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Help the Black Mountain Foothills Chapter, NSDAR honor local heroes. 
​Sponsor a wreath today to be placed on a veteran's grave this December at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona.

Black Mountain Foothills Chapter, NSDAR

Black Mountain Foothills Chapter, NSDAR , is a Centennial chapter organized on October 31, 1991, by twenty organizing members. The chapter's name was chosen to represent the dominant geographic feature of the area, Black Mountain.

The mountain has an unusual feature in the landscape. If one draws a line down the middle of its ridge, the two halves are totally unlike.  One side is granite, and the other is slate. Since the membership is drawn from the communities which surround the mountain, the addition of Foothills to the chapter name seems appropriate.

Please join us and enjoy the benefits of preserving your patriotic family history, making a difference in our community, and meeting a great group of women that share your same interests. We welcome guests, prospective members, and those who wish to learn more about the Daughters of the American Revolution.

If you have questions about the DAR, membership, and/or our chapter, please use the "Contact Us" button below and submit your questions. If you prefer, you can also contact our chapter registrar directly by using the "Contact Membership" button below.

2022 - 2024 Chapter Officers

Debra Pristo

Chapter Regent

Leah Pristo

First Vice Regent​

Molly Zehnder

Recording & Corresponding Secretary 

Linda Wickham

Treasurer

Terri Cole

Registrar

Kris Myers

Historian

Marion Reinhardt

Chaplain

Kathleen O'Neill

Librarian
​The DAR, founded in 1890 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a non-profit, non-political volunteer women's service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America's future through better education for children.

The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was founded on October 11, 1890, during a time that was marked by a revival in patriotism and intense interest in the beginnings of the United States of America. Women felt the desire to express their patriotic feelings and were frustrated by their exclusion from men's organizations formed to perpetuate the memory of ancestors who fought to make this country free and independent. As a result, a group of pioneering women in the nation's capital formed their own organization and the Daughters of the American Revolution has carried the torch of patriotism ever since.

The objectives laid forth in the first meeting of the DAR have remained the same in 125 years of active service to the nation. Those objectives are: Historical - to perpetuate the memory and spirit of the men and women who achieved American Independence; Educational - to carry out the injunction of Washington in his farewell address to the American people, "to promote, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge, thus developing an enlightened public opinion…"; and Patriotic - to cherish, maintain, and extend the institutions of American freedom, to foster true patriotism and love of country, and to aid in securing for mankind all the blessings of liberty.

Since its founding in 1890, DAR has admitted more than one million members.
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To learn more about the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Please visit: www.dar.org/

Interested in becoming a member? You can find out more at www.dar.org/national-society/become-member/how-join or contact us here.

What we do:

Historic Preservation
​DAR members participate in an array of projects to help preserve our cultural heritage, including:
  • Restoring and maintaining historical sites
  • Locating, restoring and marking Revolutionary War patriot gravesites and headstones
  • Organizing and contributing to major restorations, commemorations and memorials
  • Placing monuments around the world to memorialize people and events throughout American history
  • Preserving genealogical records, artifacts and historical documents and making these items available to the public at DAR Headquarters

Education 
DAR members are passionate about educating the youth of America and contributing to schools and student programs in a variety of ways, including:
  • Providing scholarships and awards to outstanding students throughout the country
  • Promoting education and citizenship through youth programs such as Children of the American Revolution, DAR Good Citizens and Junior American Citizens
  • Sponsoring American history essay contests for youth in grades 5 through 8
  • Offering educational summer camps and cultural programs through the DAR Museum

Patriotism
DAR Members’ love of country is evident in the multitude of patriotic endeavors they pursue, including:
  • Providing more than 200,000 hours of volunteer time annually to veterans in Veterans Administration hospitals and non-VA facilities
  • Offering support to America’s service personnel in current conflicts abroad through care packages, phone cards and other needed items
  • Sponsoring special programs promoting the Constitution during its official celebration week of September 17-23
  • Participating in naturalization ceremonies
  • Presenting patriotic awards to deserving individuals including:
    • Outstanding Veteran Volunteer Award
    • DAR Good Citizens awards and medals
    • ROTC medals
    • Community Service awards

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Last updated November 5, 2022
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