Amelia Island DAR wins state awards

Amelia Island DAR
Press Release
April 9, 2018 10:23 a.m.

Amelia Island DAR chapter members hold their Certificates of Appreciation from the Florida State Society DAR. The chapter received a total of 56 awards, including individual awards honoring these women.

Standing left to right are Service for Veterans Chairman Cara Curtin, Organizing Regent Jean Mann, Treasurer Joanne Templeton, American Heritage Chairman Linda Davis, Past Regent and VIS Chairman Jane Collins, Past Historian Claudia Naugle, and Amelia Island Regent Lynn Leisy.

The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution is the largest women’s service organization in the world and contributes over one million volunteer hours a year. The almost 200 members of the Amelia Island Chapter contribute approximately 5,000 volunteer hours and $4,000 in scholarships and awards in Nassau County each year.