The Gila Butte Chapter hosted the State Regent’s visit at a recent meeting. Pictured are Gila Butte Regent Jean Milberger, Arizona State Regent Sarah Ziker, and Gila Butte Vice Regent Becky Donatelli.(Photo by R. Narancic)
The Gila Butte Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution recently contributed to the Crossnore Children’s Home’s emergency disaster relief fund. The school is located in Western North Carolina and suffered flood damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Crossnore is one of five schools the DAR has sponsored since the 1930s.
Aside from being a school, the Crossnore Children’s Home also offers family preservation assistance to keep children out of the foster care system, provides trauma and abuse recovery therapy, facilitates adoptions, and makes available youth independent living assistance to those aging out of foster care. The facility also trains and licenses foster parents and has residential foster care on campus with professional cottage parents.
The other four schools that DAR partners with are located in Alabama, Kentucky, and Massachusetts. All are owned and operated by a nonprofit within their state. Each of these schools works with impoverished rural students or children with learning disabilities.
Anyone interested in joining DAR should contact Ruth at [email protected]. The chapter can provide assistance with lineage research to prospective members if needed.
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution is a nonprofit, charitable organization, founded in 1890 and incorporated by an act of the United States Congress in 1896. Membership in the society is open to any woman 18 years or older, regardless of race, religion, or ethnic background, who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution. The DAR functions as a volunteer service organization and is dedicated to patriotism, education, and historic preservation. While DAR supports a strong national defense, it is not a political organization, nor does it lobby. Its membership includes women from Republican, Democratic, and Independent political parties; women from all races and ethnic backgrounds; and women from ages 18 to 100+. The society does not subscribe to any particular religion, nor does it discriminate against any members who are of various religious beliefs.