THE SUNFLOWER SCRIBBLES Kansas Society Children of the American Revolution Winter 2017

FROM YOUR STATE PRESIDENT

The wonderful Christmas season of peace,

love and joy brought such happiness and love

to families who have lost loved ones in serving

our great country. I am proud to say that

K.S.C.A.R. represented these attributes well at

the Wreaths Across America Ceremony at the

Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery this past

December. On that freezing, snowy day, we

laid 700 more wreaths due to our commitment

and dedication to supporting the Wreaths

Across America organization. We made a

difference!

During this past season, I am proud to

communicate more incredible work done by the

Lone Elm Campground Society, who organized

a memorial for the Four Chaplains at the

Veterans Memorial Park in Olathe, Kansas.

The service was conducted by the Society Vice

President, Samuel Hulsey. Many attended

lending their support to the importance of Lone

Elm Campground’s efforts. Those in

attendance were Dewey Fry of the Delaware

Crossing S.A.R.,

Gayle Hoyt the Kansas State Senior President,

C.A.R., Hannah Ehmcke the National

Chaplain, C.A.R., Kathryn West the Kansas

State Regent, D.A.R. and Kimberly Patrick,

Kansas State Recording Secretary, D.A.R.

The Lone Elm Campground Society

exemplifies K.S.C.A.R. in Action!

Over the President’s Day weekend, the Kansas

Society Sons of the American Revolution

honored our first President, George

Washington at their Thirty First Annual George

Washington Birthday Celebration. It was a

beautiful luncheon at the Ritz Charles in

Overland Park, KS with a well received guest

speaker, Dr. Kurt Graham the director of the

Harry S Truman Library and Museum. The

SAR awarded Kathryn Walker West the

Kansas State Regent, D.A.R. with their SAR

Medal of Appreciation, Steven Howe the

District Attorney for Johnson County, KS their

Law Enforcement Commendation Medal and

Dr. Kurt Graham their Silver Good Citizenship

Medal. The luncheon was preceded by a

Share Fair in which we were invited to have a

K.S.C.A.R. information table. Paige Neumann

of the Lone Elm Campground Society and

Maggie Alvidrez of the Santa Fe Trail Society

joined me at the table representing K.S.C.A.R.

In closing, I am more and more excited about

K.S.C.A.R. in Action in our community! We are

looking forward to our Seventy First State

Conference on March 25, 2017 in Topeka. It

will be held at the Shawnee County Public

Library located at 1515 SW 10th. We will be

preparing care packages for Rob Hughes the

KMBC Channel 9 reporter and his unit who are

stationed in the Ukraine. I look forward to

seeing everyone on March 25!

Kansas State Society Children of the American Revolution

Ms. Brooke Werp State President

and Miss Gayla Hoyt

Senior State President

Cordially invite you to attend the Seventy-first State Conference

Saturday, March 25, 2017 Topeka, Kansas

10:30 a.m. Business Meeting at Topeka Shawnee County Public Library – 1515 SW 10th, Topeka Lunch will be catered by the library. After eating, care packages will be filled to send to Rob Hughes and his unit in Ukraine.

Final arrangements for the lunch have not been made yet, but last time we did this, it was $8.00 per person. Menu most likely will be sandwiches, chips, cookies and a drink. Pay March 25th.

RSVP: by March 10.

GEORGE WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY LUNCH

Saturday, Feb. 18th was the annual luncheon

celebrating the birthday of our First President.

Sponsored by the SAR, it is attended by DAR

and SAR members in the area. As shown

above, several KSCAR's also attended - shown

are State President Brooke Werp, State

Recording Secretary Paige Neumann, and

State Registrar Maggie Alvidrez. Pictured

below is Hannah Ehmcke, NSCAR National

Chaplain with President Brooke Werp.

THE SUNFLOWER SCRIBBLES Kansas Society Children of the American Revolution Winter 2017

(pictured above with Brooke and Paige -

NSDAR Registrar General Mary Frisch and Sr.

Society President Monica Mitchell-Werp)

WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA

On the very cold and icy Saturday morning of

Dec. 17th, dozens of faithful CAR, DAR and

SAR members gathered with other citizens to

place wreaths on the graves of 5,762

veterans interred at Ft. Leavenworth Cemetery.

KSCAR President Brooke Werp is shown

below with KSDAR Regent, Kathryn West.

Miss Werp raised a total of of $7,000 as her

state project this year. She is shown below with

the Army Reserve Service Branch of the

Military. Congratulations, Brooke on your very

successful state project!

LONE ELM CAMPGROUND NEWS

Our society held a commemoration ceremony

for the "Four Chaplains" from World War II, on

Sunday, January 29th at Veterans Memorial

Park in Olathe. In attendance, KSDAR State

Regent Kathryn West, other officers and DAR

members, and Mr. Bob Millbern, man

responsible for the entire Veterans Memorial.

(left to right) Jacob Miller, Sarah Miller, Paige

Neumann, Color Guard from Delaware

Crossing Chapter SAR, Sam Hulsey, Josh

Hulsey, National CAR Chaplain Hannah

Ehmcke, Jerry Kolb, SAR bugler -Janis Miller, Sr. President

THE SCOOP FROM SANTA FE TRAIL

SFT Society earned money through a FUNdraiser with wrapping gifts at Barnes & Noble twice during the Christmas season. We also enjoyed a Christmas cookie decorating party/meeting at our home Dec. 10th.

The following Saturday Brooke and I attended the WAA ceremony at Ft. Leavenworth.SFT is also excited to report the papers of three prospective members are in Washington DC! Brooke and I are both looking forward to the KSSSAR State Conference next month when she is scheduled to receive the SAR Medal of Appreciation. - Monica Werp, Senior Society President

KANSA SOCIETY HAPPENINGS

Kansa has a prospective – Kenzly Tindell; her

papers will be signed at the State Conference! - Gayla Hoyt, Sr. Society President

KUDOS TO……

from Santa Fe Trail Society - Maggie D - Played the part of Sharpay in High School musical at her school Maggie A - Played the clarinet in her school concert. Brenna - made a 4.0 in her first semester of the Nursing program. Will be married in January, 2018! Hank - Played the part of Joseph in the Christmas pagaent at church. Also helped with the Red Bag program at his school, packing 400 bags for foster children. Brooke - in the National Honor Society and French Honor Society at Blue Valley High School.

from Kansa Society - The Tindelll family - The birth of Kenzly on Nov. 30. Nicholas and Alister Berns-Hoyt - Many academic and band achievements. Amber DeWitt - made the Dean’s List at KU. from Lone Elm Campground Society - Lydia Reece - Moved to Denver, Colorado and has a part in her school musical. Paige - Honor roll at Shawnee Mission South. Headed for trip to Spain with her Spanish 3 class in June. Sam - Has worked hard in band and is now 2nd chair trombone. Josh - Working on preparing for high school. Jacob - Invited to play to play in high school wind ensemble Sarah - Participating in CNA program and looks forward to graduation.

THE SUNFLOWER SCRIBBLES Kansas Society Children of the American Revolution Winter 2017

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2016–2017

National President Connor Jackson

Senior National President Joanne Zumbrun

National Theme "Freedom's Thunder" National Project "Siege of Yorktown:

Actions that Lead to Victory"

The National Project is to raise funds for a new enhanced outdoor interpretive program – Artillery and Firing Station that will feature education on the siege of Yorktown and firing demonstrations of cannon at the new American Revolution Museum at Yorktown (ARMY).

In the course of our nation’s history there are landmark events that initiate a period of evolution for our republic. Only one holds the distinct claim to final liberation of our citizens from an oppressive rule. A battle that shook the foundation of the world’s ruling governments, set the stage for the beginning of a new independent nation, and bestowed

liberty upon its citizens for all time. The Victory at the battle of Yorktown was the start of our new nation and set the stage for the laurels of freedom that we hold dear. Please join me in making some noise to inspire, to awaken, and to remind people of the freedom that we cherish and refuse to take for granted. Together we can take the nation by storm with our message of freedom.