Service to America 1 Service to America Is

Service to America 1

Service to America • Is this a recordable activity? • What are you doing during the pandemic? • National Day of Service • National Service to America contest • Salute to Service • Record, Record 2

Service to America Is this a recordable activity? 3

Is this a recordable activity? • Attending a Chapter meeting? • No, if only attending • Travel time does not count • Preparing and presenting the Treasurer’s Report at a Chapter meeting? • Yes 4

Is this a recordable activity? • Attending Fall Forum meetings? • No, if only attending • Yes, if presenting • Travel time does not count • Preparing and presenting a Fall Forum report at a Chapter meeting? • Yes 5

Is this recordable activity? • Chapter group prepared kits at a meeting for armed forces personnel. • Method A—Each participating member records her hours. • Method B—A designated member records total hours of the group including the preparation, participation and follow up. • Method A & B—Travel time is NOT recorded. 6

Service to America What are you doing during the pandemic? 7

What are you doing the during the pandemic? 8 Self-isolation doesn’t mean not helping others---volunteering.

What are you doing during the pandemic? • Arrange or attend a Zoom meeting for other groups? • VFW • Garden Club • Church • Get medicine for another • Mow for another 9

What are you doing during the pandemic? • Assist with a drive-by Memorial Day, July 4 th or Labor Day service • Assist with a drive-by graduation or birthday party • Clean at a cemetery • Grocery shop for another • Share your toilet paper stockpile • Plant a pollinator garden • Share your garden vegetables with others 10

What are you doing during the pandemic? • Assist with distance learning…. I bet many of you learned more about new math • Write cards to congregate living residents • DAR activities…… • Museum activities – within social distancing guidelines • Cleaning, security, updating exhibits • Count birds, butterflies or turtles 11

Service to America National Day of Service 12

National Day of Service • Activity reflects the service mission of DAR • Include service in annual calendar to recognize our founding • Adopt an annual recurring project • Opportunity to coordinate with others • Veterans, School, Family Support • Include in multiple Master Report sections • Chapter or Individual 13

Service to America National Service to America Contest 14

National Service to America Contest • Three members minimum participation • Chapter Regent submits • See national committee website for contest rules, submission requirements and deadlines • Please review requirements before your October event 15

Service to America Salute to Service 16

Salute to Service • Outreach campaign to recognize veterans and active duty military • Monitor national committee website for additional details as they become available 17

Service to America Record, Record !!! 18

Record, Record!!! • RECORD !!! 19