Community Outreach and Programs

On September 14, 2021, our chapter’s first in-person meeting for 18 months (due to COVID-19), we gathered an estimated $950 in baby gear (clothing and blankets). To say, “We are excited to be back together again” is an understatement! Thank you to the generosity of our Omaha chapter members!

A few members of the Omaha Chapter of the NSDAR at the POW-MIA Recognition Day on September 17, 2021. Members of the Omaha Chapter support community wide observances of National holidays and other events, such as the wreath laying ceremony at the National POW-MIA Recognition Day at Omaha’s Memorial Park.

The Omaha Chapter supports Constitution Week, observed annually September 17-23, by creating bulletin boards at local libraries, visiting schools, and distributing copies of the U.S. Constitution and other patriotic materials for the education of our citizens.

Sue St. Amant (center) with her great niece and Librarian at Sandoz Elementary School, where her niece is a student. Sue learned that the librarians at the school were using their own money to purchase books for some of the less fortunate students at the school when the Scholastic Book Fairs were held. Sue asked if we could donate some of our “two percent” money, that is, money that we withdraw every year from our investment account for charitable donations– two percent of the principal– for the use of the Sandoz librarians to purchase books. Along with individual donations from our chapter members we gave a total of $700 to the school for use in the Scholastic Book Fair this year. Every child who couldn’t afford to purchase a book received one, and there was enough money left over to purchase keyboards to be used in the school’s literacy program!

The Omaha Chapter presented their American History Teacher of the Year Award to Mr. Cory Vasek of Mary Our Queen School. Mr. Vasek received a certificate and a $50 Amazon gift card. He is also competing in the State-level American History Teacher of the Year contest.
In the photo from the left: Sue Carson, Cindy Barnes and Pam Scheet.

The Omaha Chapter collected 94 toys for the cats and dogs at the Nebraska Humane Society at the September meeting. On Friday the 23rd of 2022 our Chapter Regent, Glenda Irish, had the privilege of delivering them with Kelly Wolterman and Mary Hoogner who is also a volunteer at the Humane Society.

Omaha Chapter NSDAR

Community Outreach and Programs

Donations to the VA

POW-MIA Recognition Day

Celebrating Constitution Week

Book Donation to Sandoz Elementary School

The American History Teacher of the Year Award

Nebraska Humane Society Donation