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Neighbors and Friends of Table Rock Lake 

Meet our co-presidents for 2025 - 2026

TREENA WILT

NFTRL CO-PRESIDENT 2024 - 2026

Treena and her husband John came here in 2022 from a “small town south of Kansas City, to retire at the lake.” Camping and being on the lake is a long time family tradition for Treena, she loved it growing up and loves it still. She joined Neighbors and Friends right away after being invited by a friend, and then again by Beverly in 2022.

The Wilts have 3 children, 11 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. “I was a grandma at age 36, we started early, so we could finish early” she says. They also have a rescue dog named Squiggy who is a mix of French Bulldog and Jack Russell Terrier. Treena says, “he looks like a cartoon dog!”

Treena and John say their family motto could be “Treat others the way you want to be treated” and Treena feels she was “born to sing His praises”. Treena is a talented singer who sings “gospel, oldies, country, pretty much anything”. She shares her beautiful voice at Nursing Homes, Sr. Centers Charity events, and was our NFTRL Musical Program last year!

She was honored to be chosen to sing at the Baldknobbers Theater last year at the “JAMMIN’ FOR JESUS” show. She ‘LOVES BRANSON SHOWS” and attends often with friends.

Her other hobbies are crochet and boating. She enjoys being a member of the NFTRL Hand and Foot card Interest Group and will play pretty much when anybody calls to ask her. “I just love to play games, any kind”.

Before accepting the office of Co-President, Treena did a lot of administration work and is extremely organized and detailed oriented. She says she is “organized to a fault, a big list maker, and my husband calls me a Bean Counter”

Treena loves being around people and serving the community, which NFTRL is a great outlet.

Treena accepted the Co-President position on the NFTRL Board because she admires the group, likes to serve others and share her past experience and skills for the good of the group.




DAWNE GARDNER

NFTRL CO-PRESIDENT 2025- 2027

Dawne and her husband, Richard, moved to Kimberling City in May of 2023 from Springfield, MO. They had spent weekends here camping at their permanent camp spot and planned to retire to the area. However, the City Administrator job opened at City Hall and” our move to Kimberling City came about 15 years sooner than we had anticipated when Dawne got the job.”  I have always worked in the government sector – either state or local government. Her husband Richard works in purchasing for City Utilities of Springfield.

The Gardners have 3 sons (ages 31, 31 and 26), and 1 grandson who is 12.  Now that the boys have all flown the coop and are adulting, our kid focus has turned to wiener dogs.  They have three miniature long hair dachshunds – Fergie, Jasper and Vinny; and one chiweenie, Abby.  Dawne also spent several years in Springfield volunteering for Watching Over Whiskers, a cat rescue.  As a result of those efforts, a few foster kitties never left.  She has four cats – Tilly, Stella and Dory who are inside cats and one feral cat Winnie who lives in a Catio outside and is very pampered even though she won’t let anyone near her.  Dawne's motto and her license plate should be of no surprise: “Neuter/Spay”

Dawne has been a part of Neighbors and Friends since joining in September 2023 after learning about the organization and being invited by the mayor’s wife, Mary Fritz!  “I have a servant's heart and giving back to the community I live in has always been a part of who I am.  Neighbors and Friends was a great way to begin doing that in Kimberling City.”

Dawne’s hobbies include a love for music and playing the piano.  She played for all of the school choirs in middle and high school where she grew up in Versailles, MO.  She also has played for various churches throughout her life, most recently at the Renew Church in Willard, MO until she moved to Kimberling City.  Dawne also loves to volunteer for animal rescues, loves to ride trails on her bicycle (NOT mountain bike trails), loves to read, and spoil her 12-year-old grandson!

Dawne was completely shocked, but honored, when she was asked to be co-president for Neighbors and Friends.  “I love the mission of NFTRL. Walking into the luncheon each month to a room full of women that are there to give back to their community they live in is simply empowering.”



About the Organization

Neighbors and Friends of Table Rock Lake is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to foster friendship among its members and assist in their introduction into community, social, civic, and educational causes, and to undertake and promote charitable and humanitarian projects within the community.

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