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Chapter Activities and Accomplishments
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Annual September Constitution Week Proclamation from Mayor
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Annual September Constitution Week Public Display
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Annual participation in Veterans Day Parade
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Annual participation in Memorial Day Wreath Ceremony
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Annual participation in Flag Retirement Ceremony
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Annual support of Florence Food Share
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Annual distribution of signed Christmas cards to residents in assisted living facilities in Florence
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Collection & ship Love Boxes For Our Troops to active duty military
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Collect & ship items for DAR Project Patriot
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Collect & donate items to Roseburg VA Hospital in DAR Service to Veterans
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Collect labels & Box Tops in support of DAR Schools
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Contribute to Chemawa Indian School in Salem, Oregon
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Donate books to NSDAR Library in Washington, D.C.
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Presented Community Service Award to Louis & Pearl Campbell
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Presented Community Service Award to Taylor Graham for organizing “Read for the Need” and Support our local Food Share program
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Sponsored American History essay contest for local students
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Sponsored $10,000 NSDAR Grant for “Remembrance Garden” at Oregon Coast Military Heritage Museum
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Sponsored a brick for “Freedom & Remembrance Wall” for Oregon Coast Military Heritage Museum
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Developed a name index for the brick panels at Florence Veteran’s Memorial Park
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Recognized Lonnie Iholts for Patriotism
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Supported a wounded veteran from Oregon
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Established DAR Scholarship fund to award an annual $500 scholarship to a local high school student
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Nominated Marsha Klosterman, winner of OSSDAR 2011 Outstanding American History Teacher for the State of Oregon
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Member Analee Tohill winner of Literacy Promotion Award 2010 and 2012
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Honorary Regent Shirley O’Neil named Outstanding Volunteer Genealogist & awarded Jean Wycoff Membership Memorial Award 2011
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Received DAR Service for Veterans Award 2011
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Three members winners of eight American Heritage contest awards 2011
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Awarded Silver Level for Spread the American Spirit contest 2010-2011
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Received highest award for Chapter Achievement 2008-2016
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Conduct annual Lineage Workshops
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2012- Held first Introduction to DAR workshop
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Annual Christmas potluck
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Chapter birthday celebration in April
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Field trips to Oregon DAR museums
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Participation in local craft shows and bazaars
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Programs feature speakers such as: NSDAR Librarian General Joan Hunter; Oregon Coast Military Heritage Museum Board Members Tim Sapp, Greg Freeze, and Cal Applebee; Authors Judy Fleagle, Ellen Traylor, Jerry Rust, and Brenda Duffy; Research Librarian Kevin Mittge; Cultural Director for the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians Jesse Beers; Retired History Teacher, Ray Brown, who walked across America; Patricia Immel L.Ac.; Jim Perry (A child’s memory of Pearl Harbor); Betty Johnson (North Fork Settler Tales); Systems Senior Chief Wendy Farley-Campbell (A Kandahar Experience); Beverly Przybylski NSDAR National Parliamentarian, Ellen Hopkins Oregon State Regent; Cindy Parnell Oregon State Regent; Chris Meineke, Special Advisor to Chemawa Indian School; Chuck Trent, Executive Director Boys & Girls Club of Western Lane County
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Since June 2013, presented five scholarships to a deserving high school senior
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Chapter sponsored a Christmas tree for the Oregon Coast Military Heritage Museum: December 2013, 2014, & 2015, & 2017.
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Chapter sponsord a Flag through Kiwanis International that is displayed at least ten times per year on holidays
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Presented a Community Service Award to Kaylee Graham for her “Power of Florence” Day organization
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Chapter supports the Food Backpack for Kids program in Florence
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Chapter presented three volume Women in the American Revolution book sets to Siuslaw Library
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Chapter presented their DAR: Delicious Ancestral Recipes cookbook to Siuslaw Library
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Chapter presented Guinness Certificate of Recognition to Siuslaw Elementary School for letters written to active duty military
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Awarded $500 Scholarship to Andrea Sanchez
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Presented Community Service Award to Woody Woodbury
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Presented Community Service Award to Emma Meier
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Awarded $500 Scholarship to Danielle Goldblatt
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Awarded $500 Scholarship to Lacey Robinson
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Awarded $250 Scholarship to Ricky Loza-Sanchez
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Awarded $500 Scholarship to Makenna Hammerberg and Heather Wierichs
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Presented OSSDAR award for Volunteer Veteran of the Year to Tim Sapp
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Dedicated Never Forget Garden at Veterans Memorial Park