Help Your Chapter’s Light to Shine!

After the limitations of the pandemic and the vacation months of summer, now is the time to get back to the business of DAR! Let us focus our “pent up” energy to propel our Society to new heights of achievement in the months ahead. After all, we want to make sure that our in-person Continental Congress next year is spectacular in every way.

If you are wondering where to start, take a look at our annual Chapter Achievement Awards as a guide. The form recognizes the accomplishments of chapters large and small. But reviewing it also provides clear insight into the things that are most important to gauging the health and vibrancy of your chapter.

Three primary sections of the form offer the most potential for accruing points:

• Membership: Every new member earns your chapter 30 points; if she is a Junior member, score an additional 15 points. (By the way: Who is YOUR 202ONE new member?)
• Service/Training: Did you complete a National DAR Day of Service activity? Do you participate in other service projects? Have you taken our genealogy education programs or the Members or New Horizon courses? Those also earn CAA points for your chapter.
• Contributions: Has your chapter completed its $7.50/member/administration contribution to the President General’s Project? Have you donated to other funds that sustain our National Society, its museum, library or mission? Those points add up, too.

Please discuss with fellow chapter members how you can make your chapter shine via this annual measurement of chapter health and purpose. Every member plays a role in helping her local chapter to achieve its highest possible CAA outcome.