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The Butler County Chapter of the NSDAR celebrated with a Silver Tea on April 26, 2022 at the Butler County Education Complex. 

Lynda O'Driscoll our Regent welcomed a group of DAR members, parents, grandparents, and students.  Peggy Drake our Chaplin led the prayer and Gail Gaddie, Flag Chair led the pledge of allegiance.

There were many awards presented including twenty-eight Junior American Citizens, three BCMS Youth Citizenship American History Students, JROTC, Good Citizen, and the DAR Scholarship.

Outstanding American History Student was presented to Hope Phelps.

JROTC was presented to Hannah Grise.

Good Citizen was presented to Dawson Deel.

The DAR Scholarship was presented to Avery McKee.

Special guest for the evening was Deborah Owens, Good Citizen State Chair for KSDAR from the Yellow Banks Chapter of the KNSDAR.

Awards were presented by Deborah Worley, Kyllie Doughty, Linda Wood, Gail Gaddie, Laura Crafton, and Jane Smith. 

Refreshments were served by Jane Smith and Gina Howard of Moore Kent House.