Lori Clay — Careity Foundation
our society : BACHELORETTES
Parker County ’ s Six Most Extraordinary Bachelorettes
SEPTEMBER 2017 PARKER COUNTY TODAY
BY MELISSA MOORMAN , MISTY BROWNING , SCOTLYN OGLE PHOTOS BY ZACH PETERSON
Lori Clay — Careity Foundation
Even though 36-year-old Lori Clay just moved back to
Parker County , to her it feels like she never left . The Reunion Title employee and mom of three boys shows her love for her community by volunteering in multiple organizations . For that reason , Clay is excited to be involved with our bachelorette event , because it allows her to give back to the community by serving those in need and making a difference , one day at a time .
“ I truly love this community ,” said Clay . “ I feel volunteer work is essential . I ’ m currently committed to serving the Aledo Children ’ s AdvoCats and the Parker County Health Foundation .”
Clay ’ s plans for the future are grounded in both her beliefs and her family legacy of giving a helping hand to those around her as she finishes up her bachelor ’ s degree , with studies ranging from philanthropy to social justice . All this goes hand in hand with her legacy that started with her great-grandfather so many years ago .
“ He moved from London to Newfoundland , seeking freedom of religion ,” she said . “ It was during the turn of the century when he witnessed an army of Salvationists helping residents dig out and recover from the disastrous blizzard and wanted to help . That day forever altered the course of his life , as well as his son ’ s , making me the fifth generation to carry out my family ’ s legacy .”
Her favorite thing about Parker County is the Parker County Peach Festival . “ Being a native , I grew up riding alongside my father in the annual Peach Pedal . The rolling hills , the bluebonnets and wildflowers . I now enjoy doing these same activities with my own children .”
Clay is excited to have Careity as her charity because it is near and dear to her heart for many reasons . Her grandmother was diagnosed with colorectal cancer , and after a two-year-long battle and subsequent chemotherapy , she became cancer-free by age 78 .
“ I remember her saying just two words that day : ‘ early detection .’ From then on , she devoted the remainder of her days to telling as many people as she could about how important early detection really is . Being able to spread awareness alongside Careity Foundation and Sundance Club — [ my ] abundance of excitement and heartfelt appreciation doesn ’ t even begin to describe my gratefulness .”
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our society: BACHELORETTES
Parker County’s Six Most
Extraordinary Bachelorettes
BY MELISSA MOORMAN, MISTY BROWNING, SCOTLYN OGLE
PHOTOS BY ZACH PETERSON
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Lori Clay —
Careity Foundation
ven though 36-year-old Lori Clay just moved back to
Parker County, to her it feels like she never left. The
Reunion Title employee and mom of three boys shows
her love for her community by volunteering in multiple
organizations. For that reason, Clay is excited to be
involved with our bachelorette event, because it allows
her to give back to the community by serving those in
need and making a difference, one day at a time.
“I truly love this community,” said Clay. “I feel
volunteer work is essential. I’m currently committed to
serving the Aledo Children’s AdvoCats and the Parker
County Health Foundation.”
Clay’s plans for the future are grounded in both her
beliefs and her family legacy of giving a helping hand
to those around her as she finishes up her bachelor’s
degree, with studies ranging from philanthropy to social
justice. All this goes hand in hand with her legacy that
started with her great-grandfather so many years ago.
“He moved from London to Newfoundland, seeking
freedom of religion,” she said. “It was during the turn of
the century when he witnessed an army of Salvationists
helping residents dig out and recover from the disastrous
blizzard and wanted to help. That day forever altered
the course of his life, as well as his son’s, making me the
fifth generation to carry out my family’s legacy.”
Her favorite thing about Parker County is the Parker
County Peach Festival. “Being a native, I grew up riding
alongside my father in the annual Peach Pedal. The roll-
ing hills, the bluebonnets and wildflowers. I now enjoy
doing these same activities with my own children.”
Clay is excited to have Careity as her charity because
it is near and dear to her heart for many reasons. Her
grandmother was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, and
after a two-year-long battle and subsequent chemothera-
py, she became cancer-free by age 78.
“I remember her saying just two words that day:
‘early detection.’ From then on, she devoted the remain-
der of her days to telling as many people as she could
about how important early detection really is. Being
able to spread awareness alongside Careity Foundation
and Sundance Club — [my] abundance of excitement
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