District of Columbia State Society - Organized November 30, 1901
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
D.C.’s Junior Daughters Future leaders of the DAR and the nation A Seasonal Newsletter
Celebrate America! Have YOU logged your hours? D.C. Daughters have set a goal of 6,078 service hours by Dec 31st! Check out pgs 8, 9 to see how your chapter is doing...
Issue 6 - November 2013
In this issue: D.C. Juniors Leadership Team..................2 Welcome to D.C.’s New Juniors................3 DAR 2014 Juniors Doll...............................4 D.C. Juniors Highlights..............................5
Check out Juniors’ events coming up - Pg 8
Upcoming Events Calendar.......................6 Upcoming D.C. DAR Training Series.......7 Celebrate America!......................................8 Becoming a Daughter................................10
Patience the Peacock
symbol for Juniors All proceeds benefit DAR- Love ❤ This worldwide. supported schools. Expect the Juniors Shoppe Happy 112th Birthday to the to phase out the cupcake District of Columbia State Society of the DAR! items, and make room for new swag! Our Vice Chair for Juniors Sales Michelle Lockwood, has a new order in of goodies to begin Introducing the Official New Symbol of the NSDAR Juniors! selling at the November Board Management Patience the Peacock has Meeting, and future events. officially replaced the cupcake as the national
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Your D.C. DAR Junior Leadership Team Serving 2012-2014 â?¤ Representing Six D.C. DAR Chapters & 200+ Juniors D.C. State Chair, D.C. DAR Juniors Annie John Lives in Alexandria, VA From Lake Forest, IL Solutions Specialist, IBM Member since 2008 Col John Washington-Katherine Montgomery
Vice Chair, Social/Outreach Carina May Lives in Falls Church, VA From Alexandria, VA Founder & President, C. May & Associates Member since 2011 Judge Lynn
Vice Chair, Communications Ariel Grace Batungbacal Lives in Fort Walton Beach, FL From Marietta, GA Air Force Officer Member since 2012 Margaret Whetten
Vice Chair, Outstanding Junior Rebecca Hough Lives in Fredericksburg, VA From Long Beach, CA Federal Election Commission Member since 2006 Ruth Brewster
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Vice Chair, Social/Outreach Kate Henvey Lives in Glover Park, D.C. From Dallas, TX Public Affairs, World Bank Member since 2011 Manor House
Vice Chair, Website AD Hammershaimb Lives in Philadelphia From Radnor, PA Medical Student at Drexel University College of Medicine Member since 2010 Constitution
Vice Chair, Juniors Shoppe Michelle Lockwood Lives in Alexandria From Germany Development Manager, SIR Foundation Member since 2009 Manor House
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Welcome to DC DAR’s New Juniors!
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We are elated to welcome D.C.’s newest Juniors this fall (October 2013 board). Below are the ladies who have joined us. If you see them, be sure to congratulate them!
Brook
Nordin
Washington
DC
CJW-KM
Megan
Gallaway
Arlington
VA
Descendants of '76
Sonja
Ulvedal
Fairfax
VA
Dolley Madison
Courtney
Smith
Arlington
VA
Judge Lynn
Christine
Dupriest
Washington
DC
Manor House
Kristen
Kestner
Washington
DC
Manor House
Caroline
Kitchens
Washington
DC
Manor House
Rebecca
Kitchens
Philadelphia
PA
Manor House
Sarah
Mathews
Washington
DC
Manor House
Anna
Wiand
Washington
DC
Manor House
Jaimee
Compton
Washington
DC
Manor House
Kelly
Compton
Washington
DC
Manor House
Danielle
Clifford
Marietta
GA
Mary Desha
Megan
Greist
Cumberland
MD
Mary Desha
Sarah
Gompper
Falls Church
VA
Mary Desha
Shalini
Singh
Washington
DC
Ruth Brewster
Sandra
Van Dolson
Falls Church
VA
Capitol
Marta
Hernandez
Washington
DC
Capitol
Evelyn
Buchanan
Gig Harbor
WA
Capitol
Laura
Nalls
Silver Spring
MD
Capitol
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2014 DAR Junior Membership Dolls Buy your tickets for the DAR Junior Dolls! About The Idaho State Society proudly presents Elixabete and Alesander honoring Idaho's Basque heritage. Description Idaho Daughters proudly introduce our 2014 National Dolls, Elixabete and Alesander, of Basque heritage. The Basque people immigrated from France and Spain into many parts of the United States. A strong settlement still resides in Idaho. The simple style wardrobe for our girl and boy 18" American Girl dolls is representative of that worn by Basque farmers and sheepherders. Dancing is an important part of the Basque culture, and our dolls come with Basque dance costumes. Two custom designed wooden beds and bedding, clothes racks, a dog and sheep handmade from Idaho wool, campfire, dishes, Basque dance DVD and book on Basque culture are also included. Stacking storage containers hold each doll's possessions.
Helen Pouch Memorial Fund. This fund, sponsored by the National Junior Membership committee, benefits the DAR-approved schools. What is the National Junior Doll Project? The National Junior Doll Project officially started almost 50 years ago to help benefit the Helen Pouch Memorial Fund. This fund was authorized in 1938 to raise money for our schools. All voices sold each year benefit the Memorial Fund. Fundraising begins right after Continental Congress and culminates when the doll is given away during the following Continental Congress. How does the National Junior Project work?
Each year, the National Doll is sponsored by one state organization. State organizations volunteer for this honor. The doll is usually modeled after someone influential from that state or from the DAR in general. Clothes, accessories, and furniture are made or bought by Daughters in the sponsoring state. Voices are available to the public and DAR See more details of this project at members throughout the entire http://members.dar.org/ year. The drawing for the National committees/junior/doll.htm. All Doll is held during Continental money raised from the sale of Love Congress. voices will be donated to the ❤ This 4
History of the Junior Doll Since the establishment of the National Junior Membership Committee in 1937, dolls have been used for both charitable and fundraising purposes. Even before the National Junior Doll was officially recognized, states such as Ohio, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, District of Columbia, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, and Colorado did various Junior projects that involved dolls. Why Helen Pouch Memorial Fund? The Helen Pouch Memorial Fund was established in April 1938 and named in memory of Helen Pouch, 1901–1919. Helen was the daughter of Mrs. William H. Pouch, the first National Chairman of the Junior Membership Committee, 1937, and President General, NSDAR, 1941–1944. This fund provides medical aid, general financial assistance, and scholarships at our schools. The annual Junior commitment to the DAR Schools totals $43,000. This is achieved through the sales of nationally approved Junior products at the state and national levels, & contributions of chapters for Achievement Award credit.
Tickets are $5 or 5 for $20!! Contact Annie John to purchase yours! msanniejohn@yahoo.com November 2013
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D.C.’s Juniors Highlights A glance at Juniors in the city!
Founders Day Lunch at the Woodrow Wilson Home
Fall Gold Cup with the SAR
Marine Corps Marathon Juniors Cheer Squad Love ❤ This
State Juniors Chair Annie John briefs Junior Activities at Fall Briefing
Juniors End of Summer BBQ
Cocktails for Constitution Day
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Upcoming Events Events highlighted include Junior-hosted events, D.C. State meetings, and New Member workshops. Unless noted, all members and prospectives are welcome to the events listed.
Date Thurs, Nov 14 Sat, Nov 23
Wed, Dec 4
Sat, Dec 7
Sat, Dec 14 Sun, Jan 12
Thurs, Feb 6
Sun, Mar 2
Time
Event
Details
7:30-9:30p DAR-SAR Football Watch Party Clemson vs. Georgia Tech game; The Madhatter...RSVP on Paperless Post 9:30-12p Membership Workshop for NSDAR Library; Tip: Recommend getting there at Prospectives 9:30...you decide how long you stay; Junior Daughters are encouraged to meet prospectives 5:30-9:30p NSDAR Open House & DAR Begin at DAR’s Memorial Continental Hall, and then Christmas Cocktails **Must see join us at Hay Adams for Junior’s Cocktails. **All are event** welcome** The open house lasts from 5:30-8p, but if you’d like to meet up with Juniors, plan to arrive around 6:30p. Then, we will walk over together for cocktails around 7:45p. More information to follow! 11a-1p 43rd Annual Scottish Christmas Join DC Daughters to march in this annual holiday event Parade and reception afterwards in Old Town Alexandria! Bring lots of candy for the children! Friends & pets welcome; Reception to follow. More info under DCDARJuniors FB Events. 9:30-12p Membership Workshop for **Cancelled** (Information current as of 11 Nov 2013) Prospectives Afternoon DAR Juniors Service Event for More information to follow Wounded Warriors Evening
DAR-SAR Sweethearts for Soldiers Fundraiser
Afternoon DAR Juniors Tea
Bring your +1 for our annual Juniors fundraiser! More information to follow Tea and delicious bites at the fabulous Peacock Alley at the Willard Intercontinental
Fri, Mar 7 - Sat, Mar 8
All day
D.C. DAR State Conference
Save the date! Attend, bring a date to the Saturday dinner, page during the day, enjoy!
Thurs, Apr 17
Evening
DAR-SAR Spring on the Occidental Patio
Occidental Bar & Grill; More information to follow
Thurs, May 15
Evening
DAR-SAR Monument Boat Cruise
Georgetown Waterfront; More information to follow
June 23-29
All week
Continental Congress
Participate in the historic DAR Continental Congress at the Junior events, page, and dine!
Events highlighted in red are Juniors-hosted events. For more information on Juniors-hosted events, check out the DCDAR Juniors Facebook page. Additionally, you can email us at DCDAR.Juniors@gmail.com. Typically, we will both post the event on Facebook, as well as send an evite. To page, please email dcdarpagecommittee@gmail.com 6
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A “Must” ❤
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Juniors, Celebrate America! The international DAR challenge has begun! Log your service hours in the community to help DAR reach 1 million hours by December 31, 2013!
Calling all Juniors! We need YOU to help us reach our statewide goal: Help your chapter members log their info, add YOUR hours, and share that youthful energy to get your chapter PUMPED about this effort!! See Page 9 to see how your chapter racks and stacks to help D.C. daughters reach their goal!
If nothing else, KNOW THIS: ✓ Bookmark this page to log your service: http://services.dar.org/members/committees/celebrate/ ✓ Rule of thumb on “what counts”: This effort is about Daughters serving in the community. ✓ Backtracking counts! Log your service dated back to January 1, 2013!
A “Must” ❤
✓ Logging for each other works too! Chapter members can assist each other: You will need their member number in order to log their service in.
Let’s reach our statewide goal of 6,078 hours served through Dec 31st! !
Just a thought for your chapter... For your next chapter meeting: We suggest you set aside extra time for members to log their activity at the end of their meeting. This will help catch your chapter’s service hours up from the last 10 months! Love ❤ This
-T he Good Idea Fairy
Want to know what you’re getting to? How long this logging process will take? Understandable. It’s fairly quick and easy: ☑ Go to http://services.dar.org/members/committees/celebrate/
Then, the entry screen asks the member to: ! !
☑ Check to be sure her chapter and national number appear at the top of the page.
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☑ Enter a description of the service activity.
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☑ Select a date using the drop down calendar.
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☑ Select if the hours are being entered for the member herself or for a
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group of chapter members.
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☑ Enter the number of hours for the activity (or total number of hours
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if the project involves more than one member).
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☑ Select an area or areas which generally describe the activity.
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☑ Write a brief narrative of the activity itself – what was done, for whom, impressions made, etc.
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☑ Email any photos of the activity to DARCelebrateAmerica@gmail.com .
! ☑ Save the entry. For any questions about what counts, how to enter your information, or your chapter is interested in having one of us attend your meeting, please contact D.C. State Chair, Celebrate America! Ariel Batungbacal (DCDARCelebrateAmerica@gmail.com). 8
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Celebrate America!
A “Must” Spread that Junior-spirit for service across your chapters to log those hours ❤
Chapter Name
Goal Hours
* This is not a contest...but is a good tally of how we are contributing to the state & national goal. Let’s do our part!
(1 member/ 3 hrs)
Volunteer Hours Logged
How many hours we still need to reach our goal
Benjamin Harrison
78
0
78
Capitol
0
0
0
Colonel John Washington-Katherine Montgomery
672
0
672
Columbia
108
0
108
Constitution
276
0
276
Descendants of '76
654
0
654
Dolley Madison
150
0
150
Eleanor Wilson
654
195
459
Interested in checking
Emily Nelson
276
63
213
the status?
Judge Lynn
720
76
644
Manor House
276
0
276
Margaret Whetten
354
183
171
Martha Washington
216
0
216
Mary Desha
162
615
0 (453 extra hours!)
Mary Washington
438
0
438
Monticello
186
0
186
Richard Arnold
324
2
322
Ruth Brewster
534
0
534
Total
6,078
986
Still need 5,397 hours logged
NSDAR Total Hours of Service 1,000,000 Hours
250,000
750,000
307,972 307,972 500,000
Current as of November 08, 2013
A real time ticker of electronically tallied hours is now visible on the members' website home page as well as on the e-Membership screen main screen! This ticker displays the total number of hours that ALL members have logged using the Online Tally. This is a great way for us all to track how close we are to achieving our goal of 1,000,000 hours of community service each year! Let’s reach our statewide goal of 6,078 hours served through Dec 31st!
For any questions about what counts, how to enter your information, or your chapter is interested in having one of us attend your meeting, please contact D.C. State Chair, Celebrate America! Ariel Batungbacal (DCDARCelebrateAmerica@gmail.com). November 2013
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Becoming a Daughter Any woman 18 years or older who can prove lineal, bloodline descent from an ancestor who aided in achieving American independence is eligible to join the DAR. She must provide documentation for each statement of birth, marriage and death, and of the Revolutionary War service of her Patriot ancestor. Before you begin your process, it is helpful to understand that an application for membership requires you to both provide proof of ancestral lineage to a Revolutionary Patriot, as well as a chapter you want to become a part of. We want you to stay connected: please join us at any of our chapter meetings or Junior / State events! For more info on the process, contact the DC DAR Membership Chair, Ms. Jane Chick-jane.chick@gmail.com . Step 1: We recommend simultaneous action during Step 1: If you are interested in the DAR, fill out a Member Interest Form on the National DAR website: https://
www.dar.org/natsociety/pmd/ prospective.cfm?
where you are in your research process.
http://www.dcdar.org/ StateChapters.htm.
linkage to the next generation.
Talk to your family to determine leads in family lineage. Leads include both names of relatives, as well as any documentation to help you identify historical facts. Helpful facts include dates, birth/death/wedding locations, and relatives’ names. If your family member is a Daughter, acquire a copy of her application and national member number.
Step 3: Attend the monthly Prospective Member Workshops to assist you with your lineage paperwork. Attend Juniors events: Our Membership Chairman will put you in contact with the Juniors.
Step 4: As you continue to solidify both which chapter you want to become a member, and your lineage paperwork: check in with your prospective chapter’s registrar. She will serve as your conduit to help finish your paperwork.
Once she determines your application has the necessary information, she will have the chapter officers sign off on your application. She will mail off your application, membership dues check to the NSDAR.
Step 2: Identify your Revolutionary Patriot Ancestor. Depending on which state you selected to join, the State Chairman of the Membership Committee will contact you to help you navigate the process. Keep in good contact with her, and be prepared to communicate
Attend various chapter meetings to meet Daughters. Things to consider when choosing a chapter: when chapters meet, meeting location, types of events scheduled, and ultimately, where you feel the most comfortable! Many chapters are quite diverse in DAR and professional experiences. This diversity supports the livelihood of the DAR and its future. A quick reference on chapter meeting schedules, look on the chapter page:
What is a Junior? A Junior Member is a DAR member age 18 through 35 years of age (until her 36th birthday). She holds full membership in the National Society, State Society, and her chapter, and when qualified, she may serve as an officer and chairman at all levels. Many DC Junior members join with their mothers, grandmothers, and aunts. Other Juniors will start the research for her family’s lineage online and at our national headquarters. DC Junior members are college students, career women, and stay-at-home moms. DCDAR chapters understand time and family constraints and are making many efforts to accommodate these young women. The DC State Society supports junior membership by encouraging active participation within all levels of the organization. To learn more about the DAR, below are helpful links: Visit DC State Society Juniors and Pages Stay connected with other Juniors here and Pages in DC by joining the group here. Visit the DC State Society, NSDAR Stay connected the DC State Society here: www.dcdar.org. Visit National Junior Membership DAR Page Contact DC DAR’s Juniors via email: Juniors.DCDAR@gmail.com. Stay up to date with the Juniors at the national level by joining the group here. Visit NSDAR Webpage Public site: www.dar.org Members Only: http://members.dar.org Visit DC DAR’s Juniors Online Newsletter http://issuu.com/dcdarjuniors 10
Step 6: Membership approval includes two phases: the first, verification by genealogists. NSDAR genealogists typically require about 8 weeks for verification. The second phase is final approval by the NSDAR Board. They meet quarterly throughout the year.
Continue attending your prospective chapter’s meetings and Junior events. Step 5: When your paperwork is complete, and you have the associated proofs (census, birth/death/wedding records, etc.), your prospective chapter’s registrar will sit down and fact check your application and proofs. Remember, each generation needs to have proof of
Step 7: You will receive a welcome letter in the mail once the Board has approved your membership.
D.C. State Juniors Leadership Chair Annie John Vice Chairs of Social/Outreach Carina May Kate Henvey Vice Chair of Outstanding Junior Rebecca Hough Vice Chair of Communications Ariel Batungbacal Vice Chair of Junior Sales Michelle Lockwood Vice Chair of Website AD Hammershaimb
Interested in Paging? DC DAR Page Chair Vice Page Chair
Devon Siebert Leigh Maltby
dcdarpagecommittee@gmail.com Public Relations Contact DC DAR’s Juniors via email: Juniors.DCDAR@gmail.com.
Facebook: DC DAR Juniors Facebook page: “DCDAR Juniors” DC DAR https://www.facebook.com/groups/DCDARJuniors State Regent’s Facebook page: “Dazzling Diamond Daughters” https://www.facebook.com/groups/195496670571984
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