Bend Chapter DAR

Bend Chapter DAR’s 2025 Year in Review: the chapter presented JROTC medals to high school cadets; 3 children’s book drives; received KTVZ news’ “Pay It Forward” award; donated 2000+books to The Giving Plate; presented our annual nursing scholarship to COCC; July 4 parade; hosted a Little Free Library for kids at The Environmental Center; Constitution Week proclamations/classes/articles; presented a Quilt of Valor; Veterans Day parade; sewed and filled holiday stockings for veterans; sent 400 holiday cards to active duty soldiers and a veterans’ home; and organized Bend’s Wreaths Across America ceremony at Deschutes Memorial Gardens. Come join us in 2026, for our nation’s 250th Birthday! Contact our membership chair at: [email protected]

Did you know that the USPS has Forever Stamps featuring Battlefields the American Revolution?

Battlefields of the American Revolution Stamps | USPS.com As we prepare to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States, these stamps honor the battlefields where so many sacrificed.