memorial service
	Music and flowers
	Location of service
	Burial site
	Transportation
	Choice of monument site or marker
	Choice of vault or ground burial
	Newspaper notices and monument inscription

Funding

Remove the burden of unexpected funeral costs from your family members with March Funeral Homes flexible funding options, including:

	Payment plans to fit your budget
	Coverage that gains value over time
	Avoid inflation and future increases in funeral cost

Time of Sharing
There are events which mark milestones in our lives. These milestones may represent the best or the worst of times. Whether they are happy occasions or painful losses, they serve to mold us into who we are. When a milestone is the passing of a family member or friend, how does one come to understand and cope with the emotions he or she experiences? Because we understand how profoundly death affects the living, March Alliances offers "A Time of Sharing" a grief support program designed to help you resume a healthy, productive life after a loss. The program offers survivors the support they need to work through the grieving process.

For one night a week during an eight week period, trained professionals, who are members of the Association of Death Education and Counseling, facilitate small group discussions with individuals who have recently suffered a loss. Group members can share their feelings about death, talk through perceptions and learn how to help themselves and others. The meetings are held in conveniently located sites within the community and are free of charge.

"A Time of Sharing " also trains community members who work with grieving individuals; the workshops educate and train empathetic individuals about the grieving process and methods of consoling those in need. Since its inception in 1982, "A Time of Sharing " has built a superior reputation with hospitals, churches, city and state agencies, and civic organizations.

For more information or to register for sessions, call "A Time of Sharing" representative at (410)435-0500 or 1-888-806-0975.

You are not alone.

March Funeral Homes

March East
1101 East North Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21202

(410) 727-3300
(888) 727-3349

March West
4300 Wabash Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215

(410) 542-2400
(800) 456-8964

"March Funeral Homes take your needs to heart"

With only a dream of excellence and a compelling desire to provide quality funeral services at affordable prices to the Baltimore community, March Funeral Homes opened its doors in 1957. Family-owned and family-oriented, the March Funeral Homes are a business you can trust in your time of need.

You can depend on the March family staff to competently attend to all the funeral arrangements. Noted for our courteous and professional staff as well as our commitment to economy and excellence, the March Funeral Homes provide the full range of funeral and related services to the families of our community. Our services convey dignity and respect for all religious denominations.

Seated:William & Roberta March(founders) Left:A. Lola March, V.P. of Operations, West Victor C. March, Sr. Exec. V.P./CEO Cynthia M. Malloy, Vice President Erich W. March, Sr. V.P. of Operations Annette R. March-Grier, V.P. of Marketing Arthur D. Grier, Director of Transportation

Our Commitment to You

It is our intention to continue to provide you and our entire community with the best services we can possibly offer. We wish to lighten the burden of our friends and neighbors in their time of utmost need. Our hands are extended in concern, kindness and the warmth of friendship. ...Because at March Funeral Homes we take your needs to heart.

Quality Service

	Everything for your time of need
	Expressions Florist
	King Memorial Park Cemetry
	A Time of Sharing
	Plan TODAY and take the worry out of TOMORROW

Funerals have been conducted since the beginning of time and the memories of them last forever. Giving your loved one a funeral ceremony or a memorial tribute that represents his or her life with love and dignity is a final gift. We realize that entrusting the care of your loved one to a funeral home is a very personal and delicate decision.

Our staff experienced funeral directors serves as advisor, administrator, supporter and caregiver in planning your loved one's funeral ceremony. We wish to ease the burden for you by taking care of every detail. Details, which at the time may seem overwhelming but necessary and desirable.

We offer many options from which to choose to personalize the funeral and burial services. Our facilities are modern and spacious, offering a calming, comfortable atmosphere for receiving family and friends. Our family's funeral merchandise is selected from only the most respected companies. The skillfully crafted caskets and vaults are of the highest quality and elegance. A wide range of prices ensures that every family has the freedom to determine their own level of spending.

Full size limousines are provided for your family's transportation to allow comfort and additional seating. Our limousines are operated by trained and courteous drivers who are eager to assist every family.

Everything for Your Time of Need

Because of our commitment to you, we have developed a complete family service program to meet all of your needs. We will provide your family with floral arrangements, burial lots, preplanning consultations and grief counseling services. All of these independent services maintain the same level of excellence and customer commitment as March Funeral Homes.

King Memorial Park Cemetry

Seeking to improve our service to families, we are committed to perpetual care at King Memorial Park Cemetery. This cemetery was established in 1973 and dedicated by Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr., in memory of his son, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. King Memorial Park is serenely set in Baltimore County, and represents another aspects of our complete family service program. The most suitable resting-place for our departed loved ones is desired by each of us. Our desire is to provide a memorial "where memories are preserved."

Expressions Florist
For your convenience, a full service florist is located on our premises. Expression Florists offers floral arrangements, potted plants and other occasions including weddings, holidays, and gift giving. We have exceptionally talented design staff for your every need. At Your request, they will create special custom floral arrangements.

A Time of Sharing
After Care Counseling Services

The March Family of services extends beyond the funeral. As part of our community outreach program, we offer post funeral counseling services to help the bereaved effectively cope with the process of grieving. Small support groups under the guidance of health professionals, ministers, and professional grief counselors are held throughout the community. Our "Time of Sharing" � program is cost free and available to anyone who has recently experienced the loss of a loved one, even those we have not served.

Plan TODAY and take the worry out of TOMORROW

Because of the stress and confusion which may affect your family and loved ones following your death, it is often wise to plan in advance for your final needs. We are here to assist you in expressing your wishes and desires about those important arrangements ahead of time.

Through our Family Assurance program, you can even fund your final needs in advance. Making thoughtful, sensitive decisions when emotions are calm offers you and your family the peace of mind of knowing that your specific wishes and desires are being carried out. Most importantly, it will ease the family's burden and allow them to mourn your passing without having to worry about the details of your final needs.