After taking a few months off for the summer, The Parker County Republican Women’s monthly meeting will be August 14th at the Doss Heritage & Culture Center in Weatherford. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. at a cost of $15. Reservations can be made by calling Sonja Davis at 817-443-3870, or by email at sonjad@mpatexas.net.

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Tony Anne Dashiell

The guest speaker for August is Toni Anne Dashiell, National Committeewoman for Texas. Toni Anne is a leader among leaders, who was awarded the 2009 Ronald Reagan Leadership Award by the National Federation of Republican Women for her distinctive performance as the President of the Texas Federation of Republican Women (TFRW). She is an empowering personality who in 2010, added women from Nigeria and Bosnia to the long list of leaders she has empowered. She traveled to Bosnia and Nigeria on behalf of the Women’s Democracy Network to train women seeking public office in campaign management, leadership development, and communication. She Co-Authored “Leading for Freedom: Leadership Skills for Republicans” and does workshops across the nation on the topics addressed in the book.

Toni Anne’s service as a volunteer grassroots leader dates back to 1968, when she worked on a presidential campaign as a member of Teenage Republicans. Since that time she has been a consistent leader in numerous Republican campaigns including presidential, Senatorial and Congressional, statewide, city and county races. She has also served within the Republican Party organization. Toni Anne served as the Kendall County Republican Party Chairman 2009 to 2013. She has been elected to be a delegate to numerous Texas Republican State Conventions and served as a delegate to the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Republican National Conventions.

Toni Anne believes in the importance of community service. She has demonstrated this value by serving as a leader in her hometown, including the Boerne Chamber of Commerce, Government Affairs, the Boerne ISD Budget Committee and the Boerne Community Theatre. She was appointed by Lt. Governor David Dewhurst in 2011 to the Texas Prepaid Higher Education Tuition Board.

Currently she holds two licenses for life insurance and real estate. Together, she and her husband, Tom, are small business owners, working in both real estate and insurance.

Please come join us.

Erna Schnebly

Vice-President, Campaign & PR