to our chapter brochure
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to our chapter brochure
Lily of the Cahaba Objectives Chapter Officers The Lily of the Cahaba Chapter was 2015 – 2017 organized on February 2, 2008 and chartered the following year with 96 members. Regent…………............….Susan Moore First Vice Regent.................Kaye Sutley Second Vice Regent......Mary Woodard Meetings are routinely held the second Saturday of each month from September thru May. Chaplain…............................Suzy Koski Recording Secretary........Joan Lewellyn Corresponding Secretary...Tracy Pflaum Treasurer…................................Pat Talty Registrar….........................Shelby Bailey Our Chapter is one of more than 3,000 DAR chapters across the nation and some 13 foreign countries. Since its founding in 1890, more than 920,000 women have joined DAR. We are proud to be a Historian….......................Sandra Beaver Lily of Librarian…...........................Lisa Bucklin Parliamentarian.........................Ives Ort Honorary Regents...........Connie Grund .......Marlene Lawley the Cahaba lineage organization honoring our ancestors Daughters of the American Revolution who served as patriots of the American Revolution. Yet we are equally proud of our membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution as a service organization. In 2013, the Daughters volunteered more than four million hours in community service. For more information: LilyoftheCahaba.com LilyoftheCahaba@gmail.com LilyoftheCahaba.com LilyoftheCahaba@gmail.com Historic Preservation Education Patriotism DAR helps support and preserve historic landmarks and structures as well as graves of Revolutionary patriots. Such memorials include the World War II Memorial, Women in Military Service Memorial and others. DAR fosters education through volunteerism and support of adult and youth literacy programs, DAR schools, scholarships and financial aid to high school seniors, undergraduate and graduate students, American Indian education and more. The DAR Kate Duncan Smith School in Grant is a focal point of DAR educational activities in Alabama. Daughters participate in many patriotic activities including Project Patriot, which supports America’s military service personnel and their families through volunteer activities. DAR sponsors workshops that offer instruction in locating and preserving genealogical resources, copying unpublished documents and building online databases to make historical records more easily accessible. DAR recognizes and encourages citizenship education and awareness among youth and adults. DAR supports conservation efforts through recycling, education and volunteerism. Like the Cahaba Lily, appearing beautiful and fragile yet inwardly strong and resilient. Service to military veterans includes assistance to veterans in both VA hospitals and non-VA non facilities through volunteerism and contributions. DAR encourages and recognizes good citizenship and community c service rvice with awards and medals. DAR sponsors programs and events during the week of September 17-23 17 to educate and create awareness of the nation’s Constitution.