GFWC Knoxville Woman's Club
guides School Children at Fair

One of our favorite projects is helping the Knox County school children at the TVA Fair. Our GFWC Knoxville Woman's Club members give tours to hundreds of school children each year. The children are bused in from their schools during the mornings. They eat lunch together while being entertained by clowns and magicians, then go in groups with club members to see the petting zoo, children's arts and crafts, vegetables competition, honey bees, chickens, sheep and so forth, and end up with a show in the main pavilion. The educational tours take about 1 1/2 hours and give the inner-city children a chance to see things they never see otherwise--cows being milked, farm equipment, sheep being sheared and many interactive games.. Our club members love doing this and the programs kicks off our Fall with a great start --instant gratification seeing children benefiting from the project.

Above: L to R: Honorary Boosters Jerry Julian, Ronnie White. Members- Mary Fletcher, Phyllis Garrison, Kendra W. Patty, Chairman Joyce Lobetti and Honorary Booster Ludwin Speir. Other KWC tour guides not pictured: Betty Burnette, Mary Frances Edwards, Fawnee Dinsmore Jones and Sheila Davidson

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Meet Della Gowan, District II President

Della Gowan is proud to be the president of GFWC of TN District 2 during the 2002-04 Administration. She has chosen the theme, "Volunteers Illuminating a Path for Service" with the lighthouse serving as a logo. Leadership will be a focus as Della is also serving on the 2002-2004 GFWC Board of Directors as a member of the Leadership Committee

Born and raised in Maryville TN, Della and Lee, children Chris and Beth and dog, Lady, live there where they both hold fulltime jobs and they all stay busy in volunteer work with numerous community activities.. GFWC is a family affair as Della has been a member for 14 years, Lee is a Booster club member and Della's mother is a past president of GFWC Chilhowee Club. Chris is a freshman at Mars Hill College and Beth is a senior at Maryville High School.

"Take time to think and reflect. Thoughtfulness is a key quality of a good leader."--Brian Tracy

Mattie Mullins, GFWC of TN Chaplain

Mattie Mullins is a member of GFWC Johnson City Monday Club. She has been married to Rev. Kelver Mullins for 46 years. They are the parents of Andrew Mullins, Sanda M.Salts, Rebecca M. Starnes and Judith M. Freels, deceased, and nine grandchildren. Mattie is employed by AFLAC and serves on the Tennessee Baptist Convention Executive Board and Communications Committee. She is the published author of "Judy, the Murder of My Daughter , The Healing of Our Family" and "Preacher's Wives Tell All". Mattie, who holds a BA from Carson Newman College and has done graduate studies at Southwestern Baptist Seminary and ETSU, enjoys collection miniature pianos and "Twas the Night Before Christmas Books", with over 300 in each category. She leads Prayer Retreats, speaks in churches and at Civic Groups and visiting the sick and elderly. She also enjoys herb gardening and walking.

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