| Virginia
Buckner |
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1980-1982 STATE
REGENT'S PROJECT
Florida Cookbook
Florida
Daughters Cook, a cookbook, was Mrs.
Buckner's State Regent's Project with all proceeds
going to the DAR Schools. In recognition of
outstanding support of the Golden Rule School
Benefit Project, FSSDAR received the second
largest number of Golden Rule Benefactor rulers.
An innovative first was a scholarship given to a
student at Embry Riddle Aeronautical School. |
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| Ruth
McGarity |
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1992-1995 STATE
REGENT'S PROJECT
DAR Schools
Continued
support of the DAR Schools was the main project
of Mrs. McGarity. The
Florida Cottage at Tamassee was purchased,
remodeled, refurbished, decorated, and the State
Regent's Guest Suite built and elegantly
furnished at the rear of the cottage. Decoration
of the cottage included a beautiful
collection of original paintings by Florida
Daughters. An endowment to support the
cottage in future years was established to pay
day-to-day expenses such as Teaching Parent’s
salary, utilities, insurance, etc. Major
expenses such as re-roofing, upgrading to meet
current fire safety regulations, and replacement
of old broken windows are also paid from
this endowment.
She
also recommended that the FSSDAR purchase a
computer and printer to be used by the State
Corresponding Secretary. |
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| Anne
Stewart |
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1995-1997 STATE
REGENT'S PROJECT
Historical Markers
Mrs.
Stewart chose "Historical Markers for
Revolutionary War Sites" as her state
project. The Florida State Society approved the
placing of Historical Markers for Revolutionary
War Sites and so began our quest to honor our
patriot ancestors who fought for and won our
nation's independence.
The
Revolutionary sites were chosen for their
historical significance and researched
diligently and thoroughly for accuracy.
With the installation and dedication of the
markers, the Florida State Society has left a
tribute to our Revolutionary War soldiers and
patriots.
"Remembering
the past is conserving history for the
future." |
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| Aida
Register |
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1997-1999 STATE
REGENT'S PROJECT
Twenty-First Century Endowment Fund
Outstanding Junior Travelship Grant
This
theme reflected the progressive vision and the
professional approach of Mrs. Register's
leadership. Both a Twenty-First Century
Endowment Fund for Tamassee and an Outstanding
Junior Travelship Grant were created in addition
to the continued placement of historical markers
throughout the state of Florida. Also, extensive
work was done on the Florida Cottage at Tamassee. |
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Jeanette
Frey |
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1999-2001 STATE
REGENT’S PROJECT
Jeanette J. Frey Scholarship Fund
Frey Grits and Gravy Endowment
Because
of her commitment to education and our DAR
Schools, Mrs. Frey chose the Jeanette J. Frey
Scholarship Fund, an endowed scholarship for
worthy Florida students, and the Frey Grits and
Gravy Fund for the general fund of our DAR
Schools.
The
Grits & Gravy Fund proceeds go to KDS,
Hillside, Hindman, Berry, and Crossnore.
Also established as part of her Grits &
Gravy Project is the Martha Bell Elias -
Treasure Coast Memorial Endowment Fund, with the
proceeds going to the Tamassee General Fund.
Mr. Elias established this fund in memory of his
wife Martha Bell, a devoted DAR member. He
has added a substantial amount to it since its
establishment. |
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| Mary
Lou James |
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2001-2003 STATE
REGENT'S PROJECT
1900 Census Soundex ~ Millennium Forest
To
help increase our membership, Mrs. James'
State Regent's Project was purchasing the 1900
Census Soundex for our DAR Collection housed
in the Orange County Public Library in
Orlando. This index helps fill in the
family research between the 1850 census and
1900 census and is ongoing and not limited to
DAR members only.
The
"Millennium
Forest, The Silent Sentinels," was
another project during the James
Administration. The planting of these
trees recognized the patriot ancestors of FSSDAR
Daughters who contributed to the
reforestation. It continues the FSSDAR
history of conservation and commitment to our
original Penny Pines Forest. Forest
planting began in 2003 and continued through
2006. Eight thousand trees have been
planted as the forest is returned to its
native habitat. The names and a
statement of each patriot honored have been
published as a book.
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| Jean
Mann |
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2003-2005 STATE
REGENT’S PROJECT
FSSDAR Scholarship Fund
The
Florida State Society of the Daughters of the
American Revolution has always been interested
in the education of our youth. We are classified
as an “education” entity for federal and
state tax purposes in meeting the criteria of a
non-profit organization.
To continue our commitment to the education of
our future leaders, Mrs. Mann established a
FSSDAR Scholarship Fund with a minimum endowed
funding of $100,000.
Contributions to this Fund allowed participation
by all chapters and members, as well as
interested friends of FSSDAR who share our
commitment to the future. |
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| Rebecca
Lockhart |
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2005-2007 STATE
REGENT’S PROJECT |
| Continuing
Past State Regents' Projects |
| Tamassee
Scholarship Fund |
| Kate
Duncan Smith Scholarship Fund |
During
this administration, we continued with established
projects to dream the dreams of our past, as we
Rang the Bell of Freedom by giving students the
ability to follow their dreams with scholarships
for continuing education, provided students with a
warm and loving home, supported our own young
women with funds to travel to our national
conferences; while also continuing many other
projects established within each local chapter, as
well as the Florida State Society. |
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