The Hopewell Chapter, NSDAR, promotes patriotism, historic preservation, and education through community service. From serving dinner to the homeless, working with animal rescues, serving as precinct election officials, serving on city and township committees as volunteers, working with food pantries, serving as safety committee members at local churches and volunteering at local schools and community theaters, our members are always busy serving our communities. If you are interested in more information, please contact us.
Education
DAR members are passionate about education. We support local schools and literacy programs for adults and children.
Recent activities include
- Presenting programs to local elementary schools
- Presenting information about local history at chapter meetings and encouraging participation from the public
- Holding workshops to help families trace their American Patriots
- Promoting interest and providing support for local historic homes and sites.
Promoting Patriotism
DAR members have encouraged patriotic activities and love of our country for more than a century. We support America’s service personnel in current conflicts abroad through care packages and other needed items. We send cards to active-duty military members and thank-you cards to our veterans.
Recent activities include
- Commemorating Constitution Week, September 17-23.
- Sponsoring Wreaths Across America for Brookside Cemetery in West Chester, Ohio.
Preserving Our Nation’s History
DAR members support a variety of projects to help preserve our cultural heritage. A major ongoing project is to protect genealogical records, artifacts, and historic documents.
We are locating, restoring, and marking American Revolutionary War Patriot gravesites and headstones, organizing and contributing to significant restorations, commemorations, and memorials.
Recent activities include
- Supporting the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead through many activities such as serving as docents
- Restoring and marking American Revolutionary War Patriot graves
- Held public lecture on Francis Gary Powers, the pilot shot down over the Soviet Union in 1960 while flying a secret spying mission.
