Local DAR Chapter Celebrates Day of Service

The local Jose Maria Amador Chapter (the Chapter) of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) helped celebrate their National organization’s Day of Service by volunteering locally. The National DAR Day of Service is in honor of the DAR’s 129th anniversary! DAR was founded on October 11, 1890, on the ideals of service and members have been dedicated to giving back to their communities through volunteer initiatives ever since. Early in the day on Thursday, October 10, ladies from the Chapter served lunch at the local Senior Center. Working with the non-profit Open Heart Kitchen the ladies worked as waitresses, dishwashers, busgirls and food line servers. The ladies enjoyed chatting with the seniors and hope they helped brighten their day. Later in the day, another group of ladies got together and did patriotic rock painting. These patriotically painted rocks will be put in the garden of the Livermore VA Hospital. We are so thankful to our founders whose amazing vision we are still fulfilling today and to all DAR members throughout the years who have sustained our organization and continue our mission today.

In keeping with the Day of Service the Chapter bestowed the National DAR Community Service Award to Kirstin Litz of Pleasanton, CA at their October 12 Chapter meeting. Kirstin is the Board Chair of the HERS Breast Cancer Foundation and has also volunteered with the local Dress A Girl around the World, Chemo Care Ministry, Valley Humane Society, Sandra J Wing Healing Therapies, Relay for Life and several other local philanthropic organizations. Kirstin spoke to the Chapter about her upbringing and how volunteerism has been an important part of her life since a young age. She also spoke to the group about Breast and Ovarian cancer and gave out information regarding prevention and ways to educate ourselves.

The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1890 to promote historic preservation, education and patriotism. Its members are descended from the patriots who won American independence during the Revolutionary War. With more than 177,000 members in approximately 3,000 chapters worldwide, DAR is one of the world's largest and most active service organizations. DAR members are committed to volunteer service having served more than 12.5 million hours in communities throughout the world during the past three years. For additional information about DAR and its programs, contact Debbie Janes at JMADAR.regent@gmail.com.