All Together Now: Rising and Shining for Continental Congress Online!

Cara C. Hotz, National Chair, Continental Congress Communications

There are so many reasons to be excited about our historic virtual Continental Congress—all the online events, the news, the celebrations of service, and the recognition of our members’ accomplishments in the past year. Even though we aren’t physically together in our beloved House Beautiful in Washington, DC, the Continental Congress Communications committee welcomes you to tap into some tried-and-true—and some brand new—ways to have a fun and meaningful Continental Congress experience from home!

Have an Immersive Continental Congress Experience—from Home

Get the Daily Scoop: Congress Herald

Add to your Continental Congress experience with pictures, programming insights, DAR business information, and other special content you won’t want to miss from the Congress Herald. Released daily June 24–28 at 10 a.m. (ET), it’s your digest of all things Continental Congress! Also - click here to sign up for Congress email updates.

Add Pizzazz to Your Watch Parties: Exclusive Zoom Backgrounds

Bring the spirit of Continental Congress to your DAR watch parties and meetings! Available starting today, visit the Insider’s Guide to download our first two backgrounds. Every day during Continental Congress the committee will release an additional background at 10 a.m. (ET). Here’s to being in the [virtual] room where it happens—in style!

Share Continental Congress with Friends and Connect with Daughters Across the Globe

Social Channels: Places to Connect

There’s more Continental Congress on social media than ever! On Facebook, you can access special Facebook Frames for your profile photo to show that you’re participating in DAR Continental Congress! And—there’s one for pages, too! While we’re on the subject, let’s give a shout-out to all the pages helping to make this historic Congress Communications success—we thank you! Connect with DAR Continental Congress on InstagramTwitter, and Pinterest, too!

Huzzah for Hashtags!

Use our hashtags to find other Daughters online and share your Continental Congress experience! Follow along with Continental Congress on all of our social platforms using the hashtag #darcc20. Would you like to see your content on DAR channels? When you use the hashtag #sharemydarcc20, you’ll have a chance to be featured on the DAR Congress Communications committee media channels. Fingers crossed! We can’t wait to see what you’d like to share!

Promote Your Chapter’s and Members’ Accomplishments with the Press Release Service

Even though it’s not exactly “business as usual” this year, we’re rising to the occasion to offer a Press Release Service for Chapters, as at previous Continental Congresses. This service makes it easy to share news with your local media about your chapter’s award winners and other chapter efforts recognized at Continental Congress. Visit the Continental Congress Insider’s Guide on the members’ website, to learn more and access an online submission form that makes sending details to the committee easy. You’ll also find information about the team’s office hours during Continental Congress.

Let’s Rise and Shine for Continental Congress Online Together!

Join in the excitement of Continental Congress with Daughters on social media using the hashtag #darcc20, and use the hashtag #sharemydarcc20 for a chance to have your content shared through our committee’s media channels! Get your Continental Congress Facebook frame! Access exclusive Zoom backgrounds on the Continental Congress Insider’s Guide on the members’ website. Visit every day during Continental Congress to download the Congress Herald and new Zoom backgrounds! While you’re there, it’s simple to engage our Press Release Service for Chapters and share your Continental Congress news with your local community media.

So many ways to be connected and be together! We can’t wait to be with you at Continental Congress — online!

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