What We Do
The Waightstill Avery Chapter, NSDAR, is a thriving women’s service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America’s future through better education for children. Daughters are actively engaged in service activities within our community as well as at state and national levels.
Promoting Patriotism
- Support of the local Veterans Transition Center
- Support Wreaths Across America and participate in wreath-laying ceremony
- Observe Veterans Day and participate in the Veterans Day Parade
- Participate in naturalization and U.S. flag retirement ceremonies
- Provide comfort items and support to veterans at the Charles George Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center
Collecting comfort items for veterans at the Charles George VA Medical Center
Wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate fallen soldiers
Participate in Wreaths Across America to honor veterans
Historic Preservation
- Mark graves of local American Revolutionary War Patriots
- Support the National Society for the Preservation of NSDAR buildings
- Participate in local historic programs, tours, and events
Plaque to commemorate a tree planted in honor of George Washington
Chapter members led the effort to find and rededicate the 75-year-old Jubilee Memorial Forest and place signage on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Devil’s Courthouse
Commemorative plaque for American Revolutionary War Patriot Waightstill Avery
Education
- Present Constitution Week programs in elementary schools with members dressed in colonial costumes
- Participate in Bells Across America on September 17 to honor the signing of the U. S. Constitution
- Sponsor American History Essay Contests for students in grades five to twelve
- Sponsor Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) Awards to cadets in high schools
- Sponsor DAR Good Citizens Essays for high school seniors
- Support Crossnore Communities for Children
Create skits and read books to school children about the American Revolutionary War period
Create Easter baskets for Crossnore Communities for Children
Commemorate Constitution Week, September 17-23
Our chapter sponsors and celebrates students who participate in the American History Essay Contest.