Brunswick County Early College High School and West Brunswick High School Good Citizenshhip Awards

Brunswick County Early College High School Senior Awards Ceremony May 1, 2024 

On behalf of the Brunswick Town Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, I am pleased to award the 2024 Good Citizenship Award to Aria Ledawn Harris. She has exhibited all the required qualities of Dependability, Service, Leadership, and Patriotism, while earning an associate degree, serving as a 2nd Lt. in the Civil Air Patrol and President of the National Honor Society. In addition, Aria was chosen to further compete at the state level of the DAR scholarship program, representing the Brunswick Town Chapter. She plans to attend Elizabeth City State University with a major in Aviation Science and hopes to become a commercial airline pilot.

Aria we are proud to recognize your accomplishment with a certificate, a DAR good Ciizen Pin, and a check for $150.00. Good luck in your future endeavors and congratulations!

Senior Awards Ceremony - West Brunswick High School Good Citizenship Award May 16, 2024

On behalf of the Brunswick Town Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution,I am pleased to award the 2024 Good Citizenship Award to Albert Alejandro Garcia-de la Cruz. He exhibited all the required qualities of Dependability, Service, Leadership, and Patriotism through his outstanding academic record and leadership role in the Key Club, DECA, Robotics Club, and on the Soccer Field. We wish him continued success at North Carolina State University, where he will be studying Engineering.

Albert, we are proud to recognize your accomplishments with a certificate, a DAR God Citizen Pin, and a check for $150.00. Good luck in your future endeavors and congratulations!

Information provided by the DAR Brunswick Town Chapter              Good Citizen Award Chairperson

Celebrated at the 2024 State Conference all NC DAR Leadership course graduates!

 Please celebrate your 2024 DAR Leadership Training graduates at your May meetings!  You can view the graduation PowerPoint on the NC State DAR Leadership Training page.  Scroll to the bottom and click on "2024 NC Leadership Training Graduation". 

This picture was taken at the 2024 State Conference of all NC DAR Leadership course graduates!

North Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution 124th Conference - Durham, 2024

 The 124th State Conference had a busy schedule with elections, voting for by-law changes and budget.  Our Chapter garnered several awards for Brunswick Town members and the Chapter.  We met old friends and new ones.  The Junior Thrift Shop was as popular as it is every year and Crossnore Schools had their wonderful loomed products on display and for sale.  We enjoyed speakers and delicious luncheons and dinners with entertainment in the evenings.  State Regent Mary Sands worked as a State Teller for the 3rd year and assisted many members through the voting process.  The newly elected officers will be announced in the Tarheel Digest.

These photos were taken at Friday's dinner at the North Carolina Society Daughters of the American Revolution 124th Conference in Durham, NC 2024.

State conference Friday night dinner.

DAR State Regent at the 124th State Conference

Registration

DAR Member Courses Workshop

                                                   

Sunday table decoration

     Group photo of  DAR memberss at the 124th State Conference 

Tour of Brunswick Town was Enjoyed by Brunswick Town NSDAR Chapter

Our  Brunswick Town NSDAR chapter membership chair arranged a Saturday, April 13, 2024 tour.  A large group of members gathered at Brunswick Town to learn more about the history of this town that was first established in 1726 along the Cape Fear River. It was destroyed by the British. Brunswick Town existed for 50 years until it was burnt in a 1776 raid by British forces during the American Revolutionary War and never rebuilt. The remnants of this Colonial town still remain today as a historical park. 

Brunswick Town Daughter Honors Her Own Her Daughter

Brunswick Town DAR Public Relations chair and her husband attended the opening of the Brandy Myers Memorial Playground in Carolina Beach, NC on April 10, 2024. Brandy is their daughter who died at age 10 of leukemia. 

The park is located at the Carolina Beach Lake Park, located at 400 Lake Park Blvd. S.

“It means everything. This whole thing means everything to us because, first of all, it allows our daughter’s memory to always live on, but look at the kids. They’re having such a great time. That’s what it’s all about,” Brandy's mother said.

Google - Go to WECT Brandy Myers Memorial Playground to view the video? You can see the children having a great time.

Information from the 

CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. (WECT)

     Here are some photos of the new playground. If you Google  WECT and look at the video you will see children actually playing at each station. There is even a place where blind children can read in braille if the station is appropriate for them to use. 

Brunswick Town DAR Daughters Had a Tea Party at their April 2024 meeting

 

Today at our Brunswick Town DAR meeting our membership committee chairs organized a special tea. They brought a big urn of hot water, a variety of special teas, and some tasty treats for us to eat. The members brought beautiful teacups with saucers and wore spring hats. This gave new members a chance to visit other members before the meeting. Hope we do this again.

Brigadier General Dan Hickman - Guest Speaker at the April Brunswick Town DAR Meeting

Dan Hickman, was our guest speaker at our April meeting. He is a retired Brigadier General living in Wilmington, North Carolina. His Army career began with service as an infantry private. He subsequently served as an Army warrant officer pilot and section leader during the Vietnam War and received a direct commission based on combat experience afterward. As a citizen soldier, he successively commanded an infantry company, an infantry battalion, and a mechanized infantry brigade in the Army Guard.

He is a graduate of the Army War College, the Army Command and General Staff College, numerous Infantry schools, and Army Flight School. His civilian education includes a BS from Embry Riddle University and an MS from the University of North Carolina, Wilmington. He served in combat with Bravo Troop, 3rd/17th Air Cavalry, during the height of the Vietnam War. He later served in combat with the 1st Infantry Division during the Iraq war, where he commanded the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team near the Sunni Triangle. He published newspaper and magazine articles before writing A Thousand Chances.

https://www.nationalguard.mil/portals/31/Features/ngbgomo/bio/7/726.html For additional information about Brigadier General Dan Hickman go to the website. 

Dan Hickman grew up on a farm at Hickman Crossroads, Brunswick County, NC. He is a proud member of Sons of the American Revolution through his sixth great grandfather Samuel Hickman and cousin to two of our chapter members.

                                            Brigadier General Dan Hickman

Dan grew up on a farm at Hickman Crossroads, Brunswick County, NC. He is a proud member of Sons of the American Revolution through his sixth great grandfather Samuel Hickman and cousin to two of our chapter members.