MEET OUR OFFICERS
President - Diana Flowers
1st Vice President - Cathy Kneer
2nd Vice President - Kathleen White
3rd Vice President - Leslie Williem
Treasurer - Vacant
Recording Secretary - Mary Spence
Membership Secretary - Laura Barnett
Newsletter Editor - Linda Parham
2021-22 Woman of the Year
Each December ….
the Woman of the Year is announced at the RRWF Annual Elegance of Christmas Tea. It is an honor to be selected as Woman of the Year and a wonderful way to recognize those who tirelessly committed themselves to making RRWF a successful organization.
The 2022-23 Woman of the Year Award went to Diana Flowers.
She is a native Californian, born on the coast, in Crescent City, where as a wee lass, she survived the Tsunami that hit there in 1964, caused by the Great Alaskan Earthquake.
Her family moved to Redding when she was 13 and she graduated from Enterprise HS Class of 1977. She and her sister were regulars in the Car Cruise in Downtown Redding which was a big deal in the 70s and still today she drives around with her 2 Shiloh Shepherd fur babies in her 65 Mustang. That downtown cruise is where she first met her future husband, who later proposed to her over the phone from Alaska. Her Dad said NO, but her sister told her to go for it, so she whisked off to Anchorage, Alaska and got married in December of 1979 to her husband of 44 years. In 1981 they moved back to Shasta County and have been here ever since. She was a commercial artist for a while, then went to Cosmetology school and has been in the been in the cosmetology industry for over 40 years. She is an entrepreneur and a business woman who has owned her own salon for 16 years. She has always been interested in local and national politics and often finds a way of expressing and sharing her Republican values with class and composure, especially with her independent-minded hairdressers and, of course, her captive clients.
She currently serves on our Shasta County Republican Central Committee.
She served as our VP for Redding Republican Women for 2 years where, among other things, she coordinated many informational and entertaining speaker for our luncheons.
In 2023 she stepped up to be our President. She has held our club together with grit and determination despite the turmoil and turnover at our California Chapter level .
This fall she represented us at the 42nd Biennial Convention of the National Federation of Republican Women Convention in Oklahoma City. She continues to represent us with integrity and grace. She is quiet but fierce, and we are blessed to have her!
Our Woman of he Year, Diana Flowers, meets the qualifications that are set out in our guidelines. Here's some, just to name a few:
1. She must be an active member of RRWF.
2. She must be serving or have served in a leadership role.
3. She must display qualities of encouragement and friendship.
Your 2023 Woman of the Year, Diana Flowers. Congratulations Diana!
CFRW SCHOLARSHIPS
California Federation of Republican Women (CFRW) offers a $2000 scholarship in honor of President Reagan to an undergraduate, who is a registered Republican Woman, has completed two years of college and is a citizen of the United States and California resident. Applications may be downloaded from the CFRW.org website and sent to the CFRW Scholarship Chair at scholarship@cfrw.org
NFRW SCHOLARSHIPS
The National Federation of Republican Women offer two scholarships.
The National Pathfinder Scholarship was established in 1985 in honor of First Lady Nancy Reagan. The three annual scholarships of $2,500 provide financial assistance and support to women seeking undergraduate or graduate degrees. Undergraduate sophomores, juniors and seniors, as well as students enrolled in a master's degree program, are eligible to apply for the scholarship.
The Betty Rendel Scholarship was established in September 1995 in honor of former NFRW Betty Rendel's extraordinary leadership skills and dedication to the Republican Party in her home state of Indiana, as well as at the national level. The three annual scholarships of $1,000 are awarded to female undergraduates who are majoring in political science, government or economics and have successfully completed at least two years of college coursework. The recipients are chosen from applicants from across the nation.
BUCKET OF BOOKS
HELPING SHASTA COUNTY SCHOOLS
The RRWF continues to support our local schools through the 'Bucket of Books' program. This program has helped many disadvantaged schools in Shasta County by providing them with new books for the students. Each year twenty-eight schools in Shasta County are randomly selected. If you know of a school you believe would benefit from the RRWF Bucket of Books Program, please use the Contact Us page to send us the school name and any other pertinent information.
