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After approval by voters at the 130 th Continental Congress, it is exciting to share that members now have the ability to “inherit” all Patriots for whom their mothers or grandmothers have a proven Application or Supplemental Application. The Inheritance Project is a member benefit that 1) removes the need...
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It’s been an entire year since the “Boxes of Sunshine” project was launched. A list of grade-based items was created, and Daughters rose to the occasion to support the students and educators in their community by donating countless crayons, notebooks, pencils, glue sticks, scissors, and plastic storage boxes that were...
Massachusetts State Regent Paula Renkas is well recognized in her state as a resourceful and upbeat leader – as well as an excellent baker, noted for her breads, cakes, cookies and other yummy baked goods. This weekend, I sampled her recipe for success as I watched her lead her Bay...
Literacy is defined as “the ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate and compute, using printed and written materials.” To many of us, the ability to read and understand is second nature, and for 79% of U.S. citizens, this is true. Yet, according to the National Center for Educational Statistics...
My President General’s journey afforded me two outstanding opportunities to gather with our members in support of our mission last weekend, and I am delighted to share highlights with you – though no short blog summary can do justice to the range of emotions that I experienced attending these unique...
"Obscurity in life and oblivion is too often the lot of the worthy – they pass away, and no 'storied stone' perpetuates the remembrance of the noble actions." So begins Edward Hector’s obituary published in the January 15, 1834 issue of the Norristown (Pa.) Register. The tribute goes on to...
Twenty years ago today, we gathered around television sets and watched in horror as the unimaginable played out before our eyes. We stared in disbelief at images that were beyond comprehension – too shocking to accept, too disturbing to look away. For many long hours after the fourth plane struck...
The following article appeared in the America 250! Committee’s August 2021 Patriot Post Newsletter. I thought it would be beneficial to share here as well as it gives resources for many different ways to highlight Our Patriots in local communities: Huzzah, Daughters! I am immensely proud of the way that...
It was a privilege for me to participate in recent ceremonies that honored a Patriot of the American Revolution who was born six miles from my home, lost his life in the service of the Continental Army and sacrificed his son to the cause. He had first-hand experience of the...
Let us ring out bells large and small to celebrate 234 years of the United States Constitution on September 17 at 4:00 p.m. EDT. Why this date and time? Because the U.S. Constitution was signed in Philadelphia, Penn., at the Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall) on September 17, 1787...