Sample Letter to New Chapter Member


Dear (Name of New Member)

Congratulations and welcome to the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution and the ____________ Chapter! We are delighted that you have chosen to join our chapter. Your membership is instrumental in accomplishing our society's objectives. As you know, DAR is a dedicated patriotic service organization and our objectives are historic preservation, education, and patriotism.

We encourage you to attend our meetings, read the DAR Newsletter and award-winning magazine, American Spirit, and browse through our website to learn even more about all the endeavors and accomplishments of DAR. Our National Members’ website is http://members.dar.org and the Iowa state members’ website is www.isdar.org/members.  We have committees such as American Heritage, American Indians, Conservation, DAR Good Citizens, DAR Service for Veterans, The Flag of the United States of America, Lineage Research, Genealogical Records, Membership and Public Relations, just to name a few. I hope there is a committee where you would like to volunteer. Please let me know of your interest because we are always looking for bright and energetic volunteers.

From the enclosures, you can become even more familiar with the inner workings of our Society. Our chapter is one of (# of chapters in your state) in the state and one out of approximately 3000 chapters throughout the United States and overseas. We usually meet (state meeting schedules) unless otherwise noted. We welcome you to attend the Iowa State Conference held in the month of April/May each year, and you are most welcome to attend Continental Congress held in Washington D.C., each year in the summer. Our historic NSDAR buildings are very beautiful, and it is a thrill to be with members from all over the United States and foreign countries. Please contact me for more details if you are interested.

The Chapter Registrar will be providing you with a copy of your verified application. Please be sure to review your approved application as soon as possible. You have six months from the date your application was verified to address any possible errors with the Corrections Genealogist.

We will do our best to help you become a productive and informed member of our chapter and of the National Society. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me or any one of our members.
Again, welcome to our chapter!

Warmest Regards,
Chapter Regent