On Thursday evening we traveled to the Linville Country Club near Crossnore for dinner in an incredibly beautiful setting overlooking Grandfather Mountain.  Welcoming us to the area was Brett Loftis, CEO of Crossnore School, and other staff and Board members.  Crossnore is well known for the Weaving Room in which

Happy Founders Day to all DAR members! On this day 123 years ago, our Founders met and formed our wonderful organization. I am so proud of what we have accomplished and what we will continue to accomplish in the years to come.

Yesterday started bright and early and we were

Wednesday morning we boarded the buses and started on our three hour drive to South Carolina to visit Tamassee DAR School. The school was founded in 1919 and gives deserving boys and girls a home, a school, and a chance in life. Tamassee is a private non-profit children's home and family

Yesterday we headed back to the KDS campus for a second day of activities, including a Dedication Day ceremony.  The gymnasium was full with all of the students as well as 300 DAR members and others from the tight knit community.  The High School choir sang “God Bless America” and

On Monday morning we departed from our hotel in Knoxville and arrived at Kate Duncan Smith DAR School about 3 hours later. KDS was founded in 1924 by DAR and is located on Gunter Mountain in Grant, Alabama. KDS has more than 1,400 students in Kindergarten-12th grade. Special emphasis

Following the National Board of Management meeting on Saturday, 78 DAR members and I boarded two buses and hit the road for the DAR Schools Bus Tour. On Saturday we traveled to Abington, Virginia where we stopped for dinner at the Martha Washington Hotel, built in 1832.  Imagine our

The October Board provides a great opportunity to talk to the National Board of Management about a wide range of topics, including Continental Congress. I know you are just as eager as I am to make your plans for Continental Congress, so I wanted to let you in on some

There have been so many activities and developments over this past National Board of Management week – and as this is being posted I’m on the bus heading out on the week-long DAR Schools Tour – but I knew this one topic in particular would be very exciting for many

As you can imagine, things have been quite busy at DAR Headquarters this week with the October Executive Committee Meetings and leading up to the National Board of Management meeting among our many other Board events (not to mention working around some challenges posed by the government shutdown!) . Our