DAR chapter to bestow awards

BARKHAMSTED — The Brooks-Green Woods Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at the Barkhamsted Community Room, Route 44, Barkhamsted on Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m.

Good Citizen Awards will be presented to area high school students during the meeting. The DAR Good Citizens Award and Scholarship contest was created in 1934, and is intended to encourage and reward the qualities of good citizenship. The award recognizes a high school senior with the qualities of dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism. Students are nominated by their teachers and peers. Once a student is chosen as the DAR Good Citizen, the student is invited to participate in the scholarship portion of the program which includes a personal statement and an essay.

Hostesses for the meeting are Lori Brady and Barbara Hulbert. Members are asked to bring Box Tops for Education. Any woman interested in obtaining information about membership may contact Karen Brett, Regent at 860-379-8741.