State Calendar 2024 - 2025
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June 2024
- Begin work on yearbook and planning of programs
for next year.
- New regents appoint chairmen.
- June 26 - 30, 2024 -- Attend Continental Congress.
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July 2024
- Finish chapter yearbook for printing.
- Distribute National Information Packet information
to Chapter Chairmen.
- Prepare one copy of your chapter yearbook for each
State Officer, ISDAR Chapter Achievement Chairman
and District Director. (Total 12 copies) These
may be distributed electronically or distributed at
Fall Forum.
- Register for Fall Forum
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August 2024
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Contact your area schools about the
DAR Good Citizens contest.
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Order materials from the DAR Store
for the DAR Good Citizens program.
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Bring Yearbooks for State
Officers, ISDAR Chapter Achievement Chairman and
District Director. (Total 12 copies) These may
be distributed electronically or distributed at Fall
Forum.
Dates of Concern
| August
23 -24 |
- Fall Forum, Holiday Inn Des Moines Airport
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| August 25 |
- State Newsletter submissions must be sent
editor Marty Hansen.
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September 2024
- Encourage members to look for committee and
newsletter information on the ISDAR Members' Website.
- Begin work on American History Essay Contest.
- Report Constitution Week activities to State
Chairman immediately following Constitution Week
(no later than October 15).
- View the Master Report (formerly the CMR) and begin
filling out activities already finished.
Dates of Concern
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October 2024
Dates of Concern
| October
11 |
- DAR Day of Service(Every Day is a DAR
Day of Service to America.)
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| October 31 |
- Application deadline for State
Outstanding Junior Member is due to
Lori Bennett.
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November 2024
- Submit names to the State Regent of members
18-40 years of age who are interested in paging at
Continental Congress. The State Regent will submit
names to the President General for an invitation to
page at Continental Congress.
Dates of Concern
| November
1 |
- Application deadline for Vivian's
Outreach to Women (VOW) to Marla
Suter, Women's Issues.
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| November 10 |
- Chapter deadline for DAR Good Citizens
entry forms and materials from students
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| November 15 |
- Nominations for the Outstanding Teacher of
American History are due to the State
Historian Barbara MacDougall.
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| November 25 |
- State Newsletter submissions must be sent
to the editor.
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| December 1 |
- National dues and National Cash
Contributions MUST be sent
to the Treasurer General before
December 1 with the NSDAR National Dues
Invoice created using the National Dues
Invoice Form found on eMembership.
Dues may be paid to NSDAR by direct
withdrawal from the chapter bank account,
after withdrawal arrangements have been
made.
- State dues and State Cash Contributions
MUST be sent to the State Treasurer,
accompanied by a copy of the National Dues
Invoice Form created by using the National
Dues Invoice Form found on e-Membership.
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December 2024
- Elect delegates to State Conference.
- Elect delegates to Continental Congress.
Dates of Concern
| December 1 |
- Junior American Citizens -- Entries
due to Chapter Chairmen/Regents.
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| December 31 |
- Historic Preservation Contest entries due
to Charlotte Janeczko, State Historic
Preservation Chairman
- Junior American Citizens -- Winning
Chapter entries due to Linda Erpelding,
State Chairman.
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January 2025
- Chapters must inform State Treasurer if they are
filing Form 990 or 990EZ, or 990-N with the IRS.
- Fill out State Credentials Form CAREFULLY and
COMPLETELY and mail per instructions: One copy, ISDAR
Credentials to State Conference Chairman (State
Vice Regent) and one copy, ISDAR Credentials to
State Regent (before March 1).
- Elect delegates to State Conference.
- Elect delegates to Continental Congress.
Dates of Concern
| January
1 |
- Chapter’s Official Membership Count date.
January Delinquent dues notices are sent to
Chapter Treasurer.
- DAR Good Citizen district winners due to
State Chair Michelle Johnson.
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| January 15 |
- Entries for the American History Essay
Contest must be received by State Chairman
Karen Muerer.
- Outstanding American History Teacher
finalist name to Historian General.
- Essay entries for the Women's Issues
contest must be in the hands of State
Chairman Marla Suter.
- Junior American Citizens State Winners
sent to National Vice Chairman, North
Central Division.
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| February 1 |
- Send Necrology Report (list of members who
have died within past year) to State
Chaplain Andrea Perry to be included
in State Conference memorial program. And
send memorial gifts to State Treasurer
Shelley Wells.
- Complete the Master Report (CMR). Invite
chapter members to fill out their committee
reports on the eMQ part of the CMR.
- Prepare the ISDAR Chapter Achievement
Award Form and mail or email to Chapter
Achievement Award State Chairman Gayleen
Chickering. Download the form, from
the ISDAR Members' Website, to your computer
and then fill it in. You may submit the form
electronically by either saving it to your
computer and attaching it to an email or by
printing, scanning and then attaching the
file to an email. Email to: Gayleen
Chickering.
- Applications for the ISDAR Scholarship
must be sent to State Chairman Jan Morgan,
postmarked by February 1, 2025.
- All American Heritage entries except
Fiber Arts are to be emailed to the
respective National Vice Chairman between
January 2 and February 15, 2025. Fiber
Arts photographs are to be sent to our
State American Heritage Chairman Lisa Lang.
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February 2025
- Membership Services Department automatically
terminates membership of Daughters whose dues were
not received in the office by the last working day
of February.
Dates of Concern
| February
15 |
- American History and Patriots of the
American Revolution Essay Contests – state
winners must be received by division.
- State Chairmen report to National Vice
Chairmen.
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| February 25 |
- State Newsletter submissions must be
sent to the editor by February 25.
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March 2025
Dates of Concern
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March 1
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- State Credentials Form DUE to State
Vice Regent Tiffany Hauptman.
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March 15
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- deadline for all official reports --
Chapter Regents, District Directors, State
Committee Chairmen, State Officers; email
to State Regent and State Recording
Secretary.
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March 29
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National Vietnam Veterans Day
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April 2025
- Continental Congress Credentials Form is due to Membership
Services Office. Follow the instructions
for electronic submission.
- Notify the Organizing Secretary General's office
of changes in Chapter Officers as soon as elections
are complete. Do this immediately. Do not wait until
officers are installed. Changes may be made directly
to the national database using e-Membership. The
NSDAR Chapter Officer Report Form is available
online as a writeable PDF file. Complete form and
email to: ChapterServices@dar.org (in election
years). This information must be received by April
30.
Dates of Concern
| April
3 - 5 |
- Attend the 126th ISDAR State
Conference, Holiday Inn Des Moines
Airport.
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May 2025
- Install officers, if election year.
- Report on State Conference at the chapter meeting.
Dates of Concern
| May 25 |
- State Newsletter submissions must be
sent to the editor.
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June 2025
- Begin work on yearbook and planning of programs
for next year.
- New regents appoint chairmen.
Dates of Concern
| June 25 - 29 |
- Attend Continental Congress
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July 2025
- Finish chapter yearbook for printing.
- Distribute National Information Packet information
to Chapter Chairmen.
- Register for Fall Forum
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National Board of Management Dates
October 12, 2025, February 8, 2025, June 23, 2025, June
29, 2025
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