Ayres to speak to Republican ladies

The Darke County Republican Women’s Club is pleased to announce that Kay Ayres will be the speaker at their meeting Monday, April 12 at the Brethren Community Center.

Kay Ayres was elected Vice Chairman of the Ohio Republican Party in May of 2003, succeeding longtime vice chair Martha Moore who retired after 52 years of service to the party.

As Vice Chairman, Ayres is responsible for supporting the duties of the Chairman in addition to overseeing various party-building activities and outreach efforts, especially among women voters. Ayres serves on the board of directors for the Jo Ann Davidson Leadership Institute, an organization founded to support and train women in pursuit of public service. She also served as president of the Ohio Federation of Republican Women and as a vice chair for the National Federation of Republican Women.

Ayres has worked for more than 30 years on the frontlines of grassroots Ohio politics, serving as chairman of the Highland County Republican Party since 1978. She has assisted hundreds of candidates and campaigns over the years from the courthouse to the White House.

Ayres is also active in her community, where she has served on multiple boards including 4-H, Southern State Community College, Leadership Highland, and the Highland County Farm Bureau. She is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and lives with her husband, David Ayres, M.D., in Hillsboro. They have two grown children.

This will be a dinner meeting so reservations are required. Please call Wavelene Denniston at 547-6477 or e-mail at wdenniston@woh.rr.com. Information is also online at www.darkegopwomen.blogspot.com. Anyone wishing to just attend the speech and not have dinner, could come at 7:00 with no charge.