Tom Hensley Memorial 5K Run/ Walk

This memorial 5K helps to carry on the memory of Tom Hensley and his servant heart by benifiting Woodlawn Shores/ Ponderosa VFD. Tom was an incredibly loving and dedicated husband, father, grandfather, and son, a committed and selfless volunteer in the community, and a fierce lobbyist for over 60 years. Due to his many years of service to the Volunteer State, Tom received the Tennessee Wildlife Fe

deration’s Conservation Achievement Award in 1992, given to those making outstanding contributions to our state’s wildlife & natural resources. He also received the Z. Cartter Patten Award from the Tennessee Wildlife Federation for lifetime conservation achievement in 2015. Tom was a servant at heart, spending his entire adult life helping the community around him. He was a member of the Jackson Jaycees, Exchange Club, President of Woodlawn Shores Volunteer Fire Department, President and Commissioner of the Jackson Madison County Community Economic Development Commission, board member for the Miss America Pageant, and Executive Director, President and CEO of the Miss Tennessee Scholarship Pageant, his enduring legacy.