NEWS RELEASE
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF REPUBLICAN WOMEN
SHIRLEY SADLER, PRESIDENT

 National Federation of Republican Women
Presents Reagan Award to Texas GOP Leader

State Federation President Receives Honor at National Convention
 

ORLANDO, Fla. – The National Federation of Republican Women (NFRW) presented the 2009 Ronald Reagan Leadership Award to Texas Republican leader Toni Anne Dashiell during its 35th biennial convention in Orlando, Fla.

A resident of Boerne and president of the Texas Federation of Republican Women (TFRW), Dashiell received the award at a luncheon on Sept. 13. The award was established by the NFRW in 2005 to recognize the outstanding leadership of one state president and is presented every two years at the biennial convention.

Dashiell and four other state presidents were selected as finalists based on overall leadership and initiation of new programs, increases in membership, participation in national programs, and excellence in public relations and campaign efforts.

During her two-year tenure as TFRW president, Dashiell has led 10,000 members to action on a wide range of issues, has overseen statewide communications workshops and has implemented high-tech tools such as Facebook and Twitter. She has been active in the Federation for 15 years, serving in numerous leadership roles at the state and club level. Likewise, she has assumed leadership roles within the Republican Party at all levels and has worked on dozens of campaigns.

Founded in 1938, the NFRW has thousands of active members in local clubs across the nation and in several U.S. territories, making it one of the largest women’s political organizations in the country. The grassroots organization recruits and elects Republican candidates, advocates the Party’s philosophy and initiatives, and empowers women in the political process.

For more information about the NFRW, visit www.nfrw.org.

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