Brunswick Town DAR Chapter Supports Wreaths Across America on December 14, 2024

 Brunswick Town DAR member, Regent, and Historian attended the Wreaths Across America ceremony at Wilmington Nation Cemetery on Saturday, December 14th.

The Wreaths Across America Ceremony was held on December 14, 2024, at noon at Wilmington National Cemetery in Wilmington, NC. There are 5,172 Veterans buried in the graves at the cemetery, and a wreath was sponsored for every grave. The Keynote Speaker was Admiral Karl Schultz, 65th Commandant of the United States Coast Guard. After the Wreaths Across America Ceremony, the Daughters of the American Revolution and Civil Air Patrol Cadets assisted in placing the wreaths. All attendees were also invited to place wreaths on the graves of the Veterans. And when they placed the wreath on the grave, they audibly said the Veteran’s name. Currently, Wreaths Across America is sponsoring a 2-for-1 Sale, where folks can purchase one wreath and get two. The cost of each wreath is $17. And the wreaths purchased now will ensure each grave has a wreath next year. The 2-for-1 sale started on December 14 and will continue until midnight on January 17. Our Brunswick Town DAR chapter participated in this program in the 2024 wreath-laying ceremony with 238 sponsored wreaths. At this moment, our chapter has zero wreaths. But, by the end of January, we hope to have well over 200 wreaths because we will have doubled our purchases. You can help in this effort to ensure everyone who served our great nation gets a wreath on their grave for 2025. But we have to start now. Go to  www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/NC0009P to purchase a wreath. Be sure to enter our group number, NC0009P, and the location, Wilmington National Cemetery. You can also call the main number, provide the locator and group numbers, and purchase wreaths. Call the main number for Wreaths Across America at 877-385-9504; someone will answer the phone M—F between 7 am and 8:30 pm and Saturday and Sunday, 9 am and 2 pm. If you want to order a wreath but pay by check, contact Phyllis Wilson at par4wilson@gmail.com. She will help you by sending you a form and encouraging you to order using a credit card. It takes a while for WAA to process the check. The following Wreaths Across America event is on Dec. 13, 2025, at Wilmington National Cemetery. Honor each service member who sacrificed for our freedom by ensuring the graves of each veteran have a wreath.

RAISING MONEY IN SHALLOTTE

Brunswick Town NSDAR spent a Saturday in November selling wares to raise money for an America250! plaque. We raised $500 toward our goal of $5000.

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We Will Never Forget 9/11

 

The Project Patriot Committee celebrated the US Coast Guard's 234th anniversary

 On August 5, 2024, Brunswick Town DAR Project Patriot Committee collaborated with American Legion Post 543, Cape Fear Blue Star Mothers, and the Oak Island Elks Lodge Veterans Committee to host a lunch for the active-duty members of the US Coast Guard stationed at Oak Island, NC, in celebration of the USCG’s 234th anniversary. The Project Patriot Committee Chairperson helped purchase and deliver food for the event and assisted in serving the active duty USCG members. Leftover food was donated to the local food bank and the USCG station for future use.

L to R Active-Duty Support member, American Legion Post 543; DAR Project Patriot Committee Chairperson; Regent, Brunswick Town Chapter DAR; Active-Duty Support member, American Legion Post 543.

Active-duty USCG members enjoying their lunch.

Project Patriot Chairperson is pictured with the Cape Fear Blue Star Mothers, who helped sponsor the event.

Information provided by the DAR Project Patriot chairperson

DAR District VII Meeting - Brunswick Town DAR Members on Thursday, July 18, 2024

                             

Four of our Brunswick Town DAR members attended the District VII 2024 meeting on Thursday, July 18, at the Highland Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville, NC. There were 100 District Vll members in attendance. This year, the Colonel Robert Rowan Chapter hosted. Next year, the District Vll meeting will again be in Fayetteville, sponsored by Liberty Point Chapter; in 2026, it is Joseph Montfort Chapter, Jacksonville. 2027 is Colonel Thomas Robeson's Chapter Lumberton.

Front Row: NC State Regent and District Vll Director

Back Row: Brunswick Town Regent; Brunswick Town Registrar; Brunswick Town Service to America Chair; DAR Leadership Training Chair, Genealogical Records Chair and Hospitality Chair

Brunswick Town DAR Regent gave a report at the District VII Meeting

 

According to the North Carolina State Regent, the work is NEVER done, nor are all duties  requested while paging at any DAR event! Here is DAR Brunswick Town member showing off the poster and bag during the District VII Meeting.

Brunswick Town DAR had an article in the Brunswick Beacon on July 26, 2024 about the Naturalization Ceremony on July 3, 2024

 

This is the photo of the DAR member helping serve food to the future new citizens being naturalized on July 3, 2024. Our chapter has been fortunate to get good newspaper coverage from The Brunswick Beacon and The State Port Pilot.

Brunswick Town DAR has a great article in The State Port Pilot about the Naturalization Ceremony 2024

 

Naturalization Ceremony July 3, 2024 at Fort Johnston Lawn, Southport, NC

 

DAR member passed patriotic coloring books and crayons out to the children of the future citizens while they ate the snacks provided by the Brunswick Town DAR members 

Naturalization Officials

Mayor Hatem with his wife on the left and DAR blog manager on the right.

 

Peter Hans - seventh president of the University of North Carolina System. Mr. Hans was the Keynote speaker at the 2024 Naturalization Ceremony.

Brunswick Town DAR Chapter's 2nd Vice-Regent and 1st Vice-Regent greeting new citizens.

109 new citizens were naturalized in Southport, NC, on July 3, 2024.

Hsingmei Chen Dreyer, born in Taiwan, has lived in America since 2020. She teaches Mandarin in elementary and high school, is the proud mother of two adorable boys, and lives in NC.