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2026 Camp Charlotte Chapter SAR awards banquet

February 21 2026 Camp Charlotte held their first ever Awards banquet at the Crown Hill Golf course honoring many with awards in the local community. Award of Medal of Heroism, Emergency Medical Services and many others were handed out with certificates of appreciation given to many that have helped the Camp Charlotte chapter in the past to promote the work of the SAR. Chapter President Kevin Driesbach was the host of honor for the event. A special surprise was given by Chapter member Tony Holbrook on a gavel that was made with 7 pieces of wood from various American revolutionary locations and presented to President Driesbach. Wood from all over were use to embellish the gavel even the original Logan Elm tree from which Chief Logan gave his instrumental speech and wood from the cabin at Point Pleasant are a part of this instrument.

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2026 Benjamin Franklin George Washington Birthday Celebration.

February 21 2026 The Benjamin Franklin SAR chapter held the annual celebration of our first president George Washington. This year was a very good group with an approximately 122 individuals show up the party. Entertainment was been handled by the Heritage FIFE and DRUM corp. Members of the Camp Charlotte and Benjamin Franklin chapters provided under the direction of State Color Guard Commander Color participated in the color guard duties and opening ceremonies.

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2025 Wreaths across America .

On Monday 8th December we received our truck load of wreaths that we will be laying on Saturday the 13th. Will be posting more of the ceremonies after the event. None the less it was cold and glad we had 10 brave individuals to handle it all …

Saturday December 13 12:00 pm all the prep and hard work comes to an end and after the opening ceremonies and honors the many volunteers and members of the Camp Charlotte and Hocking Valley SAR and Pickaway Plains and Mathias Ridenour DAR Chapters worked to put as many wreaths on the various veterans grave sites in Forest cemetery. Thanks for the photos from Brooklyn Dunn and the ladies of the Pickaway Plains Daughters of the American Revolution for the photo entries.

SAR and DAR participants honoring the various branches of the military
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2025 Westfall Veterans day event

This past Tuesday November 11th Veterans day Westfall High school held a program to honor all our military service members past and present. The chapters of the Pickaway Plains DAR and Camp Charlotte SAR were both invited to participate in the event. Christine Lallier set the tone by reading a daughters letter to the attendees that was to her veteran father the day she visited the Vietnam memorial to remember his and other that sacrificed their lives so we could have the freedom we so cherish.

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2025 Walnut Elementary school presentation

Friday, November 7th Camp Charlotte of the SAR and the ladies of the Pickaway Plains DAR chapter were invited to give a short Veterans Day presentation at Walnut Elementary, it’s history and the importance of it today.  Kevin T. Donahue from Camp Charlotte along with Christine Lallier and Valerie Crist from the Pickaway Plains chapter were dressed in period attire and shared a brief overview of Veterans Day to K – 5th grade students, parents and guest veterans as part of the school’s program.

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2025 Longs Run Cemetery Grave Marking Ceremony

Saturday the 25th of October Camp Charlotte had the honor to be present at the Mahoning Valley Chapter SAR to honor those patriots buried at this cemetery. The weather was perfect for the occasion and turn out was fair. Some of the attendees came from as far as Indiana for the event. The local DAR chapter was present to provide a wreath to the patriots and the local news station was there to capture the moment .

https://www.wfmj.com/story/53192389/sar-mahoning-valley-chapter-honors-revolutionary-war-veterans

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2025 Circleville Pumpkin show

This year the pumpkin show was a very busy place for the Camp Charlotte members. The booth set up was a perfect place and provided multitudes of opportunities for both the DAR and SAR to show what the SAR and DAR represented. We got numerous inquiries and even got to meet other SAR/DAR members from Michigan, New Hampshire, Virginia, Kentucky, Delaware and the Carolina’s. We marched in 6 of the 7 parades the first 5 the weather provide a cool evening but mother nature just wasn’t satisfied and Saturday she threw on some heat. The State Color Guard commander joined us in that evening parade and with the other members put on quite a show of the colors as we marched by. Some photos provided by Brooke Dunn

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2025 Camp Charlotte Pomeroy memorials

Camp Charlotte was please to present the first two in the State Pomeroy memorials into two cemeteries in Pickaway Country. The first cemetery was the Hitler-Ludwig cemetery honoring Daniel Ludwig and the 2nd was at the Morris Chapel Cemetery honoring Samuel Seals. Many came out to honoring these 2 patriot and Camp Charlotte Color Guard with Color Guard Commander Bob Hill providing the honor salutes to these patriots. The Pickaway Plains chapter of the DAR and many SAR chapter including Centennial, Hocking Valley and Benjamin Franklin were also in attendance . Photos courtesy of Various DAR and SAR member’s