The SAR MAGAZINE is the official quarterly publication of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution published quarterly.
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or chapter donates more than $250, for every increment of $250 beyond the initial $250—in cash or the equivalent value in goods or time—the state society or chapter shall be awarded a star to be affixed to the streamer. Go to www.uso.org to learn the locations of USO Centers in your town or state. Contact the nearest USO Center, and tell them you want to donate cash or goods or volunteer your time. If you need help finding or connecting with the nearest USO Center, please contact Lisa Ferrari at USO headquarters. Her number is listed below. In the name of your state society or chapter, donate $250 in cash, $250 worth of goods, $250 worth of your time, or a combination of these totaling $250. If your state society or chapter makes a cash donation, you may designate it to be allocated to your local USO Center, or toward one or more of several USO programs, specifically: P Operation Phone Home. At USO centers in combat zones, the USO provides a private network for troops to make free calls to home, and have access to computers with high-speed Internet connections. A $100 donation will allow 280 soldiers to call home using the USO satellite network. P Warrior & Family Care. The USO has established a first-class network of support for our wounded, ill and injured troops, their families and caregivers, as well as the families of the fallen. The USO Warrior & Family Care program supports the continuum of care that gives these men and women the best chance to heal with honor. P United Through Reading. This program allows a parent deployed overseas to read aloud a story to his or her child. This special story time is recorded, and a DVD is mailed home. A $500 donation will help 55 deployed parents read a bedtime story to their children. P Mobile Entertainment Gaming Systems is a portable, self-contained and highly durable multimedia platform created to give our troops endless hours of fun and relaxation. Each MEGS supports Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo Wii. P Operation USO Care Packages. Since 2003, the USO has distributed more than 2.3 million packages to troops around the world, giving them the comforts of home and sending a strong message of support from the citizens they serve. An amount of $1,500 will provide 100 USO Care Packages. P USO2GO. The program is designed to send muchneeded electronic gaming, sports/musical equipment and personal care items to troops in remote locations. P USO Center Operations. The USO provides services, programs and entertainment at more than 160 USO Centers in the U.S. and around the world. In 2011, USO Centers were visited more than 8 million times by troops and their families. P Entertainment. The USO is probably best known for entertainment tours that bring celebrities and performers who graciously donate their time and talents to visit our troops and families wherever they serve. Most local USO Centers do not have banking capability, so cash donations must be sent to USO headquarters. Please be sure in your correspondence to USO headquarters to make clear for which USO program or local USO Center your donation is intended. A special donation form has been posted on the SAR website. Please use this form for cash donations. If compatriots in your state society or chapter wish to donate goods, check with the local USO Center first and ask what they need. Be sure to retain documentation of the dollar value of your donations of goods. If you donate a case of bottled water, for example, save the receipt. If you SUMMER 2013 donate a used book or other household items, check with the local USO Center to determine the dollar value of such donations. If you have any questions about the dollar value of the goods or items you would like to donate to the USO, please contact Lisa Ferrari at USO headquarters. If compatriots in your state society or chapter wish to donate time, ask about volunteer opportunities at the local USO Center. Be sure to keep track of the hours you volunteer at the local USO Center. For purposes of this President General Initiative, for every hour of your time volunteered for the USO, your state society or chapter will be credited with a $10 donation. USO Point of Contact: Lisa Ferrari USO Headquarters 2111 Wilson Blvd., No. 1200 Arlington, VA 22201 (703) 740-4938 lferrari@uso.org Dan McMurray will be the SAR point of contact on this PG Initiative. Dan and the SAR-USO Task Force will keep track of donations of cash, goods or time by SAR state societies and chapters. If you have any questions about this Initiative, please contact Dan at sfcmcm@sbcglobal.net. Send documentation of all your donations (cash, goods and time) to Lisa Ferrari, with a copy to SFC McMurray, chairman of the SAR-USO Task Force. Dan's address and other contact information is listed below. For the purposes of the Americanism Contest, a state society or chapter's participation in this President General Initiative may be recorded on the Americanism Score Sheet in either Tab 9 as a carry forward from the points earned on the USS Stark Award; or, in Tab 16, Section A, which has been amended to include the USO as an additional fund. SAR Point of Contact: Sfc. Dan McMurrray, Chairman SAR-USO Task Force 3576 W. McKenzie Street Battlefield, MO 65619 (417) 888-2954 V. retentIOn ChallenGe (OPPOrtunIty fOr state sOCIetIes) Every state society that begins calendar year 2014 with at least 95 percent of its membership—as that membership is determined to be as of Dec. 31, 2013—will be a awarded an NSSAR streamer. The Registrar General and the staff registrar will determine the membership of each state society as of Dec. 31, 2013, and shall then compare that number to the membership of the respective state society as of Jan. 31, 2014, giving state societies time to submit their annual reports. A streamer will be awarded based on the determination of the Registrar General that a given state society has retained at least 95 percent of its membership. Each state society may, at its own discretion, implement such programs as it shall deem to be most appropriate and effective, to incentivize its chapters to retain at least 95 percent of its membership. Registrar General Mike Tomme is the SAR point of contact on this PG Initiative. If you have any questions, please contact Mike at mtomme@bellsouth.net. For the purposes of the Americanism Contest, a state society's participation in this President General Initiative may be recorded on the Americanism Score Sheet in Tab 14, Section E, which already awards points for reinstatements, and in Section A, which measures organic growth throughout the year. 17