Our Service

Our Service

Our goals and participation is mostly accomplished through the work of a committee system.  We strive to participate in each category.   Below is various work we do in our chapter to support the DAR committees.   

Mount Rosa members recorded the names from inscriptions and office records by walking through the cemetery and looking at every gravestone at Littleton cemetery.   You may review this publication at a local library.  Have a relative who might of been buried here and would like for us to look it up? Click here and include their  name.  We will research the information for you.

Name of Publication:   Littleton Cemetery, Littleton, Colorado,  by Mount Rosa Chapter Mount Rosa Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, copyrighted © 1983.

DAR Schools
This committee promotes programs at six independent non-profit schools.  Each of these schools was founded by someone who sought to meet the needs of disadvantaged children in areas where education was inaccessible.   As the improvements of roads and better educational facilities became available the needs of these communities changed. Today the DAR Schools encompass a variety of special needs and have become and integral part of their communities.    Mount Rosa Chapter participates with Banking for the Future and Campbell's Labels for Education Program.  

Conservation
This committee is committed to protect the environment and promoting the responsible use of natural resources.   We strive to maintain and improve the land and other resources for which we are responsible.  As chapter members, we emphasize recycling and the careful use of water and beautifying our landscape.  Mount Rosa volunteers to work with the Colorado Department of Transportation for the Adopt-A-Hwy project.  Litter and garbage  is picked on University Blvd. between Arapahoe Rd. and Belleview. 

Mount Rosa recognizes John Fielder, for the NSDAR Conservation Award and Medal.

American History
The purpose of this the committee is to promote American History throughout the year by honoring significant historical people, places, dates and events.  In February we have Student Recognition Day where we honor outstanding student's achievement in the American History Essay Contests.  We also sponsor the Christopher Columbus Essay Contest in conjunction with the National Italian American Foundation.  All essays are based on historical accuracy, organization of material, interest, originality, grammar and neatness.   For more information on how you and your school can participate, click here. 

Good Citizens
The aim of this committee is to recognize and reward senior high school students who possess the qualities of good citizenship.   Mount Rosa sponsors the following high schools:  Arapahoe, Chatfield, Columbine, Dakota, Heritage, Highlands Ranch, Littleton, Mullen and Thunder Ridge.  Deadlines are in December.  For more information on how you and your school can participate, click here.

Other activities in which we participate:

• Providing donations to help the National Society acquire a rare Declaration Signature of Button Gwinnett

• Creating LapRopes for our veterans in nearby hospitals

• Planting trees each year to help renew our plant growth

• Obtaining proclamations from our local mayors to promote Constitution Week, Sept 17-23

• Encouraging and working with our daughters, sons, nephews, nieces, grandchildren to lead the Children of the American Revolution (www.nscar.org)

• Collecting items for our military men and women stationed in far away countries.

• Being a volunteer and helping women become members

• Supporting our DAR Schools in the Appalachian region of America

• Supporting and honoring our younger DAR members (ages 18-40) with leadership opportunities and mentoring

• Giving patriotic, educational and historical programs to the public and to our other chapters

• Honoring our community members with Community Service Awards, Public Relations Awards, Media Awards and Conservation Awards.