{"id":1618,"date":"2025-03-19T10:32:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T14:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fssdar.com\/lawrencekearny\/?page_id=1618"},"modified":"2026-04-18T08:33:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T12:33:56","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fssdar.com\/lawrencekearny\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1618\" class=\"elementor elementor-1618\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b4ce9d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b4ce9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-049a557 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"049a557\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"God, Home, and Country\"<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43a36af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43a36af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are a non-political women\u2019s service organization that supports historic preservation, education and patriotism in our local community.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d82df1 elementor-arrows-position-outside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"4d82df1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 12\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/fssdar.com\/lawrencekearny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/naturalization-ceremonies-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"Being part of our local naturalization ceremonies\" 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our vets<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 12\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/fssdar.com\/lawrencekearny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/vet-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Just having fun\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Just having fun<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 12\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/fssdar.com\/lawrencekearny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-Christmas-Tree-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"2025 Award Winning Tree\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">2025 Award Winning Tree<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 12\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/fssdar.com\/lawrencekearny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sw-fl-DARs-300x241.jpg\" alt=\"Joining with our other local chapters\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Joining with our other local chapters<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 12\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/fssdar.com\/lawrencekearny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/patriot-ornaments-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Making Patriot ornaments\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Making Patriot ornaments<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"8 of 12\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/fssdar.com\/lawrencekearny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/lineage-reasearch-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Learning how to research our lineage\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Learning how to research our lineage<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"9 of 12\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/fssdar.com\/lawrencekearny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/burrow-owl-fest-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Volunteering at Burrowing Owl Festival\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Volunteering at Burrowing Owl Festival<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"10 of 12\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/fssdar.com\/lawrencekearny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/convension-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Attending Conventions\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Attending the national convention<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"11 of 12\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/fssdar.com\/lawrencekearny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/library-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Cutting ribbon on our patriotic display\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Cutting ribbon on our patriotic display<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"12 of 12\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/fssdar.com\/lawrencekearny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Purple-Up-295x300.jpg\" 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