Signal Hill Chapter, NSDAR, completes 2024 with year end giving

Barrington-based Signal Hill Chapter, NSDAR, completed another unprecedented year by fulfilling its mission to support local nonprofits through monetary donations. Due to its fundraising efforts throughout 2024, the chapter was able to distribute over $21,000 to various local charities and organizations, specifically in the areas of historic preservation, education, patriotism, conservation and Native Americans, including: Encore Music Academy of Crystal Lake; Elgin Community College Foundation; Elgin History Museum; Elgin Parks and Recreation Foundation; College of Lake County Foundation; Lake County Forest Preserve Greenbelt Farm; Barrington Area Library; Citizens for Conservation; Wreaths Across America; O’Hare USO; Lake County Honor Flight; BraveHearts; Catlow 1927 Foundation; and Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, in addition to several other organizations.

The Signal Hill Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was chartered over 50 years ago in Barrington, in 1972. NSDAR is a volunteer women’s service organization headquartered in Washington, D.C.

DAR members promote historic preservation, education and patriotism via commemorative events, scholarships and educational initiatives, citizenship programs, service to veterans, meaningful community service and more.

Since the national organization was founded in 1890, over one million women have joined NSDAR. Membership is open to any woman 18 and older who can prove lineal descent from a Patriot of the American Revolution. For more information about the chapter, visit signalhilldar.com.