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Commemorative sign inside museum. Photo courtesy Friends of Hank Snow Society<\/p><\/div>\n
The ceremony was marked with messages of appreciation for White from MLA Kim Masland and Mayor Darlene Norman.<\/p>\n
Administrator at the Hank Snow Museum Vina Moses says the honour is not only deserved but appropriate.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe thought that would be a nice way to honour her so that when we do tours, we can say this is the Charlotte White room,\u201d said Moses. \u201cCharlotte White is the lady who did a lot for the museum, for the Friends of Hank Snow Society and a lady who loved Hank Snow and loved his music and wanted to make sure that it was remembered.\u201d<\/p>\n
Moses says White has been involved since the early days of the Friends of Hank Snow Society and her fingerprints are all over the organization.<\/p>\n
While she isn\u2019t as front and centre in day-to-day activities, White continues to be an honorary director.<\/p>\n
Moses says when you mention to White you have a need, she puts her experience and connections to work to make it happen. Moses says the society also wanted to ensure White was recognized for her work establishing the outside canteen, which will now forever bear her name.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought we needed something inside and outside because there may be people who don't come inside but who are at the outside activities or vice versa, you know. So, her name is in both areas, and I thought it was a deserving recognition that she would have that,\u201d said Moses.<\/p>\n
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Charlotte White sign on concessions building outside museum. Photo courtesy Friends of Hank Snow Society<\/p><\/div>\n
Keeping the ceremony a surprise from someone as plugged into the community as White was no easy feat.<\/p>\n
Moses says she needed to use White\u2019s own network against her to keep the event under wraps. By using the phone list White provided, Moses managed to divvy up the guest list into a phone tree for volunteers to reach out to all invitees.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe knew if we put it out there, numerous, I'm sure hundreds and hundreds of people would have come,\u201d said Moses. \u201cBut as I said, we kind of wanted her to know that all those volunteers that she's called over the years did it because they, you know loved her and loved helping out at Hank Snow and they did it because of Charlotte, I'll tell you for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
When asked how she felt about having her name emblazoned across the museum White was both excited, and humbled.<\/p>\n
\u201cI never got to sleep \u2018til about 1:30 this morning 'cause I kept thinking who was that who was that?\u201d said White. \u201cIt was wonderful but not necessary, but wonderful.\u201d<\/p>\n