Celebrate Stars & Stripes Forever
Rejoice in Our DAR Ties of Service and Friendship!
Rochester Chapter DAR
Schedule of Programs And Activities
Fall 2023
September 7, 2023 Constitution Week
Constitution Day is 17 September
Constitution Week is 17 - 23 September
September 2023 Civics Week display in partnership with the Olmsted County History Center
September 14, 2023 @ 6:30 p.m. DAR presentation to the Olmsted County Genealogical Society meeting
October 5, 2023 9:45am 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party
Tea Party and tea-time treats provided. We will also take a group Photo! Wear your appropriate pins and ribbons.
November 2, 2023 @ 9:45 a.m. Folding the Flag of the United States
Learn the Significance of each fold.
**Adopt-A-Vet gifts should be wrapped and delivery ready
November 2023 Operation Welcome Home
November 2023 Cleaning Dee Log Cabin
December 7, 2023 @ 11:00 a.m. Pearl Harbor Movie Matinee Potluck Lunch
A screening of From Here to Eternity will follow the meeting; public and HODARs welcome
Spring 2024
March 7, 2024 @ 9:45 a.m. Thomas Jefferson's Garden
April 4, 2024 @ 9:45 a.m. Rochester Women's Shelter
May 3-5, 2024 MNSSDAR State Conference (Plymouth, MN)
May 2024 Cleaning Dee Log Cabin
May 11, 2024 (Saturday) The Wonder of the Bumblebee
(offsite - click here for map)
June 1, 2024 (Saturday) @ 10:30 a.m. DAR Book Group
The Tory’s Wife: A Woman and Her Family in Revolutionary America by Cynthia A. Kierner
Novios Café (formerly the Blue Plate Diner), located at 120 Elton Hills Drive NW, Rochester, MN 55901
June 6, 2024 @ 9:45 a.m. Interactive Women's Educational Opportunities Experiences Roundtable
Typical Agenda for Rochester Chapter DAR Meetings:
9:15 a.m. Social Time
9:45 a.m. Call to Order with Opening Rites:
Pledge of Allegiance
The American's Creed
Preamble to the Constitution
NSDAR President General’s Message
NSDAR National Defense Report
Introduction of prospective members and guests
Attendance and Ice Breaker Question
Program and/or Ceremonies
Continuation of Business:
Approval of Minutes from previous meeting
Treasurer's Report
Chapter Officer Reports
Chapter Committee Reports
Unfinished Business
New Business
Benediction
Adjournment