Projects and Activities

 PROJECTS

 
While the chapter is involved in many aspects of life in Watertown, Waterbury, Woodbury, Southbury, Woodbury, Naugatuck, and surrounding towns, we consider our most important projects to be education in our communities, the preservation of our past, and the fostering of patriotism.
 
Trumbull-Porter Chapter is dedicated to preserving and maintaining Watertown’s Old Burying Ground, a bigger job every year as the headstones and surrounding walls and fences deteriorate.  On October 3, 2004, we celebrated “100 Years of Loving Care” of the Old Burying Ground, with CT DAR and area chapter representatives as well as state and local townspeople, marching bands, and re-enactors coming together for the event. We are grateful for area philanthropic and civic organizations’ help and support.  

In addition to this Trumbull-Porter members join with local veterans groups to honor our veterans and remember special days.  We also participate in Wreaths Across America, which honors our veterans in The Old Burying Ground.


 

 ACTIVITIES

 

During the year Trumbull-Porter Chapter members have the opportunity to participate in a variety of different activities: Woodbury, CT’s Colonial Days program, activities at the Oliver Ellsworth Homestead in Windsor, CT; Wreaths Across America in conjunction with the Veterans from the Waterbury and Watertown area; local VFW Remembrance Days Celebrations for Vietnam, Veteran’s Day, and Pearl Harbor.

Trumbull-Porter members sewed many dozens of patriotic pillowcases for our veterans at Homes for the Brave and for veterans in local nursing homes. Other activities involve a book study during the year, making valentines for veterans in the state veterans hospitals, awarding the DAR Good Citizens Award, and the DAR Outstanding Student of American History to high school seniors from thirteen local high schools, and the Jr ROTC award to cadets from two local high schools.