Biltmore Who's Who Selects Scarlette G. Hunley as an Honored Member of the Executive and Professional Registry
The selection recognizes Scarlette G. Hunley's commitment to excellence in City Government and Fashion.
- Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC (1888PressRelease) February 28, 2012 - Scarlette G. Hunley, Retired Social Services Worker and Seamstress, has been selected as an Honored Member of the Biltmore Who's Who Executive and Professional Registry. The selection recognizes Scarlette G. Hunley's commitment to excellence in City Government and Fashion.
Hunley, who worked in social services for forty years, began working as a seamstress for three local sewing factories in her hometown of Petersburg and at various local alteration shops within her community before starting a business from home.
After working eighteen years for the Petersburg Department of Social Services, Hunley also served on numerous city board of directors, at the homeless shelter, and on social service advisory and committee relation affairs boards representing indigent people in regards to housing, social service benefits, finances, food stamps and children's groups. During her time in the sewing industry, she learned to make ladies garments, men's suits, wedding and prom gowns and children's clothing, and also did minor repairs on her sewing machines.
Hoping to work on a fundraising project in the future, Hunley also would like to do some public speaking to low income parents, senior citizens and others, and conduct workshops to educate the people of their rights, responsibilities and services available to them, as well as inspire young mothers to volunteer locally.
"I want to inspire others that their lives can change and that they do not have to always accept what others tell them as truth," Hunely explained. "They need to do their homework and educate themselves by asking questions of what services are available."
Hunley is a member of the Virginia State Client Council and has served on the Virginia State Client Council, is the founder of Delectable Heights Neighborhood Reunion, is a past coordinator for First Welfare Rights Group of Petersburg and has spoken before the Virginia State General Assembly on Medicaid Issues. She is a past foster parent to fifty-six children and has contributed to her local community by volunteering most of her life. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including two Published Recognitions in Ebony Magazine, was named Woman of the Year by Oak Street AME ZION AME Church, received a Sports Maverick Award from talk show host Ida Mourie, received an Outstanding Family Award from Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, a Community Hero Award, which was presented by the Rolanda Watts Show, received a Community Pearls Award from Zeta Phi Beta Sorority and was also featured in "Songs of Praises, Celebration of Black Mothers", written by Kristen Clark-Taylor.
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