Service to Others
Last year, we:
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Delivered stuffed animals to Robley Rex Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital, for The Women's Baby Shower, along with toothbrush kits and lap blankets.
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Marked the Floyd Station Spring House as a historical site. It was built by John Floyd, a Revolutionary War Patriot and a Kentucky Pioneer.
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Made and wrote Valentines to patients at Robley Rex VA Hospital.
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Wrote notes to children of overseas service men and women; some have even become pen pals!
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Collected books for the The Healing Place and the Little Libraries throughout the city.
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Participated in the cleanup at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery for Wreaths Across America.
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Marked the grave of Revolutionary War Patriot Moses Tyler. The Tyler Family was one of the founding families of Jeffersontown, Kentucky.
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Marked Soldiers Retreat
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Once again made our goal of 12,540 Service to America Hours with a final total of 12,825.5 hours.
So far this year, we have:
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Participated in the cleanup at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery for Wreaths Across America.
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Began a project of locating various cemeteries where Revolutionary War Patriots are buried and honoring them.
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Sent hand/foot warmers, puzzle books, and adult coloring books to the Robley Rex Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital.
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Celebrated John Marshall's 134th Birthday!
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Been awarded "Social Media Site of the Year" by the Kentuckky Society DAR for our fabulous Facebook page, managed by Medina Dean.
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John Marshall member, Renee Wiggins, received First Place for her beautiful crocheted handbag.
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Cleaned the gravestones in the Samuel Oldham Family Cemetery.
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Re-Dedicated the grave of Revoluational War Patriot, Thomas Stafford
Historic Preservation
Historic Preservation activity in John Marshall Chapter, NSDAR, includes the marking of revolutionary patriot graves and revolutionary period properties. Last year, we marked the Floyd Station Spring House and Soldiers Retreat. Members also donated time cleaning headstones at the Blankenbaker Family Cemetery and the Moses Tyler Cemetery. Some of the properties which have been marked in the past are the Jonathan Clark home (brother of George Rogers Clark), the Richard Taylor home (father of Zachary Taylor), the William Christian House, the Nathaniel Burris home in Mercer County, Kentucky, and Linden Hall. We have also marked a number of patriot graves in Cave Hill Cemetery over the last few years.
Education
John Marshall Chapter's, NSDAR, educational activities include offering an Elizabeth Nall Sherry scholarship, as well as NSDAR scholarship opportunities. We sponsor NSDAR American history contests for grades 5-8 and 9-12, and Good Citizen Awards to five schools. Every year we adopt a different DAR sponsored school in which we have fundraising efforts to help with various requests that are needed by the schools. In addition, we sponsor Jack Jouett Children of the American Revolution Society. This year, packets of seeds were donated to Hindman for the children to plant in their garden.
Patriotism
Patriotism activities are extremely important to the members of John Marshall Chapter, NSDAR. We sponsor group graves at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery and participate in memorial services and Wreaths Across America, which are held there. We march in the annual Veteran's Parade in Louisville and work closely with Robley Rex Veterans Hospital providing necessary items on request. A main project for the Chapter is adopting a veteran family in need and providing clothing and toys for the family at Christmas. The Chapter awards medals to five high schools with Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) programs and to the Air Force and Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) programs at the University of Louisville. Attendance at Honor Flights gives us a chance to welcome home our Veterans who have flown to Washington, D.C., to see the war memorials. We also provide flags to school children, sponsor Constitution programs in the schools, and present historical programs upon request.
