Photos by Stephanie McClain

On Nov. 21, the Ozark Mountains Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution bought food for veterans at NWACC.

Volunteers from the DAR put food items in tote bags such as turkey, instant mashed potatoes, jars of gravy, sweet potatoes, and green beans, with kernel corn cans, boxes of stove top stuffing, dinner rolls, including pies, apple or pumpkin pies. Donations from Home for Dinner gathering and Cargill was gathering the food together for this event.

The DAR was founded on Nov. 11, 1890, by Mary S. Lockwood, Ellen Walworth, Mary Desha, and Eugenia Washington, creating the organization to serve the people who served the military. The goal is to preserve the history of America, education for future American children, and patriotism. To the DAR, patriotism is to give a handout and help those with building funds, scholarships, and food to those who have served, according to http://www.dar.org. 

Marsha Day, center, provides instructions to Sue Little, left, and Samantha Mott, right, as they fill plastic bags with extra cans of food for backup.
Bethany Tello, a business major who served in the Marines, receives her Thanksgiving meal from Sue Little and Marsha Day.
Veteran Philip McWilliams receives a turkey from Shirley Sutton.
Marsha Day, the vice regent of the DAR chapter, instructs Beth Hickman, wearing a yellow floral and black dress shirt, as she adds names to the list of veterans that will be provided meals. Shirley Sutton, center, looks on.