The Tennessee Chapter of the Theodore Roosevelt Association enjoys an active membership which supports two annual activities as well as other events or opportunities related to TR!

~ Teddy Bear Drive ~
The chapter won a grant for presentation of Teddy Bears to the youngsters at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. The Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation funded the project, Bruce Holley provided the leadership and on December 23 the bears were delivered to children's arms.

~ Police Award ~
The chapter matched a grant from the Ansley Fund of the Frist Foundation in order to present the 1999 Police Award for Nashville and Middle Tennessee to Detective Clifford Mann.
The Theodore Roosevelt Police Award is given annually in nine areas of the country. Awardees are police officers who have overcome an adversity whether injury, illness or other disability, as Theodore Roosevelt triumphed over the physical handicaps of his youth, and who have rendered, and continue to render, outstanding and praiseworthy service to their respective police department, as TR did in his years as President of the Board of Police Commissioners of New York City.

~ Some "BULLY!" good writing ~
Chapter members, particularly Dee Gee Lester, assisted with an essay contes spnsored by TPAC in connection with the run of "Bully!" in January.

~ New projects? ~
Chapter members look to lend a hand in an initiative of the Theodore Roosevelt Association this spring. TRA trustee Jim Summerville hope to develop some funding prospects for Pine Knot, the rustic presidential retreat near Charlottesville, Virginia, where Edith and TR repaired from 1905 until 1908. In 1996 the TRA developed and approved long-term plans for the development of Pine Knot as an historic site. As a result of its efforts and a grant from the State of Virginia, work on improvements to stabilize and restore the property and provide limited public access are underway.