Hello, I am Mary Sockwell, Regent of the Elizabeth Denton English Chapter in Mineola, Texas. Welcome to our website. Founded in 1890, the DAR continues to be the most influential and recognized women's organization in our country. As a member, you will join thousands of other women who truly make a difference in their communities. There is tremendous pride and personal satisfaction in knowing you are providing a much-needed service to your community while you honor our country's veterans, extraordinary students, and while also promoting patriotism and recognizing historical sites. The list of worthwhile activities is endless! I hope the information you find here will encourage you to join the DAR.
I am looking forward to an interesting and
exciting two-year term. I have a wonderful group of
ladies working with me to fulfill the goals and programs
of the DAR. All the chapter officers share my enthusiasm
for the DAR and each of us strives to complete our
agenda while providing service to our communities.
There are so many areas where we, as DAR members, can focus
our attention. Let me first explain some of our activities and programs. Our
chapter provides a yearly scholarship to an outstanding student in the Mineola
school district. We also provide a Good Citizens Award to outstanding students
in Wood County. Past winners of our scholarships have shown exemplary
scholastic, community, and leadership achievements. We are very proud of all the
past scholarship winners.
Along with providing scholarships, we will
continue our program of presenting dictionaries to elementary students in Wood
County. This has been such a successful and well-received program, we are
looking forward to another program in the fall. It is exciting to see the
enthusiasm of these young students as they receive their own dictionary.
Our chapter Constitution Week activities won first place in the state
last year. Recognizing our country's Constitution is a very important program
for all DAR members. Not only did we display the Governor's Proclamation, but we
also displayed the Proclamation signed by a Wood County Judge at the Mineola
City Offices. We ran radio spots, decorated the local library, and had
several newspaper articles printed.
We continue to honor America's veterans. Our
chapter has begun placing flags at the graves of veterans in Wood County.
In May, we placed more than 50 flags on graves at one cemetery. Our plans are to
make sure all veteran's graves are recognized. We collect items for veterans in
the local nursing homes as well as Landstuhl Hospital in Germany. Our members
believe in showing our appreciation to veterans by making sure they are not
forgotten.
Our chapter participates in numerous national activities such
as collecting pull tabs for the Ronald McDonald House, collecting stamps for the
wounded soldiers' rehabilitation program, collecting prescription bottles for
recycling, donating pennies for the American Indians youth program, and many
other nationally recognized activities.
We have a flag retirement
ceremony planned and we are already collecting worn flags. We hope to make
this a regular community ceremony.
The DAR is an entirely volunteer
organization. Many of our members attend every meeting while others attend only
those they can fit into their busy schedules. The wonderful aspect of DAR is
that you can do what you feel comfortable in doing and spend as much or as
little time as you can on committees or projects. Today's DAR is designed to
accommodate all available time for members. We welcome you and appreciate your
support. We hope you find enough information to start your membership process
today. Just follow the link to contact our Registrar to ask about membership. We
hope to hear from you soon.
In DAR
Friendship,
Mary Sockwell, Regent
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