Kentucky Society Daughters of the American Revolution

Miller Administration State Information Packet (SIP) NATIONAL COMMITTEES

2016-2017

American Heritage Committee

Vickie Canham - Kentucky State Chairman

1030 Rockbridge Road, Lexington, KY 40515

vcanham@aol.com 859-489-3586

The fields of art and sculpture, fiber art, crafts, literature and drama, and music all work together to create and express the material culture and social history of America. The American Heritage Committee was established to preserve our rich American heritage in these fields. NSDAR wants to recognize and encourage the Daughters to create the arts which continue to play a role in crafting our American heritage. Members are invited to enter the contests in one or more of the categories. You can enter individually or as a group, as long as all members of the group are members of DAR. All members should be involved in both the planning and creation of the entry. The theme for the 2016-2017 American Heritage Competition is

“Moving Family Traditions Forward with the Arts.”

Contest details can be found at http://www.dar.org/members/committees/national-committees/ american-heritage/committee-objectives. The 2016 winners can be seen by clicking on “Contest Winners” on the website page. Each entry is to be submitted with an entry form and sent to its specific National Vice Chairmen. Entry forms may be downloaded from the website. All entries, except fiber arts, are to be postmarked and received by the National Vice Chairmen between Jan. 2, 2017 and Feb. 14, 2017. You must send a copy of your photos and entry form to your American Heritage State Chairman by Feb. 14, 2017. Fiber Arts entries are to be postmarked and received by the American Heritage State Chairman by January 14, 2017. Fiber Art entries will be judged first at the state level, and the first place winners will then be sent on to the National Vice Chairman. The Historic Costume theme is “Traditional Fashion of the Revolutionary War Era." All work in all Fiber Arts categories must be finished or bound. Entries in all categories must be the original work designed and created by an individual DAR member or group of DAR members.

There is also an American Heritage Award, “Women in the Arts Recognition Award”. It is a non-competitive recognition award with no timeline for application. The recipient need not be a DAR member. Information about the award is available on the NSDAR website. It can be awarded on the chapter, state or national level, and is an excellent way to recognize a woman in your community who has made significant achievements in her artistic field.

All entries require a one paragraph to one page essay which tells how your entry relates to the theme for the year. This is a very important part of the entry form. For complete details see the website. If you have any questions about the entry form, essay, or photographs, I will be happy to help you. Email is the best way to reach me. Plan ahead and get your entries in on time.

American History Committee

Ruth Ann Herrington, Kentucky State Chairman

3733 Stanford Road - Danville, KY 40422

Email: anniedville@yahoo.com Phone: 859-236-2147

THE DEADLINE FOR ALL ESSAYS TO REACH STATE CHAIRMAN IS:

JANUARY 9, 2017

Chapters are encouraged to conduct the American History Essay Contest. All grade 5, 6, 7, and 8 students in public, private, or parochial schools, or those who are home schooled are eligible. Chapters are encouraged to contact their schools as early as possible about participating, so that the contest can be integrated into the curriculum. The enthusiastic participation of a key teacher or administrator is essential. One essay at each grade level is selected as the chapter winner and forwarded to the state American History chairman for state competition. Chapters may award a Bronze Medal to the chapter winners in each grade, plus a Chapter Winner Certificate. Chapters may also elect to award all participants a Certificate of Participation. The American History Essay Contest title is “Celebrating a Century: America’s National Parks.” The topic is “The National Park Service was established by Congress in 1916. The National Park Service manages approximately 84.4 million acres of national parks. Pretend you are writing a journal while visiting one of the 58 national parks. Identify its location. Discuss why and when it was established as a national park. What makes this park one of our national treasures?” Since 1996, the NSDAR has joined with the National Italian American Foundation to sponsor an annual national essay contest on Christopher Columbus. All grade 9 through 12 students in public, private, or parochial schools, or those who are home schooled, are eligible.

The Christopher Columbus Essay Contest title is “Technology’s Impact on the Voyage of Christopher Columbus.” The topic is “Technological advances have greatly changed our world since the voyages of Christopher Columbus. If

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American History Committee – Page 2 Christopher Columbus had just some of the technology we have today in 2016, how might this have changed his planning and carrying out of his voyages: What technological advances would have been most beneficial to Christopher Columbus?” Chapter chairs should encourage those participating in this essay contest to write essays from a positive standpoint. Essays received at the national level may be disqualified if not written from a positive standpoint. Women in American History March is officially Women’s History Month, so chapters may wish to use this occasion to acknowledge the outstanding contributions of the woman of their choice. Please take into consideration individuals who have made a contribution or a difference in their communities. Refer to www.womenshistorymonth.gov for the current theme and ideas. Seek those women who are, or who have been, intellectual, educational, social, religious, political, scientific, or cultural innovators. Recognition may be an invitation to speak at a chapter meeting, presentation of a medal and certificate, writing a letter to the editor of a local newspaper, or publishing an article about the woman. Keep in mind the President General’s theme of Moving Forward in Service to America when recognizing notable women from your state or community. These women serve as an example and inspiration to all of us. Additional Resources: v American History Essay Contest Information (AHC-1000): http://members.dar.org/darnet/forms/AHC-1000.PDF v American History Essay Contest Guidelines for Judges (AHC-1001): http://members.dar.org/darnet/forms/AHC- 1001.PDF v American History Essay Contest Flier (AHC-1004): http://members.dar.org/darnet/forms/AHC-1004.PDF v Christopher Columbus Essay Contest Information (AHC-1002): http://members.dar.org/darnet/forms/AHC-1002.PDF v Christopher Columbus Essay Contest Guidelines for Judges (AHC-1003): http://members.dar.org/darnet/forms/AHC- 1003.PDF v Christopher Columbus Essay Contest Flier (AHC-1005): http://members.dar.org/darnet/forms/AHC-1005.PDF v Report Form for Women in American History (AHC-1006): http://members.dar.org/darnet/forms/AHC-1006.PDF

American Indians Committee

Melanie Annette Hunt – Kentucky State Chairman

P.O. Box 1502 Morgantown, KY 42261

melaniehunt999@gmail.com 270-999-5753

As we Chart Our Course and Plan for the Future with the Miller Administration, I want to encourage you to think about how we can each dedicate ourselves to our rich American Indian heritage. Please take the time at each of your Chapter meetings to have an Indian Minute. You can find a new list in the NIP to get you started, or message me and I can send you some great snippets. November will be upon us soon, so please celebrate Native American Heritage Month with a proclamation. Sample proclamations can be found online or contact me and I can email you a pdf version and help you with this process.

As most of you know DAR is associated with Bacone College but specifically their Center for American Indians. They are always in need of donations! If making donations of goods or money, be sure your donations are specified for the Center for American Indians for them to get the benefit. You can find them on facebook too! Chemawa Indian School and Indian Youth of America Summer Camp are also always in need of donations! I spoke with some of the Chemawa students at Continental Congress and they spoke of specific needs in the Performing Arts Club, Youth Coalition, and Robotics Club but welcome help in all of their programs, clubs and organizations.

I look forward to Charting a Course to emphasize our Kentucky sites and landmarks so that we can all better notice, preserve and appreciate our state and local American Indian Heritage. If you have any locations you would like me to spotlight please contact me!

Chapter Development and Revitalization Committee

Sharon Mayne Withers—State Chairman

2792 Ashbrooke Drive, Lexington, KY 40513

smwithers@twc.com 859-539-6498 (texts only)

The Chapter Development and Revitalization Committee (CDRC) works as a team to help your chapter AIM high and attain the benchmarks of a vibrant, growing and productive chapter. Our A*I*M is to help your chapter attract new members,, inspire all members to participate more fully in DAR activities, and mentor members to strengthen their skills and knowledge of DAR.

It is important to remember that increasing membership, while critically important, is only one part of the formula for a healthy chapter. Compare your chapter to a chair and remember that KSDAR and NSDAR are supported by this chair. One supporting leg is new members by application, reinstatement, or transfer. If that leg becomes weak or short, the chair becomes unstable. Another leg is member retention. If you are losing members as fast as you gain them or members are resigning after only a few years of membership, then this leg of the chair should be evaluated. The third leg is membership training. Are members thrown into offices and chairmanships without any training and without any thought as to whether or not they have the skill set to do the job? The fourth leg is the advancement of DAR objectives. What percentage of your chapter time, talent, and resources are spent furthering the mission of DAR? Does your chapter leadership understand the mission of DAR on the chapter, state and National level and can they clearly articulate it to the membership?

In any chair, connecting all four legs is the framework. Think of this as your chapter infrastructure. Do you essentially start over with each new chapter regent? Is every meeting a question of “What is it that we are supposed to do?” Do you have governing documents? Are they current and available to the members? If one key member of your chapter should become incapacitated, would your chapter be in chaos? Has the Vice Regent been kept in the loop so that she is prepared to preside if necessary? Is only one member working on applications? Do you know which schools you have working relationships with for DAR, JAC, the

American History Contest so that these schools are contacted every year and from administration to administration?

EVERY chapter is encouraged to do a self-evaluation and identify improvement opportunities. Chapter size is not the defining factor. Some small chapters are powerhouses while some large chapters are less engaged in the community. The CDRC strongly recommends that every chapter take the Annual Chapter Assessment (attached) and return by October 1 to the CDRC Chairman (address on page 1). It is

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preferable if the chapter officers sit down and do the assessment together. As stated in the document, the results are confidential and will not be shared. After receiving your assessment, the CDRC Chairman will contact the chapter regent and develop a plan, if appropriate, for CDRC assistance.

How can the CDRC assist your chapter? We can:

1. Educate members and officers about eMembership and the GRS. 2. Educate members on navigation of the NSDAR and KSDAR websites. 3. Train chapter officers and the membership chair on use of the PMD. 4. Assist with difficult applications and AIRs. 5. Assign a volunteer genealogist. 6. Develop membership recruitment and retention goals strategies. 7. Assign a chapter mentor to help with:

a. Parliamentary procedure. b. Meeting agendas. c. Budgets, the CMR and the State Honor Roll. d. Devise goals and strategies. e. Educating members about the committee system and training chapter

chairmen.

We AIM to help your chapter chart its course for success today and in the future.

Speaking of the future, it has been said that the best way to predict the future is to build it NOW! Don’t wait---call the CDRC!

CHAPTER ANNUAL CHECKUP - 2016| NSDAR Chapter Development & Revitalization Commission Insert your chapter name on the green line. Complete this Checkup with your chapter’s leadership. When completed send a copy of this Checkup to your State Chapter Development & Revitalization Commission Chair.

5=Excellent | 4=Good | 3=Needs Improvement | 2=Encountering Challenges | 1=Not Currently

# Questions for ___________________________________________

“Our Chapter ….”

5 4 3 2 1

1 Membership consistently increases annually.

2 Discusses and sets annual goals with action items throughout the year.

3 Has activities in our community, which also provide information about DAR.

4 Arranges programs that are interesting and of value to our objectives.

5 Recognizes the accomplishments of our members.

6 Is financially stable, prepares an annual budget, and is able to provide the necessary funds for chapter activities and projects in our community.

7 Reviews its Bylaws and Standing Rules annually and updates when necessary.

8 Schedules training from state leaders and its members encouraging all members to attend, with opportunities for our members to be informed and trained.

9 Provides a Suggestion Box encouraging members to share their thoughts. The leaders discuss the suggestions incorporating ideas that are viable and positive.

10 Provides time, when necessary, in Executive Board Meetings for outspoken members to vocalize their concerns.

11 Makes a point to submit Press Releases to provide coverage in the local media about our members and chapter accomplishments.

12 Has a website and keeps it up to date.

13 Has prospective members and guests who usually attend chapter meetings with most of them joining our chapter.

14 Knows the value of connecting members to Continental Congress. We provide information about how to view Continental Congress online, provide a group online viewing and/or has members who regularly attend Continental Congress.

15 Has an active, informed and well-trained membership team who assist our chapter registrar with the preparation of applications, the research to complete prospective member applications and hosts prospective member workshops to the public.

16 Provides orientations for new members, including those who transfer in, knowing that well informed members are more apt to become active members.

17 Has an active team who assists our treasurer with dues collection, contacting members who are delinquent and those who previously dropped or resigned.

18 Has active and informed committees whose members participate with committee activities.

19 Has members who are active in state leadership and/or activities, including regularly attending state meetings.

20 Has members who are active in national leadership and/or activities.

21 Regent prepares chapter meetings that are thorough, scripted, and follows the script, with a meeting time duration set and adhered to.

22 Regent responds to the needs of our chapter, shares local, state and national information which keeps our members informed.

23 Leaders and members annually evaluate our chapter’s goals, meetings, activities and communications, identifying what worked and provide suggestions for the upcoming year.

24 Leaders are active and informed with members who seem to respect them. We strive to make communications positive and helpful.

25 Regent, treasurer and registrar utilize computers to perform their specific duties and those of our chapter.

26 Leaders ask for volunteers who are eager to assist and encourage different members to become involved with its membership team.

27 Provides officers and chairmen with a [position] Notebook which includes chapter norms, contact lists, position instructions, calendars and website links.

28 Regent invites the state leaders to provide officer training for our chapter officers.

29 Encourages new leaders and chairmen, providing members opportunities to advance into leadership positions with past officers and chairmen providing incoming leaders with support, training and advice when requested.

30 Officers, chairmen and members are familiar with the Members website and eMembership and frequently utilize the information it contains.

The Total Score for your Chapter’s Annual Checkup is: 5=Excellent | 4=Good | 3=Needs Improvement | 2=Encountering Challenges | 1=Not Currently

150-131 Our Chapter is highly successful and needs to continue striving for excellence

130-101 Our Chapter is strong with room for improvement 100-61 Our Chapter needs improvement - ask the state leadership for ideas or training

60-31 Our Chapter needs to reevaluate and revitalize - ask the state leadership for assistance and training

Below 30 Our Chapter has serious challenges - needs to contact the state leadership for assistance and training The Chapter Annual Checkup assists your chapter leaders and members identify its successes and its challenges. Complete this annually and return to your State Chapter Development & Revitalization Commission, keeping a copy for future reference.

All Chapter Annual Checkups are confidential.

Chapter Master Report and Chapter Achievement Award

Rebekah Knight Malone – Kentucky State Chairman

5321 Cross Creek Dr., Crestwood, KY 40014-8621

rebekah.malone@conagrafoods.com 502- 241- 2919

NEW THIS YEAR – the Chapter Achievement Award (CAA) can ONLY be submitted in the online version that is a section of the Chapter Master Report (CMR). NO PAPER COPIES will be accepted. Sections 1, 2, 4 & 5 will be auto-filled, you will need to fill out sections 3, 6, 7, & 8. Be sure to go visit the members’ only website and checkout the CAA section under Committees or the National Information Packet (NIP) under Forms & Publications. The committee has a CAA Planning Guide that you might find helpful along with other information. CMR – Don’t wait till the last hour to begin filling in the CMR. This is a big report so start early so not forget any of the activities your chapter has participated in. HINT – it would be good to go to the CMR (accessible from either the members’ website or e-membership) after each chapter meeting or event and record the activities while they are fresh. TIPS -

A webinar on the use of the CMR is available on the Members’ Website (http://members.dar.org) under the DAR Leadership Training committee. Additional instructions are also available on the Members’ Website under Help Desk>Tutorials.

Chapters should answer EVERY committee page. If your chapter has no report for a specific committee, please indicate “NO REPORT”. This will allow the state regent and state chairs to determine that all chapters have reported. A downloadable Word document of the CMR is located on the DAR Members’ Website (http://members.dar.org) under: Forms & Publications/Essential Information/Chapter Master Report. This can be used as a working copy for the chapter officers and chairman. CHECK THE STATE DEADLINES FOR THE STATE DUE DATE OF THE CMR

Children of the American Revolution Committee

Sharlene Sanford Cooper – Kentucky State Chairman

9807 Spring Gate Drive, Louisville, KY 40241

sscooper5@att.net 502-339-3566

2016-2017 N.S.C.A.R. National President: Conner Jackson

National Theme: “Freedom’s Thunder”

The National Project is raising funds for an outdoor interpretive program: An artillery and firing station that will feature a hands-on educational program about the siege of Yorktown. It will be located at the new American Revolution Museum in Yorktown.

2016-2017 State President: Nelson Paul

State Theme: “Wings of Honor”

State Project: Raising funds to support Kentucky’s Honor Flights.

The purpose of N.S.C.A.R. is to develop good citizens and leaders for tomorrow. N.S.C.A.R. promotes love of country and its heritage among young people. We appreciate the ongoing support and leadership of KSDAR with the young people who are the future of our organization and our country’s leadership.

We need your children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews. We now have C.A.R. societies throughout the state: Western KY, Butler County, Jefferson County, Northern KY, Fleming County, Mason County, Glasgow, Bowling Green, Bourbon County and Nelson County. We have reorganizing societies in Fayette County, Rockcastle County and Carter County. We have an organizing society in Letcher County. Please contact me and I will let you know of a society near where your relative lives. Membership growth is extremely important.

Chapter Regents, please involve the C.A.R. in your activities. Invite them to a meeting and an activity such as a tea or a grave marking. Include them in your parades and celebrations. Provide leadership and financial support to the society in your area. Remember, these young people are the faces of tomorrow’s DAR, SAR and S.R.

When you see us at workshops and board meetings, please offer your support by stopping by our table and talking with us. We will be glad to come to a chapter meeting, if possible, and tell you about the Children of the American Revolution.

Commemorative Events Committee

Marsha Bratton, Chairman P. O. Box 114, Middlesboro, KY 40965 marshabratton@msn.com 606-248-3803 The Commemorative Events Committee encourages states and chapters to plan and execute one or more events during the year to acknowledge benchmarks in American history. These events will provide excellent opportunities for members and the community to be involved in Service to America. Suggested events include:

Independence Day Memorial Day

Attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941 100th anniversary of the National Park Service American Creed established by Congress on April 3, 2018 Don’t forget to also celebrate your local chapter, City and/or State events. Additional events can be found on the Commemorative Events web page on the NSDAR website. Go to www.members.dar.org; Select: Committees; Select: Commemorative Events Remember Commemorative Events should be submitted to me to be judged and the Chapter Outstanding Commemorative Event for the state will be sent on to be judged nationally. When submitting your event, remember to include lots of photos, videos, articles, and a detailed description of your event.

Community Classroom

Barbara G. Zink – Kentucky State Chairman

280 Horan Lane, Springfield, KY 40069

KentuckyDAR@gmail.com 270-692-6918

The Community Classroom is the newest of the committees. It was established in June, 2016 at the beginning of the Dillon Administration and goes along with the theme, “Moving Forward in Service to America”. This also supports education which is one of our goals, along with historic preservation and patriotism. This committee seeks to encourage Daughters to volunteer to provide additional support to the children in classrooms and the schools in your communities. As DAR members you can provide the positive force for children who do not have the best in home circumstances. Children at all levels in risk of failure need extra assistance to develop skills and provide confidence to become the future citizens that are productive As Chapter Community Classroom chairs I encourage your chapter to adopt a classroom or school to provide time and/or financial support.

As State Chairman, I will provide encouragement, support and ideas for the chapter chairs. Want your chapter’s volunteer photo and success story to be displayed? Each chapter may submit one Success Story picture and article of no more than 130 words to me for approval on the NSDAR Community Classroom Committee page. See me for details as to picture format and size. If a picture is with children, make sure to check with the teacher or principal to see if the parent has given permission. It must include: 1. Chapter name and address 2. Regent’s name, address, phone number, and email address. 3. Chapter Community Classroom Chair’s name, address, phone number and email address.

Check the National website for suggestions for volunteers for grad levels and tips.

Community Service

Hilary Burns, State Chairman

10827 Golden Maple Pl. Louisville, KY 40223

sweetbbyj223@gmail.com (502)777-6626

Can you or your chapter think of someone in your community, or even an organization, who has accomplished outstanding, unpaid, voluntary achievements in cultural, educational, humanitarian, patriotic, historical, citizenship or environmental conservation endeavors? These wonderful citizens and groups are rarely recognized for the selfless works they have achieved. The joy that comes in service to others is the greatest reward to these extraordinary people. However, we know how important it is to show them that their work is appreciated and valued by their communities! This is the purpose of our Community Service Awards- to honor and recognize these outstanding citizens! All nominations will be evaluated in an unbiased manner and the 3 most qualified nominees will be honored at State Conference. Please read the qualifications below and have your chapter nominate an individual or organization for the Community Service Award. QUALIFICATIONS: - The nominated individual or organization must have contributed to the community in an outstanding manner through voluntary, unpaid heroic, civic, benevolent service or by organizing or participating in community activities. -The achievement must have taken place within the past 5 years. --Members of NSDAR are eligible for the award if the service is unrelated to DAR activities. -The award may not be presented to a recipient more than once and may not be initiated or approved posthumously. -A nominee may not receive more than 1 NSDAR award for the same accomplishment. HOW TO NOMINATE: -Each Chapter is responsible for printing the Chapter Recommendation Form for Community Service from the NSDAR Members’ Web Site on the Forms Page. (CSA-1000) -Follow the directions on top of the form and send to the State Chairman. She will then approve the entry and send it on with the Chapter’s check to NSDAR. -Each Chapter is then responsible for presenting the award to their winner once the certificate has been received from National. -The Chairman will keep each entry received during the calendar year and have 3 or more judges select the top 3 entries to present at the 2017 KSDAR State Conference.

ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED TO HILARY BY DEC. 10, 2016.

Conservation Committee

Karen Hamm Adams-Kentucky State Chairman

4064 Kenesaw Drive, Lexington, KY 40515

adamskaren11@twc.com 859- 273-9015

The Conservation Committee was established in 1909 by the 18th Continental Congress, with a focus on protecting and conserving our natural resources. Today, climate change and the misuse of our natural resources pose a real threat to our national security and to the well-being of future generations. Contamination of our land and water, destruction of our forests and wetlands, the introduction of non-native species of plants and animals, and a warming climate threaten our agriculture, infrastructure, and health as well as the majestic beauty of our great country. The mission of this committee is to educate members about these issues and to promote and encourage good stewardship practices that benefit the environment. Your Chapter can help support conservation of our natural resources by participating in the following activities: 1. Chapter Contest “Growing a Sustainable Future”. This year’s contest is focused on

pollinator gardens. Special concern is the decline of many of our pollinator species – such as bees, butterflies, some birds, bats and insects -- that are responsible for pollinating 75 percent of all flowering plants, crops, fruits and vegetables. Contest Rules: As you plant a garden or design a landscape, the use of native plants will be crucial to maintaining the health of environment and eliminating non-native plants. Our members will be able to participate by having pollinator-friendly plants in pots on a patio or deck, in a city park, suburban yard or community garden plot. Chapters will need to record dates of planting projects, list what plants that were used and their locations, how many members participated and the total hours devoted to the project. Public events such as lectures on pollinator gardens, creation of a display garden of native plants, or organization and/or participation in Earth Day event should include press release or news coverage. Deadline for Chapter Entry to National Chair, Holly Dunbar is 15 March 2017. State deadline will be announced in the state calendar.

2. Read Conservation Minutes at your Chapter Meetings. Copies of the minutes are available on the National Conservation Website.

3. Have at least one conservation program per year in your chapter. Suggestions for a program could be to have a speaker from an environmental group, a DVD borrowed from your local library. Many National Wildlife Refuges and National Parks produce and sell inexpensive DVDs.

4. Award a Conservation Medal given by your chapter to someone in your community for outstanding volunteer work in the field of conversation or environmental education.

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5. Check with your local or county government to find out about recycling opportunities in your area.

6. Educate members about Pollinator Gardens. As state above, many pollinators are rapidly declining in numbers for a variety of reasons. Encourage your chapter members to reduce or eliminate their use of pesticides and to include some native plants in their gardens that offer nectar or serve as host plants for pollinators. Any size garden is helpful-potted plants on a patio, a small corner of a suburban yard or a large property planted with a wildflower meadow.

7. Participate in your local conservation projects. Find a project that is suitable for your chapter. Some suggestions include: • Provide support for a youth group conservation project such as a Boy/Girl Scout Arbor

Day planting, 4-H Million Trees project, or a school program. • Volunteer at an animal shelter, or hold a pet food/cleaning supplies drive to benefit a

shelter. • Many states, as well as some counties and towns offer the opportunity to adopt a section

of roadway or small parcel of land. Most require a commitment of a semi-annual cleanup and in return will post a sign with the name of sponsoring organization.

• Build or purchase nest boxes for birds or bat shelters for a local park or refuge. • Volunteer to landscape with native plants or remove non-native invasive plants at a park

or historic site. Create a public pollinator garden, perhaps in a local community garden. Label plants and or provide a narrative on the benefits of using native plants to create a powerful educational display.

8. Save the tabs on aluminum cans to be donated to the Ronald McDonald House Charities. Last year’s goal was 500lbs. This year we want to collect 520lbs. The preferred method of turning in pull tabs is to take them to your local recycling center. When you drop the tabs off, be sure to mention the tabs are for the Ronald McDonald House, get a check and then mail to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Bluegrass: P.O. Box 22414, Lexington, KY 40522. Get a receipt for the weight and mail or email it to me so we can include it in the count. I realize that many chapters don’t have easy access to a recycling center so tabs can also me turned in at state conference (Friday Only).

More information on these activities can be found on the Internet website members.dar.org under committees. Please let me know if I can be of assistance. Be sure to report what you do in the MQ to let everyone know about your efforts.

Constitution Week Committee

Margaret Gay Van Hook Stevens- Chairman Sarah F. Hamilton- Vice Chairman

569 E Fourth St, Lexington, KY 40508

Margaret.stevens@fayette.kyschools.us Mgvanhook@yahoo.com 859-533-2053

The Goals of This Committee “Moving Forward in Service to America” The NSDAR urges members to: Teach the public about the historical events surrounding the establishment of the

Constitution and the men who framed the document. Hold events, give programs, put up displays, and write articles to celebrate the 60th

anniversary of the first resolution by the U.S. Congress to observe Constitution Week, the 229th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution, and the 225th anniversary of the ratification of the first ten amendments known as the Bill of Rights.

Teach all citizens, especially youth and newly naturalized citizens, about our founding documents.

Inspire all in your community to protect and defend the Constitution. The Constitution is a living document that assures each citizen of the freedoms Americans cherish and appreciate. As members of the Daughters of the American Revolution, it is our responsibility to keep our ancestors' legacy alive by promoting the ideals they fought valiantly to give their descendants. Please report all your activities and accomplishments on the Chapter Master Report. Constitution Week is observed annually from September 17-23. In July and August you can look below at the following ideas that can be planned to help celebrate Constitution Day:

1. Purchase some PREAMBLE BOOKMARKS or some sort of pocket US Constitution pamphlets to distribute at local schools during Constitution week. a. Order you PREAMBLE BOOKMARKS and other supplies through the DAR Store.

http://www.dar.org/dar-shopping/dar-online-store

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b. Contact the Head Principal or a Social Studies teacher at your local school and work with the teacher to set up this event. If so inclined ask to be a guest speaker and talk to students about the importance of the Constitution.

2. Plan a Constitution Day Program with Keynote speaker.

Don’t forget to invite the SAR to your program as well! Example of Crawford Middle School Constitution Day Program: Media: http://www.fcps.net/news/features/2015-16/constitutionday Media: http://www.kyforward.com/crawford-middle-school-students-celebrate-constitution-day-with-the-mayor-at-assembly/ Media: http://www.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article44376540.html VIDEO of Program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlPIz_e8TnE

3. Observe a Constitution Minute at each chapter meeting and recite the Preamble. 4. Inquire at businesses to place posters or displays for Constitution Week. 5. Contact public officials to request a public proclamation. Be sure to get a photo! Your

public official can sign the proclamation in August and the article can be published in the newspaper in September!

6. Visit banks, libraries, fire houses, city hall, etc. to request space for a Constitution Day display.

7. Contact community leaders and churches to plan “Bells Across America” celebrations. Example: http://examiner-enterprise.com/living/features/bells-across-america-celebrates-constitution

8. Contact radio and television stations to request public or community air time or your event or the importance of Constitution Day in general.

9. Contact the Children’s Hospital or Library in your area to set up a display or provide Constitution Day activity sheets.

10. DOCUMENT your activities and be sure to report it to the Chapter Master Report and to this chairman.

-Happy Constitution Day planning!

DAR Genealogy Preservation Committee

Clara Bullock Wilson – Kentucky State Chairman

967 Edgewater Drive, Lexington, KY 40502

scoutgus@twc.com 859-494-9133

The DAR Genealogy Preservation Committee was established by the Executive Committee on September 30, 2003. The objective of this committee is to make the vast collection of DAR genealogical records easily accessible. The goal of the committee is to index DAR genealogical and membership information into computerized searchable databases. Our work will assist in preserving these valuable records for posterity and significantly enhance the application approval and membership retrieval processes. The committee’s current project is the Supporting Documentation Project.

Supporting Document Project The objective of the Supporting Document Project is to categorize over 6 million documents that were submitted by members with their DAR applications and supplementals. The documents will be categorized according to their types (example: birth record, military record, family record, etc.). Once the records are categorized, locating a specific document will be much quicker and easier.

Supporting Document Project Volunteers Volunteers can work on this project from their home at a time convenient to themselves. All that is required to volunteer is an internet connection. Detailed instructions are provided and support is available daily via e-mail. Each volunteer is assigned a set of documents and is asked to complete the documents in seven days. Sets of documents vary in size but they are generally fewer than 25 documents per set.

Getting Started as a Volunteer DAR volunteers should sign in to the Members website, let your mouse hover over the word committees and click on Genealogy Preservation, When that page appears, click on Current Project. This page tells the volunteer about the Supporting Documentation Project. The volunteer can access a link for “instructions,” a link for “terminology tips” and a link for “example documents.” The volunteer is strongly encouraged to watch the archived “DAR in Curlers and PJs’ and the “Q & A Video.” Chapter Registrars may assist the volunteers.

Forms and Pins Each volunteer must click on the word “Form” on the Genealogy Preservation website and print out a Record Log. A record must be kept of the dates and number of documents indexed. When the volunteer has completed indexing 12,000 documents, she is eligible to purchase the Genealogy Preservation pin or a VIS pin.

DAR Good Citizen

Nancy Clay Hampton – Kentucky State Chairman

1924 Little Brush Creek Road, Artemus, KY 40903

enhampton@windstream.net 606-546-3292, cell 606-627-2006

The DAR Good Citizen program is open to all seniors in accredited public or private secondary schools, which are in good standing with State Board of Education. U. S. citizenship is not required. The student selected must have qualities of dependability, leadership and patriotism. (NIP)

Chapter chairman should visit their school(s) early in the fall with the forms on the NSDAR web site. The chairman should meet with the school counselors to explain the process. Only one senior per year, per school as the Good Citizen. Each school winner receives a DAR Good Citizen pin, certificate and wallet card. Pins, certificates and cards can only be obtained from the State Chairman.*(See note)

Once selected, the senior is then eligible to enter the DAR Good Citizen scholarship contest, which consists of two parts. Personal maybe done at home and must be submitted with an official transcript and two letters of recommendation. The essay must be administered by a DAR or school faculty member. The title for the essay will be listed on the NSDAR site. DAR Good Citizens who enter the scholarship contest are eligible for awards beyond the chapter level.

If chapters have more than one school from which a Good Citizen is chosen, the chapter must have the entries judges and submit only one to the State Chairman. Duplicate entries will disqualify all entries from that chapter. All forms must have the sponsoring chapter name, phone number and chairman’s name and e-mail on the cover sheet. All entries are due by January 10, 2017. An e-mail will be sent to the chapter as each entry is received. Your chapter will be notified before KSDAR State Conference.

State winners will only be announced at the KSDAR St. Conference. There will be a winner from each district and the State winner will be chosen from the 6 district winners.

*Packets of pin, certificates and cards will be for sale at the summer workshops, Fall Board and St. Conference, and by mail from the KSDAR State Chairman only. The cost for the packet (pin, card and certificate) is $4.00 at conferences and $5.00 by mail. Make checks payable to KSDAR Treasurer.

DAR Magazine Committee

Robin West-State Chairman

1200 Belmar Lane, Lexington, KY 40515

rwest1118@gmail.com 859-273-7673

The American Spirit Magazine and Daughters Newsletter have information members to keep up on the progress and achievements of the National Society. The bimonthly issues have the President General’s message, news from DAR headquarters, the latest Committee Chair reports, new ancestors approved by the National Board, along with the wonderful articles on history and genealogy! Chapters are encouraged to strive for at least 30 percent of members subscribing, with a goal of 40 percent. Chapters will receive Chapter Achievement Award credit for paid subscriptions. Consider giving a complimentary one-year subscription to your new members as a way of welcoming them to your chapter. Subscriptions to your local library, museum, doctor’s office, etc. are a great way to gain membership and spread word of our Society. Your participation will help us meet/maintain the national goal.

Subscriptions are only $18 for six bimonthly editions of The American Spirit and Daughters newsletter. There are several ways to subscribe or renew the American Spirit Magazine: through your Chapter Treasurer, by email: magazinesubscriptions@dar.org or online through the DAR Public Web site at www.dar.org/americanspirit or by calling toll-free at 1(866) 327-6242.

Friends of American Spirit pin can be purchased with 5 new Subscription and a $100 donation.

Friends of the DAR Magazine pin can be purchased with a $100 donation.

(See instructions under Committee Pins at dar.org/members or contact Committee Chair rwest1118@gmail.com )

Chapters may submit their own ads in the Newsletter or participate in a State ad. If joining in a group ad, payments must be sent together with a listing of all contributing chapters and amounts contributed by each, in order to receive chapter achievement credit (Minimum $40.00 per chapter total contributions). All ads must be submitted in high quality digital format. (See National Information Packet for instructions.)

Please also consider a submission to the DAUGHTERS NEWSLETTER “With the Chapters” – One article per chapter per year at no cost to chapter – 200 word limit, double spaced in “Word” document and may include a digital image that is .jpg,. Please make sure your photos are not too dark and not too bright black and white. Articles are submitted directly to National by electronic media. Simply send your item to newsletter@dar.org.

DAR Museum Outreach Committee

Judith Miles Ramirez – Kentucky State Chairman

P.O. Box 157, Dixon, KY 42409

Jazraz2@hotmail.com 270-639-5558

The DAR Museum Outreach Committee will "Move Forward in Service to America” by supporting the National Society’s goals of “preservation, education, and patriotism by collecting, preserving, exhibiting and interpreting the material culture and social history of pre-industrial America.” All members are encouraged to participate in the many programs the museum has to offer. Our DAR museum has 30,000 objects of which 90% are on view at the museum. It is well worth a visit when in Washington, DC or taking a virtual tour on the museum website. Members can become involved by inviting a Correspondent Docent to present one of the many programs offered. We have four Correspondent Docents and three Correspondent Docents in-training one of whom will attend your Chapter meetings to present a program or trunk show. Contact Judy Ramirez, 270-639-5558 for the docent who lives closest to your Chapter and to schedule a presentation or trunk show. The trunk show is also available at workshops, Fall Board, and State Conference. The Portable Education Program (PEP) offers four education programs that can be used for chapter meetings, schools, and libraries. The trunks are available from the museum and contain hands-on objects and lesson plans. Each program focuses on a different aspect of colonial American history; Money and Jobs, Food and Clothing, School and Play, and Colonial Household. Adopt-an-Object is a way for members to become responsible for the conservation and preservation of objects in the museum. Visit the museum website for a list of pieces that are in need of restoration. The Give-A-Book program supports the museum’s decorative arts library. We resolve to “Move Forward in Service to America” by our efforts in education, preservation, and restoration of our culture, artifacts, and history.

DAR Project Patriot Committee

Kay Harbison—Kentucky State Chairman

4099 Randolph-Summer Shade Road, Summer Shade, KY 42166

kayharbison@gmail.com 270-428-3391 Chapters should continue to locate service men and women from your community who are deployed. You can help them and their families in the following ways.

Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Chaplain’s Clothes Closet, CMR 402,APO AE 09180

When our active duty military in Europe and Africa are severely injured, they are sent here with essentially nothing. This is a wish list as of November 2015 for only these items at present.---Flip flops, size 6-11 (men and women), Healthy snacks, iTunes or phone cards, Shorts (m-xl), Sweatpants, Sweat shirts, T-shirts, Toiletries.

General request for all Service Members Good Quality Baby Wipes (like Huggies, gentle),Q-Tips(good for cleaning weapons, White Pipe Cleaner (from a craft store, good for cleaning weapons), Lip Balm/Chapstick, Hand Warmers for winter months ,Toothpaste and brushes/floss, Deodorant (Old Spice for men), Ziploc bags(Quart/Gallon), Sunscreen specifically for the face, Women’s Magazines(Glamour, Marie Claire, People, O Magazine—Pre-read is fine), Fitness Magazines (Runner’s World, Women’s Health), Chocolate-especially dark, Fabreze for clothes (Laundry is boiled)

Food Request: Freezer Pops (to be frozen overseas-best for summer), Tuna Packets w/crackers (sold in sets at the grocery), Oatmeal cups, Campbell’s Soup (in bag or cup), chewing gum, Sunflower Seeds (different flavors), Dried Fruit, Fruit snacks, Beef Jerky, Good Hard Candy like Jolly Ranchers, Hickory Farms Foods, Drink Flavor Packs (Like Crystal Light to Go, Gatorade Powder), Nuts (other than Peanuts, too! Planters to Go Packs), Healthy Snacks-Protein Bars, Pita Chips, Chocolate that won’t melt (like Peanut M&Ms. Good Coffee, Easy Mac Velveeta Cups/Chef Boyardee

For the Ladies (female –specific) Fuzzy Socks (to wear in the Room), Pajama sets (Shirt/Flannel Sets), Chick Flick DVD’s,Nail Polish (Non-flamable or press –on in pretty colors), Good Lotion /Moisturizer, Air Fresheners(non-plug –in, non-burning) Medium white T-shirts

Monetary Donations Monetary donations to the DAR Project Patriot Committee Fund will help in purchasing items in bulk and entitle the donor to purchase a Project Patriot pin from Hamilton Jewelers. Send monetary donations on FormDEV-1003 to the NSDAR Office of Development. See the Pin page for more details. Watch the www.kentuckydar.org/daughters web site and the NSDAR web site for updates.

DAR Scholarship Committee

Virginia R. (Gigi) Biles, Chairman

424 W. Broadway, Danville, KY 40422

virginia_biles@bellsouth.net 859-236-2120

All students need help with their college expenses, and we should be doing all that we can to help those deserving students receive aid. Three types of scholarships are available to senior students in your area. Please study each one carefully and make sure the information gets to the high school guidance counselors.

National: The National Information Packet (Part II) contains information about the national scholarships available. Copy the information, and take it to your guidance counselors. Be sure that they understand the guidelines (some require that the student be related to a DAR member) and due dates. Too many students are disqualified because their information is late or incomplete. The chapter no longer sponsors the candidate but may help with the application process. The student does not have to win a state award to be eligible for these national awards.

National scholarships range from $1000 to $5000 and are available for study in nursing, political science, economics, music, law, graduate studies, medical, history, and general studies for up to four years. Most of the national deadlines are February 10, so be sure information on these scholarships is passed out as soon as possible.

State: KSDAR offers one scholarship for $1000 to a deserving Kentucky senior. The student does not have to have DAR ties. Please have your local chapter scholarship chair take the application form to your guidance counselors, and again be sure that they understand the guidelines and dates. More than one student per school may apply, but each chapter may submit only one chapter winner to the state. The completed application must be returned to the State Chair by January 1, so set your date due well in advance to allow yourself time to have the applications judged on the local level. Send only one chapter winner to the State Chair. If you have more than one worthy application, ask another chapter to sponsor that student. This scholarship should not be confused with the DAR Good Citizen Scholarship or the American History Scholarship. Do not send those to this committee.

Local: Any chapter may offer a scholarship independent of the KSDAR scholarship. You may set your own guidelines. This must be reported on the end of the year Regent's report form.

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KENTUCKY SOCIETY

DAUGHTERS OFTHE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Application for KSDAR Scholarship

Student Name:_______________________________________________________________

Student Address:_____________________________________________________________

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Phone number:_______________________________________________________________

Cumulative GPA/Scale______ Test Scores: SAT______ ACT______

School activities in which the applicant is involved: _______________________________

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Community activities in which applicant is involved:___________________________________

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Other comments:_________________________________________________________

Parents' names:___________________________________________________________

Addresses if other than above:_______________________________________________

High school:____________________________________________________________

Phone number:___________________________________________________________

DAR Chapter:___________________________________________________________

DAR Chapter contact:_____________________________________________________

(This packet must be sent to the local DAR chapter.)

Phone number:___________________________________________________________

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KENTUCKY SOCIETY

DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Scholarship Guidelines

General Scholarship: $1000

Eligibility: Graduating Kentucky high school senior who has pursued a well rounded curriculum and who has been active in various school and community activities.

Requirements Checklist:

1. A completed Kentucky DAR Scholarship Application.

2. A transcript of the applicant's grades, showing a 3.0 or above on a 4.0 system.

3. A 500 word composition, indicating his/her career objectives and major goal in life.

4. Background on the applicant, indicating his/her curriculum, as well as student and civic activities, hobbies, and interests.

5. An accompanying letter signed by the sponsoring DAR Chapter Regent.

Routing: The guidance counselor will return all applications to the sponsoring DAR chapter which provided this information. The chapter will select one application to forward to the state competition. The chapter is to mail the application to Virginia Biles, 424 W. Broadway, Danville, KY 40422. One application per school unless the town has more than one chapter.

Judging: The State Chairman will administer the scholarship competition using at least three (3) impartial judges to select the scholarship recipient. The winning student will be notified by February 15, and invited to be recognized at the state convention. The scholarship money will be forwarded to the recipient's chosen school as soon as the KSDAR State Treasurer has been informed.

Deadline: The application must be received by the State Chair by January 1. The deadline for the chapter to receive this application packet is __________________.

(Deadline to be supplied by the local chapter.

Deadline: The application must be received by the State Chair by January 1. The deadline for the chapter to receive this application packet is __________________. (Deadline to be supplied by the local chapter

DAR Schools Committee

JeanEllen Hiter Melton – Kentucky State Chairman

3498 Winthrop Drive, Lexington, KY 40503

jehiter317@cs.com 859-608-7851

Targeting Education; Planting the seeds of tomorrow!

During the Miller Administration, each district will be encouraged to actively engage with a different school each year. Please reach out to your assigned school to see how you can connect with them! Suggested ideas include:

• Ask for brochures from the school to distribute at a chapter meeting • Invite a representative to visit your chapter meeting or District luncheon • Plan a visit to your assigned school (some of these are closer than you might think!) • Offer to “adopt” a classroom and send them a care package of school supplies, tissues or

new books for the classroom reading corner • Partner with the school nurse and stock her bandage shelf for the year • Collect Boxtops, coke labels or ink cartridges. Details on the National Members Website

or available from each school School Assignments for 2016-2017: District 1: Kate Duncan Smith DAR School District 3: The Crossnore School District 5: Hillside School

District 2: Berry College District 4: Tamassee DAR School District 6: Hindman Settlement School

School Contacts: Kate Duncan Smith (KDS) DAR School (Founded 1924) 6077 Main St., Grant AL 35747 Phone 256-728-4236 - Fax 256-728-5633 Heather Green, Director

Tamassee DAR School, Inc. (Founded 1919) P.O. Box 8, Tamassee, SC 29686 Phone 864-944-1390 - Fax 864-944-0097 Amy Twitty, Chief Executive Officer

Hillside School, Inc. (Founded 1901) 404 Robin Hill Rd., Marlborough, MA 01752-1099 Phone 508-485-2824 - Fax 508-485-4420 David Z. Beecher, Headmaster

Hindman Settlement School, Inc. (Founded 1902) Forks of Troublesome Creek, P.O. Box 844, Hindman, KY 41822 Phone 606-785-5024 - Fax 606-785-3499 Brent D. Hutchinson, Executive Director

Please invite your State School Committee Chair to visit with your chapter and chat about your respective school this year

The Crossnore School (Founded 1913) P.O. Box 249, Crossnore, NC 28616 Phone 828-733-4305 - Fax 828-733-3250 Brett A. Loftis, J.D., Chief Executive Offi

Berry College, Inc. (Founded 1902) 2277 Martha Berry Hwy. NW, Mount Berry, GA 30149-0069 Phone 706-232-5374 – Fax 706-236-1700 Dr. Stephen r. Briggs, President

DAR Service for Veterans

Marjorie Shelton, Chairman

1864 Gayle Dr. Lexington, KY 40505

mshelton70@gmail.com 615-440-9239

Ann Reynolds, Co-Chairman

239 Golf Course Lane, Whitesburg, KY 41858-8745

rebeccareynolds34@yahoo.com 606-632-9780

Fort Thomas - Facility 1000 S. Ft. Thomas Ave. Ft. Thomas, KY 41075 Chief of Volunteer - Lori Steimann, Lori.Steimann@va.gov Phone - 859-572-6217 Representative-Deanna Beineke, 66 Daisy Lane, Ft. Thomas, KY 41075-1408 Beineke@isoc.net H-859-441-3700 C-513-658-4112 Deputy – Ruth Korzenborn, 792 Dudley Pike, Edgewood, KY 41017-9617 Kydar.membership@twc.com 859-341-2017 Louisville – Facility 800 Zorn Ave. Suite A008 Louisville, KY 40206-1499 Chief of Volunteer – Adeline Hay-Sowell, Adeline.Sowell@va.gov Phone – 502 – 287 – 6221 fax – 502 – 287 – 6833 www.louisville.va.gov www.facebook.com Representative – Terry Pyles – 8106 Meadowgreen Pl. Louisville, KY 40299-6510 Tpky3110@gmail.com H – 502-895-0937 C – 614-738-5105 Deputies – Margaret Head Sims, 145 Casleton Dr. Bardstown, KY 4004-2531 msims4949@yahoo.com 502-349-0055 Keit Woods, 4211 Maryknoll Lane, Louisville, KY 40207 keitw@me.com 502 – 895 – 0937 Patricia Archer, S. Dorsey Lane, Louisville, KY 40223

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moarcher1@cs.com 502 – 253 – 0903 Lexington – facility – 1101 Veterans Dr. Lexington ,KY 40502-2236 Leestown Facility – 2250 Leestown Rd. Lexington, KY 40511 Chief of Volunteer – Candace Bradley, 2250 Leestown Rd., Lexington, KY 40511 Candace.Bradley@va.gov 859 – 233 -4511 – ext. 2297 Voluntary Services Specialist, Assistant - William(Bill) Brummer – 135 – LD 2250 Leestown Rd. Lexington ,KY 40511 William.Brummer@va.gov 859 – 233 -4511 - ext. 2298 Voluntary Services Specialists – Mary Pippen – 2250 Leestown Rd. Lexington, KY 40511 Mary.Pippen@va.gov 859 – 233 – 4511 -ext. 5254 Representative, Marjorie Shelton, 1864 Gayle Dr. Lexington, KY 40505 mshelton70@gmail.com 615-440-9239 Deputies – Robin West, Belmar Lane, Lexington, KY 40515 – 9411 robin.west@windstream.net 859 – 273 – 7673 Donna Durbin, 513 Ashley Way, Lexington, KY 40503 dtdurbin1@aol.com 859 – 556 – 1619 Nancy Thames, 142 Allen Douglas Dr. Richmond, KY 40475 – 8757 nancy.thames@eku.edu H - 859 – 623 – 9545 – C -859 – 248 - 5747 Western KY – No Facilities Representative – Angelia Thompson – 248 Longwood Lane, Clarksville, TN 37043 Angelia.thompson@yahoo.com 270 – 293 – 4884 Deputies – Dee Robinson, 234 Jacks way, Eddyville, KY 42038 Dfatboyyanke@bellsouth.net 270 – 498 – 6786 Sharon Downey, P.O. Box 268, Pembroke, KY 42266 Bitsy9pieces@mschi.com 270 – 498 – 5786 Pat Williams, P.O. Box 331, Eddyville, KY 42038 – 7998 willpk@bellsouth.net 270 – 388 – 940 EASTERN KY – No Facilities Representative – Ann Reynolds – 239 Golf Course Lane, Whitesburg, KY 41858 Rebeccareynolds34@yahoo.com 606-634-2932 Deputies – Cecelia Stewart, PO Box 254, Hazard, KY 41702 castewart61@aol.com 606-436-3386 Deborah Smithers, 10 Spring Hill, Wellington, KY 40387 debbekps@gmail.com 606-768-4109

Flag of the USA

Paige Mason, State Chairman

2390 Warsaw Road, Dry Ridge, KY 41035

tazsigner@gmail.com 513-417-5356

Over 100 years ago this committee was established to promote a deep patriotic sense of respect for our flag. So in 1909 NSDAR presented this committee with these principle objectives: to keep the flag flying and to protect it continuously under all conditions, as well as to educate citizens regarding its correct usage. Chapters may support these objectives by: • DISTRIBUTE THE FLAG CODE LEAFLET to schools or youth organizations, retirement homes

and at patriotic events such as Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Flag Day and the Fourth of July. • KNOW THE FLAG CODE and share. The DAR publishes the leaflet, The Flag Code, which has

excerpts from the official United States Flag Code and may be purchased from the DAR Store in the Office of Corresponding Secretary General.

• ALWAYS INCLUDE A "FLAG MOMENT" at each chapter meeting. This information may be found on the committee webpage.

• PRESENT FLAG CERTIFICATES-It is important that we continue to serve as role models in our community by recognizing individuals and groups that show correct usage of the United Stated Flag. Certificates may be presented to individuals/groups to show appreciate for their respectful usage of the Flag of the United States.

• PRESENT A BRAILLE FLAG to a blind or sight-impaired veteran or community member. Ordering information may be found on the committee webpage.

• CELEBRATE FLAG DAY on June 14th with your chapter or with your community. May we continue "Moving Forward in Service to America."

Genealogical Records Committee

Joyce Page Collins – Kentucky State Chairman

10538 Monticello Forest Circle, Louisville, KY 40299

joyce@bluegrass.net 502-762-1697

The work of the Genealogical Records Committee directly benefits the NSDAR Library and lineage researchers, genealogists and prospective members who use the Library’s resources. For more than a century, DAR members have been collecting and submitting Bible Records, cemetery transcriptions, early mortuary records, early church rolls which include birth, death and marriage records, and other local records to the GRC collection. DAR volunteers have indexed more than 64 million names in the GRC Every-Name Project. Other DAR volunteers have synchronized the GRC pages during the Book Sync Project making it easier to view the digital images. Now there is a link in the GRS that links directly to the index of the Bible catalog. These Bible records are indexed by the name of the oldest couple listed in the Bible. Check out these GRC features on the DAR Members’ Website under the heading “Genealogy”. You and your chapter can participate in the work of this committee: (1) Collect and Index Unpublished Records

See Instructions for Copying Source Records and Their Preparations for Library Use (LG-GRC-2000): http://members.dar.org/darnet/forms/LG-GRC-2000.PDF

(2) GRC Every-Name Indexing Project See NSDAR Library Master Every Name Index (LG-GRC-2001): http://members.dar.org/darnet/forms/LG-GRC-2001.PDF

(3) GRC Bible Catalog Project This project requires the volunteer, on a computer from home, to review a book and determine if there are any Bible records that need to be cataloged. Each catalog entry is applied to Book Worm credit. For more detailed instructions and to volunteer now, see Genealogical Records Committee Webpage: http://members.dar.org/committees/GRC/index.htm

Historic Preservation Committee

Kay Kuster Thomas - Kentucky State Chairman

Ewalt’s Crossroads 1485 Clay Kiser Road, Paris, KY 40361

ethomas610@aol.com. 859-987-7835

Since 1890, the mission of the DAR has been to promote historic preservation, along with education and patriotism. The Historic Preservation Committee seeks to honor the nation’s heritage, focus on the future, and Celebrate America. The committee functions at the chapter, state, division and national

levels. The objectives are to assist members of the National Society in the area of historic preservation, to encourage recognition of significant volunteer efforts in historic preservation at the community, state and national levels, and to catalog NSDAR owned properties. Through its two awards, the Historic Preservation Medal and the Historic Preservation Recognition Award, the committee encourages recognition of significant volunteer efforts at the community, state and national levels. The Historic Preservation Medal recognizes and honors a persons who have done extraordinary work over a long period of time as it pertains to historic preservation, at the regional, state and or national level. This non-competitive award is administrated by the National Chairman, Cindy S. Phillips, 372 Sundial Road, Madison MS, craycindy@aol.com with no timeline for applications. The Historic Preservation Recognition Award recognizes and honors an individual or group that has done remarkable volunteer work at the community level. The award may be presented to DAR members and non-members and recognizes achievements in all areas of historic preservation. The award may be presented by state societies or chapters and is administered by the National Vice Chairman Marilyn H Vaglia, mhvaglia@aol.com. There is also the Historic Preservation Contest to recognize and honor a chapter or state society that has completed an outstanding project in historic preservation. The project must be sponsored by a chapter or state society and been completed in the last 2 years. The contest is administered by National Vice Chairman Ellen Hopkins ellen_hpkns@yahoo.com. . Directions and application forms for each of the above can be found in the Forms section at the DAR members website.

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The Historic Sites and Properties Database recognizes and promotes an awareness of the wide array of DAR owned and maintained sites and properties throughout the nation. Our own Duncan Tavern and KSDAR Cemetery Lot in Frankfort are two examples of sites and properties owned by KSDAR. As state chairman it is my job to educate KSDAR members about the goals of this committee. I am always happy to discuss and advise as best I can. Email is the best way to reach me. Please send me copies of any forms, applications or awards so your member or chapter can be recognized by the state chairman.

Insignia Committee

Cynthia S. Buttorff – Kentucky State Chairman

7402 Keisler Way, Louisville, KY 40222

cynthia526@att.net (502) 594-8304

The Insignia Committee is the oldest NSDAR committee. The official insignia was unanimously adopted by the National Board of Management on May 26, 1891, and patented September 22, 1891. The golden wheel of the insignia represents a spinning wheel; the platinum or white gold distaff represents flax; the blue rim and the distaff carry the colors of the society; and the stars represent the original thirteen colonies.

The official insignia is worn, only by active members, over the left breast, with “appropriate attire,” and only at DAR functions, or ceremonial occasions when representing DAR, during the dedication of a grave marker for a Revolutionary War Ancestor or a deceased Daughter, or at the funeral of a Daughter. The DAR Insignia should not be worn on the street, in a restaurant, cocktail lounge, or other public places unless a DAR or allied function is taking place.

“Appropriate attire” is defined in the DAR Handbook as attire appropriate for DAR occasions, including pants and jackets, such as a pants suit or dress pants (not denim) with a nice blouse and/or coordinated jacket. Also, dresses and skirts with blouses and/or jackets are appropriate. Although DAR does not have a dress code, members should conform to the dignity of NSDAR.

The DAR Insignia and official pins are worn on a 1-inch wide ribbon, which is the same ribbon used to create the State Regent’s sash. The length of the official ribbon may not exceed 14 inches. Only a flag pin may be worn on the left lapel when wearing the DAR Insignia. No other jewelry may be worn on the left side when wearing the DAR Insignia and official pins. The DAR Insignia is the property of the National Society and may not be used for commercial purposes or as an ornament. A ruling by the National Board limits the use of the insignia by states and chapters to yearbooks, stationery, programs and, when necessary, to the work of the society. The DAR Insignia should appear in either top center or upper left hand corner, with no words written or printed above it, except on an official DAR Banner where the insignia may be placed in the center with designation of National Society, state society, or chapter by name above, below, or around the insignia.

Stationery bearing the DAR Insignia of the National Society may be used only for official purposes in connection with the society, unless otherwise authorized by the National Society. On official state stationery, the name of the State Regent must appear first.

Additional information is on the Insignia Committee webpage at dar.org/members/committees

Junior Membership Committee

Rosannah Conrad Slone – Kentucky State Chairman

27 St. Jude Circle, Florence, KY 41042

rkslone@ymail.com 859-512-6840

A Junior is a DAR member age 18 through 35 years of age. Although no longer a Junior after her 36th birthday, she may continue to page at state conference and Continental Congress until her 41st birthday. She holds full DAR membership, and when qualified, may serve as an officer or committee chair at the chapter, state, and national levels. Chapter Outstanding Junior Award – Any Junior Member from your chapter is eligible to be considered for this award. Please mail or email Kelley Beverly State Vice Chairman of Junior Contests by February 1, 2017 with at least two paragraphs about why this woman should be recognized for Chapter Outstanding Junior. (See below for contact info.) Along with your submission, please include a picture of this woman. Your Chapter OJ should embody the objectives of the DAR – God, Home and Country. Please give specific examples in your submission of how this junior has contributed to your chapter. Each outstanding chapter OJ will be recognized at the Junior Club Breakfast held at state conference. Please note that just because a woman is running for chapter OJ does not mean she must also run for State Outstanding Junior. State Outstanding Junior Award – If your Chapter Outstanding Junior would like to run for State Outstanding Junior she needs to complete the application form available on the NSDAR website – www.members.dar.org. The outstanding Junior Contest Application is found under the Junior Membership Committee. In order to be considered the application must be found in good order.

Applications must be postmarked no later than October 31, 2016 to Kelley Beverly, State Vice Chairman of Junior Contests. Please see at the bottom of this page for contact information. Sunshine Junior Award – The Sunshine Junior award is presented to a lady that has joined the Kentucky Society Daughters of the American Revolution within the last 24 months. The award was designed to honor young women who have joined our organization with an eager attitude to be involved. This woman should have a willingness to serve with excitement for DAR and be able to promote the ideals of the society. The Sunshine Junior application can be found http://www.kentuckydar.org/daughters/. Nomination deadline is February 1, 2017. Outstanding Chapter Regent Award – This award is to recognize a chapter regent who has taken an interest in promoting Junior Membership. The regent that is recognized must show herself approved in promoting the growth of her junior members and must show ways that she is currently supporting her junior members. The Outstanding Chapter Regent application can be found http://www.kentuckydar.org/daughters/. Nomination deadline is February 1, 2017. Vice Chairman of Contests – Kelley Orme Beverly kykowgal@yahoo.com 808 Thorn Trace Drive, Mount Sterling, KY 40353

Vice Chairman of Sales – Melodie Oliver melodieoliver@bellsouth.net 803 Glenbarr Place, Louisville, KY 40243-1750

Lineage Research Committee

Rita Popplewell Johnson – Kentucky State Chairman

P.O. Box 469; Jamestown, KY. 42629-0469

darlady@duo-county.com 270-343-2365 after 6 p.m.

The Lineage Research Committee is designed to help you find missing documentation for a prospective member. The committee has a group of volunteers from chapters around the state that will look for specific documentation for one generational link that might be missing on a prospective member’s application. We will also help you resolve an AIR (additional information requested) letter that might be received.

IF YOU NEED HELP, post your request to the lineage research board:

http://services.dar.org/members/committees/lineage/lookupboard

Click on: Submit New Request.

Scroll down a bit and fill in the requested information, including the prospective member ID number. Click: Submit. Be very specific in your request on the next screen.

Ex: Patriot A0123456 John William Doe - Need generational link between gen 2 (son of patriot-John Doe) and his son gen 3 (grandson of patriot - Sam Doe). John Doe - born 1780 VA died Bourbon Co KY 1849. Sam Doe - born 1840 Bourbon Co KY and died 1899 Fayette Co KY. Need someone to check probate records for Bourbon Co KY to see if settlement exists that shows Sam receiving part of John’s estate. No DC’s or death records found.

IF YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER TO PICK UP A REQUEST, click on: Lookup Board Home, scroll down to Kentucky. Click on: Kentucky. You may select NEW or ALL to see what requests may be out there. Click on: View Request Details. If you think you can help, click: Volunteer. You have seven days to see if you can find something. If you can’t find it during that time, go back out and mark the request as completed unsuccessfully. If you find the needed info, send an email to the requestor to determine how you can get that document sent to her. Then mark the case as completed successfully. Remember to log your time and the specifics on your log so you can earn a Lineage Research Volunteer Pin.

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If you want to join us as a KY Blue Book Lineage Research volunteer , and we would love to have you. Perhaps you have a wonderful library at home and you are willing to check the books and resources you have at home for records – perhaps you have a wonderful public library nearby that has a great genealogy section and you are willing to check their material – perhaps you work in the courthouse in your county and you don’t mind checking for something specific – we want you! Send me an email and let me know that you are willing to be a volunteer for a specific county. Should you have limitations such as only courthouse documents or only with your specific library, let me know that and your request will be honored.

A Lineage Research Volunteer Pin can be earned with a total of 100 hours of any of these research efforts:

• Volunteering to complete research requests from the Lineage Research Lookup Board • Finding documentation – including compiling and writing analyses – for application papers • Assisting prospective members with research at chapter or CDRC workshops • Researching to resolve Have Written/AIR letters

There is a log that must be kept but its easy to do - simply log the time you took out of your life to run to the courthouse and copy a document or the time it took you to look in your personal library of sources and copy or scan the proof to the requestor. The pin is so pretty.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to email me with your questions. I will get back with you as soon as I get home from work. Emailing works best for me because of my schedule but I promise I will answer.

To find the form, go to the Lineage Research page http://services.dar.org/members/committees/lineage/lookupboard Click on: Committee Forms Select: Lineage Research Volunteer Log

Let’s gain some members, train some leaders and retain the members we have! With your help, we will have a wonderful and successful three years!

Literacy Promotion Committee 2016

Patricia Thompson Hatfield, Kentucky State Chairman

1299 Clayton Branch Road, P.O. Box 329, Louisa, KY 41230

simpletreasuresky@gmail.com 606-226-1459

Honor our Spirit of Partnership: Partner with any school (public or private) or organization which helps support or educate any and all children with special needs and/or learning disabilities. Team with them to provide and promote books as gifts and as reading incentives for children and/or adults. Provide monetary assistance, books, supplies, mentoring, or tutoring. *

Focus on Future Readers: Initiate a community emphasis with media and civic group promotions for parents to model reading in the home. Members could also read aloud to any child within civic groups such as Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Sunday School classes, classrooms, or at any library children’s event. Encourage grandparents to read to grandchildren.*

Celebrate the DAR’s Commitment to Literacy Promotion: The Chairman is sponsoring a state-wide contest for 2016. All KY DAR Chapters should partner with a KY library or branch library to promote the increase of library book circulation. The book circulation count contest will begin October 3 and extend through November 30, 2016. Each DAR Chapter or member should arrange to provide appropriate prizes to the winners in each of the five (5) age categories, with one winner for each age group. Age categories will be as follows: 5-7 years, 8-10 years, 11-13 years, 14-16 years, and 17+ years. In event of a tie, winners shall be selected by a blind drawing. From library records, the individual who checks out the most books and reads them would receive the prize for that age category. The honor system will be employed to determine actual reading of books. In order to be deemed a winner, guardians must sign photo release rights for use in library and DAR promotional releases. These chapter contest winners will be entered into an overall state drawing, and those selected will received state level prizes in each category.

Please send results of the local contests to Patricia Thompson Hatfield by December 30, 2016 Mail/Fax with: name/age of each winner, photo of winners with names clearly labeled, signed photo release for each winner, library name, and DAR chapter name and number. (See Page 2)

* All projects must be documented with dates, times, and descriptions.

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Chapter Regent/Chapter Chair appoint a Literacy Promotion Committee. Keep documentation and if possible photos of programs, activities, and events. If any children are in pictures, have guardians sign media photo releases for use by DAR and libraries. Label age and name on all child photos.

Enter the contest for the Outstanding Service of a DAR member and Outstanding Service of a chapter. Send completed forms for the contests to DAR National by February 15, 2017. Ask your Regent for assistance if needed. The entry form and instructions are also on the national website www.dar.org/members . Entries will be void without proper entry form.

Complete the Literacy Promotion Committee portion of the Master Questionnaire (special code for Chairman online).

Sponsor special events for National Family Literacy Day November 1, 2016 – solicit media coverage if at all possible.

All DAR members should feel free to use any combination of the listed ideas. I would encourage each chapter to enter the Library Circulation Contest, as we have donated prizes valued at over $50 for each winner at the state level. An appropriate prize for local winners could be an award winning book (e.g. Caldecott or Newbery). For any questions, feel free to call me. I truly want to help improve literacy for Kentucky children and adults, and to be of service to DAR.

Membership Committee

Dena Chapman Green – Kentucky State Chairman

2471 Mary Ingles Hwy., Dover, KY 41034-9679

kentuckycar@yahoo.com 606-882-2011 or 301-1832

Mission: To recruit and welcome new members, educate all chapter members about DAR programs and activities which promote DAR objectives, and strive to create prosperous, successful chapters which serve their communities and country. Key Words: Invite, Inquire and Inspire Keep your chapter Moving Forward in Service to America through your Membership Committee! Chapter suggestions: Set an annual membership growth goal - try to qualify for Team Awesome, suggested goal is

10% increase in new members-by-application annually Hold a new member orientation Get new members involved in committee work early Promote member involvement by signing up for the New Members & New Horizons courses Retain members by keeping them interested in chapter activities, correspond with those who

cannot regularly attend and follow up with those members who are late paying dues Invite and welcome prospective members and new members to the chapter Inquire about members’ interests and talents, then put them to work Inspire members with opportunities to serve and recognize your successes KSDAR and NSDAR welcome your membership success stories and encourage you to share

these at the state and national levels

Role of the State Chairman for Membership:

Keep the Prospective Member Database (PMD) up-to-date Contact chapter membership chairmen to ensure follow-up with prospective members Share National Society information with chapter membership chairmen Work with State Organizing Secretary to identify chapters that need membership assistance in

growing their chapters Work with State Lineage Research and State Volunteer Genealogist Chairmen to assist chapters

in need of help with prospective member applications Oversee the New Member Orientation

National Defense Committee

Carol D. Smith – Kentucky State Chairman

18029 Brightleaf Place, Fisherville, KY 40023

caroldeesmith@live.com 502-384-6551 The National Defense Committee was established to assist chapter members in carrying out the historical, educational and patriotic purposes of the National Society and to enlighten the public opinion regarding the support of a strong American military defense. Chapter VII of the DAR Handbook has detailed information concerning suggested National Defense chapter activities.

• All chapters should give a three-minute National Defense report at every chapter business meeting and/or a full chapter meeting program. Information may be drawn from the National Defender, American Spirit magazine and the Daughters newsletter. Military members, veterans and historians are excellent guest speakers on defense issues for chapter programs.

• ROTC and Cadet Medals o The Gold ROTC Medal is awarded to a college or university graduate

being commissioned in one of the U.S. Armed Services.

o The Bronze ROTC Medal is awarded to either a junior or senior student in a secondary school JROTC program or to a Junior College graduating senior.

o The Silver DAR Outstanding Cadet Medal is awarded to a student for participation in a non-ROTC, military-affiliated cadet program funded by the school or privately.

• Citizenship Medals o The DAR Youth Citizenship Medal is for a boy or girl in grades 5 through

11.

o The DAR Distinguished Citizen Medal is presented to an individual, eighteen years of age and older, who fulfills the qualities of honor, service, courage, leadership, and patriotism. The DAR Distinguished Citizen Medal may be awarded to emergency first responders; active duty military and veterans of the United States Armed Forces; and citizens who have contributed to the defense and/or security, and thereby the freedom, of the community, state, or nation in an exceptional manner. The state chair of the National Defense Committee administers the medal.

GOALS: Additional chapters awarding the DAR Distinguished Citizen Medal (to adult emergency first

responders, active duty military, veterans and citizens). Locate additional “non-ROTC” military-affiliated cadet programs to recognize.

PATRIOT RECORDS PROJECT

Beverly D. Hicklin - Kentucky State Chairman

213 Cambridge Station Road, Louisville, KY 40223-3336

bhicklin@bellsouth.net 502-245-4865

You can be a part of bringing these valuable records to life with an index beginning with the Revolutionary War through the last petitions for remuneration.

Index Revolution War Era Records

Help preserve these valuable records

Indexing is done online in a special program..

1. Go to the Daughters Website: http://www.dar.org.

2. Select Members Log In: http://www.dar.org/national-society/member-login,

and enter state; your chapter; your national number.

3. Select committee selection; select Patriot Record Project.

Print off the guide and follow the instructions.

Daughters contribute to this Patriot Records Project by indexing American Patriots. This indexing program can be done in your home.

Protocol State Co-Chairmen

Jeanne Conrad Albertson Elisabeth Conrad Chiang

7769 Kylan Court, Fishers, IN 46038 3311 Ridgetop Way, Edgewood, KY 41017

jeanne.albertson@comcast.net 317-595-0834 chefliz78@hotmail.com 859-331-3401

PROTOCOL may be defined as the ceremonial forms and courtesies which

are established as proper and correct... or as the proper etiquette for recognizing and honoring those

in positions of leadership.

This committee serves to give members guidance in the ceremonial forms and courtesies that are established as the proper and correct etiquette for recognizing and honoring those in positions of leadership, remembering always that the fundamental principles of protocol are dictated by ethics, courtesy, good manners, and common sense. Protocol is used on the National and State levels and it is essential that it be used at all chapter meetings in order to keep order, ensure proper meeting formats and to assist in meetings starting and ending in a timely manner. Below are some reminders that should be used in all chapter meetings and by all members.

Protocol Reminders: #1 When guests are invited to speak, there are certain courtesies which should be extended. The invitation should include the date; the time he/she is expected to arrive; type of meeting (luncheon, dinner, tea, etc.); type of dress (formal or informal); the topic; length of time allowed for the speech and if he/she will be expected to answer questions. It is helpful to furnish the speaker facts about the organization, its history, policies and beliefs which would be of help in preparing the speech. If the invitation has been made by telephone, follow with information in writing and request biographical material for preparing the introduction. Send a brief reminder two or three weeks ahead of the scheduled date. Include address and phone numbers for the meeting place and where you may be reached prior to the meeting.

#2 Pins may be worn with dress slacks or pant suits; this does not include jeans or casual pants. Insignia, pins and ribbons are not to be worn in public unless one is officially representing the DAR. Insignia, pins and ribbon may be worn during the dedication of a grave marker for a deceased Daughter and also at the funeral, viewing or memorial service of a Daughter. #3The Flag pin should be worn on the left lapel, in accordance with the United States Flag Code. When wearing the DAR Insignia, the Flag pin is the only emblem that may be worn on the left and should be worn on the left lapel and not on the official DAR ribbon. Please refer to the National website (members.dar.org) for more information on Protocol. You may access the Official Procedure & Protocol Booklet 2013 under the Protocol Committee page. There is also on archived webinar on Protocol which can be found under the Webinar Committee page. Additional information can be found in the DAR Handbook and National Bylaws under the chapter on PROTOCOL.

Public Relations and Motion Picture, Radio and Television

Judy Owens – Kentucky State Chairman

2613 Clubside Court, Lexington, KY 40513

jujulew@aol.com 859 278 9180, cell 859 948 3746 (text enabled)

As the Miller Administration launches its three-year journey to promote historic preservation, conservation and education, the new administration sets a compass point for all Kentucky Daughters to follow. Steering chapter members toward our new goals is the task of each of you who volunteered to serve your chapter as Chairman of Public Relations, Motion Picture, Radio and Television.

With my 15 or so years in state media, I hope I can be of service to you during the Miller Administration. If you have questions, please ask. I love email and will answer! I am so proud of our new State Regent, and so glad to serve as your Public Relations Chairman.

State Level

Each year at State Conference KSDAR honors an individual or organization for their contribution to the fields of education, historic preservation or patriotism as the State Public Relations and Media Award Winner. Please mail your entry to Judy Owens at the address above. Deadline is postmarked no later than February 15, 2017.

Any KSDAR chapter is welcome to submit an entry for the following competitions, to be

judged and awarded at State Conference. The postmark deadline for these submissions is no later than February 15, 2017.

Outstanding Chapter Newsletter

Outstanding Usage of the Chapter Web site and/or Social Media Outstanding Chapter Fact Sheet/Brochure

Outstanding Chapter Media Coverage in Print Outstanding Chapter Media Coverage in Broadcast

Outstanding Usage of Today's DAR Video

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Outstanding Chapter/Community Event Publicity Outstanding Chapter Usage of Local Media Awards

Most Creative Usage of PR by a Chapter

Chapter Level:

Think about ways – other than meetings – that you can talk about DAR’s work. For example, you might call a local radio station and ask them to let a member talk about Constitution Week, Flag Day or Independence Day. Also, there are city or county historic events you can point out to your local media or Daughters you can honor for years of service.

Don’t forget that the media sometimes gets a lot of criticism and not very much praise. DAR makes it easy to give awards to local radio stations, newspapers and television stations – let me know if you have trouble finding where to order a certificate. There are no national requirements – just order the certificate and present it!

In the spring, be sure to record all your public relations activities on the Master Questionnaire. Your chapter could win an award at the State Conference next year.

NSDAR Public Relations Tools and Resources

Every chapter PR chairman should consult the NIP, since the National Society offers some great tools to make public relations materials more attractive and professional. The DAR Members’ Web Site is full of press release templates, fact sheets, presentations, graphics, policy statements and other tools created to help you promote DAR. Resources are available to download at http://www.members.dar.org/committees/pr/forms.htm or through The DAR Store at http://www.dar.org/darstore or by calling (888) 673–2732.

Service to America Committee

Shelby Coates-Kentucky State Chairman

1509 Mountainbrook Drive Huntsville, AL 35801

segoodlad@gmail.com (270) 725-7378

Under President General Dillon, Service to America is a newly formed committee, comparable to “Celebrate America” during the Young Administration. The purpose of this committee is to learn about and recognize the members who promote and participate in volunteerism in their communities. National Chair, Sharla Wilson Luken, explains on the national website that this committee allows members to submit their positive service work and quantify the meaningful work members do throughout the year. Members then experience the “rewards that come with volunteerism.”

This administration, the Society has a goal of 19 million hours to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment. It is important to remember that this is not a contest, but instead an outlet to show the great things members do for their communities. In order to report hours, members input information on both the Online Tally of Service Hours and the Chapter Master Report. Any member can input information using the Online Tally on the NSDAR members’ website between January 1 and December 31 of each year. The tally will show the national count of total volunteer hours completed within each year. This information can be input by the member herself, the chapter chairmen, or the chapter regent (among others). Each chapter regent has the ability to view her chapter’s hours on the “Chapter Tally Report” on eMembership. When completing the Chapter Master Report, the total number of service hours by all members are added together and documented. This must include both hours entered in the Online Tally and service hours recorded on paper (via the PDF form provided by the committee). It is critical that hours are included in the CMR, even if they have already been documented on the Online Tally.

Not only can hours be recorded, but the Service to America committee also encourages narratives, photos, and Today’s DAR blog entries. These can be sent to the Service to America committee, included in the Chapter Master Questionnaire, submitted to the Today’s DAR blog or posted on the DAR Facebook Page. Encouraging time in each meeting for members to share their “Service to America” will validate members who have participated and encourage members to volunteer. This link connects with the Service to America Committee Page for more information: http://www.dar.org/members/committees/special-committees/service-america/purpose-committee

Special Projects Grants

Linda Jennings – Kentucky State Chairman

9 Fairway Drive, Berea, KY 40403

lkjennings@windstream.net 859-986-8382

The NSDAR Special Projects Grants program provides local community grant funding to support projects exemplifying the Society’s mission areas of: Historic Preservation, Education and Patriotism. Examples of the types of projects considered for grant funding include:

• Historic Preservation: Historic building restoration; Document preservation; Cemetery headstone and monument conservation; Historic site marker erection

• Education: Literacy programs; Historical books; Children’s mentoring programs; Museum exhibits and programs

• Patriotism: Support projects for active duty military or their families; Veterans’ rehabilitation programs; Veterans’ memorials or monuments; Military museum exhibits

A chapter or state organization has an opportunity to sponsor a grant proposal and thereby:

• Create local awareness of NSDAR, its mission areas and its support of community projects;

• Generate visibility for your local chapter and a reputation for involvement in your community;

• Participate in a worthy local program through sponsorship, thus creating a source of pride and achievement for your chapter Daughters;

• Attract local women who are interested in the mission areas of NSDAR to membership and active participation in your chapter;

• Earn NSDAR Chapter Achievement Award Points. The program is open to public charity 501(c)(3) entities only. Grant funding will not be considered for applications which do not follow the directions precisely. December 31: Deadline by which grant proposals must be postmarked and mailed to the national chair

Special Projects Grants are supported through the NSDAR President General’s Project. Grant funding will be awarded to a successful applicant only once during a DAR administration. Current program and application requirements, information and guidance are available on the NSDAR Public Website: www.dar.org.grants and on the DAR Members’ Website at: http://www.dar.org/members/committees/special-committees/special-projects-grants/overview Only grant applications strictly conforming to the application requirements will be judged.

Units Overseas Committee

Anne Boggs Scott – Kentucky State Chairman

709 Roland Ave, Lexington, KY 40505

annescott@twc.com 859-299-6792

Units Overseas consist of twenty-two chapters in twelve countries and one US territory. You can be an associate member in as many of these chapters as you wish. They really want and need you! Your associate dues help them advance the principles of historic preservation, education and patriotic endeavor. You can also help them with some of their projects, such as collecting Box Tops for Education. For more information: www.dar.org/members

Click on: Committees >Units Overseas (under Administrative Committees)

UNITS OVERSEAS CHAPTERS 1. Captain James Cook Chapter - Sydney, Australia 2. Captain Matthew Flanders Chapter - Melbourne, Australia 3. Blue Danube Chapter - Vienna, Austria 4. Bahamas Chapter - Nassau, Bahamas 5. Somers Isles Chapter - Hamilton, Bermuda 6. Bytown Chapter - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 7. Heritage Chapter - Calgary, Alberta, Canada 8. New Caledonia Chapter - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 9. Upper Canada Chapter - Toronto, Ontario, Canada 10. Rochambeau Chapter - Paris, France 11. Palatinate Chapter - Ramstein, Germany 12. Mariana Islands Chapter - Tamuning, Guam 13. Pax Romana Chapter - Rome, Italy 14. Sasebo Chapter - Tokyo, Japan 15. Guadalajara Chapter - Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 16. James Hogg (Hogue) Chapter - Alamos, Sonora, Mexico 17. John Edwards Chapter - Mexico City, Mexico 18. San Carlos Chapter - San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico 19. Thomas Paine Chapter - Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico 20. Espana Chapter - Madrid, Spain 21. St. James Chapter - Westminster, England, United Kingdom 22. Walter Hines Page Chapter - London, England, United Kingdom

Remember, have a chapter program on or participate in Units Overseas, and earn points on the Chapter Achievement Awa

Volunteer Genealogists Committee

Brenda Depp—Kentucky State Co-Chair

214 Harrison Avenue, Mt. Sterling, KY 40353

bjsdepp@yahoo.com 859-457-1126

Kathy Moats---Kentucky State Co-Chair

1013 Idylwild Drive, Richmond, KY 40475

kdmoats@roadrunner.com 859-200-1480 The Volunteer Genealogists Committee supports the KSDAR Registrar, and works with the CDR and Lineage Research Committees to improve the new member and supplemental application process. The committee does this by 1. Providing training for members and chapters on current standards of verification of new and

supplemental applications;

2. Train new registrars; and

3. Providing direct assistance to chapters in need.

• A trained volunteer field genealogist may be assigned by the State Regent to assist a

designated chapter. o The volunteer field genealogist must have successfully completed GEP 1 and 2.

• Some volunteer genealogists may qualify to serve as Electronic Application Reviewers (EAR), a new volunteer position established to assist in the preliminary review of electronic applications.

o EARs must have successfully completed GEP 1, 2, 3, and pass a skills assessment test.

• The committee promotes participation in the DAR Genealogical Educational Programs (GEP).

Volunteer Information Specialists Committee

Deborah Tharp Andrew – State Chairman

9402 Magnolia Ridge Dr. #103, Louisville, KY 40291

webmaster@kentuckydar.org 502-265-6445

VIS helps create the public face of DAR at all levels of the society. We accomplish this by using our "geeky" computer skills to help promote DAR through the use of computer technology. Some ways we promote DAR are: build and maintain chapter, committee and club websites; email communications; promote the use of e-Membership; the PMD System; and the Chapter Master Report (CMR); create writable PDF forms; assist prospective members who access the NSDAR Public Website; create various templates for chapter yearbooks, labels, name tags, presentations, and certificates; and so much more! If you are already your Chapter's Webmistress please contact this State Chairman of any changes to email addresses, chapter officers and information about chapter workshops or events. This helps the KSDAR site be as up to date as possible. Also please review your websites often to keep the content up-to-date and be sure all links are working properly. If your Chapter is thinking about maintaining its own website, please let us know. We will be more than happy to help get you started. The National VIS Committee website has a lot of information about how to become involved and how to earn the VIS pin. Please visit the Volunteer Information Specialists Committee Webpage for links to all committee tools: http://www.dar. org/members/committees/national-committees/volunteer-information-specialists/committee-home. If you have a woman in your chapter that you would like to nominate for the VIS Volunteer of the Year Award, please do so by sending the information to this State Chairman about her VIS activities. (Samples of the work done, if in the form of newsletters, flyers, etc., and websites approved during the year 2016 will be considered.) Please note: A mention of her activities on the CMR is not the same as a nomination for this award. Please have any nominations in to the State VIS Chairman by Feb. 1, 2017. The Volunteer of the Year for 2015 (awarded at 2016 State Conference) was Karen Adams of the Rockcastle Chapter. Congratulations to Karen!

Women’s Issues

Elisabeth Conrad Chiang – State Chairman

3311 Ridgetop Way, Edgewood, KY 41017

Chefliz78@hotmail.com 859-331-3401

Our National Society welcomes all women in all stages of life. We have women who are busy with school and/or their careers; young mothers who are balancing work, children, husbands, and their homes; women who are retired and taking care of their elderly parents, while watching their young grandchildren; and women who are widowed and are trying to manage life on their own. However, issues that women deal with on a day to day basis touches each of us no matter our stage in life. This committee’s purpose is to recognize, highlight, and bring about discussion in the areas that effect each of us. Below are a few ways that you can introduce Women’s Issues into your chapter meetings. For more ideas, please utilize the committee page on the NSDAR website. Please make sure you report all of your Women’s Issues activities and other ideas on the CMR. I look forward to hearing from you!

Ideas:

#1 Participate in the Women’s Issues Essay Contest

Encourage your chapter members to share their experience in relation to family, career, or health. Only one essay per member per year will be accepted.

1. The contest entry form (www.dar.org/members) must accompany each entry. It can be signed electronically and sent as an attachment with the essay file.

2. Essays must be titled, typed, and no more than 1800 words. All words count, and only essays will be accepted. Please use a Word document for your essay.

3. A cover page must give the member’s name, chapter, national number, address, telephone number, email address (if available), essay title, and category (family, career, or health). Any submission failing to meet the requirements will be disqualified.

4. All entries must reach your state Women’s Issues chair by January 15th. She will send the best entry from each category to her respective division vice chair. The division vice chair will select the best essay from each category from all received and send the selected entries to the corresponding national vice chair of Family, Career, or Health by March 15. National winners will be announced at the Continental Congress Forum.

#2 Read Facts about Women’s Issues at each Chapter Meeting

There are many websites that highlight how health, career, and family effect women and their families. Research the web and find out what issues effect your chapter members.

See Page 2

Women’s Issues – Page 2

#3 Read the Winning Essays of the 2016 Women’s Issues Contest

These essays are available on the NSDAR website, www.dar.org/members for you to view and read at chapter meetings.

#4 Encourage your Chapter to participate in Activities that Support Women

Participate in Walks for Breast Cancer; where pink in October to support Breast Cancer Research; Have blood pressure checks for members and their families; wear Red in February for Women and Heart Disease; provide a meal for member; participate in family service activities like serving food or collecting clothing for the homeless, collecting books for a Children’s home, and or planting a community garden