Tennessee Federation News August 2002 page 14

Carla is starting her 9th year as a GFWC clubwoman. She has held many offices in her club, as well as serving at the District and State levels. Actively involved in her community, she volunteered to sit on many boards including: Big Brothers/Big Sisters, American Heart Association, Cumberland University Phoenix Ball and Girls Scouts.

Carla is currently a Girl Scout volunteer, serving as co-Service Unit Manager in her area and was a troop leader for nine years. She served on many levels of Scouting and was awarded the Outstanding Troop leader award, as well as the Appreciation Pin for her service. Carla has also received the JC Penny Golden Rule Award for outstanding volunteerism.

Carla has recently been honored to serve as a National Disaster Relief volunteer for the American Red Cross. The position required extensive classroom training and on-site training.

In her church community, Carla has served as a coordinator for the children’s church and the co-director of the Junior High youth group.

Carla has resided in Lebanon for the past twelve years, after moving to Tennessee from her home state of West Virginia. She is currently attending college, working towards her degree in Elementary Education. While working on her degree she works as a full time nanny for Chase who is a active 3 years old boy and Kenley who is a very very active one year old girl.

Besides GFWC, Carla enjoys relaxing at home with her dog, Blade. When not studying, she enjoys reading, gardening, home decorating and is also a huge sports fan, especially NASCAR. She spends a lot of time on the field herself while coaching her Junior Pro Cheerleaders for over six years.

a past remembered…a future fulfilled

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MEET YOUR GFWC of TN TREASURER -

My association with the Federation began 30 years ago when I joined the GFWC Loudon Woman's Club. Still later, I became a charter member of the GFWC Tellico Village Women's Club. When I moved from Loudon County to Knoxville, I was accepted as a proud member of GFWC Ossoli Circle. I feel very fortunate to have been a member of these three great clubs, and claim friends in all of them.

I have three grown daughters and one granddaughter. I enjoy retirement now which helped me make my decision to serve as your State Treasurer again. The one drawback is that I love to travel, and have great incentive to do so with one daughter in Virginia, one in Montana, and friends in Austria. Hopefully, I can juggle my schedule to be able to keep up with my new responsibilities - and have time for family visits.

Beyond this I enjoy art, poetry, plays, concerts, Scottish festivals and jet skis. In Club work, my favorite areas are membership and leadership projects. I look forward to two super years working with your Executive Committee. Thank you for your confidence.

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"The only thing we know about the future is that it will
be faster changing and more unpredictable than the present.
- Brian Tracy

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Meet District VIII President - Mary Hanley

Mary Hanley, native Iowan, joined GFWC Newbern Woman’s Club in 1994 and hasn’t stopped since. She has held many positions in that club, serving as president 1998-2000. She has been active in District VIII as Public Affairs Chairman, President-elect and now President. At the State level, she served as Conservation/Beautification chairman 2000-2002. She is 2nd assistant librarian at Newbern City Library and has a bookkeeping service “for people who have trouble keeping their personal accounting straight.” In Iowa, she worked as secretary to the Agronomy Department of Iowa State University, an advertising agency and at three distribution companies in St. Louis. She also did Home Party Plan for a clothing company and three Craft Companies that taught how to do a variety of craft projects.

A talented musician, she shares her piano, organ and voice artistry and expertise with the Newbern Cumberland Presbyterian Church. She played violin in high school, and directed a youth group and the children’s choir at the EUB Church in Ames, where she also played piano and organ. As an active member of the Women of the Moose, Mary has served in many capacities, including Senior Regent, and has earned the first and second degrees in the Academy of Friendship. She plays piano for almost all the Tennessee Moose Association Joint Memorial Services and almost all of the state Women of the Moose meetings. She is active in the Cumberland Presbyterian Women’s Ministries, serving as vice president, president and secretary.

In her “spare” time, she enjoys reading and is working on her 6th Century in ESO;

and she does all kinds of needlework crafts. Married to Donald L. Hanley, Sr., she has two stepchildren and two step-grandchildren. She moved to Newbern in 1986 to help Don’s mom Frances.

Mary follows the “Three Great Principles of the Women of the Moose” – Faith, Hope and Charity –in all the organizations to which she belongs, at home and at work.