On Saturday night, the District of Columbia Young Republicans (DCYRs) were selected by the Young Republican National Federation (YRNF) Awards Committee as the 2010 Outstanding State Federation and also received the award for 2010 Club Newsletter of the Year.

Awards were presented during the cumulating Gala for the YRNF’s biennial Young Republican Leadership Conference (YRLC). The four-day Conference, featuring speakers such as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Republican Whip Eric Cantor, RNC Chairman Michael Steele, and Political Commentators such as SE Cupp, concluded on Saturday night with an address by Rep. Thad McCotter of Michigan and the presentation of awards to the organization’s most successful clubs.

YRLC Welcome Reception @ Monocle 005

DCYRs Chairman Rich Counts said the following about the night’s events: “Tonight the efforts of our board and our members were recognized for their outstanding achievements throughout the past 12 months. Our efforts to show the country that the GOP is the best party for our generation have been well received. Our large-scale deployments to New Jersey for Chris Christie, Virginia for Bob McDonnell, Massachusetts for Scott Brown and Pennsylvania for Tim Burns have been a huge success, and have mirrored the recent triumphs of the Republican Party. ” – DCYRs Chairman Rich Counts

DCYRs Executive Vice-Chair made the following comments: “Tonight’s award marks a great achievement for DC Republicans and is emblematic of the great things happening with the Republican Party here in the District. We are excited about riding this wave of success to Republican victories in the 2010 elections.” – DCYRs Executive Vice Chair Brittny McKinney

 More Pictures from the event: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcyoungrepublicans/

To learn more about the DC Young Republicans: http://dcyrs.com/

The DC Young Republicans (DCYRs) is an organization of individuals between the ages of 18 and 40 committed to supporting Republican causes in the nation’s capital.

Mission:

Our mission is fourfold:

• To provide grassroots support for conservative issues and Republican candidates, both locally and nationally,
• To attract young people to the Republican party by providing engaging and insightful activities and material to our members,
• To provide training to young Republicans, and
• To offer young Republicans the platform they need to become the leaders of today, not just those of tomorrow.

DCYRs Listen to Speaker Amanda Carpenter at the Capitol Hill Club March 2010

Activities:

We take part in Republican activities in the DC community, everything from collecting goods for charity to registering voters, to campaigning for Republican candidates.  We are active in DC proper, the Greater Washington Metropolitan Area, and on the national level.

Our Organization provides its members a unique opportunity to meet decision makers and to get to know like-minded individuals in and around DC.

The DCYRs general meetings are on the second Monday of every month at the Capitol Hill Club.  Our meetings feature prominent guests, who speak on issues of prime importance to young Republicans.  We also have monthly happy hours during the fourth week of every month at different membership-selected venues.