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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specialists serving those schools; high-level administrators in the state departments of education in Georgia, Oklahoma and South Carolina, including the state superintendents of education in Oklahoma and South Carolina; and the district administrators in California, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Virginia and Texas. VTH has worked with outstanding institutions, 3 teachers, students, principals and parents to shape a curriculum that is like no other. It has been extensively tested, packaged and affordably priced. The curriculum has received high praise by respected experts and, more importantly, by those using it. VTH provides all necessary teaching materials, including detailed lesson plans, textbooks, primary documents, extensive teacher training materials, classroom CDs and DVDs, reproduction master artwork, copy masters, period maps, a calendar that facilitates coordination among subjects, and a wealth of high-quality teaching objects. Support for teachers is readily available by phone, email, workshops and website. The volunteers of VTH are available to make presentations to SAR state societies and districts and will call on schools and school districts when invited. If you would like to learn how you can introduce this extraordinary program into your own community, please contact Larry Stevens, chairman, NSSAR Education Committee, wardtracker@aol.com. You may also contact the founders of VTH, Donna Passmore, d.passmore@ valuesthroughhistory.org or (281) 731-3202, and Jan Smulcer, j.smulcer@ valuesthroughhistory.org or (713) 533-1776. Endnotes 1 The education staffs of several members of Congress have reviewed the material to ensure it is nonpartisan. Among the members of Congress whose staff have reviewed the Why America is Free Curriculum are Reps. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) and Bradley Byrne (R-Ala.), and Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and the late Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.). 2 Alabama, Arizona, California, Georgia, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. 3 Among the institutions that have contributed to and/or favorably reviewed the Why America is Free Curriculum are the education departments at the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association; the American Philosophical Society; Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library; the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History; and the National Endowment for the Humanities. SPRING 2014 21 The 225th Anniversary of our First President The SAR Foundation is proud to offer our 2014 lapel pin in commemoration of the 225th Anniversary of the Inauguration of George Washington as our fi rst President on April 30, 1789. This lapel pin is the fi fth in a series that have been offered in recognition of a donation of $100 or more to the SAR Foundation. These and other donations will be used to help renovate the headquarters of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution on West Main Street in Louisville. The SAR Foundation, Inc. will also be housed there. The SAR Center for Advancing America's Heritage is the means by which the SAR conducts educational outreach. When the SAR headquarters is completed, the SAR Center will be better able to provide educational programs – on-site and throughout the country as more programs are developed. Sworn in by Robert Livingston, the Chancellor of New York, Washington became the fi rst President of the United States following the ratifi cation of the Constitution. The inaugural ceremony took place at noon on April 30, 1789 at Federal Hall in New York City, where the fi rst United States Congress was meeting. Washington took the oath of offi ce on the second-fl oor balcony, in view of throngs of people gathered on the streets. Chancellor Livingston proclaimed, "Long live George Washington, President of the United States!" which was followed by cheers from the crowd and a 13-gun salute. For additional information about the SAR Foundation, please visit www.sarfoundation. org. Donations may be made on-line or mailed to the SAR Foundation, 1000 South Fourth Street, Louisville, KY 40203. We appreciate your continued support, which will allow us to complete the construction of the SAR Center's new home. In a longer view for your legacy, please fi t the purposes of the SAR Foundation in support of the SAR Center for Advancing America's Heritage into your estate plans and include it as a bequest into your will or trust. Please call our offi ce for any assistance required at 502-315-1777. The SAR Foundation is recognized by the IRS as a 501 (c) (3) non-profi t organization. All donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. SPRING_14_sar5-21.indd 21 5/7/14 4:14 PM