DAR Constitution Chapter

05/19/2026

June 6 Luncheon Registration

https://my.cheddarup.com/c/stateofficersclublunch2026

05/16/2026

That’s a wrap on our 2024-2026 term. We ended with our annual Spring Luncheon and business meeting where we swore in five new members, signed applications for four more, collected donations for a children’s cancer charity, and gave a DAR award to our guest speaker. Most importantly, we gathered to uplift each other and be grateful for our accomplishments for GOD, HOME, and COUNTRY. More photos and video on our Instagram feed!

05/16/2026

Today our Regent Sarah Shaffer gave the America250! Medal to Mrs Kristin Cecchi for her work in historic preservation. In 2024, she and her husband John purchased the City Tavern Club, the third oldest building in our city and a meeting place of our Founding Fathers. With their team, they are revitalizing the Club and taking its mission to a wider audience. Thank you and congratulations, Mrs Cecchi.

05/13/2026

So are we! Go Mary Desha!

If you loved the bookmarks at this year's State Conference Saturday Luncheon, you'll want t peek into your May District Gazette to find a complete PDF of all those fascinating Daughters. Download these bookmarks to learn more about these outstanding Daughters and share their stories with your chapters and members. Thank you to State Historian Brittany for this awesome resource that will resonate with members for years to come.

05/13/2026

We’re looking forward to seeing everyone at our Chapter Spring Luncheon and Meeting on Saturday. In honor of our member Tracy Councill who is battling cancer, we are collecting donations for her cancer charity, Tracy’s Kids, that provides art therapy for children with terminal illnesses. If you wish, please bring crayons, art pencils, art paper, or any other art supplies to luncheon. Thank you 🙏

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05/07/2026

Our incoming Secretary Jennifer Borkowski has created a special line of products to help us celebrate America250! Proceeds to benefit our chapter programs. Here are her T-shirts available for preorder and browsing at our luncheon on May 16. Please message us with your orders.

Notecard Set: $14.95/$5 to chapter
Tote: $20/$3 to chapter
Lg Tote: $25/$5 to chapter
T-shirt: $25/$5 to chapter

04/28/2026

May 16 Luncheon Registration. Invitation in your inboxes. Please join us at Chevy Chase Club for our spring business meeting, guest speaker, and new officer and member swearing in! 🇺🇸🌷👒

Join us for the DCDAR Constitution Chapter May Luncheon and Annual meeting at Chevy Chase Club!

04/20/2026

04/20/2026

Join the DCDAR Junior Membership Committee for a special evening on Tuesday, June 9, from 6:00 - 8:00 PM, featuring sweeping views of the National Mall. This meaningful reception brings together friends and supporters to celebrate our shared commitment to preserving the spaces that tell America’s story.

Guests will enjoy a reception with wine and small bites and an exclusive insider presentation from the Trust for the National Mall, highlighting exciting plans and future improvements for Constitution Gardens and the 56 Signers Memorial—two treasured landmarks that honor the spirit and sacrifice of our nation’s founding.

Your participation directly supports the DCDAR Junior Membership Committee Project fundraising for Constitution Gardens restoration efforts. Each ticket includes one entry into a raffle for a private, guided tour of the National Mall, with additional entries available through donations in $25 increments. Every contribution helps advance the care, preservation, and enhancement of these historic spaces for generations to come.

You may purchase your ticket here: https://my.cheddarup.com/c/dcdar-juniors-reception

Join us for our final fundraising push for the DCDAR Junior Membership Committee Project as we close out the Liser Administration!

04/20/2026

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04/18/2026

in , 1775, Paul Revere set forth on his midnight ride. A poem mythologized his story. The truth is no less poetic.

After a decade of protests in , the British sought to burn ’ cache of arms—lest the colony’s militia grow stronger. The plan was for British troops to surreptitiously sail from across the Charles River to Cambridge before marching to Concord: where the arms were housed. When spies learned of the plan, Revere’s famous ride was set in motion.

That night, a signal was arranged. If the marched “by land,” one lantern would be placed in the steeple of Boston’s North Church. But since the British chose a shortcut “by sea,” two lanterns illuminated our first steps toward independence.

Revere thus took off for Lexington to warn patriot leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock that the British came for their arrest (intel which proved erroneous). He was not alone, though. Both he and William Dawes rode heroically that night to warn the countryside. But neither uttered, “The British are coming.” Instead, Revere was quoted as saying “The regulars are coming out.”

Upon doing so, as many as 50 other riders relayed the alarm to “minutemen,” who pledged to be ready at a minute’s notice to confront the British.

Revere had to outrace a British soldier for 300 yards before finally reaching Lexington. He, Dawes, and Samuel Prescott then rode together to Concord. They were intercepted, though, by British soldiers on watch. Dawes and Prescott escaped; Revere was captured. A soldier “clapped his pistol to my head…and [told me] if I did not tell the truth, he would blow my brains out.”

He responded: “My name in Revere...I had alarmed the country all the way up...and I should have 500 men there soon.”

Within hours, shots were fired. Our war for independence had begun.

in Picture: 20th Century Depiction of Revere’s Midnight Ride