FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Dean Henderson
Subject: Republicans of the Year Awards
Nomination Luncheon
(PALMDALE) On Tuesday
April 17, 2001 at 11:30am, Republicans will announce the nominations for
“Republicans of the Year 2001.” The
luncheon, which will precede the Palmdale Republican Women’s Federated event,
will be held at Cascades Restaurant at the Rancho Vista Golf Course.
This will be the first of what will be an annual event.
This event is significant because it is the first time all of the
Republican Organizations in the Antelope Valley will collaborate on an event
designed to recognize grassroots volunteers within the Republican Party.
The
focus of the nominations will be to recognize the under-recognized.
Every election cycle a battalion of grassroots Republican volunteers
comes out to participate in political activities such as walking precincts,
making phone calls, registering voters and many other essential campaign
functions.
Until
now these individuals were under-recognized for their selfless efforts.
This event is their event. They
will be the stars.
An
Ad Hoc Committee has been formed to set guidelines and choose nominees.
The committee members are
representatives of each of the existing Republican organizations in the Antelope
Valley. The members include: Dean Henderson, Dawn Charlton, Sheldon
Epstein, Tom Lackey and Richard Loa. The
committee has been named AVGOP.
Elected
and Appointed officials will not be considered as candidates for “Republicans
of the Year.”
Winners
of “Republicans of the Year” will be announced at a Dinner Ceremony planned
for Thursday, May 17th, 2001 at the Essex House Hotel and Convention
Center. The Guest Speaker for the
Event will be California Republican Party Chairman Shawn Steel.
Categories
for “Republicans of the Year” will be as follows: Republican of the Year, Precinct Walker of the Year, Phone
Banker of the Year, Voter Registration Worker of the Year, Role Model of the
Year, Lifetime Achievement Award, and Party Enthusiast.
Winners
will be chosen by the boards of directors of all of the Republican Organizations
in the Antelope Valley. The
organizations include: Antelope
Valley Republican Assembly, Antelope Valley Congress of Republicans, Palmdale
Republican Women Federated, 36th Assembly District Central Committee,
and the newly formed Antelope Valley division of Republican National Hispanic
Assembly. Combined membership of
these organizations is approximately 500.
Media
Contact – Dean Henderson
(661)729-5000