National Society Of The Daughters Of The American Revolution

Education - dar members are passionate about educating the youth of america and contributing to schools andstudent programs in a variety of ways, including:supporting six schools through chapter and member donations of money as well as personal time:1. Kate duncan smith dar school, grant, al2. Tamassee dar school, tamassee, sc3. Crossnore school, crossnore, nc4. Hillside school, marlborough, ma5. Hindman settlement school, hindman, ky6. Berry college, mount berry, gaproviding scholarships and funds to american indian children and schools, including:chemawa indian school, salem, orbacone college, muskogee, okproviding scholarships and awards to outstanding students throughout the countrypromoting education and citizenship through youth programs such as children of the american revolution, dar good citizens and junior american citizens sponsoring american history essay contests for youth in grades 5 through 8offering educational summer camps and cultural programs through the dar museum

Patriotism - dar members' love of country is evident in the multitude of patriotic endeavors they pursue, including:-providing more than 200,000 hours of volunteer time annually to veterans in veterans-administration hospitals and non-va facilities-offering support to america's service personnel in current conflicts abroad through care packages, phone cards and other needed items sponsoring special programs promoting the constitution during its official celebration week of september 17-23-participating in naturalization ceremonies-presenting patriotic awards to deserving individuals including:-outstanding veteran volunteer award-dar good citizens awards and medals-rotc medals-community service awards