Jay Clare Voorhees
Was the first School Nurse/Health Educator at Memorial Jr. School in the Hanover Township School District in 1965. Jay Clare was a member of the MCSNA, Hanover Township Education Association and the American Cancer Society (ACS). As a member of MCSNA Executive Board she held several positions including Second Vice President (Dinner Chair), First Vice President (Program Chair) and then served two terms as President. As Program Chair, Jay implemented the first October dinner meeting to establish a scholarship program for student nurses which is continued today. She supported the ACS “Making Strides” Walk, and Daffodil Days. Through Jay Clare’s work with ACS, all MCSNA mailings and workshops were held at no cost and she was recognized as “Volunteer of the Year" by ACS in 1985. Jay Clare served the Hanover Township Educational Association negotiations team, representing school nurses as part of the educational staff. When Jay was hired, school nurses were not considered to be at the same professional level as teachers receiving significantly lower pay than the teaching staff members. But Jay’s mantra is “Nurses are Teachers." Through her efforts and other leaders of MCSNA, school nurses were placed on the Teachers Salary Guide. Jay also served as president of the Hanover Township Educational Association from 1987-1991 and was awarded a plaque for her dedication and leadership when she was recognized as the”Hanover Township Teacher of the Year 2006-2007." Retiring in 2010, Jay said that she found her profession to be a most rewarding career: “When you love what you do, you never work a day in your life.”