The Fort Cooper Chapter continues to work towards the three objectives of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution: Historic Preservation, Education and Patriotism. We are continuing to increase our Chapter membership with new sisters and now have over 100 members. Among our membership, we have two sisters with over 60 years of membership, two with 50 years, two with 40 years and three with over 25 years of DAR membership. We have several third generation members of which we are proud. We celebrated our 5 year anniversary this past April.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION FORT COOPER CHAPTER RECEIVED for 2011-2012

 National Society Daughters of American Revolution:  Excellence in Public Relations and Media, Outstanding Usage of Chapter Newsletter and Brochure and Outstanding Usage Media Print Coverage. 

 Florida Society Daughters of American Revolution:  Gold Level Award for Chapter Achievement, Master Questionnaire and Honor Roll.

 Chapter Achievement Awards:   Americanism, American Indians, Community Service Award Acknowledgement, DAR Service for Veterans, Women’s Issues, Lineage Research, Paws for Patriots; Outstanding Achievement in Membership, Labels for Education, DAR Museum, DAR Scholarship, DAR Schools; and awards for Chapter Contests including Certificate of Appreciation, Chapter Chairman’s Notebook Dividers, Docent Brochure and Docent’s Program Flyer, Memorial Certificate, Prospective Member Brochure, Flag Day Flyer and New Member Packets.  

The Fort Cooper Chapter acknowledged the outstanding JROTC Cadets from the three local high schools: Citrus, Crystal River and Lecanto and awarded a ROTC Metal to the Sea Cadet Program for outstanding Cadet. A DAR certificate, JROTC Medal and a check were given to each. The Chapter recognized a local resident for her contribution in preservation of local history for Women's History Month. We participate in the OCP, a program that provides "manufacturer's coupons" to military families at overseas bases. We participated in our local Veteran’s Day Parade and “Wreath’s Across America” in December at Bushnell Florida National Cemetery. We are involved in the Veterans History Project to collect and preserve audio/video oral histories, letters, diaries, maps, photographs, and home movies of America's war veterans and those who served in support of them. We hosted a Flag Day Program at two of the local libraries with the Withlacoochee SAR Chapter and were involved in Flag Day Programs at all the local libraries. We helped celebrated Flag Day at the Fort Cooper State Park. The Chapter adopted a 4^nd grade class at the Kate Duncan Smith Dar School in Grant, AL. Several of our members attended Continental Congress this July. As you can see, we are a busy and active chapter. The Chapter is very proud of the efforts of all our members.