Local Teacher Receives DAR Classroom Grant

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA: Mrs. Teresa Howard of Barton Pond Elementary School , part of Wake County Public School System, was selected as a winner of the DAR Fall 2023 Helen Pouch Memorial Fund Classroom Grant. Nominated by Micajah Bullock Chapter, NSDAR of Raleigh, NC, Mrs. Howard will utilize the $500 grant to help fund enrichment and intervention activities for all first grade students.

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.

If you are interested in learning more about the Helen Pouch Memorial Classroom Grant or DAR membership, visit www.micajahbullockdar.org or contact mbchapter1776@gmail.com.