ACTIVITIES

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Promoting Historic Preservation, Education, and Patriotism

The Yavapai Chapter, NSDAR, strives to fulfill the objectives of DAR in the areas of historic preservation, education, and patriotism. Each year, we choose service projects our chapter members can perform together or separately. We also attend patriotic events and encourage our members to perform community service. 

With over 20 service-oriented opportunities in the DAR, our members can find many activities to choose from that further DAR objectives. If you are interested in joining us, learn more about DAR membership using the links above or contact us for information on our meeting dates and location.

Citizens Cemetery Cleanup
Civil War Veteran Headstone

Historic Preservation

  • Help maintain Prescott Citizens Cemetery grounds
  • Sponsor the upkeep of the graves of a Civil War soldier and his son at Citizens Cemetery
  • Participate in Frontier Days Parade
  • Dedicate and place a DAR marker on a Patriot gravesite
  • Help preserve genealogical records, artifacts, historical documents, and markers

 

Frontier Days Parade

Education

  • Celebrate Constitution Week, September 17-23
  • Sponsor annual American History Essay Contests for fifth through eighth grades
  • Support the Hopi Indian Educational Endowment Fund
  • Support the scholarship fund for a female Indian student
  • Participate in Native American Heritage Month
  • Support Prescott Valley Head Start and the Prescott Valley Library Literacy Program
  • Sponsor outstanding Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) cadets from local high school and university


Click to participate in Wreaths Across America
Prescott Valley City Council - Constitution Week Proclamation

Patriotism

  • Participate in the Homeless Veteran Stand Down Program
  • Sponsor World War II, Korean, and Vietnam veterans for Honor Flight Arizona
  • Support service members overseas
  • Participate in local Memorial Day services
  • Participate in local Independence and Veterans Day Parades
  • Attend funerals of local veterans to honor their service
  • Vietnam 50th Anniversary Commemorative Partner
  • Participate in “Wreaths Across America” ceremonies
  • Commemorate the Unknown Soldier monument located at the Prescott National Cemetery
  • Support the Yavapai County Food Bank
  • Support Stepping Stones Women’s Shelter and the Yavapai Family Advocacy Center 
  • Volunteer at Northern Arizona Veterans Affairs Medical Center
  • Support the World War II Memorial for the State of Arizona
  • Support female veterans in the Navajo and Hopi Nations
  • Participate in the Department of Veterans Affairs Voluntary Service, Commander’s Council, and Memorial Ladies

 

Yavapai County Board of Supervisors - Constitution Week Proclamation

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