About Us
Patriotic Citizenship
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
Education
DAR members are passionate about educating the youth of America and contributing to schools and student programs in a variety of ways, including:
- Supporting the Boise and West Ada School Districts through our "Community Classroom" efforts
- Supporting six national schools through chapter and member donations of money as well as personal time:
- Kate Duncan Smith DAR School, Grant, AL
- Tamassee DAR School, Tamassee, SC
- Crossnore School, Crossnore, NC
- Hillside School, Marlborough, MA
- Hindman Settlement School, Hindman, KY
- Berry College, Mount Berry, GA
- Providing scholarships and funds to American Indian children and schools, including:
- Chemawa Indian School, Salem, OR
- Bacone College, Muskogee, OK
- Providing scholarships and awards to outstanding students throughout the country
- Promoting 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 5-8
- Offering educational summer camps and cultural programs through the DAR Museum
Historic Preservation
DAR members participate in an array of projects to help preserve our cultural heritage, including:
- Restoring and maintaining historical sites
- Locating, restoring and marking Revolutionary War patriot gravesites and headstones
- Organizing and contributing to major restorations, commemorations and memorials
- Placing monuments around the world to memorialize people and events throughout American history
- Preserving genealogical records, artifacts and historical documents and making these items available to the public at DAR Headquarters