John Hart Chapter of DAR presents donation to Centers Against Violence

The Inter-Mountain photo by Edgar Kelley The local John Hart Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution Centers presented a $400 donation to the Centers Against Violence earlier this week at the Randolph County Arts Center. Representing the DAR during the check presentation was, far left, chapter treasurer Barbara Tedford, second from left, chapter vice regent Carolyn Channell and, far right, chapter regent Barbara McCreary, who is shown handing the check to Jennifer ‘J.J.’ Johnson, executive director of CAV, second from right.

The Inter-Mountain photo by Edgar Kelley
The local John Hart Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution Centers presented a $400 donation to the Centers Against Violence earlier this week at the Randolph County Arts Center. Representing the DAR during the check presentation was, far left, chapter treasurer Barbara Tedford, second from left, chapter vice regent Carolyn Channell and, far right, chapter regent Barbara McCreary, who is shown handing the check to Jennifer 'J.J.' Johnson, executive director of CAV, second from right.

ELKINS -- Each year the Daughters of the American Revolution members celebrate National DAR Day of Service.

To honor the day, chapters across the country are encouraged to engage in meaningful service projects in their communities.

The local John Hart Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution chose to make a donation of $400 to Centers Against Violence as their project for 2021.

"We are a women's service organization and we were looking for an organization that serves women primarily," said chapter regent Barbara McCreary. "We thought they were a worthy organization and we were happy to help them out."

Centers Against Violence, which was formerly known as Women's Aid in Crisis, offers services in Randolph, Tucker, Upshur, Barbour, Webster and Braxton counties.

"We are very appreciative of the donation from the Daughters of the American Revolution," Jennifer "J.J." Johnson, executive director of CAV, told The Inter-Mountain Friday. "That money will go directly toward helping anything a client may need when they come to us."

DAR members are passionate about community service, preserving history and educating children, as well as honoring and supporting those who serve our nation, officials said.

There are currently 190,000 DAR members in 3,000 chapters in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. DAR has international chapters in Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, France, Germany, Guam, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain and the United Kingdom.

More than one million women have joined DAR since it was founded on Oct. 11, 1890.

Women became members to honor their heritage as well as to make a difference in their communities across the country and the world, officials said.

DAR is celebrating 125 years of the official establishment of the DAR Library. When it opened the library contained just 126 books. Today it has grown into one of the leading genealogical collections in the country, with numbers of more than 200,000 volumes.

For more information about DAR and its projects and services, go to www.dar.org.