Chapter Projects

Patriotism

Honor Flight

  • Sponsoring Veterans on Honor Flight
  • Volunteering at Send Off and Welcome Home

 

Stand Down for Homeless Vets

  • Collecting supplies and distributing them to Homeless Veterans in our area

 

Mountain Home VA Medical Center

  • Volunteering at the veterans’ hospital
  • Providing refreshments for veterans at annual Christmas party given at Mountain Home VA Medical Center
  • Participated in the Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Parade and gave our veterans “thank you for your service” cards

 

Wreaths Across America

  • Participating in placing wreaths at Mountain Home National Cemetery

 

Project Patriot

  • Sending tree skirts and helmet caps to overseas military members
  • Collecting food coupons for overseas military families
  • Sending care boxes to female military serving overseas

 

DAR Service to America

  • Participating in naturalization ceremonies

 

Education

DAR Schools

  • Supporting the six DAR sponsored schools
  • Constitution Week September 18-24
  • DAR Good Citizens award
  • Tennessee History Poster contest grades 4-7
  • DAR Youth Citizenship Grades 5-8
  • American History essay contest grades 5-8
  • Christopher Columbus essay contest grades 9-12
  • DAR Good Citizens scholarship contest grade 12
  • ROTC Bronze Medal – Grade 12 ROTC student
  • ROTC Gold Medal – East Tennessee State University ROTC student

Historic Preservation

  • Working to preserve historic markers and monuments
  • Honoring individuals in our community who support historic preservation through their significant volunteer efforts
  • Placing monuments to memorialize people and events throughout American history
  • Preserving genealogical records and historical documents

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Image Credits: John Sevier-Sarah Hawkins Chapter, NSDAR