Akron Chapter DAR

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Akron Chapter DAR Akron Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution was organized November 12, 1923 by Mrs. Mary Cale Smith. Thus, meeting were held on Saturdays.

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Akron Chapter DAR was organized November 12, 1923 by Mrs. The chapter was formed to meet the timeframe needs of working women. Although this scheduling preference is not uncommon today, it certainly was at that time. Meetings are held at Fairlawn Country Club, with exception of annual joint meeting and June 'outing'. In recent years, Akron Chapter has:
- donated two six-foot benches to Akron VA Clinic on Waterloo Road
- celebrated 90th Anniversary on November 9, 2013 at Fairlawn Country Club
- purchased and framed our Chapter Charter in spring of 2014
- annually participates in Laura Williams Dunlop Stand Down for homeless and displaced veterans serving approx. 450 veterans each year.
-created a Pollinator Memorial Garden at Ohio Veterans Memorial Park in Clinton, OH in 2019

Guest and Martin Severance DAR Chapter member of Pasadena, California Shannon Gray, Kathy Hoff, Julia Tornichio, Mandy C...
09/28/2026

Guest and Martin Severance DAR Chapter member of Pasadena, California Shannon Gray, Kathy Hoff, Julia Tornichio, Mandy Cenker, and Regent Karen Rowley led daughters in the DAR opening ritual. Special thanks to Shannon for lending her professional voice in singing “The Star-Spangled Banner”.

Each of these daughters were in attendance with their mothers. L-R: Shannon Gray and Donna Gray, Roberta Dodd and Kathy Hoff, Mandy Cenker and Sheila Cenker. and Julia Tornichio and Diana Tornichio. Another
mother-daughter duo at our September meeting was Chelsea Abraham and Lisa Stevanov (not pictured).

Ohio Veterans’ Memorial Park was a wonderfully patriotic venue for our Akron Chapter DAR September meeting.
09/28/2026

Ohio Veterans’ Memorial Park was a wonderfully patriotic venue for our Akron Chapter DAR September meeting.

Akron Chapter DAR Chaplain Sheila Cenker, Commemorative Events Chair Reggie Watson, and Regent Karen Rowley led a Litany...
09/28/2026

Akron Chapter DAR Chaplain Sheila Cenker, Commemorative Events Chair Reggie Watson, and Regent Karen Rowley led a Litany of Remembrance for 9/11 with members.

Akron Chapter DAR Librarian Anne Cannon collected donations for Akron’s First Responders from Akron Chapter DAR daughte...
09/28/2026

Akron Chapter DAR Librarian Anne Cannon collected donations for Akron’s First Responders from Akron Chapter DAR daughter Judy Jennings and others. Thank you for organizing fall items for prizes!

LaRa Memmer, Akron Chapter DAR Recording Secretary, welcomed members to our September meeting while Christine Winters, A...
09/27/2026

LaRa Memmer, Akron Chapter DAR Recording Secretary, welcomed members to our September meeting while Christine Winters, Akron Chapter Treasurer, gave out new chapter yearbooks.

Our mystery date with history book recipient was Akron Chapter DAR daughter, Mandy Cenker. She also received a Gionino’...
09/27/2026

Our mystery date with history book recipient was Akron Chapter DAR daughter, Mandy Cenker. She also received a Gionino’s Pizza gift card from Akron Chapter DAR daughter Karen Glasgo. Happy Reading and Happy Eating!

Preparing for September 15th Summit County Stand Down, members of Akron DAR Chapter and Cuyahoga Portage DAR Chapter ass...
08/11/2026

Preparing for September 15th Summit County Stand Down, members of Akron DAR Chapter and Cuyahoga Portage DAR Chapter assembled ditty bags for the veterans.

Akron Chapter DAR and Martha Devotion Huntington Chapter DAR of Bay Village attended the Special Naturalization Ceremony...
06/30/2026

Akron Chapter DAR and Martha Devotion Huntington Chapter DAR of Bay Village attended the Special Naturalization Ceremony at Severance Hall in Cleveland. Both chapters donated items for the gift bags. Seventy-three individuals from six continents and thirty-four countries were congratulated for their newly acquired citizenship.

Born on the 4th of the July!Awaiting the arrival of the 4th of July babies!Thanks to Akron Chapter DAR members for their...
06/30/2026

Born on the 4th of the July!

Awaiting the arrival of the 4th of July babies!

Thanks to Akron Chapter DAR members for their donations. Akron Chapter member and labor/delivery nurse at Cleveland Clinic/Akron General Hospital Patty Barrett prepared the gift bags for the first baby boy and first baby girl born at Akron Summa and Cleveland Clinic/Akron General.

06/29/2026

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