Healing Art For Our Veterans
On Friday, June 18th, American Heritage Chair Ruth-Anne Bolz and I left Wilmington before 8am and traveled to Butner to meet with John Turner. Our mission was to deliver the beautiful posters and prints created by our American Heritage national and...
Celebrating Joseph Montfort Chapter’s 75th Anniversary
On March 23rd, I drove to Jacksonville to join the Joseph Montfort Chapter and celebrate their 75th Anniversary. Members wore hats and gloves and everyone was smiling behind their masks. Welcoming me at the Country Club doors were Vice Regents Lynda Moore...
A Tar Heel Visits The Palmetto State
On Wednesday, March 17th, I drove to the South Carolina State Conference in North Charleston, which began with a BBQ on John’s Island at Bob and SC Daughter Mary Ann Marwick’s extraordinary home. To get there, Maryland State Regent Maureen Tipton and I...
Zooming Weekend!
On Friday morning, I Zoomed into my own chapter meeting, and then logged in to the Texas Virtual Conference, Regent Susan Tillman, at 1:00 CST which is 2:00 EST. It was nice to see the Texas Board and several Pages in a familiar setting, wearing masks,...
Showcasing North Carolina With America 250!
America 250! Have you made plans for the 250th Anniversary Celebration? Remember back in 2018, I suggested our chapters plan an annual commemorative event celebrating their namesake so they could develop a following and refine the plan? If your chapter...
Bringing In The New Year With Honor And Remembrance
On a very cold January 9th morning, I joined Stamp Defiance Regent Jo Stroud, Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge Regent Jane Teachey, and five S.A.R. members for a filming of wreath placements at the Moore’s Creek Battlefield. A representative from the...
Celebrating With DAR Spirit This Holiday Season
Saturday, my sister and District VII Director Judy Caison and I clothed in heavy coats, boots, gloves, and N-95 masks, drove to the Wilmington National Cemetery to help place wreaths on our veterans’ graves. Though solemn, this is one of my most favorite events of the...
Keeping The Holiday Spirit All Year Long
In November I received two messages and a photo I would like to share with you. It shows commitment and caring. Thank you, Ann! I know that October has come and gone but I did manage to make 19 masks of various styles and fabrics and go by the grocery...
A Fall Of Remembrances and Service
I was so excited on October 3rd to attend the Moseley-Bright Chapter meeting in Kinston at GI Joe’s Living History Museum. A real in person meeting! Even though we wore masks, we were able to be together and it felt really good. The chapter was fortunate to find a...
Dedication of the Veterans Life Center
On August 1st, I attended the Dedication of the Veterans Life Center and ribbon cutting in Butner. After having our temperature taken, we received a name tag, signed in, and were seated under one of two large tents with chairs separated six feet from each...
Carole Weiss, State Regent
