DAR chapter hands out community service award

By: Tammy Ross

The Cordelia Steen Chapter awarded the Knotty Ladies at Touchmark at Coffee Creek the DAR Community Service Award for their outstanding efforts in community service. Judith Harris, a member of the Knotty Ladies, received the award on behalf of the organization during the Cordelia Steen Chapter’s January 15th meeting. The DAR Community Service Award recognizes an individual or organization’s contribution to their community in an outstanding manner through voluntary heroic, civic, or benevolent service. The

Award was presented to Mrs. Harris by the Chapter’s Community Service Award Chair and Vice Regent Mary Poulain, also attending the presentation was OSDAR Community Service Award Chair Gayle Demeyer.

The Knotty Ladies at Touchmark was established in 2013 and consists of Touchmark women residents who have made over 900 blankets for students at Positive Tomorrows School in Oklahoma City. Positive Tomorrows is the only school in Oklahoma for elementary students experiencing homelessness.