Chapter Activities and Projects

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Education

 

 

 Patriotism

 

 


 Historic Preservation

 

  • Donates funds to the American Indian Financial Assistance program to be used as a grant to a Community College student.
  • Supports Chemawa Indian School in Salem, Oregon, with clothing, school supplies, and craft supplies.
  • Presents certificates and monetary awards to chapter winners of the American History essay contest.
  • Presents certificates and monetary awards to chapter winners of the DAR Good Citizen essay contest.
  •  Outstanding American History Teacher awards
  •  Provides reading tutors to   local elementary schools through the Community Classroom Committee. 
  • Maintains a Little Free Library for students in low income neighborhood. 
    
  • Participates Wear Red on Friday; to honor service members who are deployed.
  • Sends boxes filled with items most needed and requested by our servicemen and women serving in our country all over the world.
  • Purchases wreaths through Wreaths Across America and assists Sacramento Valley National Cemetery (SVNC) in placing and removing the wreaths in December each year.
  • Places flags at veterans graves on Memorial Day
  • Participates at the Unaccompanied Veterans Ceremony at the SVNC given quarterly.  
  • Supports military veterans and families by making donations to their transitional housing needs.
  • Actively supports serving military and their families which includes military children. 

 

 

 

  
  • Maintains the gravesite of Alexander Hamilton's son, William Stephen Hamilton, at the Old City Cemetery.
  • Sends donations to DAR Library in Washington, D.C., one of the largest and most important genealogy libraries in the world. 
  • Conducts genealogy workshops through the FamilySearch Library.
  • Supports through donations to the Fresno Heritage Library.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All photos courtesy of chapter members

       

National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

California Society Daughters of the American Revolution