The
theme for our meetings mesh with the goals of the DAR and include
PATRIOTISM, HERITAGE, CITIZENSHIP, CONSERVATION, HISTORY, EDUCATION,
and NATIONAL DEFENSE.
We may have a guest speaker who is involved with water conservation,
for example. We may present a video show on "The Wives of the
Presidents," or about patriots who helped the cause in ways other
than fighting. A member might talk about a hobby such as coin silver
spoons and their importance in colonial times, or the history of the
flag and its evolution to the present day. As you can see, our topics
are varied and interesting.
During the coming year we will:
* Present Good Citizen awards to deserving seniors at the Point
Pleasant and Point Pleasant Beach high schools.
* Present Bronze Awards to a deserving member of each of the ROTC
units of Brick and Wall high schools. They must demonstrate
outstanding work in their unit, in addition to maintaining an excellent
scholastic record.
* Support our DAR schools with gifts and donations. Stamps are
collected for the veterans, while soup and Betty Crocker labels
and coupons are collected for the six DAR schools we support--Hillside
College in MA, Hindman Settlement School in KY, Berry College in GA,
Crossnore School in NC, Kate Duncan Smith DAR School in AL, and
Tammassee DAR School in SC.
* Donate magazines and books to local libraries, and
judge the elementary school poster contest.
If you have
questions, please contact the chapter regent of Old Barnegat-Tennent:
virgbee@verizon.net
New Jersey DAR web address: www.njdar.org
National DAR web address: www.dar.org
The DAR Insignia
is the property of, and is copyrighted by, the National Society
of the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
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