DAR Members Nationwide Respond to COVID-19 Health Crisis by Giving Back to their Local Communities

WASHINGTON, DC – Members of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) from across the country are responding to the Coronavirus pandemic by initiating a grassroots effort to create handmade facemasks to donate to essential workers and others in need. Since the project took off less than a month ago, members have already reported donating more than 100,000 masks throughout their local communities.

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"I am so proud of what our DAR members are accomplishing as part of a proud tradition of service that dates to our 1890 founding,” said Denise Doring VanBuren, DAR President General. “In difficult times like these, I like to remember that it is not the emergency that defines us, but how we respond to it. While our members are doing their part to slow the spread of the virus by staying at home, they wanted to do more to give back to those working hard to keep their communities healthy and safe.”

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Nationwide, more than 700 DAR chapters from all 50 states have been participating in the organization’s Service to America From Home initiative with more than 100,000 masks already being donated and tens of thousands more produced every day to be distributed in local communities.

To learn more about DAR visit www.dar.org.

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The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1890 to preserve the memory and spirit of those who contributed to securing American independence. For more than 125 years, the DAR has strived to bring awareness to the honorable sacrifices and enduring legacy of all patriots who fought for America’s freedom. Through the DAR Genealogical Research System (www.dar.org/GRS), the public can access a free database of information amassed by the DAR about these patriots. DAR is a nonprofit, nonpolitical women’s service organization with more than 185,000 members in approximately 3,000 chapters worldwide. 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 is eligible for membership. DAR members passionately carry out the timeless mission of promoting historic preservation, education and patriotism. To learn more about the work of today’s DAR, visit www.dar.org.