Elias Kent Kane DAR recognizes local high school seniors as Good Citizens
On Feb. 3, the Elias Kent Kane Chapter, NSDAR recognized six local high school students as winners of the DAR Good Citizens Award.
The Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizens Award and Scholarship Contest was created in 1934 to encourage and reward the qualities of good citizenship.
A high school senior who demonstrates dependability, service, leadership and patriotism is nominated by their teachers as their school’s DAR Good Citizen. The local DAR chapter then selects one student to compete at the district level, where they may be chosen to go on to the state and national scholarship competitions.
The recipients of this year’s DAR Good Citizens Award are: Connor Anderson of Kaneland High School, Cherani Foard of Geneva High School, Annabelle Handjojo of St. Charles North High School, Maya Risberg of St. Charles East High School, Lilly West of St. Edward Central Catholic High School, and Natalie Whitney of South Elgin High School.
Selected seniors were presented with a Good Citizens pin, a certificate and a monetary award at a ceremony held at the St. Charles Public Library and hosted by the Elias Kent Kane Chapter of the NSDAR.
This year, Natalie Whitney was selected as Elias Kent Kane Chapter’s Good Citizen nominee to compete at the district level.
“We are delighted to honor and encourage the commitment of these outstanding young people to their community and country,” DAR Regent DeeAnn Carlson said. “The qualities of good citizenship that they demonstrate today will ensure that we enjoy a strong and vibrant society in years to come.”
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a women’s service organization whose members can trace their lineage to an individual who contributed to securing American independence during the Revolutionary War. Today’s DAR is dynamic and diverse, with over 185,000 members in 3,000 chapters in the United States and abroad. DAR members annually provide millions of hours of volunteer service to their local communities across the country and world. DAR chapters participate in projects to promote historic preservation, education, and patriotism. Over one million members have joined the organization since its founding in 1890.
If you are interested in learning more about DAR membership, visit www.eliaskentkanedar.org or contact DeeAnn Carlson at ekk.nsdar@gmail.com.
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1890 to preserve the memory and spirit of those who contributed to securing American independence. For more than 130 years, the DAR has strived to bring awareness to the honorable sacrifices and enduring legacy of all patriots who fought for America’s freedom. Through the DAR Genealogical Research System (www.dar.org/GRS), the public can access a free database of information amassed by the DAR about these patriots. DAR is a nonprofit, nonpolitical women’s service organization with more than 185,000 members in approximately 3,000 chapters worldwide. Any woman 18 years or older, regardless of race, religion, or ethnic background, who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution is eligible for membership. DAR members passionately carry out the timeless mission of promoting historic preservation, education and patriotism. To learn more about the work of today’s DAR, visit www.dar.org.