2013 Annual Report - Kate Duncan Smith DAR School

2013 Annual Report
Kate Duncan Smith DAR School
Gem” of Gunter Mountain
The “
Mission Statement
It is the mission of the Kate Duncan Smith DAR School to
educate the boys and girls of Gunter Mountain. We believe
the privilege of a sound education is a heritage which should
be enjoyed by all the citizens of our country. We believe all our
children should be afforded such advantages as shall develop
in them the largest capacities for performing the duties of
American citizenship and to enlighten them in the knowledge
and practice of pure and noble citizenship. We further believe
the school environment should be disciplined with emphasis on
positive attitudes and academic excellence which will nurture
in our students the desire to cherish, maintain and extend the
institutions of American freedom to foster true patriotism
and love of country, and to aid in securing for mankind all
the blessings of liberty. With high expectations, purposes and
standards, the KDS DAR School accepts the mission to educate
the youth of Gunter Mountain.
Kds Dar School Board of Trustees
KDS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Peggy S. Johnson, AL, Chairman
Cheryl P. Harrison, AL, Vice-Chairman
Connie H. Grund, Alabama State Regent
Lois M. Robertson, AL, Secretary
Gail W. Moore, AL, Treasurer
Lynn F. Young, TX, President General, NSDAR
Rita P. Horton, AL, Vice President General; Honorary Chairman for Life
Tammy B. Clemons, AL, Advisor to the President General
Yvonne S. Boone, IA, Parliamentarian
Chairman’s Message
Many exciting changes took place at Kate Duncan
Smith DAR School in 2013. A challenge I issued
in 2011 became a reality as the total renovation
of the restrooms in the Gary W. Cox Primary
Building was completed during the summer
months. The friends and loyal supporters of the
school once again came
through with generous
contributions enabling us
to meet this need for the
students and teachers
who have classes in that
building.
On a personal note, 2013
marked the end of my
first term as Chairman
of the Board of Trustees.
None of the milestones
achieved in the past
three years would have
been possible without
KDS Board of Trustees Chairman
the support of the KDS
Peggy S. Johnson
Executive
Committee
and members of the Board of Trustees. These
dedicated individuals devote their time and talents to ensuring the efficient operation of the
school and to providing opportunities for an education steeped in patriotic American values to
the children of Gunter Mountain.
PRESIDENT GENERAL’S APPOINTEES
Yvonne S. Boone, IA
Mary Sue Douglas, MS
Carolyn G. Hanf, GA
Rebecca E. Lockhart, FL
Betsy A. Moreland, LA
Susan R. Thomas, TN
STATE REGENT’S APPOINTEES
SCHOOL CHAIRMEN
Beth E. Cagle, AL
Oma H. Gaines, AL
Janeal N. Shannon, AL
Sally N. Bueno, MO (National)
Tammy B. Clemons, AL (Alabama)
ELECTED MEMBERS
M. Zandra Baker, MI
Pamela P. Bork, IL
Billie F. Breedlove, MS
Sara C. Craft, AL
Martha M. Crapser, NY
Patricia A. Dennert, MI
Barbara T. Halpin, IA
Jeanie P. Hornung, IN
Debbie S. Jamison, CA
Adele E. Lancaster, CA
Virginia G. Lingelbach, GA
Bobbi P. McMullen, PA
Linda C. Mistler, MD
Betty D. Moore, AL
HONORARY MEMBERS
Mildred R. Byars, AL
Betty N. DeVries, NY
Tim Nabors, AL
Lois M. Robertson, AL
Hampton Smith, AL
Cynthia W. Symanek, FL
Larry Ward, AL
Shelby D. Ward, AL
Cecile S. Wimberley, TN
Pamela R. Wright, TX
Alae Risse B. Leitch, GA
Frederica G. White, AL
I look forward to another three-year term as
Board Chairman and to working with each and
every KDS supporter to meet the needs of the
school and its students. In October, during the
board meeting held during Dedication Day
festivities, a new Executive Committee was
elected and a new committee structure was
adopted. I am confident these changes will
position the school for much success in the
future.
This Annual Report is a summary of the school’s
activities and achievements in 2013, and it is my
hope that you will be inspired as you read these
pages, and that you will discover meaningful
ways in which we can work together to make
our “Gem of Gunter Mountain” stronger. As
we look back on the first 90 years of this DAR
School and look forward to the future we can
provide these children, thank you for making a
difference at KDS DAR School!
2013 Report to the Friends of KDS
Information is based on audited financials from
October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2013
7%
Productive
Enterprise
Income
Contributions*
$594,391
Investment Income
$470,536
Productive Enterprise
$84,847
TOTAL$1,149,774
41%
Investment
Income
52%
Contributions
23%
44%
NSDAR
Bequests &
Estates
33%
*Contributions Break-Down
NSDAR
$136,579
Direct Contributions $196,190
Bequests & Estates $261,622
Direct
Contributions
14%
Expenses
Administrative
Programs
$827,033
Administrative
$134,070
Fundraising/Development
$9,368
TOTAL$970,471
1%
Fundraising/
Development
85%
Programs
2013 Highlights
m 28 students employed through the KDS Work Scholarship
At the beginning of the
2013/2014 School Year:
m Elementary School (K-4th Grade) – 433 students
m Middle School (5th-8th Grade) – 444 students
m High School (9th-12th Grade) – 468 students
Program
m 69 children served through donations made to the
KDS Christmas Fund
m 37 students received special aid with proceeds from the
AL Children’s Fund and the Helen Pouch Fund
m 52% of KDS students live at or below the poverty line
m $106,000 in new college scholarships awarded to
62 deserving students based on financial need
m 158 graduates currently in college on KDS scholarship
m More than 200,000 points were earned through
Campbell’s Labels for Education Program and redeemed for
10 iPads, 4 ceiling mounted projectors, and other technology
for the elementary classrooms.
m DAR Middle School redeemed $9,656 earned through General Mills
Box Tops for Education Program for the purchase of computer lab tables
and books for the library and classrooms.
TOTAL Enrollment
1,345 students
Executive Director’s Message
Thanks to the ongoing support of DAR members, the Kate Duncan
Smith DAR School continues to be a blessing to the children of Gunter
Mountain. In 2013, this tremendous generosity was expanded to
include a new program for the benefit of KDS students who have
lives most of us could never imagine.
For years, KDS teachers and counselors noticed children who were
extremely hungry on Monday mornings because they do not have
adequate food at home on the weekends. The two
meals a day they eat in the DAR Lunchroom during
the week are, for some, the only balanced, nutritious
meals they receive. If students are hungry, how can
they ever concentrate on learning? So as you can
imagine, the need was great, but the real question
was what can we do about it?
‘Blessings in a Backpack’ is a nationwide non-profit
program that provides weekend nourishment to
school children in the Federal Free and Reduced Meal
Program. The program is simple. Food bags are sent
home with students on Friday afternoons during
the school year. The bags include non-perishable,
ready-to-eat, kid-friendly food items such as granola
bars, peanut butter, tuna, crackers, mac & cheese,
cereal, juice boxes, etc. Better test scores, improved
reading skills, positive behavior, improved health and
increased attendance are the goals of this program.
The cost of sponsorship is $80 per child per year.
schools to hand out to the students who need them. Our local C.A.R.
society attended one of the weekly packing sessions, and it was an
eye-opening experience. That night we prepared 450 sacks for kids
in our county. It’s just heart-breaking to think that so many children
don’t have enough to eat on the weekends, but I was amazed when
I saw what can be done with just $80 per child per year!
There are currently 200 KDS students in grades K-4 who receive
weekly ‘Blessings in a Backpack’. Members of the
Gunter Mountain community, churches, clubs and
organizations have been great supporters of this
program, donating funds to ensure a large number
of our students could participate. Additional
funding was provided by members of the DAR who
learned of this need and wanted to lend a hand. The
amazing Indiana DAR, under the leadership of State
Regent Jeannie Hornung and School Chairman Janice
Bolinger, raised $6,400 to sponsor 80 children! And
the California Society DAR sent $500 to sponsor
another 6 KDS students as well as 400 recyclable
grocery bags from Debbie Jamison’s State Regent’s
Project.
I want to thank everyone who continues to
shower their blessings on the children of
KDS Executive Director
Gunter Mountain. When you support KDS,
Heather W. Green
you demonstrate your love for children, your
dedication to ‘God, Home, and Country’, and your commitment
The ‘blessings’ are assembled weekly at a church in Guntersville.
to a patriotic education. For that, we are truly blessed!
Volunteers assemble the bags and distribute them to participating
NSDAR Provides Funds for KDS Projects
KDS received a nice surprise in the form of contributions from
the Friends of DAR Schools Fund and the National School Chairman’s
project pin sales for 2010-2013 during Continental Congress in June.
President General Merry Ann Wright, along with National School
Chairman Donna Raymond, made the presentation
following the KDS school report.
Approximately $38,000 was awarded for the
Elementary School Arts Enrichment Program,
improvements for the KDS track & field program
facilities, and support of maintenance staff salaries.
An additional $15,928 distribution from the Estate of
Ella Atwell was presented as well.
A new structure and process for disbursing the
Friends of DAR School Fund donations has made the
fund more effective by allowing the DAR Approved
Schools to submit project proposals to the NSDAR
annually. Through the Friends of DAR Schools
Fund, the National Society and the DAR Approved
Schools are working together to address the
greatest needs of the schools and their students.
Another highlight of Continental Congress
each year is certainly the Junior Membership
Luncheon. This year’s “A Golden Celebration” event highlighted
the 50th anniversary of the Outstanding Junior Contest and the 75th
Anniversary of the Helen Pouch Memorial Fund.
The sole fundraiser of the Junior Membership
Committee of the DAR is to raise money for the Helen
Pouch Memorial Fund through the sales of nationally
approved Junior products at the state and national
levels as well as the contributions of chapters for
achievement award credit. Those funds are awarded
to the DAR schools annually for projects which directly
benefit children. During this year’s luncheon, National
Junior Membership Committee Chairman Morgan Lake
presented KDS with funds to sponsor the salary of
the school nurse and for the new high school science
lab, a donation that was made in honor of NSDAR
President General Merry Ann T. Wright.
These funds make possible many of the
valuable projects and programs at KDS DAR school.
Thank you for your support of these important
programs!
Campus & Facilities Improvements
With some 40 buildings and 240 acres comprising the KDS DAR School campus, building
maintenance and repair is an ever-present challenge. During 2013 a number of projects
were undertaken.
The year began with a restroom repair in the Pennsylvania Log Cabin. Old plumbing was
replaced and new flooring was installed. KDS maintenance personnel also custom-fabricated
and installed automatic foundation vents for this 75-year-old building during 2013.
In response to repeated loss due to lightning strikes, implementation of a Lightning Protection
and Surge Suppression Plan devised for KDS by the Tennessee Valley Authority continued in
2013. In February, work performed in the Seimes-Thomas Building included installation of a
triangle ground system, installation of equipment grounds from main panels to all sub panels,
installation of transient voltage surge suppression units on the main panel board, installation
of plug-in surge suppression units for the security camera system, installation of new breakers
for camera system receptacles, and cleaning and servicing of panel boards.
The KDS Agri-Science Building gained a number of needed improvements last year. The
Marshall County Board of Education renovated the restroom to include a new toilet and
sinks, new flooring, and plumbing repairs. Additionally, the classrooms were painted, the
exterior soffits and fascia boards were wrapped in vinyl, new gutters with gutter guards were
installed, and the exterior portions of the building that are cinder block received a fresh
coat of paint. A privacy fence was also installed.
The major renovation project undertaken by KDS in 2013 was the complete renovation
of the restrooms in the Gary W. Cox Primary Building which took place during summer
break. Demolition began on the last day of school in May, with the center ‘wet walls’
being removed and the rooms being gutted all the way down to the dirt under the
floor. The 60+-year-old corroded pipes were removed and replaced with new, larger
capacity PVC. The restrooms were then re-built from the ground up with new tile,
fixtures, paint, partitions, ceiling grid and tiles, etc. A new “Teachers Only” restroom,
Janitor’s Closet, and drinking fountains were added as well.
Several other projects were tackled during the summer months while there were
no students on campus. New air conditioning units were installed in the High
School and Elementary School Libraries. The hallways in the Middle School
received new, durable VCT flooring, and the boys restroom got new, sturdy
toilet partitions. New drop-ceiling grids and energy efficient lighting was
installed in both the Jacobs Building and the Cox Primary Building. There were
also a number of landscaping projects undertaken during this time including
the planting of ferns, hosta, and oak leaf hydrangeas in shade areas, the
installation of azaleas around the old rock bleachers in front of the Doris Pike
White Gymnasium, and the installation of underground-piped downspout
extenders and colorful new planting beds at Lane Chapel. A much needed
awning connecting the Marie Hirst Yochim Building with the Burkey Center
and Seimes-Thomas Building was installed by the Marshall County Board of
Education prior to the start of school.
During the summer, security measures were enhanced for the school
buildings. Main entrance doors received an electronic keypad with magnetic
card reader capabilities. Visitors must now push the call button to request
access to the building. They are viewed by office personnel via a security
camera monitoring system and “buzzed in” to the building after stating their
business. Faculty and staff access buildings with a magnetized key card. The
magnetic locks may be disabled during the change of class for student access and
during events like Dedication Day and Awards Day.
The start of school in August brought with it much excitement as it also marked the
start of the KDS Science Lab project. Funds donated by the National Junior Membership
Committee, NSDAR, in honor of Merry Ann T. Wright, President General, NSDAR, 20102013, provided six specialized laboratory work stations for the new High School lab and
8 lab tables and 36 chairs for the Middle School lab classroom. This generous gift was also
used to purchase new ceiling tiles, vinyl
baseboards, paint, and electrical supplies
to ready the High School classroom for its
transformation to lab.
The cool fall weather was perfect for the
sealing and restriping of the Central/Doris
Pike White Parking Lot and the Burkey
Center Parking Lot. This project was long
overdue, and the finished product is great
improvement!
Working in cooperation with the Marshall
County Commission and the Marshall
County Board of Education, a drainage ditch
behind the Burkey Center that had long
been an eyesore was piped and covered.
This was a much bigger project than
originally anticipated, and it could not have
been completed without support from the
local community and elected officials.
Several improvements to the school’s athletic programs and facilities were completed in
2013. The girls’ locker room in the Doris Pike White Gymnasium received improvements
to the shower area, and the boys’ locker room in that building was renovated to include
plumbing repairs and a new toilet and urinal. The bleachers in the Burkey Center received
extensive repairs and new seats to replace cracked and broken ones. The gymnasium floor
was also screened and recoated and new court lighting was installed prior to the start of
basketball season. Another gift from the National Junior Membership Committee made
possible the addition of a regulation high jump area and a long jump pit. Work for the long
jump pit was completed by a young man working toward his Eagle Scout designation.
Maintaining the character and integrity
of the buildings and campus grounds while
providing a safe and pleasing learning
environment for the students is a top priority
at KDS DAR School. Thank you for
helping us in this endeavor not only in
2013, but also for the past 90 years and
well into the future.
KDS DAR SCHOOL
To schedule a KDS Campus Tour, call 256-728-4236 or visit www.kdsdar.org. We look forward to seeing you! 89th Dedication Day - October 2013
Beautiful fall weather welcomed visitors from across the country to the KDS DAR
School’s 89th Dedication Day celebration on Monday, October 7 and Tuesday, October
8. This year’s festivities were even more special as the NSDAR National School Tour
was present on campus. President General Lynn Young, National School Chairman
Sally Bueno, members of the NSDAR Executive Board, a bus group from Mississippi, and
numerous others travelling by car were on-hand to share in this special occasion. All total,
more than 300 DAR guests were present at KDS on Monday and Tuesday.
Awaiting the DAR ladies as they arrived on Monday morning was a warm “welcome to
campus” where students lined the sidewalks, waved signs, and presented them with flowers
and artwork while the KDS Marching Band provided lively tunes. Entertainment during
lunch included a program of patriotic music by the 6th Grade J.A.C. Club.
The festivities consisted of a dedication ceremony for the newly renovated restrooms
in the Cox Primary Building, a dedication for the new High School Science Laboratory,
campus tours, and classroom visits. A special tree dedication ceremony was also held.
The October Glory Maple tree was planted in memory of Mary-Jane Early Hensley,
Honorary State Regent of Maryland and mother of Recording Secretary General
Barbara Carpenter.
The traditional Dedication Program is always the highlight of the festivities, and 2013
was no exception with 22 state societies, groups, and organizations qualifying to
dedicate. President General Lynn Young presented the Dedication Day message,
which featured her heartfelt words about the special relationship between
NSDAR and KDS. The program also featured musical performances by the Fourth
Grade Choir and the High School Choir and all KDS students singing “DAR, Oh
How We Love You” to a rousing response. The program was followed by the
famous Basket Luncheon, a perennial favorite of the DAR ladies and guests.
The 89th KDS DAR School Dedication Day
was a truly special time for our
“Gem of Gunter Mountain” and its students.
Dedication Day 1962
Support your DAR School with In-Kind Gifts
Support for the students at KDS comes in many forms. In addition to the cash
contributions reported on page 3 of this Annual Report, the school also receives
substantial in-kind contributions in any given year.
Among the most popular ways to support KDS is the donation of Campbell’s Soup
Labels for Education and General Mills Box Tops for Education. Labels for Education
can be found on more than 2,500 participating products. These labels can be clipped
and redeemed for products and merchandise relating to the arts, athletics and
academics. America’s schools and other non-profit organizations have earned more
than $114 million in merchandise during the Labels for Education program’s 40 year
history. Since 1996 the Box Tops for Education program has helped schools earn cash
for the things they need. These labels, worth 10 cents each, are located on hundreds
of products and can earn any given school up to $20,000 per year.
Both the soup labels and box tops are clipped, collected and counted by DAR members
from across the United States before being mailed to KDS. They are then sorted and
distributed to the Elementary and Middle Schools so they can be redeemed for
items of need. These are highly beneficial programs for KDS and make it possible
for the teachers to receive computers, iPads, and other teaching implements and
materials they would not otherwise be able to afford.
Though a major part of our in-kind giving program, the Labels for Education
and Box Tops for Education are not the only in-kind programs in which KDS
participates. Several regional product loyalty programs are also supported.
These include the Publix Partners program, where school supporters present
a card at the check-out of participating Publix grocery stores, and the
Tyson Project A+, where a coupon is clipped from Tyson fresh and frozen
chicken products. These companies send a quarterly check for the school’s
participation in these programs. KDS also participates in the Coke Rewards
program. DAR members can support this effort by entering the 10-digit
codes from select Coke products on-line and assigning points earned to
the school. Ink cartridge and cell phone recycling is another way the
school earns money to fund day-to-day needs.
All of these programs are outlined in detail on www.kdsdar.org, or
information can be requested by calling the Administrative Office at
256-728-4236.
In 2013, DAR members, alumni, and friends also supported KDS and
its students by directly donating supplies for the Health Clinic, school
supplies, band instruments, costume jewelry and art supplies, books,
clothing, etc. Each gift received was special and met a particular need
of a student. There were a few gifts, however, that are of particular
note. One such gift was the generous donation of more than $2,500 in
gift cards by the Georgia DAR “Sole Sisters”. These gift cards were used
to purchase shoes and coats for students in need. Just in time for the
2013 Junior/Senior Prom, the members of the Virginia DAR donated and
delivered more than 300 formal gowns and cocktail dresses for the students
at KDS. A Pampered Chef kitchen party was held by a group of Pennsylvania
DAR members for the Family and Consumer Sciences classes, and the Florida
DAR held a grand “Welcome to Tampa” party for members of the KDS Marching
Band who performed during half-time of the 2013 Outback Bowl.
Special in-kind gifts were the handknitted mittens, scarves, and hats made
for the children at KDS by Ann Bourne,
Glovers Trace Chapter, Tennessee, and
Harriett DeRosa, Jacob Stroud Chapter,
Pennsylvania. Mrs. Bourne and Mrs.
DeRosa have made these special gifts
for the students for 10 years to keep KDS
children warm during the winter months.
Since 2005, Bobbie Sue and Jack Welch
have been traveling from Decherd,
Tennessee, to deliver handmade wooden
toys made by Jack himself to bring joy
to the children during Christmas time.
The children absolutely love the doll
cradles, log trucks, fire trucks, motor
graders, cars, and tractors with trailers.
Rose Marie Pugliese from the JacksonMadison Chapter, Tennessee, sends
handmade beaded jewelry to reward
children in the Accelerated-Reader
Program.
There are many ways to support your
DAR School in Alabama. And although
unrestricted cash contributions continue
to be our greatest need, in-kind gifts are
certainly a nice way to show your love
for KDS!
Note: Keep in mind that KDS no longer
has a Thrift Store, and donations of clothing, computers, printers, shoes, etc. are
not generally accepted. Please call the
Administrative Office at 256-728-4236 to
ask if your items can be donated.
The KDS
Legacy Giving Society
The KDS Legacy Giving Society is made up of friends who not only help and
support the school today but have made the commitment to remember KDS
in their estate plans. Membership is open to anyone who wishes to leave a
lasting legacy to the children of KDS by making a planned gift.
m Make a bequest of a specified amount of money to KDS
m Leave KDS a percentage of your estate
m Give all or part of the residue of your estate to KDS after all named
beneficiaries have received their bequests
m Name KDS as beneficiary of a charitable remainder trust
m Make a gift of stock
m Make a gift of real estate
m Name KDS as the beneficiary of an insurance policy
Leave a legacy while meeting your personal and charitable goals.
Join the KDS Legacy Giving Society today by calling 256-728-4236.
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A Letter from a KDS Graduate
At age 50 I had only one thing on
be a good student, to grow into a good
my “bucket list” – to be in the DAR.
citizen, and to give back.
My love affair with this organization
began the summer of 1968 when my
In addition to the gifts, I received somefamily moved to Grant, Alabama. As
thing of even greater value at KDS – yes,
a second grader at Kate Duncan Smith
an education, but also an appreciation
DAR School, I learned within days of
for this country, a respect for the flag, an
starting school who was responsible for
all-encompassing patriotism which goes
giving me the new pack of crayons and
beyond merely saying the Pledge of Albottle of Elmer’s glue. As the
legiance, singing the Nationyears went by, I went from
al Anthem, or memorizing
touching all the brass plaques
the American’s Creed. It’s
on the way to the Helen
inside me. You stand when
Pouch lunchroom every day
the flag comes out, not beto actually reading those
cause everyone expects it,
plaques and realizing there
but because the pride surges
were real people out there
straight up your spine and
providing for my school
you HAVE to stand. You vote
and for my education.
because it’s your duty and
And through the years,
your right.
the
new
crayons
became new desks,
My “bucket list” dream was
Helen Carter Moore
covered walkways, a
realized in April of 2012
new Seimes-Thomas High School
when I received my National Number.
Building, new typewriters for my
I attended Dedication Day activities
business classes, re-surfaced
in October 2013. This time I was on
tennis courts, and the list
the “other” side. I was greeting the
goes on. But the gifts were
students and hearing the DAR Song sang
not from nameless donors.
to me rather than singing it to the DAR
Every October at the annual
ladies. Like any homecoming, it was very
Dedication Day, DAR ladies
emotional and surreal. It was wonderful.
flooded into the school
I felt so much pride for the DAR, but
bringing their smiling faces,
also pride for the school which teaches
generous gifts and regal
children respect, dignity, and citizenship.
appearance. What pride
I would encourage the Daughters to
we students felt when
continue to give to the school, but also
those ladies made their
to make an effort to be a “face” for those
processional into the gym
children. Adopt a classroom; make a
where we were waiting.
visit; write a letter of encouragement to
And when the President
a teacher, administrator, class or child.
General walked in - flags
Let them know you are supportive of
before her, everyone at
the work they are doing. Present a
attention - wearing her
program on KDS at your chapter meeting
beautiful pins and sash,
– the school’s administrative office has
the Queen of England
great audio/visual presentations and
could not have evoked
promotional materials available for the
more awe and reverence.
asking. I can assure you first-hand that
Because of those visits,
your support DOES make a difference.
there were faces to
At KDS, we mean it when we say it –
associate with the names on
we love the DAR! Thank you for your
the plaques and the gifts. I was
support of KDS.
reminded that every day a lot of
people were investing in me, in my
education, in my future. I was also
KDS DAR School, Class of 1979
taught there were expectations for
Member, Old Reynoldsburgh Chapter,
my future. I needed to do my best – to
NSDAR (Tennessee)
Helen Carter Moore
21 Ways to Support KDS
1.................... Make a gift to the Annual Giving Fund every year. GIVE NOW!
2.................. Become a Patriot Legacy Giving Society member by including
KDS in your estate plans.
3....................... Impact KDS’s future through an Endowment Fund gift.
4...................... Come back to the campus during your class reunion year.
5................... Subscribe to the Patriot E-News to keep up-to-date on all the
happenings at the school.
6���������������������������������������������������������������������� Join the KDS Alumni Association.
7...................... Display your Patriot Pride by proudly wearing KDS clothing items.
8��������������������������������������� Promote and attend KDS athletic and cultural events.
9.............. Visit www.kdsdar.org often to stay abreast of the latest information.
10������������������� Visit campus. Better yet, join us for lunch in the Lunchroom!
11���������������������������������������������������������� Adopt a class, club or organization.
(Contact Deedie Shadden at dshadden@nehp.net)
12............ Attend Dedication Day each October, and provide a dish for
the “Famous Basket Lunch.”
13..............Book the Lane Chapel for a wedding, or rent the Michigan
Center for a special event.
14������������������������ Keep your contact information up-to-date with the
Administrative Office.
(Contact Teresa Choat at kdsdar@nehp.net)
15������������������� Donate to the NSDAR Friends of DAR Schools Fund and
purchase products from the Juniors in support of the
Helen Pouch Memorial Fund.
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2013 Donor Recognition
January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013
For 90 years, the Kate Duncan Smith DAR School has been an educational institution that celebrates its history,
fosters patriotic ideals and promotes God, Home and Country. KDS continues to benefit from the generosity of the
Daughters of the American Revolution, the Children of the American Revolution, alumni, and friends, and because of you,
we are able to ensure our students’ opportunities for success are not hindered by personal or financial barriers.
YOU are part of something very special here, and we cannot thank you enough!
Gifts of $50,000 and more
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Junior Membership Committee, NSDAR
Estate of Jessie M. Ashford, Arkansas
Estate of Ella M. Grimes, California
Estate of Marie H. Yochim, Virginia
Gifts of $10,000 to $24,999.99
Sara C. Craft, Alabama
Cena E. Dunn, Missouri
Estate of Mary M. Wassom, Tennessee
Gifts of $3,000 to $9,999.99
Alabama State Society, NSDAR
Harold J. Fennimore and Lorraine Summerlin, AL
Clarice B. Lilly, AL
Kay W. Savage, AL
Florida State Society, NSDAR
Patricia Ann Glenn, Georgia
Indiana DAR
Maryland State Society, NSDAR
Louisa St. Clair Chapter, Michigan
Franklinton Chapter, Ohio
Trust of Mable Slagle, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Jr. Membership Committee
Pennsylvania State Society, NSDAR
Lady Washington Chapter, Texas
Gifts of $1,500 to $2,999.99
Alabama Officer’s Club, DAR
Beth Cagle, AL
Connie H. Grund, AL
Hunt’s Spring Chapter, AL
Peggy S. Johnson, AL
Shelby D. Ward, AL
Yvonne S. Boone, Iowa
Beverly Ann Clark, IA
Trust of Doris Pike White, Maine
Michigan State Society, NSDAR
Cyndy Sweeney, Pennsylvania
June W. Crouch, Texas
Judy R. Mays, Virginia
Gifts of $750 to $1,499.99
National Society Children of the American Revolution
Birmingham Territory Chapter, Alabama
Winnie H. Boyd, AL
Judge Liles Burke, AL
Cahawba Chapter, AL
Tammy B. Clemons, Alumna, AL
James D. Davis, AL
Carolyn P. Drennen, AL
Oma H. Gaines, AL
General Sumter Chapter, AL
Grant Youth Basketball League, AL
Saralee C. Green, AL
Gunter Mountain Chapter, AL
Cheryl P. Harrison, AL
Huntsville Chapter, AL
James Gadsden Chapter, AL
Ann Jenkins, AL
John Parke Custis Chapter, AL
Lily of the Cahaba Chapter, AL
Virginia M. Thacker, AL
Hollywood Chapter, California
Patricia A. Dennert, Michigan
Nancy DeGraff Toll Chapter, MI
Cricket C. Crigler, North Carolina
Golden Wheel Club, Ohio
Lethe C. Burns, Alumna, Texas
Pegi K. Ivancevich, TX
Texas State Society, NSDAR
Virginia DAR
Milwaukee Chapter, Wisconsin
Gifts of $250.00 to $749.99
May F. Alanko, Alabama
Andrew Jackson Chapter, AL
Laura G. Bailey, AL
Don and Jean Brewer, Alumni, AL
Chief Colbert Chapter, AL
Chief Tuskaloosa Chapter, AL
Chinnabee-Fort Strother Chapter, AL
Colonial Dames XVII CenturyGeorge Maris Chapter, AL
Community Action Partnership of North AL, Inc.
Virginia H. Cook, AL
Patrice R. Donnelly, AL
Jake Ellis, Alumnus, AL
Huntsville First United Methodist Church Need-Us/
Becomers Sunday School Class
Barbara D. Garner, AL
Grant Pharmacy, AL
Heather W. Green, Alumna, AL
Margie and Stephen Helton, Alumni
Heroes of Kings Mtn. Chapter, AL
Rita P. Horton, AL
Dorothy B. Johnson, Alumna, AL
Terry Kennamer, Alumnus, AL
Betty D. Moore, Alumna, AL
Needham Bryan Chapter, AL
Old Elyton Chapter, AL
Scott Pace, Alumnus, AL
Charlotte M. Park, AL
Lisa C. Pate, AL
Peter Forney Chapter, AL
Princess Sehoy Chapter, AL
Clara W. Rice, Alumna, AL
Linda W. Shabo, AL
Janeal N. Shannon, AL
Hampton Smith, AL
Stephens Chapter, AL
Sunset Rock Chapter, AL
Joe Teal, AL
Kenneth Tucker, Alumus, AL (The Boeing Co.)
Twickenham Town Chapter, AL
Larry Ward, AL
Major Jacob Gray Chapter, Arkansas
Eleanor H. Royer, AR
California State Society, NSDAR
Rincon del Diablo Chapter, CA
San Diego Chapter, CA
Jennie M. Rehnberg, Connecticut
Marjorie A. Frampton, Delaware
Estero Island Chapter, Florida
Fontenada Chapter, FL
Fort Pickens Chapter, FL
Jacqueline C. Frank, FL
Rebecca E. Lockhart, FL
Cherokee Chapter, Georgia
Georgia State Society, NSDAR
Joseph Habersham Chapter, GA
Mindy T. Kammeyer, GA
Roanoke Chapter, GA
Becky M. Rostron, GA
G. B. & Charlotte A. Saunders Foundation, Inc., GA
Luanne F. Bruckner, Illinois
Captain Hubbard Burrows Chapter, IL
Illinois Organization, NSDAR
Jeanie P. Hornung, Indiana
Jean Marie Cardinell Chapter, Iowa
Barbara H. Carpenter, Maryland
Mexico State Society, NSDAR
Paula Ackerman, Michigan
Zandra Baker, MI
Beth S. Garner, MI
Margaret H. Steward, MI
Mississippi State Society, NSDAR
Janet L. Whittington, MS
Linda A. Young, MS
Elizabeth Snyder-Continental Chapter,
New Jersey
Martha M. Crapser, New York
Nancy F. Hanna, NY
New York State Organization, NSDAR
Ann Simpson Davis Chapter, Ohio
Oklahoma State Society, NSDAR
Franklin County Chapter, Pennsylvania
Ann M. Weir, PA
Nancy G. Hemmrich, Tennessee
Trust of Edith B. Little, TN
Tennessee State Society, NSDAR
Dr. David T. Wilder, TN
Andrew Carruthers Chapter, Texas
Jane L. Fieldcamp, TX
Tammy L. Laucik, Alumna, TX
Sharon Logan, TX
Lucretia Council Cochran Chapter, TX
Judy C. Ostler, TX
Florence F. Patton, TX
Donna M. Raymond, TX
Lane’s Mill Chapter, Virginia
Nelly Custis Chapter, VA
VADAR Cameo Club
West Virginia State Society, NSDAR
Gifts
of $50.00 to $249.99
Sue Ellen Adams, Alabama
Alamance Chapter, AL
Susan Lynn Allen, AL
Anne Phillips Chapter, AL
Atagi Chapter, AL
Ann M. Bandgren, AL
Dorothy B. Barnes, Alumna, AL
Libby W. Bevel, AL
Bienville Chapter, AL
Big Wills Creek Chapter, AL
Nancy C. Billings, AL
Ann N. Black, AL
Jimmy and Faye B. Bradshaw, Alumni, AL
Verna S. Brennan, AL
Andrea B. Bright, Alumna, AL
Broken Arrow Chapter, AL
Sara B. Brooker, AL
Doris Bush, AL
Capt. William Bibb Chapter, AL
Rodney Clark, Alumnus, AL
Robert and Linda Click, Alumnus, AL
Jane M. Cole, AL
Louis and Valerie Crowder, AL
d’Iberville Chapter, AL
Daring Dicey Chapter, AL
David Lindsay Chapter, AL
Janet E. Deaton, AL
Tyler Dennis, Alumnus, AL
Tad R. Douglas, AL
Dripping Springs Chapter, AL
Ecor Rouge Chapter, AL
Elizabeth Bradford Chapter, AL
Tara W. Elliott, AL
Emassee-Robert Grierson, AL
Dr. Angela Fennell, Alumna, AL
First Bank of the South, AL
Nancy S. Folk, AL
Fort Bowyer Chapter, AL
Fort Dale Chapter, AL
Fort Mims Chapter, AL
Betty D. Fortenberry, AL
Francis Marion Chapter, AL
Megan E. Glover, Alumna, AL
Seth E. Glover, Alumnus, AL
Roberta H. Greene, AL
H & R Block, AL
Justin Hart, Alumnus, AL
Theresa L. Hart, AL
Donna C. Hertha, AL
Alice B. Hilson, AL
Hunter C. Hodges, Alumnus, AL
Larry and Joan Hodges, Alumnus, AL
Susan Hoxie-Key, AL
John Coffee Chapter, AL
Nicole B. Jones, Alumna, AL
KDS Alumni Association
KDS Class of 1959
KDS Class of 1967
KDS Class of 1980
KDS Class of 1981
KDS Class of 1987
KDS Class of 1992
Nancy S. Keiser, AL
Hal Keller, Alumnus, AL
Kensington Home Owners Association, AL
Jessie P. Leonard, AL
Mary A. Lewey, AL
Light Horse Harry Lee Chapter, AL
Carolyn W. Long, AL
Lt. Joseph M. Wilcox Chatper, AL
Maple Hill Chapter, AL
Linda A. Maples, AL
Martha Wayles Jefferson Chapter, AL
Rachel Ann F. Martin, Alumna, AL
Bequest of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. McGirl, AL
Anne L. McMillan, AL
Jeanie B. McNees, AL
Mr. and Mrs. Ila Mitchum, Jr., AL
Billie R. Moore, AL
Gail W. Moore, AL
Bill and Mary Moran, AL
Tiffany Motes, AL
Old Federal Road Chapter, AL
Oliver Wiley Chapter, AL
Charlene M. Pace, Alumna, AL
Peoples State Bank, AL
Phillip Hamman Chapter, AL
Kathy C. Plexico, Alumna, AL
Terri and Joe Powell, AL
Mary W. Pratt, AL
Jan M. Price, AL
Charlotte M. Quinn, AL
Rita H. Reid, AL
Anne W. Rhone, AL
Lois M. Robertson, AL
Shan T. Russell, AL
Surget S. Sanders, AL
Margaret C. Saxton, AL
Jessie C. Schniper, AL
Deedie M. Shadden, Alumna, AL
Sheila B. Shell, AL
Ruth N. Sherrell, AL
Fannie W. Smart, AL
Ann V. Smith, AL
Sherry M. Spurlin, AL
Lynn H. Stein, AL
Carroll C. Strickland, AL
Ashton E. Sutphin, Alumna, AL
Tammy B. Sutton, Alumna, AL
TCF Trucking Company, AL
Tidence Lane Chapter, AL
Tohopeka Chapter, AL
Ann Trentham, AL
Tristan De Luna Chapter, AL
Jean W. Vaughan, AL
Virginia Cavalier Chapter, AL
Warrior Rivers Chapter, AL
Donna K. Watson, Alumna, AL
Betty H. Weir, AL
William Rufus King Chapter, AL
Lucy C. Willis, AL
Betty Zoller, AL
Arkansas State Society, NSDAR
Brittni S. White, AR
Lorraine Lewis, Arizona
Desert Palm Chapter, California
Gaspar De Portola Chapter, CA
Debra S. Jamison, CA
Josefa Higuera Livermore Chapter, CA
Rancho Purisima Chapter, CA
Samuel Ramsey Chapter, CA
Jean Sander, CA
Santa Margarita Chapter, CA
Kay Blair, Colorado
Friday’s Council Tree Chapter, CO
Merry C. Snyder, CO
Connecticut State Society, NSDAR
Caravel Chapter, Florida
Charles R. and Andrea S. Dixon, FL
Estahakee Chapter, FL
Fort Cooper Chapter, FL
Jane Holland, FL
Jean Ribault Chapter, FL
Old King’s Highway Chapter, FL
Ginger M. Poffenberger, FL
Spirit Of Liberty Chapter, FL
Priscilla E. Tyson, FL
Andrew McBride Chapter, Georgia
Augustin Clayton Chapter, GA
Patricia M. Bourne, GA
Fort Peachtree Chapter, GA
Todd Largen, Alumnus, GA
Martha Stewart Bulloch Chapter, GA
Paula H. Osborne, GA
Ruth Reddick, GA
Saint Andrew’s Parish Chapter, GA
Toccoa Chapter, GA
LeAnn F. Turbyfill, GA
Matt Whitaker, Alumnus, GA
Aloha Chapter, Hawaii
Valle F. Watanabe, HI
Caroline Scott Harrison Chapter, Indiana
Marilyn R. Creedon, IN
Margaret Bryant Blackstone Chapter, IN
Ten O’Clock Line Chapter, IN
Wa-Pe-Ke-Way Chapter, IN
Elizabeth R. Butler, Iowa
Mary Wade Strother Chapter, Kansas
Olathe Chapter, KS
Uvedale Chapter, KS
Glenna F. Whittaker, Kentucky
Shirley Whittaker-Burba, KY
Betsy A. Moreland, Louisiana
Fort Severn Chapter, Maryland
Ruann N. George, MD
John Hanson Chapter, MD
Potomac Hundred Chapter, MD
William Winchester Chapter, MD
Katherine W. Williamson, MD
Kathleen E. Bernstein, Massachusetts
Trust of Ida M. Neary, MA
Gail E. Terry, MA
Integrity Business Solutions LLC, Michigan
Michigan Dunes Chapter, MI
Diane M. Schrift, MI
Marian K. Wolf, Minnesota
Mary Sue Douglas, Mississippi
Fort Rosalie Chapter, MS
Grenada Chapter, MS
Polly H. Grimes, MS
Glen A. Henson, Alumnus, MS
James Gilliam Chapter, MS
Dell D. Scoper, MS
Kathy B. Wallace, Alumna, MS
Sally N. Bueno, Missouri
Missouri State Society, NSDAR
Betty N. DeVries, New York
Georganne F. Love Easley, North Carolina
Jena Gallagher, NC
Joan H. Kramer, NC
Mary Butler Chapter, New Hampshire
New Hampshire State Society, NSDAR
New Jersey State Society, NSDAR
New Jersey State Officers Club
Mrs. Raymond S. Veghte, NJ
Daniel Cooper Chapter, Ohio
Fort Industry Chapter, OH
Stanley Redmond Harper Chapter, OH
Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapter, OH
Margaret S. Bolam, Pennsylvania
Great Valley Chapter, PA
Jacob Ferree Chapter, PA
Susan Gillette Meer, PA
Verla N. Fieldmann, South Dakota
Jane N. Johnson, SD
Alexander Keith Chapter, Tennessee
Anne E. R. Bourne, TN
Judy H. Chaffin, TN
Chief John Ross Chapter, TN
Chief Piomingo Chapter, TN
Glover’s Trace Chapter, TN
Kathy B. Hollaway, TN
Kari E. Jarrell, TN
Josie A. McCamish, Alumna, TN
Helen C. Moore, Alumna, TN
Old Reynoldsburg Chapter, TN
Nelly G. Shearer, TN
Sharon S. Standifer, TN
Susan R. Thomas, TN
Elizabeth C. Thompson, TN
Mary Etta Ward, TN
Martha R. Watt, TN
Dean B. Bybee, Texas
Carolyn C. Duckworth, TX
Lynnette R. Faulkner, TX
Lisa Lents, TX
Lone Star Chapter, TX
Major Francis Grice Chapter, TX
Alice T. Neel, TX
Preston Ridge Chapter TX
Lynn F. Young, TX
Anna Maria Fitzhugh Chapter, Virginia
William and Martha Birdseye, VA
Bana W. Caskey, VA
Leedstown Resolutions Chapter, VA
Mount Vernon Chapter, VA
Cascade Chapter, Washington
Kathy M. Gess, West Virginia
Ohio Valley Chapter, WV
Ah Dah Wa Gam Chapter, Wisconsin
La Baye Society, C.A.R., WI
Honorariums
January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013
Contributions to benefit the children of Gunter Mountain in honor of a friend or relative
are listed in alphabetical order by the name of the honoree. The name of the donor follows each entry.
Alabama Daughters
Connie Grund
Christopher Allen
Susan Lynn Allen
Olivia Allison
Sunset Rock Chapter
Mary Ann Askenburg
Rachel Ann Martin
Jennifer Bachand
Cyndy Sweeney
Dr. Glenda Baker
Ruth Sherrell
Edwina H. Beall
Augustin Clayton Chapter
Doreen Bearden
Tammy Clemons
David and Nancy Billings
50th Wedding Anniversary
Virginia Cook
Nancy C. Billings
Laura Bailey
Janice P. Bolinger
Jonathan Jennings Chapter
Yvonne S. Boone
Janeal Shannon
Betsy Moreland
Cyndy Sweeney
Ann R. Bourne
Patricia Bourne
Sally N. Bueno
Heather Green
Dr. Sean Busick
Stephens Chapter
Beth Cagle
Connie Grund
Heather Green
Judy H. Chaffin
Chief Piomingo Chapter
Allison Cochran
Stephens Chapter
Amanda Crumby
Avery Trace Chapter
Janet Deaton
Betty Zoller
Patricia A. Dennert
Diane Schrift
Luanne H. Dewitt
Chief John Ross Chapter
Christine Diaz
Camelback Chapter
Kim Dockery
Arkadelphia Society, C.A.R.
Patrice R. Donnelly
Sara Craft
Tad R. Douglas
Sara Brooker
Carolyn P. Drennen
Kay Savage
Frances Blair Elliott
Chinnabee-Fort Strother Chapter
Lynnette R. Faulkner
Ginger Poffenberger
Marilou Fellman
Camelback Chapter
Claudette R. Fink
Milwaukee Chapter
Ann D. Fleck
Cyndy Sweeney
Zan Ford
Heather Green
Marguerite Fritsch
Cyndy Sweeney
Elizabeth S. Garner
Cyndy Sweeney
Margaret Steward
John Gilliam
Sunset Rock Chapter
Jane Gordon
Shan Russell
Aiden Green
Donna Watson
Heather W. Green
Cyndy Sweeney
Lily of the Cahaba Chapter
Connie H. Grund
Verna Brennan
Chinnabee-Fort Strother Chapter
Peggy Johnson
Stephens Chapter
Gunter Mountain Chapter Associate
Members
Betty Moore
Gunter Mountain Chapter Members
and Associate Members
Patricia A. Dennert
Joy D. Hagg
Anne W. Bennett
Luke and Alyssa Harrison
Cheryl Harrison
Mary Hendry
Old Elyton Chapter
Rosemary Hogan
Cyndy Sweeney
Catherine Horne
Cyndy Sweeney
Jeanie P. Hornung
Caroline Scott Harrison Chapter
Rita P. Horton
Peggy S. Johnson
Ruann N. George
Huntsville Chapter
Lois M. Robertson
Kohen and Caleb James
Cheryl Harrison
Peggy S. Johnson
Huntsville First United Methodist Church Need-Us/Becomers Sunday School Class
Billie Moore
Shan Russell
Tammy Clemons
Nancy Hanna
Stephens Chapter
Susan Meer
Mindy T. Kammeyer
Cyndy Sweeney
Ruth Reddick
KDS Administrative Staff
Peggy Johnson
Patricia Dennert
Patrice Donnelly
KDS Executive Board 2010-2013
Patrice Donnelly
KDS Maintenance Staff
Peggy Johnson
Morgan M. Lake
Cyndy Sweeney
Marlene Lawley
Lily of the Cahaba Chapter
Sarah B. Lawson
Shan Russell
Van Lee
Leedstown Resolutions Chapter
Lily of Cahaba Chapter Anniversary
Patrice Donnelly
Ann Lynch
Camelback Chapter
Teresa Maloney
Cyndy Sweeney
Dr. Josie A. McCamish
Sharon Standifer
Jessica McCreary
Lisa Lents
Charlotte Cammack McEachin
Charlotte Park
Bobbi P. McMullen
Cyndy Sweeney
Betsy A. Moreland
Chief Tusquahoma Chapter
Brooks Morton
Cyndy Sweeney
Will and Henry Pace
Charlene Pace
Merry Anne Pierson
Elizabeth Thompson
Nelly Shearer
Cynthia Pritchard
Cyndy Sweeney
Frank Rackard
Sandra Rackard
Laura Ramsay
Kay Savage
Donna M. Raymond
Cyndy Sweeney
Ruth Reddick
Sweetwater Chapter
Augustin Clayton Chapter
Pamela Schmidt
Raylene Izak
Janeal N. Shannon
Old Elyton Chapter
General Sumter Chapter
Len and Janeal Shannon
Cheryl Harrison
Jane Suddarth
Camelback Chapter
Jean W. Vaughan
Peggy Johnson
Birmingham Territory Chapter
Stephens Chapter
Shelby Watson
Donna Watson
Ann P. Weir
Cyndy Sweeney
Julia Williams
Birmingham Territory Chapter
Campbell Lynn Witte
Lady Washington Chapter
Merry Ann T. Wright
Cyndy Sweeney
Pamela Rouse Wright
Dean B. Bybee
Lynn F. Young
Mary Sue Douglas
Lynnette Faulkner
Cyndy Sweeney
Heather Green
Memorials
January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013
Contributions to benefit the children of Gunter Mountain in memory of a friend or relative are listed
in alphabetical order by the name of the honoree. The name of the donor follows each entry.
Genie D. Adams
Hunt’s Spring Chapter
Lois R. Alcott
Hunt’s Spring Chapter
Audrey Ledbetter Anderson
Dr. Josie McCamish
Ben Anderson
Nancy Hemmrich
David Anderson
Clara Rice
Juanita Cato Askew
Warrior Rivers Chapter
Charles H. Ayers, Sr.
Peggy Johnson
James Bevel
Libby Bevel
Karen Gervais Boone
Yvonne Boone
Lucille H. Caddell
John Marshall Chapter
Louise K. Cambron
Brenda C. Powell
Grant Campbell
Natalie Sandlin
Robert Cheney
Francis Marion Chapter
Nannie B. Campbell Click
Kathy Plexico
Betty Coleman
Louisiana Purchase Chapter
Gary W. Cox
Donna Hertha
Libby Bevel
June Crouch
Margaret Saxton
Barbara Garner
Rita Horton
Catherine Crego
Louis Joliet Chapter
Rose Mary Salee Davis
John Marshall Chapter
Edward and Agnes Dennert
Pat and Ed Dennert
Nelia Mildred Dixon
Charles and Andrea Dixon
Priscilla Draper
Rancho Purisima Chapter
Dorothy C. Dykema
Ten O’Clock Line Chapter
Helen Erickson
Chinnabee-Fort Strother Chapter
Doris Fleming
Jane Sheldon Chapter
Gladys T. Frazier
Stephens Chapter
Jane Mann Galloway
Hunt’s Spring Chapter
Suzanne S. Gartrell
Hunt’s Spring Chapter
Susan Gender
Betty Fortenberry
Cheryl Harrison
Charlaine R. Gilpin
Ohio Valley Chapter
Frances M. Gold
James Gadsden Chapter
Kathy Lynn Sherrill
Betty Spring Gorman
Golden Wheel Club
Robert and Carol Green
Saralee Green
Betty Harbin
Needham Bryan Chapter
Andrea Lynn Harden
Polly Grimes
Heather Green
Neal Harrison
Cheryl Harrison
David Hastings
Pam White
Charles G. Haynesworth
Rita Horton
Peggy Johnson
Daniel Helton
Hunter Hodges
Brittni White
Tyler Dennis
Larry and Joan Hodges
Jessica Cavender
Sherry Spurlin
Cory Goble
Mary Jane Hensley
Katherine Williamson
William and Martha Birdseye
Jean Vaughan
Joyce Holsclaw
Mission Canyon Chapter
Grant Police Chief Roger Hornbuckle
Heather Green
Ruth Howe
Lansing Chapter
Jan B. Howell
Stephens Chapter
Berenice W. Hunt
Margaret Bryant Blackstone
Chapter
Charlotte Jackson
Roberta Hardman
Eleanor King Johns
Virginia Thacker
Mr. and Mrs. Ila Mitchum, Jr.
Deedie Shadden
June Crouch
Kathy Lynn S. Sherrill
James Gadsden Chapter
Vasso Toon
Rita Horton
Dorothy Barnes
Wallace and Margie Jones
Matt Whitaker
Emma Jordan
Charlene Pace
Robert and Charlotte Keller
Dr. Josie McCamish
Kim Kirkland
Hal Keller
Michelle Carle
Jan Price
Randy and Kim Barnes
Tammy Clemons
Andrea Bright
Melissa Fuell
Gayle Rice
Sally Koenig
Golden Wheel Club
J. Willson Ledbetter
Dr. Josie McCamish
Helen Manning
Nancy Hemmrich
Kippy Martin
Deedie Shadden
Margaret G. Mathes
Charlotte Quinn
Ina May Ogletree McAdams
Martha Vertrees
Robert and Mary Miller
Becky Rostron
Carl and Mickey Miner
Pat and Ed Dennert
Dr. Thomas D. Moore
Billie Moore
Karen Gaines Muse
Oma Gaines
Annette B. Myers
Hunt’s Spring Chapter
Rigillio Naylor
Stephens Chapter
Major General Spurgeon Neel
Alice Neel
Betty Nettles
Cahawba Chapter
Bruce Norris
Cedar Falls Chapter
Ruth W. Page
James Gadsden Chapter
Susan Plemchok
Haddonfield Chapter
Ranee Pruitt
Hunt’s Spring Chapter
Margaret Quinn
Mobile Chapter
Carolyn K. Rad
Chief Colbert Chapter
Martha Elizabeth Reynolds
Martha Watt
Amy Z. Richards
Washburn Chapter
Iralene D. Richards
Janet Deaton
Birmingham Territory Chapter
Jena Gallagher
Catherine S. Sanders
Birmingham Territory Chapter
Mary Lou Kirkland Schrimsher
KDS Class of 1967
Jack R. Shearer
James McHenry Chapter
Eleanor K. Simmons
James Gadsden Chapter
Richard E. Smith
Sunset Rock Chapter
Annette J. Smoot
Alexander Keith Chapter
Lucy Stewart Taylor
Hunt’s Spring Chapter
Ann Bandgren
Peggy Johnson
Alice Hilson
Rita Horton
First Christian Church Esther Circle
Sue Rowan
Robert and Nena Senn
Betty Weir
Margaret Saxton
Paul Thresher
Georganne Love Easley
Barbara Carlton Traylor
Cheryl Harrison
Tad Douglas
Rita Reid
Sara Craft
Barbara Traylor Administration
2010-13, Birmingham Territory Chapter
Rita Horton
Connie Grund
Jessie Leonard
Patrice Donnelly
Bill and Mary Moran
Colonial Dames XVII Century George Maris Chapter
Terry Nelson
Rhonda VanZandt
Lanell Saeger
Peggy Johnson
Richard Volavka
Birmingham Territory Chapter
James J. Wallace
Fannie Smart
Minnie Matherly Whittaker
Shirley Whittaker-Burba
Foster Burba
Glenna Whittaker
Lorene T. Wilder
Dr. David T. Wilder
Cecil Williams
Tad Douglas
Peggy Johnson
Miller G. Williams
Sue Patrick
Bettye B. Wood
Doris Bane
Cecelia Hughes
Maude Williams
Marie Hirst Yochim
VADAR Cameo Club
Point of Fork Chapter
Mount Vernon Chapter
Betsy Moreland
Kathy Gess
Vasso Miller Blackman Toon
Hunt’s Spring Chapter
Jane Johnson
Aloma Alford
Verla Fieldmann
Betty Weir
Kathy Hollaway
June Crouch
Cheryl Harrison
Robert Wilhelm, WWII Veteran
Sally Alshouse
Son of Mary Lou James
Ginger Poffenberger
Mother of Stephanie Murphy
Ginger Poffenberger
Kate Duncan Smith DAR School
6077 Main Street
Grant, Alabama 35747
(256) 728-4236
Upcoming Events 2014
April 18 and 19 – Patriot Theater presents
“Super 7 Follies”
(highlights from the past 6 productions, plus added music from
“The Sound of Music” and “Les Miserables”)
May 16 – Senior Awards Day
May 17 – Graduation
October 9 & 10 – Dedication Day Events
Please visit www.kdsdar.org for details.
KATE DUNCAN SMITH DAR SCHOOL
2014 Awards Day/Graduation Ceremonies
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, MAY 15-17
Schedule of Events
THURSDAY, MAY 15
4:00 p.m. ASDAR Hospitality Room will open at the Hampton Inn – everyone is welcome.
6:00 p.m. Dutch Dinner at Top O’ the River, Guntersville (All out-of-state and Alabama
Daughters and their guests are invited and encouraged to attend. No hotel
reservation is required.)
FRIDAY, MAY 16
9:00 a.m. Honors and Awards Program, Burkey Center Gymnasium
12:00 p.m. Lunch, KDS Lunchroom.................................................................................. $4.00
1:00 p.m. Development, Endowment, Advisory, and Program & Promotions
Committee Meetings.
2:00 p.m. Board of Trustees Meeting, New York Reception Room, J.O. Baylies Bldg.
4:30 p.m. ASDAR Hospitality Room will open at the Hampton Inn – everyone is welcome.
6:00 p.m. KDS Catered Dinner, Hampton Inn............................................................... $30.00
(All out-of-state and Alabama Daughters and their guests are invited and
encouraged to attend. No hotel reservation is required.)
SATURDAY, MAY 17
10:00 a.m. Graduation Ceremony, Burkey Center Gymnasium
11:30 a.m. Lunch, KDS Lunchroom.................................................................. complimentary
6:00 p.m. Alumni Banquet, DAR Lunchroom............................................................... $12.00
For a complete schedule and reservation form, visit www.kdsdar.org.
Location & Directions
Kate Duncan Smith DAR School is nestled
in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, atop Gunter Mountain in the quaint,
small town of Grant, Alabama. Located
just 35 miles southeast of Huntsville, Grant
is easily accessed by both U.S. Highway 72
and U.S. Highway 431.
From north Huntsville:
Take U.S. Highway 72 east. Turn right on
Jackson County Road 63/Marshall County
Road 5/Cathedral Caverns Highway. As you
top Gunter Mountain, the KDS Administrative Office will be located on your right.
From south Huntsville:
Take U.S. Highway 431 south. Turn left on
Marshall County Road 5/Cathedral Caverns
Highway. Drive through the Town of Grant,
and after going straight through the traffic
light, the KDS Administrative Office will be
located on your left.
From Guntersville:
Take U.S. Highway 431 north. Turn right on
Marshall County Road 5/Cathedral Caverns
Highway. Drive through the Town of Grant,
and after going straight through the traffic
light, the KDS Administrative Office will be
located on your left.
From Scottsboro:
Take U.S. Highway 72 west. Turn left on
Jackson County Road 63/Marshall County
Road 5/Cathedral Caverns Highway. As you
top Gunter Mountain, the KDS Administrative Office will be located on your right.