Chapter Activities

The chapter meets for lunch once each month, September through May, on the third Wednesday of each month at noon in Carson City. The one-hour meetings include both chapter business and an educational program. Though the educational programs take a summer hiatus, we still meet for lunch each third Wednesday during the months of June, July, and August. For meeting location, please contact the Chapter Regent.

The fifth annual holiday wreath laying ceremony is scheduled for Monday morning, December 5, 2011 on the front steps of the Nevada Capitol in Carson City.

As a 'young' chapter, organized in 2004, chapter members are already making strides to promote DAR programs and ideals in our community.

The chapter held its fourth annual holiday wreath laying ceremony honoring veterans and active duty military on December 6, 2010. In our fourth year we finally caught a break in the weather and had a sunny, beautiful winter morning ceremony to kick off the holiday season in Carson City.

Chapter members actively promote DAR youth contests in our community. In 2011 our chapter sponsored the state winner in the American History Essay Contest in the 7th grade. Our chapter also sponsored the 2005 state winners of the American History Essay Contest in the 6th and 8th grades, the 2008 state winner at the 8th grade level, and the 2010 winners at the 6th and 7th grade level. Our 2010 7th grade winner also won the Southwest Division contest.

Through a partnership with St. Teresa School, we have 9 active Junior American Citizen (JAC) Clubs who regularly produce state and Southwest Division winners and national finalists in JAC competitions including both community service projects and art contests. In 2010 our 6th grade photo essay winner won first place in the national competition.

Our chapter is also a proud sponsor of the Fort Churchill Society, Children of the American Revolution.

Battle Born Chapter strongly supports Americanism and Constitution Week activities, and participates in several community events throughout the year in related activities. In September 2010 the Chapter sponsored a month-long display in the Carson City Mall "kid's corner" relating to Constitution Week and Americanism. Efforts to get the DAR message out into the community have resulted in several publicity awards, including winning the Nevada State Society Travelling Publicity Trophy in 2008 and 2009, as well as the Southwest DIvision Award for Outstanding PR in 2008.

Members are very involved in literacy efforts in Carson City. Our many volunteer literacy hours resulting in a First Place win in the Literacy Challenge contest at the Nevada State Society DAR state conference in March, 2006.

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