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Scholarship recipients (from left) Kendal Eden and McKenna Cannon of Powell and Alyssa Despain and Kennedy Brown of Cody pose with speaker Ashlee Lundvall at the Leadership Tea.
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Scholarship recipients (from left) Kendal Eden and McKenna Cannon of Powell and Alyssa Despain and Kennedy Brown of Cody pose with speaker Ashlee Lundvall at the Leadership Tea.
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The Park County Republican Women hosted their 18th annual Leadership Tea on Sunday, April 6, at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West.
This event honors the 2025 high school girl graduates of Park County – Meeteetsee High School, Powell High School, Powell’s Shoshone Learning Center, Cody High School, Cody’s Heart Mountain Academy and homeschool girls – by encouraging and supporting them all.
Along with the Republican women, this year’s participants included students from Powell and their counselor Jenna Carter, students from Cody and their counselor Rebecca Merritt, and the keynote speaker Ashlee Lundvall.
PCRW president Stefanie Bell presented a PowerPoint presentation of the past and present women who have served in leadership positions in Park County and many at the state level – a reminder of the times, when women could not vote, and could not own property of any kind.
Sandy Newsome, former two-term state representative from Park County, gave everyone journals and pens to record their goals, achievements, and happy times growing up.
Leadership Tea chair Fran Swope introduced Lundvall who shared her life story. She’s earned the title Ms. Wheelchair USA with her platform of making the outdoors accessible for everyone. She is a lover of animals and a hunter.
Her abilities as an active woman in a wheelchair have inspired all who hear her story. She discussed how she balances family and career as a wife and mother.
She was approved as the president of the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission on March 19 at its meeting in Cody. As president, Lundvall will oversee the commission that supervises current G&F director Angi Bruce.
Gov. Mark Gordon appointed her as commissioner of District 5, which encompasses Park, Big Horn, Hot Springs and Washakie counties. She will serve until her term concludes in March 2027.
Lundvall delivered warm wishes to the graduating seniors for their future, saying, “Step out of your comfort zone. Be brave and do something amazing. You can do it!”
Kinsley Merritt, 2024 Cody graduate, was awarded the Peg Shreve Memorial $1,000 Scholarship at last years’ Leadership Tea. She thanked PCRW and the Shreve family for her scholarship and was talked about her life at the University of Wyoming and her future plans. She asked the attendees to take a few minutes to write a happy time, a memory or an achievement in their new journals.
This year’s Shreve $1,000 scholarship was awarded by Don Shreve and family to Kendal Eden of Powell, the daughter of Jenna and Justin Eden. She will be attending UW with a major in elementary education.
The Peg Coe Memorial $1,000 scholarship was presented by Joyce Boyer to Kennedy Brown of Cody, the daughter of Sophie and Ryan Brown. She will be attending college this fall at Montana State University-Billings with a major in diagnostic medical sonography.
The first PCRW $1,000 scholarship was awarded by Fran Swope to Alyssa Despain of Cody, the daughter of Krista and Jacob Despain. She will be attending college in the fall at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, with a major in exercise science/kinesiology with plans to become an occupational therapist.
The second PCRW $1,000 scholarship was awarded by Swope to McKenna Cannon of Powell, the daughter of Stacey and Jim Cannon. She will be attending c Northwest College in the fall with a major in speech pathology.
The graduates and attendees were challenged to be informed and involved in their communities. Their commitment to God, family and country is important to carry on the beliefs of freedom and morality in this country.
PCRW encourages strong family values, community involvement and the advancement of women, including these young graduates, along with the four scholarships they award each year.
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