Dubois County Daughters of American Revolution earns several awards at Southwest District meeting

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L-R : Leisa Lowery, Pat Riley, Paula Book, Buffy Keeley, Karen Adams, Brittany Woody, and Christine Hildenbrand.

On Friday, August 9, 2024, the Dubois County chapter of NSDAR attended the annual Southwest District meeting in Vincennes, Indiana at the Green Activities Center on the Vincennes University campus.

The meeting was hosted by the Francis Vigo Chapter of Vincennes and led by the SW District Director Rebecca Speaker. State Regent Elaine Sholty and other state board members were also present.

Our chapter collected and donated 208 items at the event for distribution to veterans in need in Southwest Indiana and 807 were collected in total from other members attending.

The chapter was represented by Regent Buffy Keeley, Vice Regent/Secretary Christine Hildenbrand, Treasurer Karen Adams, Registrar and State American Indian Chair Paula Book, Leisa Lowery, Pat Riley, and prospective member Brittany Woody.

As a group and individually, we received a state and several national awards.

State Award

  • Baxter Heart Works Bronze Award

National Award

  • Conservation Committee Outstanding Service  for Never Forget Garden
  • American Indiana Committee Outstanding Service for Chemawa Care Quilts+
  • Lineage Research Committee East Central Division for Outstanding Workshop
  • DAR Project Patriot Committee East Central Division for Outstanding Military Support
  • Lineage Research Committee East Central Division for Outstanding Workshop
  • Women’s Issues Committee East Central Division First Place for State Winner Outstanding Chapter Program – Mental Health
  • Women’s Issues Committee East Central Division First Place for State Winner Outstanding Chapter Program – Mental Health – Dove Recovery House for Women

Master Reports Committee BLUE RIBBON for Chapter Achievement Awards – 50 members or less

National Individual Awards

  • American Indiana Committee Outstanding Service for Chemawa Care Quilts – Individual Pat Riley
  • American Indiana Committee Outstanding Service for Chemawa Care Quilts – Individual Paula Book
  • Lineage Research Committee East Central Division for Outstanding Workshop- Individual Paula Book
  • Lineage Research Committee East Central Division for Outstanding Workshop- Individual Ura Mae Jarvis
  • Lineage Research Committee East Central Division for Outstanding Workshop- Individual Barbara Keeley
  • Lineage Research Committee East Central Division for Outstanding Workshop- Individual Judy Welp
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