Additional Information on The Star-Spangled Banner Project

There were 100 Smithsonian Penguin Young Reader Level 4 books entitled, The Star-Spangled Banner delivered by chairman of The Commissioner Charles Gause (CCG) No. 433 Chapter of the National Society of the United States Daughters of 1812. The books were donated to public elementary schools in Brunswick County. 20 books were delivered to 10 schools by Cindy Gulledge, Co-Chair, Brunswick Country Schools/Patrioric Education. There were 50 books delivered to 25 schools by Co-Chair of New Hanover County,  Kitsy Lackey, CCG Librarian, Susan DeGroote, and Dale Spencer. Pender Counties 8 Elementary Schools had 16 books delivered by CCG member Marianne Grant.

The books were delivered along with Star Spangled Banner Day, September 14 rack cards. Not all schools received the books in time as we were interrupted by Hurricane Florence.

Now there is no excuse that our children in three counties won’t have the opportunity to learn about The War of 1812. They just need to go to their school library and sign out The Star-Spangled Banner book to read. Anyone wanting to purchase this book for their children can order it from Amazon-Prime.

                        Rack Card that was distributed to all of the Elementary Schools

Please Collect Coupons for Box Tops for Education

Kitsy Lackey, 1812 committee chair is collecting coupons for the  Box Tops for Education Program and would like our 1812 members to remove the coupons off of the products below and bring them to our next meeting. For a complete list of items displaying educational coupons visit this website.

https://www.boxtops4education.com/earn/participating-products.

Charles Gause 1812 Members Wish All Their Viewers a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a Healthy Happy New Year too!

Wreaths Across America - December 15, 2018 at the Wilmington National Cemetery

Volunteers from the Commissioner Charles Gause No.433 Chapter of the National Society of the United States Daughters of 1812 who manned the forces of passing out the wreaths to hundreds of people along with their volunteers from the Wilmington and Leeland area. Also, the Civil Air Patrol came to the rescue to assist opening up additional boxes of wreaths to place on the tables for all the guests who placed the wreaths on the graves of the Veterans.

L to R: Phyllis Wilson, Public Relations Chair, Carol Jutte, Registrar, Pat Gooding, 1812 member,  Donna Agopsowicz, DAR member, Fran Carlsen, Wreaths Across America Chair for DAR,  Jeanne Nelson, DAR member:  Vicki Wade, PDAR member.

Thank You Notes from the Bolivia Elementary School for the Donation of Two books on The Star Spangled Banner

25 Schools in New Hanover Count Receive the Star Spangled Banner books

L to  R Kathy Miller, President of 1812 General Gause Chapter, Kitsy Lackey, Patriotic Education Chair, Jessica Moore, Media Winter Park Elementary School, Susan DeGroote, Librarian forCCG Chapter.

On Tuesday, October 23rd the Star Spangled Banner books were delivered to the 25 elementary schools in New Hanover County.

 Winter Park Elementary School.  

Wreaths Across America Information - December 3rd Last Day to Sponsor a Wreath

4,752 Wreaths will be delivered  tor Saturday. More donations  came in and will be counted toward next year.,

2018 SO FAR

4,794 Wreaths Sponsored

92% to Goal

406 To Go!

5,091 Views

Go to the website for Wreaths Across Americawww.wreathsacrossamerica.org/nc0025p  (click on website- This is a direct website for our 1812 chapter to sponsor a wreath

1. Click on Sponsor a wreath 

2.  Fill in your information and the name of the person. Then your credit card information. If you do not get a thank you e-mail after donating or you don’t receive a confirmation e-mail then the transaction did not go through.

4.  If you are having problems ordering a wreath then call the main number for Wreaths Across America at 877-385-9504 Monday-Friday someone will answer the phone between 7:00am through 7:00 pm. On weekends you can call Saturday and Sunday from 9:00am until 2:00pm. You can buy a wreath by credit card or debit card. If you call any other time you can leave your name and phone number and someone will call you back.

     REMEMBER the Fallen. . . HONOR those who Serve. . . TEACH our children the value of Freedom.

Welcome to Commissioner Charles Gause Chapter NSUSD of 1812’s Wreaths Across America Page. Please help our group raise funds by clicking one of the red "Sponsor Wreaths" button to purchase a wreaths or wreaths to be placed at Wilmington National Cemetery. 

Information taken from the Wreaths Across America website.

Wreaths Across America

 "This year, when you place a Wreath on a Veterans Grave, you will know it is not just a wreath. It's your personal gift to an American hero, and you will swell with pride, and have a tear in your eye knowing you've done something special for our Veterans and their families. God bless out Veterans and God bless America."

Carol Hart, Chair Wreaths Across America

You can also mail Carol a check made out to Wreaths Across America.

Her address is:

1506 Hidden Oaks Lane, SE

Bolivia, NC 28422

Veterans Day Ceremony on November 12, 2018 at St. James Community Center.

VETERANS DAY CEREMONY
On November the 12, 2018 (Not a mistake) the American Legion Post 543 will hold its annual Veterans Day Ceremony. It will be held at 10 am at the St. James Community Center. All welcome, refreshment served after the ceremony.
Posted by John Muuss

The Star-Sangled Banner - Penguin Young Readers Level 4 books were donated in Brunswick, New-Hanover and Pender Counties by the Charles Gause 1812 Chapter

 Susan DeGroote delivers 2 books to Barbara Anderson, the Media Specialist at the Rachel Freeman School of Engineering.

Star Spangle Banner Books being delivered to Brunswick County Schools.  L to R. Cindy Gulledge standing with Acacia Dixon's administrative assistant.

1812 Donated Snacks to the VA Clinic in Wilmington , NC

Dale Spencer, recently donated snack items to the VA Clinic. With the cash donations, Dale was able to purchase 40 boxes of crackers to add to our snacks. Tyra Hoffman, from the clinic was the contact person for Dale to drop off the items she had collected at our last 1812 meeting.

Photos from our October 8, 2018 meeting

L to R: Kathy Miller, President, Lynn Deen, new 1812 member signing her papers, Carol Jutte, Registrar

L to R: Kathy Miller, President and Pat Tucker, Secretary giving her report at the 1812 meeting.

Fort Niagara - Program at the October 6, 2018 General Gause 1812 Meeting

Vice-President, Cindy Sellers gave an introduction to Fort Niagara prior to showing the 1812 members a video about the Fort at our October 6th meeting, which was held at the in Southport, at the Sushi and Gourmet Restaurant. 

Facts about Fort Niagara:

Fort Niagara is a fortification originally built to protect the interests of New France in North America. It is located near Youngstown, New York, on the eastern bank of the Niagara River at its mouth, on Lake Ontario.Wikipedia

Opened: 1726

Area: 250 acres

Location: Fort Niagara State Park, Porter, Niagara County, New York, USA

Designated NHL: October 9, 1960

Architect: Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry

Did you know: The history of Old Fort Niagara spans more than 300 years. ny.gov

Star-Spangled Banner Books Donated by General Gause 1812 Chapter

As part of Patriotic Education, two books have been delivered to each Brunswick County Elementary School.  New Hanover County Schools delivery was interrupted by Hurricane Florence.  Once we can resume, contact Kitsy Lackey if you would like to help with the delivery of the books. We have 25 schools to get to. There are ten elementary schools in Brunswick County and twenty-five in New Hanover County.Contact Kitsy at  lackeyw@yahoo.com . It was decided at the October 6, 2018 meeting to donate books to the Pender County School District too. This has been a very successful and a wonderful way to educate the children in our nearby schools about the War of 1812. There are 6 schools in Pender County.

1812 Meeting Scheduled for Saturday, October 6th at 10:00 at Southport Gourmet and Sushi Restaurant

The Commissioner Charles Gause Chapter  USD1812

Well summer is coming to a close and the CCG Chapter is ready to start off with our first meeting for this term.  Vice President Cindy Sellers has made reservations and planned a Program on Old Fort Niagara for us.  Please plan to attend and catch up with everyone, hear our program and participate in the meeting, and enjoy the fellowship.

The meeting is October 6th

Southport Gourmet and Sushi Restaurant 

1643 N. Howe St. ( just pass Walmart center)

Doors will open at 9:45 and meeting to start a little after 10:00 am 

Lunch will follow.

Liberty, Fraternity, and Unity,

Kathy Miller

Wilmington VA Clinic is in Need of Some Food Items

Our Wilmington VA Clinic is in need of some food items. Tyra Hoffman, MBA , Voluntary Service Specialist has listed some items that could be donated from our 1812 chapter. They will be collected by Dale Spencer at our October 6th meeting. Location will be given later. Dale will have a box for donations and a smaller box for money donations at our first meeting. If anyone has any questions they can reach Tyra Hoffman at 910-343-5300 Ext 3685 or e-mail her at Tyra.hoffman1@va.gov.

Above are some samples of some items that the Veterans could use. Snacks(individualized snacks - peanut butter, cheese, etc can be anything as long as they are individualized snacks. It is easier to distribute to our Veterans. They could also you individualized packets of Spenda, sweet n'low or equal. Cups and Lids: prefer 8 oz. Styrofoam cups * we need lids because it prevents spills in the facility) Coffee stirrers and Coffee - prefer the containers

9/11 RMEMBRANCE CEREMONY

The American Legion Post 543 and the St. James Fire Department will jointly hos a remembrance ceremony to honor those lost to the terrorist attack on 9/11. The ceremony will be held at the St. James Community Center at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, September 11, 2018. The ceremony is open to the public and everyone is invited.

Star-Spangled Banner Day September 14th

Awards Received by Commissioner General Gause 1812 Chapter at the State Meeting

State Council Meeting for 1812 Was Held on August 4, 2018

1812 New State Officers 2018-2021: Brenda Hamilton, President; Laura Edwards, Vice President; Linda Rivenbark, Chaplain; Pat Tucker, Corresponding Secretary; Pat Gooding, Treasurer; Cindy Sellers, Registrar; Faye Floyd, Historian; Bobbie Lou Ray, Librarian; Carol Jutte, Curator;Telia  Cunningham, Recording Secretary, absent

Commissioner Charles Gause Chapter members attending 1812 State Council Meeting 2018. Pat Gooding; Cindy Sellers; Lisa Pomeranz: Carol Jutte; Pat Tucker; Martha Blacher; Kathy Miller; Dale Spencer; Linda Rivenbark; Kitsy Lackey

  1812 State Officers  

                                                       

1812 State President Elaine Baldasare

     1812 State Registrar Lisa Pomeranz

                     

 1812 State Treasurer Pat Gooding

1812 Guest Speaker 

1812 Memorial Service including Bonnie Becmer

Bonnie wearing her beautiful smile and holding a pocket flag; She will be missed by so many people.

                                                 

   1812 Certificate

    1812 Table Display

1812 Table Decorations

1812 members at the luncheon

                                                                         



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