Project Patriot is a committee of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) that supports active-duty military personnel and their families, both at home and abroad. The Gila Butte Chapter’s Project Patriot Committee recently undertook a two-fold initiative. The first is a joint venture with Jewish War Veterans in which chapter members were asked to…
Thank you to all in the Sun Lakes community who supported Gila Butte DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) at our Treasure Hunt Sales on Nov. 11 and 18. We made over $2,000. This money is used for educational awards, help for veterans, and other charitable projects. We have raised over $1,844 for Wreaths Across…
The Gila Butte Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) will have their Christmas party on Saturday, Dec. 9, at Palo Verde. The program for the meeting will be “A Colonial Christmas,” presented by Peggy Boyd of the DAR’s Saguaro Chapter. Meetings are open to the public, so if you would like to…
Melinda Eshpeter Statewide members of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) met in Springerville, Ariz., on Sept. 30 to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the unveiling of the Madonna of the Trail statue. From 1928 to 1929, the DAR commissioned 12 Madonna statues to be erected along the National Old Trails Road from Maryland…
A Veterans Day celebration will be held at the flagpole pavilion in the east parking lot in Sun Lakes Country Club at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11. Following the commemoration, a complimentary lunch will be provided by Sun Lakes HOA1. Everyone is invited. Please plan to attend this opportunity to honor our veterans. Also on…
The Gila Butte Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is honored to welcome State Regent Sallie Beraud Lovorn as guest speaker at the Oct. 18 meeting in Cottonwood. Her topic will be “The Battle of Ambos Nogales, the only land battle of World War I to touch American soil.” Call Jean Culver…
Jean Milberger The Gila Butte Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a non-profit service organization that welcomes all women whose lineage traces back to the American Revolutionary War. A few of our main interests are servicing and honoring our veterans and education about the culture and history of Native Americans. In…
Denise Lott This year’s Memorial Day service for Sun Lakes was again held at the Pavilion of the Sun Lakes Country Club. There was a good-sized crowd gathered to remember our fallen military members. The program was coordinated by East Valley Marines Detachment 1296 and the Sun Lakes Country Club staff. The morning ceremony began…
Toni Bolling Lutter December 2016 saw Gila Butte Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) participating with DAR chapters around the state, the nation and the world in honoring deceased veterans in the annual wreath-laying known as “Wreaths Across America.” DAR chapter members in the Phoenix area joined with other interested organizations at National Memorial Cemetery…