The Botetourt County Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) celebrated Veterans Day with a meeting at 11 a.m. on November 11 at The Glebe. After their meeting, they greeted veterans who live there.
Members wrote thank you for your service cards to the veterans who are residents and set up a table with veterans’ buttons and patriotic candies which they gave out to those who stopped by. Some of the veterans shared their stories of their time in the service with the ladies at the table.
The Glebe had also set up tables for these veterans to display their mementos from their time in the service.
DAR members and chapters support the men and women who have served in the armed forces, both abroad and at home.
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a women’s service organization whose members can trace their lineage to an individual who contributed to securing American independence during the Revolutionary War. Today’s DAR is dynamic and diverse, with over 185,000 members in 3,000 chapters in the United States and abroad. DAR members annually provide millions of hours of volunteer service to their local communities across the country and world. DAR chapters participate in projects to promote historic preservation, education, and patriotism. Over one million members have joined the organization since its founding in 1890.
~ Botetourt County DAR
