At home, several members honored the 10-year anniver- sary of 9/11 with special cele- brations and displays of com- memorative flags. Gay Scott’s church bell choir played a spe- cial song. Valerie Jo Remley sang for the Lafayette Flag Bri- gade Memorial. Holly Stover and daughters volunteered at the District IV 9/11 Commemo- ration Event Booth at the Ala- meda County Fair. (see page 2 for photos and write-ups). The October 11 meeting agenda is in the final stages and it promises to be packed with great programs—including a touching 9/11 video tribute and an entertaining presentation by Park Ranger/Tour Guide Rosie Riveter—Betty Reid Soskin. Just in: Veteran’s Committee would like monetary donations this year rather than clothing items. The goal is to raise $200—we are half way there thanks to donations from two very generous members. I hope you plan on joining me on the 11th in our new meeting room. It will be great to see you all after the long summer break. Cathy Dear Daughters, Prospective Mem- bers, and Friends, First, and foremost, it is an honor to serve as your new Re- gent for the next two years. How exciting to be working with a group of such talented, intelli- gent and fun ladies! The summer has flown by—jam packed with DAR activities and projects. Shortly after our June meeting, Gay Scott, Janet O’Connell Mangham, Virginia Rood, and your Regent jetted off to Wash- ington DC to attend the 102nd Continental Congress. The entire event was unforgettable but the tribute to September 11 on opening night at the beautiful DAR headquarters was beyond amazing. It reminded me why I am so proud to be an American and a dedicated Daughter of the American Revolution! A very early morning flight across country on July 3rd in- sured Gay Scott and your Re- gent would be back in California in time to march in the Danville 4th of July Parade with our newly affiliated Captain Molly Corbin Society CAR. Photos from the parade and a full list of participants can be found on page 4. In August a record number of members—over 30—turned out for the Board Meeting and Genealogy workshop, which was held in the new Creekside Clubhouse. A special thank you goes out to Registrar Vir- ginia Rood for organizing this annual event and to Anne Loucks Chapter Lineage Re- search Team for the great training and help with ancestor searches. The board was so impressed with the Creekside meeting room’s bright new state-of-the- art facilities that it was decided to make the recommended move from Vista to the Creek- side Clubhouse Room 1 for our regular monthly meetings. See page 3—‖So we are moving meeting rooms — Why ?” for more details. September found your Regent in Europe giving her husband a much needed break from DAR—who forbid her to even think about taking a computer to work on projects! From the desk of your Regent Cathy Olsen October 2011 Volume 9 Issue 1 Mt. Diablo Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution Special points of interest: New Meeting Room Creekside Clubhouse Room 1, 1010 Stanley Dollar Drive, Rossmoor Dues are due— deadline Oct 31 RSVP for Oct 29 Heri- tage Tea by Oct 21 Civil War Stamps count for double points Revolutionary Tea Party Fund Raiser Nov 19 Fireside Room RSVP by Nov 4 Inside this issue: Note from a Devoted Daughter 2 9/11 Commemora- tive Events 2 The Tea Pot Won’t be the Only One Singing 3 Civil War Stamps 2X Why are we moving? 3 4th of July Danville Parade 4 Meet your Regent Prayers for Daughters 5 Upcoming Events 6 Photo by Robert Picker mtdiablophotos.com
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At home, several members
honored the 10-year anniver-
sary of 9/11 with special cele-
brations and displays of com-
memorative flags. Gay Scott’s
church bell choir played a spe-
cial song. Valerie Jo Remley
sang for the Lafayette Flag Bri-
gade Memorial. Holly Stover
and daughters volunteered at
the District IV 9/11 Commemo-
ration Event Booth at the Ala-
meda County Fair. (see page 2
for photos and write-ups).
The October 11 meeting
agenda is in the final stages and
it promises to be packed with
great programs—including a
touching 9/11 video tribute and
an entertaining presentation by
Park Ranger/Tour Guide Rosie
Riveter—Betty Reid Soskin.
Just in: Veteran’s Committee
would like monetary donations
this year rather than clothing
items. The goal is to raise
$200—we are half way there
thanks to donations from two
very generous members.
I hope you plan on joining me
on the 11th in our new meeting
room. It will be great to see
you all after the long summer
break.
Cathy
Dear Daughters,
Prospective Mem-
bers, and Friends,
First, and foremost, it is an
honor to serve as your new Re-
gent for the next two years. How
exciting to be working with a
group of such talented, intelli-
gent and fun ladies!
The summer has flown by—jam
packed with DAR activities and
projects.
Shortly after our June meeting,
Gay Scott, Janet O’Connell
Mangham, Virginia Rood, and
your Regent jetted off to Wash-
ington DC to attend the 102nd
Continental Congress. The
entire event was unforgettable
but the tribute to September 11
on opening night at the beautiful
DAR headquarters was beyond
amazing. It reminded me why I
am so proud to be an American
and a dedicated Daughter of the
American Revolution!
A very early morning flight
across country on July 3rd in-
sured Gay Scott and your Re-
gent would be back in California
in time to march in the Danville
4th of July Parade with our
newly affiliated Captain Molly
Corbin Society CAR. Photos
from the parade and a full list
of participants can be found on
page 4.
In August a record number of
members—over 30—turned
out for the Board Meeting and
Genealogy workshop, which
was held in the new Creekside
Clubhouse. A special thank
you goes out to Registrar Vir-
ginia Rood for organizing this
annual event and to Anne
Loucks Chapter Lineage Re-
search Team for the great
training and help with ancestor
searches.
The board was so impressed
with the Creekside meeting
room’s bright new state-of-the-
art facilities that it was decided
to make the recommended
move from Vista to the Creek-
side Clubhouse Room 1 for our
regular monthly meetings. See
page 3—‖So we are moving
meeting rooms — Why ?” for
more details.
September found your Regent
in Europe giving her husband a
much needed break from
DAR—who forbid her to even
think about taking a computer
to work on projects!
From the desk of your Regent Cathy Olsen
October 2011 Volume 9 Issue 1
Mt. Diablo Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution
Special points of
interest:
New Meeting Room
Creekside Clubhouse
Room 1, 1010
Stanley Dollar Drive,
Rossmoor
Dues are due—
deadline Oct 31
RSVP for Oct 29 Heri-
tage Tea by Oct 21
Civil War Stamps
count for double
points
Revolutionary Tea
Party Fund Raiser
Nov 19 Fireside
Room RSVP by Nov 4
Inside this issue:
Note from a Devoted
Daughter
2
9/11 Commemora-
tive Events
2
The Tea Pot Won’t be
the Only One Singing
3
Civil War Stamps 2X
Why are we moving?
3
4th of July Danville
Parade
4
Meet your Regent
Prayers for Daughters
5
Upcoming Events 6
Photo by Robert Picker mtdiablophotos.com
Dear Cathy, I am sending you the photos of the 2011 Constitution Week Bulletin board that I did at the Country Club School in San Ramon this year. Hope this is acceptable. I do it early– so that it looks nice for the beginning of the school year. It will stay there through Constitution Week. Hope that I can attend a few meetings this year. I will try to get Mother to come too.
Enjoy this beautiful summer. Sincerely, Denise Dolan Yes, Denise—It is more than acceptable—it is beau-tiful! Thank you for putting to-gether such outstanding bulletin boards for Consti-tution Week every year!! We look forward to seeing you and your mom at a
meeting soon. - Cathy
lowing glowing quote in the
BRW News—―There was a
spectacular live singing per-
formance by Valerie Jo
Remley, and what a perform-
ance it was. Valerie Jo has a
beautiful voice, and it gives all
of our favorite patriotic songs
a whole new meaning.‖
Members through-
out the chapter
joined in the 9/11
Celebrations.
Valerie Jo Remley
(left), who partici-
pated in the Lafayette
Flag Brigade Memo-
rial, received the fol-
A special thanks to Holly
Stover and daughters Lau-
ren and Leah—Captain Molly
Corbin Society—for volun-
teering at District IV’s Com-
memoration Event Booth
9/11 Observance, Alameda
Fairgrounds, Pleasanton.
Note from A Devoted Daughter
9/11 Celebrations Didn’t Stop with Bells
Bells Ring for 9/11
San Francisco the next target? Fortunately, my fears never came to fruition. However, the lives lost and the tragedies ex-perienced have left permanent scars on this great country—and are a stark reminder of the many sacrifices our ancestors made defending our freedom. In remembrance of 9/11 and in honor of those who lost their lives, Parliamentarian and Past
Regent Gay Scott’s hand bell choir at the San Ramon Valley Methodist Church, Alamo, CA played ―Prayer of Peace‖ by Michael Hellman
on Sunday, 9/11/2011.
Ten years have passed and yet it seems like yesterday that I stood in my high rise office in downtown San Fran-cisco looking out onto the Bay—listening to the news on the radio as the tragic events of 9/11 unfolded. A plane had crashed into the World Trade Center. Tower one collapsed—then tower two—and then the Pentagon . It was not yet 8:30 a.m.—was
Regent Cathy Olsen driving Past Regent Barbara Beratta & Gay’s grand-daughter Tess; Gay’s daughter Tracy alongside, marching behind is Past Re-
gent Gay Scott and Charlotte Anderson
The day was beautiful—but
hot— as the Mt. Diablo Chap-
ter and Captain Molly Corbin
Society gathered for the Dan-
ville 4th of July Parade.
Photographers (husbands)
Harvey Olsen and Bob Beratta
snapped shots of the 25 enthu-
siastic marchers decked out in
red, white, and blue with flags
flying high during their 1.2 mile
trek down Hartz Avenue.
Carrying the chapter banner
are Natalie and Elizabeth
Wolske from Captain Molly
Corbin Society. Following are
CAR members Lauren &
Leah Stover and Sierra
Gard. Mt. Diablo DAR march-
ers included Regent Cathy
Olsen, Vice Regent Geri
Willinger, Past Regents
Barbara Beratta & Gay
Scott, Marty Tunnell, Char-
lotte Anderson, Stacy Gie-
ber & daughter Katie, Whit-
ney Kirkendall & son, Holly
Stover and Jackie Waldon.
Also marching, Gay’s daugh-
ter Tracy Miller—LA Escoh-
soltzia Chapter– grandkids
Tess and Duncan, and son-
in-law Bruce Miller.
Affiliate Captain Molly Corbin CAR Members
March with Mt. Diablo Chapter in Fabulous
Danville 4th of July Parade
Page 4
Mt. Diablo Chapter
Natalie and Elizabeth
Wolske— prospective
members of the Captain
Molly Corbin Society.
Natalie & Elizabeth Wolske Barbara Beratta, Gay Scott, Charlotte Anderson, Stacy Gieber & Katie
Marty Tunnell driving 1st Vice Regent Geri Willinger
Banner Natalie & Elizabeth Wolske, Captain Molly Corbin Society CAR Society President Holly Stover, Lauren & Leah Stover, friend Sierra Gard; Mt. Diablo Chapter Members