Chapter Meetings
The Saratoga Chapter NSDAR meets monthly from September through June. The meetings in December celebrates the holidays with our annual Christmas Tea, while the January meeting is dedicated to our annual Genealogy Workshop. If you would like to attend one of our meetings, please contact our registrar Corinne Scirocco at [email protected]. Visitors are always welcome.
Community Service
The Saratoga Chapter NSDAR is committed to Community Service. Throughout the year we provide service to the The Women's Guardian House, veterans, children in need of warm clothing, food pantries, Wreaths Across America and tombstone cleaning and preservation.
The Women's Guardian House in Ballston Spa is the only supportive housing program for homeless female veterans in New York State and just one of seven in the entire United States that is funded by the VA. As a Chapter, we provide dinner for the women residing there one day every other month..
Wreaths Across America provides deceased veterans the opportunity to have a wreath placed on their gravesite at Christmas to show that we will always remember our veterans and be forever grateful for their service. The Saratoga Chapter participates in this service every year and also volunteers toplace wreaths at the Gerald B. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery.
Education
An American Flag essay contest is offered for all students in Grade 5 and 6. The DAR American History contest is offered for students in Grade 5 through 8.The Good Citizen essay contest is open to High School seniors. There is a monetary award for local winners in each contest and first place winners advance to the State level.
A Constitution program is offered to younger students during Constitution Week. Students will learn how the Constitution came about, received an age approproiate activity package consisting of Constitution questions, facts and challenges. Students will also make their own quill pen and write with it to gain an understanding of how difficult it was to pen this important document.
Events
As a Chapter, we take part in several events. Included, but not limited to, are 3 parades, commemorative events, wreath layings and the July 4th New Citizens ceremony in which we provide gift bags for the new citizens. We also donate and wrap Christmas gifts for residents of the Guardian House. Veterans are honoroed with a ceremony every November.
