MISSION OF THE GEORGE WASHINGTON CHAPTER

RECOGNIZE THE SERVICE OF THE PATRIOTS

WHO RISKED LIFE, LIBERTY, OR PROPERTY TO HELP BRING THE CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC OF THE UNITED STATES INTO EXISTENCE BY CELEBRATING THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS, AND IDENTIFYING AND MARKING THEIR GRAVES

EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR

THROUGH PUBLIC OUTREACH AND PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS ALEXANDRIA'S GEORGE WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY PARADE

ENCOURAGE GOOD CITIZENSHIP

THROUGH OUTREACH TO YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS (JROTC), BOY SCOUTS, AND EAGLE SCOUTS, AND BY EXPANDING UNDERSTANDING OF OUR COUNTRY’S HISTORY THROUGH YOUTH PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE RUMBAUGH ORATION CONTEST, THE KNIGHT ESSAY CONTEST, AND CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS

PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE THE PUBLIC SERVICE

OF OUTSTANDING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL

RECOGNIZE THE SERVICE TO THE NATION OF THE VETERANS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES