Community Involvement

The members of the Lucretia Shaw Chapter, NSDAR, are proud to support our community in many ways to:

• Locate, dedicate, and decorate the graves of Revolutionary War veterans in local cemeteries.
• Reward excellence in American history to students in local schools.
• Recognize and reward good citizenship and community service.
• Remember the veterans in the Rocky Hill Veterans Hospital, wounded American soldiers serving abroad, and homeless veterans by contributing personal care/comfort items.
• Contribute food to local food banks and community meal centers.
• Distribute the U.S. Flag Code, promoting respect and proper etiquette for our American flag, within our community.
• Assist prospective DAR members, as well as members of the community, with lineage and genealogical research.
• Participate in historic events held at Connecticut DAR and Connecticut Society Sons of the American Revolution owned properties.
• Contribute educational materials to local libraries and cultural centers.
• Promote conservation within our organization as well as in the community.
• Participate, with other patriotic and hereditary societies, in the promotion of historic preservation, patriotism, and education.