Hawthorn has awarded life membership to David Wanless and Richard Garvey at the club’s 2020 Annual General Meeting.
The pair were honoured as part of the club’s online AGM on Tuesday night.
Wanless first joined Hawthorn in 1970 when he was appointed as the secretary of Box Hill.
From that point, Wanless worked with the club in an array of roles including promotions officer, player recruitment and football manager.
More recently, he has served as the secretary for the club’s Past Players and Officials Association, which has seen him work tirelessly to maintain connection with those who have previously played for or worked at the club.
His impact on the club epitomises the value of being Always Hawthorn.
Richard Garvey joined Hawthorn’s Board in 2010, after previously working in an auditing role with the club between 1998 and 2007.
Five years later after serving as Chair of the Finance and Risk Management Committee and Chair of the Caroline Springs Joint Venture, Garvey was elected as Vice President.
The following year he was elected President of the Hawthorn Football Club, a position he held for one year.
Garvey has since maintained his position as a Director.
He has served the club with great distinction, expertise and composure, with his work ensuring that Hawthorn is in a much greater place than when he first arrived.
Criteria for Life Membership
The Constitution currently provides for Life Membership to be granted to Directors with 9 years’ or any player who has completed 10 years’ service with the Club or 150 senior games with the Club. The Directors may each year, at their discretion, elect not more than 2 Life Members, whom they consider entitled by reasons of special services rendered to the Club.
