Happy New Year, Daughters of 1812!!

On Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at 11:00a.m. our chapter will gather for the 6th consecutive year around the 1812 monument on the Garrison Lawn at Ft. Johnston in Southport, NC  to commemorate the 205th Anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans fought on January 8, 2015. Lunch will follow at Fishy Fishy.  Not a meeting, this is always a fun event and a time for some great fellowship.  Our first event in 2015 took place on a sunny, 16-degree day.  One never knows what to expect here.

On Saturday, February 1st at 10 am the Commissioner Charles Gause Chapter will meet at the newly renovated Indian Trail Meeting Hall, 113 W Moore St next to the Harper Library.  Doors open at 9:30. Lunch will follow at another local restaurant TBA (Fishy Fishy will be closed for their annual spiff-up).  Gen. Don Parker, former Commander of Sunny Point, was our scheduled speaker, but his house sold fast, and he and Debbie have moved to Florida.  We have a substitute program plan.

Kitsy Lackey reminds us to collect and bring Box Tops for Education.   Please bring to our Feb 1st meeting. Thank you Kitsy!  And Dale Spencer is still collecting for the VA Clinic in Wilmington.  Please bring items for that effort as well.

Friday, May 22 is National Maritime Day, and our Chapter plans to gather, as we did last year, at the Maritime Monument in Waterfront Park downtown Wilmington on that morning to lay a wreath and honor our nation’s Mariners.  Last year was our first time to do this lovely and moving commemoration.  More information will be forthcoming.  Naturally, lunch will follow!

Our June meeting will be the first Saturday, June 6, at 11 am (doors open at 11) the Pilot House on Water Street downtown Wilmington.  Dolley Madison will be our VIP guest speaker (in the form of the delightful Jane Thomas of Cherokee Chapter in Greensboro).  What fun!!

See you all soon,
Kathy Miller, President
Cindy Sellers, Vice President

Commissioner Charles Gause No.433 Chapter of the National Society of the United States Daughters of 1812 distributed wreaths to hundreds of people to place on graves at The Wreaths Across America event on December 14, 2019, at Wilmington National Cemetery, Wilmington, NC. They united with other organizations that day to make this a success.

Wreaths Across America - Let's Put a Wreath on Every Grave 

There are over 5,000 graves at the Wilmington National Cemetery. We were very close to placing a wreath on every grave, but often people wait until the last minute to purchase a wreath. Let’s start early next year and begin buying wreaths as soon as January 2020. Wreaths may be purchased in memory or in honor of someone. Goggle the website below to go directly to the 1812 Wreaths Across America site. Each wreath costs $15 and can be paid by credit card.  Provide your e-mail address and you will receive a receipt.  www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/nc0025p There are many other organizations that are sponsoring Wreaths Across America, so be sure you have your group’s ID# and location # when ordering a wreath. The location is Wilmington National Cemetery or NCWNCE and the Group ID# for the Commissioner Charles Gause 1812 group is NC00025P. If anyone wants to purchase a wreath and credit a different sponsor their specific Group ID number must be given. The cemetery code will remain the same. Orders can be made from the main website at wreathsacrossamerica.org/ or by mail to Wreaths Across America, P.O. Box 249, Columbia Falls, ME 04623. You can all call 877-385 9504 to place an order. Let’s get started early next year and be ensure a wreath on every grave.There is also a Wreaths Across America Tab on this blog. You can make a difference by just buying one wreath. 

L to R: Commissioner Charles Gause Chapter Members L to R: Carol Jutte, Phyllis Wilson, Carol Hart, Wreaths Across America Chair and Marth Blacher

Carl Hart, Wreaths Across America Chair placed a wreath on a veteran's grave.

Let's Attend the Wreaths Across America Program at Wilmington National Cemetery on December 14th.

See you Saturday, December 14th for the Remembrance Wreath Laying Ceremony.  The program starts at 12:00, but please come earlier to Wilmington National Cemetery. Parking can be a problem so you might want to carpool.
Thanks.
President Kathy Miller

Thanks to every Daughter who donated money to the Durham VA Medical Center through the North Carolina Daughters of 1812 VAVS

Thanks to every Daughter who donated money to the Durham VA Medical Center through the North Carolina Daughters of 1812 VAVS. With that money my deputy, Emily Cooper, and I have been able to purchase much-needed supplies for the hospital.
Over the past several months we’ve delivered groceries (flip-top canned soups and fruits) for homeless veterans as well as cases of coffee cups and decaffeinated coffee for various hospital wards and clinics.

Thank you for your generosity and caring. This veteran truly appreciates your support. 
Shown here is David Grupy, Durham VA Medical Center Voluntary Service Specialist, with the most recent grocery delivery.
From: Mary Ann Loss, North Carolina VAVS representative to the Durham VA Medical Center

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, which is annually on December 7, commemorates the attack on Pearl Harbor, in Hawaii, during World War II. Many American service men and women lost their lives or were injured on December 7, 1941.