Letter from Heart of Tennessee Executive Director, Kathy Ferrell - March 2018

Heart of Tennessee Volunteers:

“We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean.  But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.”  - Mother Teresa 

It has certainly been a very busy few months.  Each of you have contributed to making sure we serve our communities, responding to fire/flood calls, providing trainings for existing and new volunteers, and making sure the office is always fully operational.  In addition to living our Mission, we hosted a very successful Heroes Breakfast.  This event was held Wednesday, February 21^st, and honored Dr. Sidney McPhee and Middle Tennessee State University.  Dr. McPhee is a supporter of our work and has his own Red Cross story as a shelter partner for hurricane evacuees.  Last year’s honoree, John Hood, introduced Dr. McPhee, highlighting the Mission of the Red Cross along with Dr. McPhee’s community engagement.  Each of our five past honorees were in attendance and they were all very pleased with the event.  Thank you so much to those of you who had the opportunity to attend. This event serves as our signature fundraiser, allowing us the opportunity to raise the dollars that we need to carry out our Mission.

Thanks to your service, the future is very bright for Heart of Tennessee.  I look forward to a phenomenal March!

With gratitude,

Kathy Ferrell

Executive Director, Heart of Tennessee Chapter