What We Do

WHAT OUR CHAPTER DOES

  • Luncheon meetings with speakers (focusing on history, patriotism, and education)
  • Semi-annual newsletter and regular emails
  • Support of veterans by means of visits to assisted living facilities
  • Donation of genealogical/historical books to the DAR Library in Washington DC
  • Participation in local parades, Memorial Day, and July 4th events
  • Having a presence at Dover Days and the 18th Century Market in downtown Dover
  • Maintain flags on the graves of local Revolutionary War soldiers
  • Online book discussions on non-fiction books focusing in particular on the Revolutionary War
  • Celebration of Constitution Week in September (exhibits at local library and proclamations for this week)
  • Presentation of the DAR Good Citizens Award to local high school students
  • Presentation of the JROTC award to four (4) local high school students
  • Community service projects during the month of October for DAR Day of Service including beach clean up, sapling plantings, clean ups at the historic John Dickinson Plantation, and other projects