We meet the second
Saturday of the month September through
June. Coffee is ready at 9:30 a.m. and our
meeting convenes at 10:00 a.m. If you would
like to attend one of our meetings, please
contact our chapter regent.
Most chapter meetings
combine patriotic exercises with
organizational business and educational
programs. Many of our members are skilled
presenters. We won a State DAR award for our
program series, "Who Do You Think You Are?"
in which members shared stories from their
genealogical research. Nothing as
fascinating as someone sharing what they
love!
We also invite special
interest speakers to share their expertise.
We make time for celebrations of all kinds,
from Abigail Adams' birthday to a member's
50th anniversary in DAR. We share
information, work on our special projects,
and just have fun. And we try to do a "road
trip" every year.
September
10, 2022
Program:
De-mystifying
Continental Congress
Cindi
Carter & Laura Kozin
Sept. 5 –
Labor Day
Sept. 11 – Patriot Day
Sept. 16 – (Observed) National
Constitution Day - Bells
Across America
Sept.
17 –Stand Down Des Moines
for Homeless Veterans
October
8, 2022
Program:
USO
Heather Goodwin,
Center Operations and
Program Manager, and
Michela Wagner, USO
Iowa https://iowa.uso.org/campdodge
November
12, 2022
Program: Iowa State Regent
Edee Brunia
November
11 - Veterans Day
Nov. 22 – Abigail Adams
Birthday
December
10, 2022
Program:
Veterans Holiday Collection
& Chapter Social
Dec. 5
– Martin Van Buren
birthday
Dec. 12 - Nominations &
Elections: Delegates to State
Conference & Continental
Congress
Dec. 17 - Wreaths Across America
Day, Iowa Vets Cemetery, Van
Meter
January 14, 2023
Program:
Ladies of Arlington
Tom Tudor
(ZOOM Meeting)
Jan.
16 - Martin Luther King, Jr.
Holiday
Jan. 31 – State &
National Reports Due
February 11, 2023
Program:
Woodland Cemetery-NPS
National
Underground Railroad Network
to Freedom
Allie-Shambaugh-Miller (ZOOM
Meeting)
Feb.
12 – Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday
Feb. 21 – Presidents Day
Feb. 22 – George Washington’s
Birthday
March 11,
2023
Program:
Ft. Des Moines Tour
Jeff Kluever
(Tour Location)
Mar.
16 – Pres. James
Madison’s Birthday
Mar. 29 – National
Vietnam Veterans Day Mar.
30 - Apr. 1 –
ISDAR State
Conference,
Airport Holiday
Inn, DSM
April 8,
2023
Program:
Supplemental Applications
workshop
Ann Mack
(Bring your laptop or tablet)
Apr.
1 – State Reports
Due to SVR
Apr.
29 – Arbor Day
May 13,
2023
Memorial
Service for Chapter Members
Program: Woodland Cemetery:
175 Years Young
Kristine Bartley
May 8 –
Pres. Harry S. Truman’s Birthday
May 14 – Mother’s Day
May 29 – Memorial Day
June 10,
2023
Program:
Lt. Col. John Gloninger,
US Representative
and friend of George
Washington
Chris Cloninger, KCCI
Chief Meteorologist
Jun. 12 –
Women Veterans’ Day
Jun. 14 – Flag Day
Jun. 18 – Father’s Day
Jun. 28- July 2 -DAR Continental
Congress, Washington DC
Our
chapter does not meet in July
and August.
Committee
activities continue during the
hiatus. Note Zoom Months
Watch
Abigail’s Quill and the Iowa
Society newsletter for
information on how to connect
with DAR opportunities.
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