American Heritage

• Promoting American Heritage Month

American History

• American History Essay Contest

American Indians

• American Indian Programming
• Promoting National Awareness Day for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
• Promoting Every Child Matters - Orange Shirt Day
• Promoting Education on American Indians

Community Classroom

• Success Story Submission
• Outstanding Support for Education

Conservation

• Additional Native Plants Installed at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier - Never Forget Garden
• Establishment of Pollinator Gardens
• Participation in Lavendar Festival
• Chapter members educated attendees on importance of pollinator gardens over the 3-day festival
• Planted Rochester's First Micro-Forest

DAR DNA Network

• Supporting the NSDAR DNA Project
• Successful use of DNA evidence in the application process

DAR Project Patriot

• Most Cards Sent to the Military, 101-150 Members
• Most Monetary Donations, 101-150 Members
• Most Packages Sent to Women in the Military, 101-150 Members

DAR Service to Veterans

• Outstanding Chapter Activity
• Cleaned and Repaired Headstones of Patriot Ancestors
• Placing Flags on Veteran Graves - Oak Hill, Pontiac

Daughters Online Community (DOC)

• Most Members Signed Up as DOC Members, 101-150 Members

Financial Support

• 14% of chapter members as 10th Anniversary NSDAR Sustaining Supporters
• Donation to the NSDAR American Indian Scholarship Fund
• Financial Support to Children of the American Revolution (Elias Cady Chapter)
• Outstanding Donations to Friends of the DAR Museum Fund
• Outstanding Support of Friends of Seimes Technology Center
• Outstanding Support of the Friends of the DAR Library
• Significant Support of DAR Project Patriot
• Outstanding Support of DAR Schools

Insignia

• Rare Diamond Treasure Hunter Award
• Discover Treasured Gems Award
• Polished to Perfection Presentation

Librarian / Literacy Promotion/DAR Library Outreach

• Book donation - Over 500 Books
• Library Display
• Library Professional Recognition
• Donating Books to Promote Literacy
• Sponsoring a Little Free Library
• Book Club Recognition (Book Brigade)
• Book Donations to the DAR Library
• Program Presented on the DAR Library

Master Reports / Chapter Achievement

• Highest Chapter Master Reporting Points with Excellence and Distinction, 101-150 Members (THIRD PLACE)
• Excellence in Chaplaincy Reporting
• Moving Forward in Specialty Research
• Regent Pillar Chapter for Attendance at DAR Museum Period Rooms - Continental Congress

Membership

• Best Recruitment Activity, East Central Division
• Recognized for "Sparkle more in '24 Award"
• Welcomed Five (5) New Members in 2025
• Retention Activity Recognition, Multiple Member Engagement Projects

Patriot Records Project

• Indexed Records for Patriot Records Project

Public Relations and Media

• Social Media - FIRST PLACE

Service to America

• Participation in America the Beautiful Campaign (Sponsorship of Adopt-A-Road Cleanup)
• Exceed Service Volunteer Hours Goal
• Cards Sent
• Packages Sent
• Participation in National DAR Day of Service
• Planned a Service in Seconds Project
• Certificate of Appreciation - Meeting Chapter's National Service to America Goal in 2025

Special recognition was given to the following members:

• Chapter Member: Outstanding Junior
• Chapter Regent: Wreaths Across America, Events
• Chapter Member: Completion of GEP 1 and GEP 2
• Two (2) Chapter Members: Ceremony of Remembrance - Rosa Parks
• Chapter Member: Educational Program for Awareness of Missing or Murdered Indigenous Women
• Chapter Member: Outstanding Gold Star DAR Museum Correspondent Docent
• Chapter Member: Book Donations to the DAR Library