Past  State Projects

Turnstone Center for Disabled Adults and Children

Anthony 

2024 — 2025

This year my goal is to raise money to benefit the Turnstone Center for Disabled Adults and Children. As the Children of the American Revolution, it is one our jobs to serve others, and kids helping kids is a great way of doing that. We were selling Indiana T-Shirts for $20, selling Beef Sticks for $1.50, and also using a donation tool set up by Turnstone. My theme for this year is Children in History. There were many children who dedicated their lives to the cause during the American Revolution, and I intend to honor them this year. Many of these patriots are not well known, and bringing their stories to light will help people to recognize their part. 

Caring for our American Heroes

Malorie

2023 — 2024

This year for the Indiana Society C.A.R. state project, we are working with the Helping Heroes of America Foundation.  The Helping Heroes of America foundation supports on duty service members and veterans at the VA hospital by sending them care packages, as well as providing direct financial support to the families of deployed service members.  In correlation with our project, our theme for the year is "Caring for our American Heroes."

This state president chose her project because both on duty service members and veterans are important people in our country, and it always feels great when we can help out our nation's fighters in special way like sending them homemade care packages, or homemade thank you cards.

Helping Veterans and their Families of indiana

Bridget

2022 — 2023

I am raising money for the helping veterans and families organization of Indiana, also known as HVAF. HVAF supports homeless veterans and their families through temporary housing, a food pantry, outreach, and career planning to help veterans get on their feet. I am selling pins for $10 each to raise these funds for HVAF.

Autism Speaks

Charlie

2020 — 2021

As stated at our virtual state conference, my state fund raiser is Autism Speaks. I am not only raising funds for this wonderful organization but raising awareness about Autism. Please join me in making a difference for a worthy out-reach program. You can help by purchasing an Autism lapel puzzle pin for $10.00 each which includes postage. For every pin sold, Austism Speaks will receive $5.00. Thanks ever so much for your support. It is an Honor to Serve.

SERVING THOSE WHO SERVED US

CALEB

2018 — 2019

This year for my state project I will be raising money for the USO. My theme is Serving Those Who Served Us. USO stands for United Service Organizations. Like the name states the USO is a service-based group. War takes a toll on the mental and physical health of a solider. The USO provides programs to help the soldiers feel more at home. I will be raising money specifically to help with a kitchen renovation at camp Atterbury. Due to the rising need for more space to accommodate soldiers, the USO is expanding the kitchen area. It is our turn to step to the plate and take on the challenge of rising money. I look forward to a fun and productive year.

HONORING OUR HEROES ONE LAST TIME

NATHANAEL

2017 — 2018

My state theme this year is Honoring Our Heroes One Last Time. I will be raising funds for our local Veterans of Foreign Wars Military Funeral Rites Team. They provide military funeral honors for deceased veterans of a foreign war. The VFW Military Funeral Rites team honors these veterans by performing a 21gun salute, playing taps, presenting the family with an American flag, and helping the family secure a plaque to be placed at their final resting place that will recognize their branch of service, years served, and which war they fought in. The money I raise will go towards transportation expenses, purchasing flags, and purchasing uniforms. I am available to speak to local C.A.R, D.A.R, S.A.R. and S.R. societies. I will also be selling veteran's pins for $10 a piece which I encourage you to purchase and give to a veteran to thank them for their service.

A HOME FOR OUR HEROES

ALEX

2015 — 2016

My state project, "A Home For Our Heroes". I will be raising funds for Jackson Street Commons. Jackson Street Commons provides permanent housing in Kokomo for chronically homeless, disabled veterans. There are many people which you could call heroes but my heroes are the United States veterans. Many of them have put their lives on line to help defend the freedoms we enjoy today yet 49,000 veterans are homeless on any given night and another 1.4 million are at risk of becoming homeless. I believe they all deserve a home to come back to since they served and fought so we can have ours. This is why I have chosen my year as state president to raise money for Jackson Street Commons, which help, provide the basic needs for 27 veterans. I will be selling veterans pins for $10 which I encourage you to pass onto a veteran you consider as your hero. I am also available to speak to local C.A.R., D.A.R., and S.A.R. chapters. I hope you will join me in helping to promote my project. Alex Knight Indiana State President C.A.R. 

ENDOWMENT FUND

RACHEL

2005 — 2006

For my project I set up an endowment fund to provide assistance for each incoming and current CAR state president. This fund will provide the registration and admission into all major events for both the current and incoming state president at the National CAR conference. If the project goes well, I would also be willing to open this endowment to other members of the Indiana State Society CAR to attend free of charge. This will encourage more attendance at the national convention, to which Indiana tends to have a very small showing. This will also reduce the cost for many families with multiple CAR members in the family.

MONUMENT IN DELPHI IN

CASSIE

2004 — 2005

First cabin in Carroll County belonging to Samuel Milroy. Weeds now overrun the site of the cabin and the monument is not visible from the road. As the first phase of my project I would like to clear away the undergrowth from the area and even take out some of the small trees so that the monument can be seen from the road. I would also like to build a handrail going up the small hill to the monument to make it easier to get to the site. The second part of my project is to purchase a historical road marker that would tell about the site and of Samuel Milroy’s life and accomplishments. The marker will be placed on a road near the site.

Children in 1776

Melody

2003 — 2004

"Children in 1776" is a traveling exhibit that talks about toys and games, school, chores, home life, and children’s contributions to the war effort. The exhibit includes dolls dressed in period clothes and replicas of toys and games of the time period. To introduce C.A.R. and help bring membership up. This exhibit was the 2003-2004 State President, Melody Pike’s State Project. To introduce C.A.R. and help bring membership up, this exhibit is still traveling around the state. C.A.R., DAR, and SAR members are encouraged to arrange for a month in which the exhibit will be displayed in a library or school with brochures telling about C.A.R.