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Area High School Students receive DAR Good Citizen Awards
Durham Resident Lillian White Also Honored
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Pictured left to right: Lindsey Fritz, Mercy High School; Mark Lavrentyev, Xavier High School; Bridget Reddington, Portland High School; Emily Rose Wilson, Middletown High School; Nicole Marie Zalewski, Vinal Technical High School; Hannah Perry, Cromwell High School; Daniel Joseph Turecek, Coginchaug Regional High School; Brenda Prunty, Wadsworth Chapter DAR Good Citizens Chairperson; seated: Lillian Newton White.
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The Wadsworth Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) presented Good Citizens awards to seniors from seven Middletown area high schools on April 3 in the City of Middletown Council Chambers. Middletown Mayor, the Honorable Daniel Drew, addressed the Good Citizens and their families. Wadsworth Chapter member and Durham resident, Lillian Newton (Mrs. Robert) White, also was honored during the ceremony.
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Mrs. White was the first Wadsworth Chapter Good Citizen. She received her Good Citizen award in 1935 as she graduated from what was then called Durham High School. She went on to eventually work as a secretary for the Middletown Press. She loved the job and has many fond memories of her time there. She is now 100 years old.
The Good Citizens awards recognize and reward high-school seniors who exemplify the qualities of a good citizen: dependability, service, leadership and patriotism.
The DAR, founded in 1890 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a non-profit, non-political volunteer women's service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America's future through better education for children.
Nationally, DAR members have volunteered more than 450,000 hours so far this year. The organization awards thousands of dollars in scholarships and financial aid each year to students and supports schools for under-served children with annual donations exceeding one million dollars.
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