Toni Bolling Lutter Gila Butte Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), sent delegates to Arizona DAR’s State Conference in Tucson and to Continental Congress, the annual national conference held in Washington, D.C. Gila Butte Chapter sent the largest contingent of any chapter in the state to the Tucson meeting. The State Conference is Arizona…
Toni Bolling Lutter Gila Butte Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) held an all-committee meeting to hear the latest news from national and state societies and to jump-start committee work for the upcoming year. Leading the meeting was Regent Lesley Baran, who presented budgets and distributed information from state committee chairs. DAR does its principal…
Carole Jones In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, the Gila Butte Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is pleased to announce our guest speaker William Reeder, Jr., Ph.D., of Seabrook, Washington. Bill Reeder is a retired Army Colonel and highly-decorated combat veteran of the Vietnam War who served two…
Toni Bolling Lutter Gila Butte Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), has announced that four local high schools will be offered $1,000 scholarships in 2017. Scholarship Chair Carolyn Hawkins identified the high schools as Basha, Hamilton, Perry and Mountain Pointe. For six years, Gila Butte Chapter has offered a $1,000 scholarship to a Basha…
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…
Toni Bolling Lutter Gila Butte Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) held an all-committee meeting to hear the latest news from national and state Societies and to jump-start committee work for the upcoming year. Leading the meeting was Regent Lesley Baran who presented budgets and distributed information from State Committee Chairs. DAR does its principal…
Toni Bolling Lutter At the first meeting of the season, Gila Butte Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) distributed and displayed State awards received in Scottsdale and National awards received in Washington, D.C. The chapter received a Level One Chapter Achievement Award from the National Society; since its organization in 2002, the chapter has always…
Toni Bolling Lutter On September 19, Gila Butte Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and Arizona Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) teamed up at Renaissance Retirement Community to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution with two bell ringings. The first program was held in Independent Living, and a second followed at the new…
Gila Butte Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) began its 2016-17 season with new national, state and chapter administrations. In June, Gila Butte sent delegates to Washington, D.C., to celebrate DAR’s 125th anniversary and to welcome the Dillon Administration whose slogan is “Moving Forward in Service to America.” In August, Arizona DAR held its summer…
Toni Bolling Lutter This year, seven local Chandler Unified School District senior women will proceed to Arizona schools of higher learning with the help of DAR scholarships. Each year, Gila Butte Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) offers a $1,000 scholarship to a deserving Basha High School senior woman. This year, six additional women won…