The NFRW Region 2 states held a well attended conference at the historic Alex Johnson hotel in Rapid City, South Dakota from April 26-27th. The South Dakota Federation sponsored hospitality rooms at the Vertex Club, where ladies from five states networked while enjoying a view of the city. Author and Texas National Committeewoman, Toni Anne Dashiell presented a dynamic workshop on team building, delegation, and conflict management. NFRW Membership Vice Chair, Sharon Barnes, challenged ladies with creative methods to recruit, retain, and renew members.
Dr. Mark Christian of Global Faith Institute shared his story of growing up in the world of the Muslim Brotherhood and tested our participants' knowledge of Islam. Workshops covering Sharia Law and Agenda 21 informed and strengthened the resolve to restore our Republic. Attorney and principal deputy assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs in the George W. Bush administration, Liz Cheney, encouraged Republicans to stand by and defend our values of limited government, low taxes, a strong national defense, individual freedoms, self-reliance, the importance of the family, and the miracle and authority of America's founding documents. Wyoming Representatives Amy Edmonds and Kathy Coleman, along with South Dakota Representative Jacqueline Sly tackled Common Core with a question and answer panel. Former Palestinian Qusi Al-Haj, who works for Senator John Thune, inspired the crowd with his story of immigration from Jordan at age 17 and success in living the American dream. Attendees left inspired to empower their members in their respective states.
Club Leadership Training a Success
Recently, Oregon Federation of Republican Women President Sally MacLeod realized an opportunity for training club presidents, their officers, and their members about their important role in the State and National Federation.
After discussing this with her state officers, President MacLeod proposed training club officers and members involving state officers traveling around the state to train several clubs at once in one location.
The officer training team searched through their State Federation handouts from over the years and went online to the NFRW website to access material as well as the NFRW Leadership Training Manual. The team chose five areas upon which to concentrate:
The role of the president on how to prepare an agenda, use of Robert's Rules of Order, how to keep a meeting moving to avoid getting "bogged down," and the deadlines/timelines of her State federation and the NFRW. The NFRW Achievement Awards are reviewed and it is suggested that each participant download the awards form from the NFRW website and review it with her club executive committee and board of directors as they plan her club's programs and activities. The team brings with it a computer and demonstrates how the women can access the NFRW website and download material for their own use;The Oregon Federation officer trainers always allow time for questions and answers and report that "every training we have done has had a positive response." Keeping it fun and intending to expand the training in the future are important factors in their success.
The role of the secretary, including how to take minutes, how to add corrections and why minutes are so valuable;
The role of the treasurer, especially submitting dues and service charges and following state and national deadlines;
The importance of allowing only Republicans to speak at their events and limitations on club contributions to candidates and/or their county and State Republican Party organizations; and
Use of protocol, setting a head table and the fact that business items must be handled according to club bylaws, usually requiring that they be submitted to the president, board of directors and/or club membership.
NFRW Campaign Management School Coming to Ohio
NFRW is organizing a campaign management school in Mansfield, Ohio for Saturday, June 29th. The cost is $100, which includes lunch and materials. The school will be held at The Waterford in Mansfield; Mansfield lies between Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio. ◼ Click here to register!
NFRW 37th Biennial Convention
Plan now to attend the National Federation of Republican Women's 37th biennial convention in Louisville, Kentucky September 21-22, 2013. Invited speakers include Kentucky's United States Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul, along with governors, members of Congress, and leadership experts.
A leadership training institute will be presented on Friday, September 20, followed by the opening reception to be held at Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby. Campaign and election workshops will be offered along with two special luncheons, the second of which will be the national awards luncheon. Elections will be held for NFRWofficers for the 2014 through 2015 term and convention business including proposed NFRW Bylaw amendments will be conducted.
Hotel reservations at the Galt House in Louisville and site of the convention may now be made by ◼ clicking here. Convention registration will begin in mid to late May.
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To "LIKE" us, or to "FOLLOW" us, click the ◼ Facebook and ◼ Twitter @NFRW icons located on the bottom of the newsletter. Ask your friends to do the same!
NFRW Winning Web of the Week
◼ Tempe Republican Women - www.TempeRW.org Tempe, Arizona
Congratulations to Tempe Republican Women Club President Darryl Jacobson-Barnes and to Webmaster Jessica Merrow for the website they have created using WordPress, a program primarily for those who blog. Their website meets the basic rules for recognition as a Winning Web: it is easy to read, easy to navigate, easy to access, consistent in layout and design, and quick to load. Because the "blog" page is the "home" page, it is obvious the website is updated frequently with information which members and visitors to the website may find useful and informative. Click here to read much more about this site.
To submit a RW website to be considered for NFRW Winning Web, please go to ◼ www.NFRWWinningWebs.org, click on ◼ Application link, complete it and e-mail it to committee. Click ◼ here to view basic website guidelines.
◼ National Federation of Republican Women
We are proud to be part of the California Federation of Republican Women (CFRW), and the National Federation of Republican Women (NFRW), the largest women’s political volunteer organization in the nation. When you join Humboldt Republican Women, Federated, you're joining forces with women throughout the state and across the nation, women who share your ideals and your goals for our country.
