Donna and her husband Larry moved to Bullitt County in 1989, and in 1998 they built the home they now live in which is located right on highway 44 within Shepherdsville city limits. Larry and Donna are the owners of Burke Heating and Cooling which has been in operation here in Bullitt County since 1990. Some days you can find Donna up in attics or down in a crawlspace getting bruised and dirty, she has been working right along side of her husband Larry for the last eight months.
Outside of her involvement with Bullitt County Woman's Club, She is currently serving as president and treasurer of the Bullitt County Arts Council. She also assists Judy Nevitt with the Music Department. Together they host the Vocalist of the year contest each year. She is also co-founder of Buy Bullitt Along with Sherry Parker. They both are working hard to make that entity flourish and bring other small businesses on board.
Donna also has over 30 years of mortgage experience and is in the process of re-entering that field and is reinstating previously held life and health, securities and annuities licensing. She is also pursuing a degree in Business Management at Brown Mackie.
Larry and Donna will be celebrating 26 years of marriage in December. They have five children between them. Which they call his ( Jeff & Justin), mine (Christy & Joey) and last, Josh, their youngest, who was actually born here in Bullitt County in 1990.
Donna was introduce to the Bullitt County Woman's Club by Lou Ann Moore. The main reason she joined the Woman's Club was to meet more people, and she already knew several ladies who were already members. She has only been a member going on two years and has already jumped right in becoming Parliamentarian and chairing the Talent Auction as well as the By-laws Committee.
Donna is a singer/songwriter and currently leads the worship at her church, Family Day Ministries. She regularly visits Colonial House & Elmcroft Assisted Living Facility to provide musical entertainment. She enjoys writing, reading and bowling, horseback riding, skiing( water & snow) crocheting and knitting.
You can find Donna on Facebook, Google Plus, Linkedin, and Reverbnation where she currently is ranked # 9 as a Christian Gospel artist, she promotes mostly her own songs. She has recorded 5 CD"s one as soloist and 4 with her former group, Face to Face.
She considers her self to be very blessed and happy to be a part of such a wonderful organization that applauds the strengths and accomplishments of the local women in our community.
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