Today's DAR
Members and Guests, welcome to the 131st Continental Congress!
We will “Rise and Shine for America!” by honoring many outstanding individuals and groups for their dedicated service and fabulous achievements. Please note the wonderful work of our Daughters and use their new ideas in your own chapters, state societies and local communities.
Don’t miss the opportunity to attend and learn about the annual business of our society. Utilize the Congress App for any updates to our schedule. Other sources of additional information are our 131st Continental Congress website, the Congress Herald, and the biographies of the Candidates for National Office. Opportunities to support the National Society are also available through special giving, as well as shopping at the DAR Store, the Insignia Store, the Junior Shop and the DAR Museum.
Our President General Denise Doring VanBuren and our Executive Committee have made extensive plans for an awesome Continental Congress with our hard-working staff, notably the Administrator, Stephen Nordholt and the Information Systems Department, Victor Kunze; and especially, the Office of the President General, Lacey Smethers; the Public Relations Department, notably, Bren Landon, Amanda DeFrancesco, Nana Gongadze and to the Congress Coordinator, Rachel Newdorf.
Our heartfelt appreciation to the 21 Congress Committee Chairs who assist in the countless details for our every success. You can meet them here. Our DAR volunteers are making your experience shine!
This week’s sessions, programs and events will inspire you to carry on our mission of God, Home and Country. We hope you will be motivated to get more involved! Let us join with enthusiasm in the “Rise and Shine” 131st Continental Congress!
