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Local Non-Profits Ring in the New Year with Donations from Signal Hill Chapter, NSDAR

The chapter was able to help local charities ring in the new year by donating over $25,500 to various organizations.

Chapter member Jackie Marcus presents a donation check to Brian Coyle, Director of Cultural Affairs for Village of Barrington (left) and Conor Libit, Cultural and Community Center Manager for Village of Barrington at the Barrington White House.
Chapter member Jackie Marcus presents a donation check to Brian Coyle, Director of Cultural Affairs for Village of Barrington (left) and Conor Libit, Cultural and Community Center Manager for Village of Barrington at the Barrington White House. (Courtesy Signal Hill, NSDAR of Barrington, IL)

Barrington, IL-based Signal Hill Chapter, NSDAR, completed another unprecedented year by fulfilling its mission to support local non-profits through monetary donations. Due to its fund-raising efforts throughout 2025, the chapter was able to help local charities ring in the new year by donating over $25,500 to various organizations, specifically in the areas of historic preservation, education, patriotism, conservation, and Native Americans, including:

Encore Music Academy of Crystal Lake, IL; Elgin Community College Foundation; Elgin History Museum; Elgin Parks and Recreation Foundation; College of Lake County Foundation; Lake County Forest Preserve Greenbelt Farm; Barrington Area Library; Wreaths Across America; O’Hare USO; Lake County Honor Flight; BraveHearts; Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum, in addition to several other organizations.

The Signal Hill Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) was chartered over fifty years ago in Barrington, IL in 1972. NSDAR is a volunteer women’s service organization headquartered in Washington, DC.

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DAR members promote historic preservation, education and patriotism via commemorative events, scholarships and educational initiatives, citizenship programs, service to veterans, meaningful community service, and more.

Since the national organization was founded in 1890, over one million women have joined NSDAR. Membership is open to any woman aged eighteen and over who can prove lineal descent from a Patriot of the American Revolution. For more information about the Barrington, IL-based chapter, visit signalhilldar.com.

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