President General Ginnie Sebastian Storage and State Regent Sarah Steinke are passionate about a society of service. The Storage Administration has set a high but realistic goal for the national society of logging 17.7 million Service to America hours for the Storage Administration term. Encourage and support projects and service opportunities for your Chapter to highlight historic preservation, education, patriotism in unique, local, and impactful ways. To log Service to America volunteer hours go to: https://dar.org/onlinetally

NSDAR Annual Service to America Project -- Chapters are asked to support patriotism by “performing acts of kindness for our First Responders as the 25th Anniversary of 9/11” (Patriot Day) draws near. Log the number of cards sent, packages created and delivered and hours spent in the online tally.

National DAR Day of Service honors the Anniversary of DAR’s founding each October 11th. On or around that date, Iowa Chapters or members are encouraged to engage in meaningful service projects in their communities. Please share these efforts , including pictures, with the Service to America State Chair and also in the DAR Service to America Community in the Daughters Online Community (DOC). community.dar.org/home/memberhome Chapters are encouraged to submit their project for the Service to America Award for Outstanding National DAR Day of Service Project, details on NSDAR site.

• Log in all your volunteer hours either for DAR work or any volunteer hours in your community or other organizations. A very comprehensive list of approved activities (what counts as Service to America hours), that can be logged, is found on the Service to America Committee page on the NSDAR member website.
  
• Reach out to those Chapter members who do not regularly attend meetings. DAR members in general tend to be prolific volunteers for all things. Encourage them to log their hours or offer to do for them.
  
• Chapters are encouraged to plan meaningful service projects throughout the year. Service in Seconds is a great way to serve in little time. Consider planning such an activity during a Chapter meeting. Sending cards to 1st Responders, active military, Veterans, cleaning headstones, picking up or weeding rural cemeteries etc are just some ideas.
  
• State Regent Sarah Steinke’s Regent projects are focusing on education. Consider adopting a classroom to help or donate needed supplies, provide support for the ISDAR Scholarship Fund, and/or support Friends of Education on the National level.
  
• Remember your Service to America events or hours when completing the Chapter Master Report at the end of the year
  
• Review the Service to America Committee site on the NSDAR member web site. It is the place to go for more detailed information on Service to America!