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Why Should You Join the SAR?
As in any organization, you
get out as much as or more than you put into it. We are an organization of
people who make good things happen.
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What can compare to the
thrill of hearing a young child at a parade saying "There goes George
Washington!" when he sees your SAR Color Guard marching by with their
flags flying?
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How do you measure the value
of reading essays in the Knight Historical Essay Contest and then
hearing the winner read the essay at a meeting?
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What about participating in
an Eagle Scout award ceremony and giving him an award representing the
best wishes for continued success from several hundred members of your
state society? Or making parents and cadets proud by presenting a JROTC
or ROTC award?
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Wouldn't you be proud to
help build a fine national library dedicated to providing comprehensive
documentation and analysis of the thoughts and deeds that played
critical roles in the founding of our nation?
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Would you like to praise
some people in your community for civic contributions for which they
have never received public acknowledgement?
You can help make the dream of
our patriot ancestors a reality by joining and participating in our
programs to sustain the system of representative government and
participatory democracy that they fought with words and weapons to create.
Costs and Benefits
While you can give and get
significantly more from the SAR than the basic costs and benefits of
membership, we list them here because they are where most of us start.
Application Fees (typical): National $60, State $5, Chapter $zero; Total:
$40
Benefits of Joining (typical):
National: review, registration, and archival
storage of lineage and documentation; membership certificate
State or Chapter: membership insignia (rosette); booklet with
constitution, bylaws, officers, membership list
Annual Dues (typical): National $25, State
$15, Chapter $8; Total: (typical) $43
Annual Benefits (typical):
National: four issues of The SAR Magazine;
access to SARtalk (on-line discussion group); opportunities to
participate in the District Meeting, Trustee meetings, and the Annual
Congress
State: several newsletters, opportunities to participate in several
state events
Chapter: several newsletters, opportunities to participate in several
chapter activities
Members are encouraged to participate in a
number of activities:
-- come to meetings, pay dues on time, read
the newsletters
-- recommend good people for awards, help present the awards
-- encourage youth to enter contests, sponsor their awards
-- help with an activity, join a committee, become an officer
-- get information on patriot graves, mark a grave site
-- learn about local historical markers, tell your friends
-- volunteer to talk at a local school or civic association
-- join or start or support a color guard with Rev. War uniforms
-- support local historical research, get it published or on the Web
-- fly the flag of our nation correctly and often at your home
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