LANA’S LETTER
May 9, 2004
It is with a heart full of gratitude
and warmth that I pen this, my last Lana’s Letter to you, my
wonderful fellow clubwomen. This entire edition could not possibly
hold the many things for which I owe you thanks.
Certainly not least among them is the opportunity to have served as
your president and to represent you in all matters GFWC. I have been
so honored and so proud to be the face of GFWC of Tennessee and to
let other club women across this nation know what it is like to belong
to GFWC of Tennessee. I have had such a wonderful Executive Committee
and Board of Directors and such a vivacious and fun Director of Junior
Clubs with whom to travel.
Two years ago I implored you to be "Hearts in Unity, Beating
For Others" and all of you who have GFWC in your own hearts have
done just that. You have been so full of support for our new programs
and have continued to support our existing ones. You have attended
our conferences and conventions with such great enthusiasm and you
have been so very kind and generous in your remarks about them. You
have made me so proud when we have had our GFWC visitors, 1st VP,
Jackie Pierce and Treasurer, Mary Ellen Laister, because you received
them with such warmth and good old Southern Hospitality. You were
extraordinarily gracious hostesses for our SER Convention in Nashville
and helped make that meeting a huge success.
You have welcomed me to your clubs and your districts and have been
so very gracious to me during these visits. I would be remiss if I
did not say a special "thank you" to the many, many clubwomen
in District 1 who gave me support and sought my guidance and leadership
in understanding our organization Your bravery and integrity are to
be commended to the highest degree.
Finally, there are three special people whose job can never be praised
enough and who have all done it with remarkable skill - PP Isabel
Edmands for Protocol, Martha Coradini for Credentials and, of course,
our Editor, Anne Babin. These jobs take a tremendous amount of behind
the scenes effort and the end result always seem to taken for granted.
Thank you, my three Saints, for working so hard at it.
My congratulations to all the award winners listed herein. One more
special thank you to my own club members and to my own District V
for your major, big time contributions to my administration. YOU ARE
THE BEST.
And finally, once again, I shall implore you. This time, it is to
turn your attention to the 2004-2006 administration and share your
love and support with Mary Love, as you have with me. Miss Raunchy
and I bid you adieu with all our "hearts".
In Federation Love,
Lana
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