| DAR Good
Citizens
The purpose of this program is to encourage and reward senior
high school students who have shown the qualities of good
citizenship. We recognize a student who has been selected by
their high school. The student who receives this award receives
a DAR Good Citizen pin, certificate, and wallet recognition card
and a U.S. Savings Bond. This student then becomes eligible to
enter the DAR Good Citizen Scholarship Contest.
DAR Good Citizenship Award
The award is presented to selected students in grades 5
through 11 who fulfill the qualities of honor, service, courage,
leadership and patriotism. The recipient receives a Good
Citizenship Medal and a Certificate.
American History Essay Contest
This contest is open to all grades 5, 6, 7, and 8. The
purpose is to promote American History. Each year there is a new
topic for the essay. Please contact us for more details. One
winner is selected from each grade, and he/she will continue on
to compete at district level.
ROTC Medals
Los Gatos Chapter proudly presents this award yearly to a
Santa Clara University ROTC student. We present our award during
the annual awards ceremony, which is truly inspirational, and we
are very happy to have the opportunity to participate.
The following information outlines the criteria to selection
of the recipient of the DAR ROTC Medal:
“ROTC medals and campaign bars are awarded to student
cadets of outstanding ability and achievement in secondary
school, junior college, college, or university ROTC programs
of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and the Naval Sea
Cadet Units. ROTC medals have been awarded by the DAR since
1967 because the ROTC is such an important source of trained
officers for our armed forces.
”Selection of the students to receive the DAR ROTC
awards is made by professors of military science and the
principal or head of the schools, junior colleges, colleges,
or universities. A student must have demonstrated qualities of
dependability and good character, adherence to military
discipline, leadership ability and a fundamental and patriotic
understanding of the importance of ROTC training.”
NSDAR Schools
The program started “as early as 1903, when the
NSDAR established a Patriotic Education Committee.” This has
evolved over the years to the DAR School Committee. “Most of
these schools began with a small group of children in
disadvantaged areas where public education was not accessible.
As the improvement of roads and public education facilities
occurred in these areas, the needs of the communities changed.
They have grown into fully operational campuses, meeting the
changing needs of their communities. Today the DAR Schools
encompass a variety of special needs programs including
attention deficit disorder, dyslexia, adult literacy, and
children in family crisis. We also serve thousands of other
eager students from pre-school through college who need a place
to learn to fulfill their potential.”
Our Los Gatos Chapter collects Campbell’s Soup labels, Box
Tops for Education, and empty toner cartridges to contribute to
DAR schools. We will be exploring additional ideas in the
future.
DAR Service for Our Armed Forces
Los Gatos Chapter is active in gathering items to be sent to
Landstuhl, Germany. Items include t-shirts, tube socks, candy,
and Christmas Cards. The wounded men and women are brought here
straight from the battlefield and are in need of many items.
DAR Service for Veteran Patients
Los Gatos Chapter is a strong supporter of the VA Medical
Center in Palo Alto. Some of the things we do to help is provide
handmade lap robes, party favors for the Christmas trays,
Christmas Cards, calendars and paperback books. We have a
dedicated chairman who continues to look for new ways in which
we can lend a hand to our veteran patients.
The Flag of the United States of
America
The flag is a symbol of our country, and we feel great pride
when we are able to promote the flag and to see it used
correctly. Our chapter provides flags to schools, libraries, and
various other places. We continue to look for new venues to
distribute the flag.
Historic Preservation
Los Gatos Chapter is actively working to place an historical
marker on the brick wall on College Avenue and Main Street. Our
goal is to have this project completed in the Fall of 2009.
Local history groups are encouraged to contact us, so we can
explore possibilities for future markers.
Scholarships
Those needing information on scholarships that the DAR offers
should visit the DAR website at
www.dar.org.
All applicants will need to have a letter of sponsorship from a
local chapter. Please feel free to contact us at
losgatosdar@hotmail.com.
*Some information on these pages is quoted from the DAR
National and State websites. |
