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Volume
1, Issue 7
 Fall 2001Tennessee
Federation News |
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Content: Susan
Speaks
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GFWC LANDMARK Woman’s Club
For several years, doctors from Russia have come to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in Memphis to study children’s oncology. Through the Methodist Outreach Program, these doctors spend 3 months in Memphis. While they are working here, they enjoy learning about the people of this area and the ‘way we live’. GFWC Landmark’s members have acted as hostesses for the visiting teams, taking them to see points of interest, shopping and out to dinner and so forth.
Dorothy and Neil Crader have spent countless hours with the Russian visitors, and several of the doctors have kept in touch with the Craders by email after returning to their homeland.
Following the tragedies in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001, Dorothy received the following emails: (copied exactly with ‘original spelling and grammar’)
From Oleg and Anna: September 19, 2001 Subject: WTC attack “Dear Neil, dear Dorothy! We hope, all your family and friends didn’t suffer in that massacre. We are grieving here in Moscow – a couple of years ago we had a similar case when two houses just disappeared after explosions. But the number of victims in US is much more. We couldn’t write earlier because we were short of WWW. All that is awful. Best regards, Oleg”
From Konstantin: September 13, 2001 “Me, my relatives, friends were shocked and completely depressed by this scoundrel act. We understand what you are feeling these days. After Chechenian terrorists smashed down at night two 16 story buildings with all habitants in Moscow 2 years ago we learnt hard to live with it and not to fall in despair. It is time to cooperate the forces of all democratic nations to crush the evil. We are staying with you. Konstantin”
From Tanya: September 11, 2001 Subject: from Moscow “Dear Dorothy and Nil and Keith! I would like to support your in such difficult time for American people We are deeply shocked by the tragedy in you country. It’s too terrible for understanding it. I hope all of you friends and relatives are healthy. Take care. Kiss your. Tanya”
GFWC Erwin Monday Club participated in Unicoi County’s first Cancer Walk and raised $1250 plus luminaries. The Club paid $100 to sponsor a team., and manned booths of drinks including hot cider for the midnight hours. 1-3 walkers were on the track from 7 p.m. to 8 a.m. Members who did not walk were solicited for donations. 4 of 5 club members participated in the survivor lap. At 2 a.m., EMC lead a surfing party with surf boards, music, beach balls, etc. GFWC Erwin Monday Club won the “most spirited” trophy. Chairmen for this event were members Brenda Kegley and Edna Bailey. Other summer activities included contributing food, drink and paper products to the Red Cross; publishing a cookbook to fund club activities and awarding a $1000 scholarship to Lyndsey Blankenship.
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