

Mary Fell Stevenson Chapter, NSDAR
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Black Diamond, Washington State - Serving Southeast King County



Our members participate in Black Diamond Miner Days, Black Diamond Labor Days Festival and are currently restoring the founders marker at the Evergreen Cemetery





Click on arrows to slide deck gallery of chapter award photos for 2022.
Lantern Chapter Status Info below
DAR support is provided to our veterans, year-round. We are among the most active volunteers at VA Medial Centers; when protocols for such volunteerism were reshaped by the pandemic, we pivoted and are now also the largest participants in “Wreaths Across America”. Our VOW (Vivian’s
Outreach to Women) Grants are directed to helping
indigent female veterans.
We locate and recognize Vietnam Era veterans, support
Honor Flights and find ways large and small to express
thanks to the men and women who once wore the uniform
of our nation. In particular, we recognize those World
War II veterans in our community with certificates.
We’re proud to honor our nation’s active duty military through our work with the DAR Project Patriot Committee to support those who place their lives in danger to protect our own. Whether that support comes in the form of care packages, financial contributions, holiday cards or efforts to raise appreciation for our nation’s military members, it comes from the heart.
We improve educational outcomes of thousands of young people annually through our support of the DAR School and Community Classroom committees. In addition, when local, state and national scholarships are total, we extend more than $1 million annually to make dreams come true for students who might otherwise be unable to afford higher education through the DAR Scholarship Committee. Add the impact of Junior American Citizens and the Children of the American Revolution, and you begin to appreciate the work that we accomplish to raise the leaders of tomorrow.
Additionally, thousands of new readers, for many
of whom English is a second language, benefit from
the important and rewarding work of our
Literacy Committee.
Since 1936, we have aided American Indian students through tangible support of their studies. Much of that work today is focused on the campuses of Bacone College in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and Chemawa Indian School in Salem, Oregon. We are proud to also send dozens of young people to the Indian Youth of America Summer Camp Program. Many chapters additionally support their local Native American students through work at local reservations.
The first hand, congratulations and Flag of the United States of America extended to a new citizen often come from a DAR member who helps to organize and sponsor a naturalization ceremony. We also offer many ways to recognize and assist outstanding new citizens as they embrace their new lives and responsibilities as Americans.
In addition to these committees, we also, of course, support a great deal of Patriotic work, such as respect for the Flag of the United States of America, awareness of the U.S. Constitution (specifically during Constitution Week) and the importance of Good Citizens. Our work in Historic Preservation funds community grants, supports our DAR Museum and captures thousands of genealogical records for posterity.




