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Local Daughters of the American Revolution honor patriotism for the holiday season
Posted:5:27am: December 20, 2019, by News Staff
The local El Paso de Robles Chapter, NSDAR, recently announced it is supporting Wreaths Across America as a DAR Service for Veterans project. The chapter is officially enrolled in Wreaths Across America and sponsoring Templeton District Cemetery. The group will honor and remember fallen heroes by sponsoring remembrance wreaths. They began on Saturday, December 14, 2019, by laying remembrance wreaths on the graves of our country’s fallen heroes. By working with coordinator Lawrence Mora from the American Legion Post 220, all 350 veterans' graves have a wreath. Saturday morning there was a great group of volunteers, members from American Legion Post 220, Templeton 4H, along with friends and family. This will be an ongoing service project.
The DAR, which is comprised of the descendants of the patriots who won American independence, was founded on October 11, 1890, as a service organization to promote historic preservation, education, and patriotism. El Paso de Robles Chapter, NSDAR, will celebrate 70 years of service to the community on February 25, 2020, and continues to promote historic preservation, education, and patriotism.
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a nonprofit, nonpolitical women’s service organization with more than one million members who have joined the organization since its founding in 1890. Any woman 18 years or older, regardless of race, religion, or ethnic background, who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution is eligible for membership.
National Daughters of the American Revolution
Day of Service
Posted:1:00am: October 9, 2019, by Barbie Butz
On October 11, take part in the National Daughters of the American Revolution Day of Service, by giving to a local nonprofit.
To honor the anniversary of DAR’s founding on Oct. 11, 1890, El Paso de Robles Chapter, NSDAR, members will each participate by donating a bag of groceries at their October meeting. The chapter supports, Loaves and Fishes in Atascadero and Paso Robles.
The chapter was organized on Feb. 25, 1950, and continues a commitment to honoring the nation’s past by serving the community today. Chapter Regent Anne Edgecombe said, “We’re excited to demonstrate the spirit and contributions of today’s DAR by joining Daughters from across the country in serving our local communities as part of this national day of service.”
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution is a nonprofit, nonpolitical women’s service organization with more than one million members who have joined the organization since its founding in 1890. Any woman 18 years or older, regardless of race, religion, or ethnic background, who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution is eligible for membership. DAR members passionately carry out the timeless mission of promoting historic preservation, education, and patriotism.
For more information, visit the El Paso de Robles, NSDAR, website.
Local DAR chapter to collect food for Loaves and Fishes
Posted:1:00am: October 8, 2019, by News Staff
To honor the anniversary of the Daughters of the American Revolution’s founding on October 11, 1890, El Paso de Robles Chapter, NSDAR, members will participate in the “DAR Day of Service” by donating a bag of groceries at their October meeting to support Loaves and Fishes in Atascadero and Paso Robles.
“We are excited to demonstrate the spirit and contributions of today’s DAR by joining Daughters from across the country in serving our local communities as part of this national day of service,” said Chapter Regent Anne Edgecombe.
El Paso de Robles Chapter, NSDAR, will celebrate 70 years of service to the community on February 25, 2020 and continues to promote historic preservation, education, and patriotism.
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a nonprofit, nonpolitical women’s service organization with more than one million members who have joined the organization since its founding in 1890. Any woman 18 years or older, regardless of race, religion, or ethnic background, who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution is eligible for membership.
Local Daughters of the American Revolution chapter seek signing of Constitution Week Proclamation
The Daughters of the American Revolution initiated the observance in 1955 when the organization petitioned the U.S. Congress to dedicate September 17–23 of each year to the commemoration of Constitution Week. Congress adopted the resolution, and on August 2, 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed it into Public Law #915. The celebration’s goals are threefold: to encourage the study of the historical events that led to the framing of the Constitution in September 1787; to inform people that the Constitution is the basis of America’s great heritage and the foundation of our way of life; and to emphasize U.S. citizens’ responsibility to protect, defend, and preserve the Constitution.
El Paso de Robles Chapter, NSDAR, elpasoderobles.californiadar.org, is an active chapter honoring our ancestors who fought for our nation’s independence. El Paso de Robles Chapter, NSDAR, will celebrate 70 years of service to the community on February 25, 2020, and will continue to promote historic preservation, education, and patriotism.
The DAR is one of the largest women’s lineage-based, patriotic nonprofits in the world. With over 125 years of tradition, more than 930,000 members admitted since its founding. Continued since their founding in 1890, close to one million members have carried out that mission.
El Paso de Robles Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Presented 24 Citizenships Awards!
Posted:2:23 am: August 20, 2019, by News Staff
El Paso de Robles Chapter, NSDAR, passes out over 24 youth awards. The El Paso de Robles Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Youth Awards Committee presented DAR Good Citizens Awards at 12 schools, representing all the school districts in North County, along with several private schools participating.
The qualifications set forth by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution to honor outstanding students are:
Honor: honesty-high principles, trustworthiness, loyalty, truthfulness, punctuality, moral strength, and stability, cleanliness in mind and body.
Service: cooperation, meritorious behavior bringing honor to school or community, kindliness, true Americanism – individual responsibility to home, to country, to God.
Courage: mental and physical, determination to overcome obstacles.
Leadership: personality – originality- ability to lead and hold others – good sportsmanship -responsibility.
Patriotism: Fundamental Americanism.
INDEPENDENCE DAY IN TEMPLETON
"PARADE FAVORITE" AWARD 2019
Photo courtesy of Francisca Ross
Posted: 2:23 am, July 10, 2019, by News Staff
Flanked by symbols of the birth of our nation the American Eagle and the first American flag or "Betsy Ross Flag," Ben Franklin waves to folks along the parade route. Ben is followed by a bevy of ladies in colonial dress sporting parasols. This float was sponsored by the El Paso de Robles Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR or DAR). The chapter is 77 women strong and growing! All members have proven their bloodline to an American Revolutionary War Patriot and the group's focus is education, patriotism, and historical preservation. This Fourth of July, the group honored Margaret Corbin aka "Captain Molly."
Photos courtesy of chapter archives