• We will work tirelessly to inspire the community with the principles on which our nation was founded. Many chapters and the Virginia SAR have color guards that wear Revolutionary War uniforms and participate in civic and patriotic events and observances such as the Fourth of July, Veterans Day, Armed Forces Day, Flag Day, Patriots Day, Bill of Rights Day, Yorktown Day, Constitution Day, and important battles of the Revolutionary War. Each year the Virginia SAR State Congress and the National SAR Congress passes resolutions to stimulate personal and national action based on these principles.
  
• We strive to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom.
• We will work to carry out the promises expressed in the Preamble to the Constitution.
• We shall provide recognition for public service. The Virginia society and our SAR chapters present hundreds of awards each year to law enforcement officers, public safety officers, and other citizens who exemplify the best civic traditions of our nation. This includes young men and women who are leaders in our communities: high-ranking high school students of history, Eagle Scouts, JROTC and ROTC cadets, and midshipmen.
• This organization shall strive to honor, respect, and support the sacrifices of our veterans, especially those confined to residential and hospital facilities provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

• We commemorate and provide memorials for the people and events of the American Revolution.
• We shall preserve records relating to the events leading up to and during the American Revolution
• We support genealogical research and presentations (books, articles, and presentations) related to the history and people of the period from 1750 until 1800. 
  

• We enthusiastically sponsor youth awards programs including essay and oration contests for students, based on historical and patriotic themes.
• We distribute history curriculum and educational media resources across the Commonwealth.
• We inform the community about the events and philosophical bases of the American Revolution and the Constitution. Important events and persons of the Revolutionary period are portrayed for students and the public at large.
• We help people locate and evaluate genealogical records. The Virginia SAR’s state-level society and chapter registrars have excellent resources and the National SAR Genealogical Research Library is a major national repository of genealogical information.

SAR Mission Statement