Patriotism

Honor Flight

• Sponsoring Veterans on Honor Flight
• Volunteering at Send Off and Welcome Home

Stand Down for Homeless Vets

• Collecting supplies and distributing them to Homeless Veterans in our area

Mountain Home VA Medical Center

• Volunteering at the veterans’ hospital
• Providing refreshments for veterans at annual Christmas party given at Mountain Home VA Medical Center
• Participated in the Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Parade and gave our veterans “thank you for your service” cards

Wreaths Across America

• Participating in placing wreaths at Mountain Home National Cemetery

Project Patriot

• Sending tree skirts and helmet caps to overseas military members
• Collecting food coupons for overseas military families
• Sending care boxes to female military serving overseas

DAR Service to America

• Participating in naturalization ceremonies

Education

DAR Schools

• Supporting the six DAR sponsored schools
• Constitution Week September 18-24
• DAR Good Citizens award
• Tennessee History Poster contest grades 4-7
• DAR Youth Citizenship Grades 5-8
• American History essay contest grades 5-8
• Christopher Columbus essay contest grades 9-12
• DAR Good Citizens scholarship contest grade 12
• ROTC Bronze Medal – Grade 12 ROTC student
• ROTC Gold Medal – East Tennessee State University ROTC student

Historic Preservation

• Working to preserve historic markers and monuments
• Honoring individuals in our community who support historic preservation through their significant volunteer efforts
• Placing monuments to memorialize people and events throughout American history
• Preserving genealogical records and historical documents