VAN BUREN EAGLES #3996
  • Home
  • Events
  • Member Dues
  • Meetings & Groups
  • Member News
  • Hall Rental
  • Officers
  • Blog
  • About Us
  • Contact Us

Adult Halloween Party

10/28/2019

2 Comments

 
We had a very eclectic group of people at our recent Adult Halloween Party, including a priest, rich man, rag lady, and – ahem – a lady of the night. They were all in costume of course!

A big thank you to Dianne Cullen and Rozanne Ogger for chairing the event. It was a fun evening of laughter, music and dancing. We also want to thank their team of volunteers: Jim Fruit, Tim Ogger, Nancy
Fruit and Glenn Ramberg helped with set up; Walt and Joyce Rochowiak donated the pumpkins, corn stalks and table decorations; and Sue Delongchamp and David LaFramboise helped in the kitchen. Good job, everyone!

A big thank you also to Tequila Mockingbird for entertaining us with their music. This was the first time they played at our club and they did not disappoint. They had people on their feet dancing all evening.

The highlight of the evening was the costume judging though. Our members are very creative and we always look forward to seeing “who" or “what" comes through the door next. We'd like to thank Bob Moore, Glenn Ramberg and Cindy Komajda for volunteering to pick the top three winners. It was tough to choose from so many great entries, but 3rd place went to Dave & Gladys Walker, 2nd place to Joelene Brzezinski, and 1st place went to Lenny Wojtyna! Congratulations to all of winners!

We hope you enjoy these pictures from the evening that various members sent us. They show the fun we always have at Van Buren #3996 because of our awesome members.

2 Comments

Trunk or Treat

10/27/2019

0 Comments

 
The Auxiliary’s first Trunk or Treat event for the kids was a load of fun for everyone young and old. The children had fun wearing their costumes, decorating cookies, eating pizza, and collecting candy - of course! Three children won gift cards for best costume. Congratulations to them.  All of the costumes were awesome and it was hard to choose the top three.

The adults had fun decorating their cars. Out of 25 or so cars that handed out candy, approximately 12 of them were decorated with skulls, spider webs, pumpkins, etc. The kids had fun choosing the three best decorated cars. Janice Eaton took first place, Sue Delongchamp was second, and Donna Hall came in third. Congratulations to the winners and thank you everyone for participating.

We’d like to thank Trustee Donna Hall for chairing the event, along with her volunteers: Linda Darr, Lisa Ochalek, Claudia Gutierrez, and Judy Hopke. Great job, ladies. This was the first time you’ve done Trunk or Treat and we heard you were concerned about how it would turn out, but we say it was a big success! The weather was even perfect. Did you arrange that?!

The Auxiliary also wanted us to thank Walt and Joyce Rochowiak for the beautiful mums and pumpkins they donated to the event and Claudia Gutierrez for donating the gift cards awarded to the best kid's costumes. Your generosity was appreciated.

Check out these pictures that various members sent us. They show the family fun we have at Van Buren #3996 because of our awesome members. Happy Halloween!

0 Comments

Fisher House Michigan Fundraiser

10/23/2019

0 Comments

 
Our Fisher House of Michigan Fundraiser was a big success. The numbers are still being crunched, but we can say that the total raised was over $6,000! People really stepped up for our veterans and their families and we are thankful for each and every one of them.

Worthy President John Watkins chose Fisher House Michigan as his charity this year, and he chaired the event, solicited most of the donations, recruited a team of volunteers, and kept everything running smoothly. Thank you, John. You worked tirelessly to bring everything together, while also working full-time at your regular job, and we appreciate your efforts.

John's team of volunteers included his wife, Toni Watkins, and Diane Moore, Nancy McFall, Nancy Fruit, Gary & Kathy Smith, Thom & Cynthia Price, Ginger Bruder, Tela Fountain, Barb Tomlinson, Rozanne Ogger, Dianne Cullen, Dave & Kerry Droste, Virginia Truran, Lenny Wojtyna, and our Trustees. There are dozens and dozens of details that need to be taken care of when we host an event and these were the people who took care of them. Take a bow, everyone. You did a great job.

We also want to thank Catering by Kevin in Canton for the delicious meal he provided and Wicked Hipsters for the great music. Their lead singer had a sore throat but still made sure the show went on, along with a little help from some friends. The audience never noticed and the tunes kept on coming.

Our guest speaker for the evening was Katherine Hay, Secretary for the Fisher House Michigan Board of Directors. We thank her for sharing her personal story of how she became involved with Fisher House, and for explaining how important Fisher Houses are for our veterans and their families. We noticed there weren't too many dry eyes in the house when she finished speaking. Our veterans were especially moved.

We also want to thank our Van Buren Eagle Riders #3996 for their very generous donation. Their President, John Neal, and member Joe Poston, presented a check for $700 to Katherine Hay and John Watkins on behalf of Fisher House Michigan.

Finally, we would like to thank all the businesses, individuals, and community groups who donated money or items for our raffles and auctions, and everyone who attended and spent money on raffle tickets and auctions. YOU made it possible for us to help Fisher House Michigan and our veterans and their families. Again, thank you.

0 Comments

R.E.A.C. October Outing

10/22/2019

0 Comments

 
Our R.E.A.C. group picked the perfect outing for a cool, sunny, fall day. They met at Apple Charlie's Orchards in New Boston where they could shop for cider, pumpkins, apples, and all kinds of delicious autumn food.

After leaving the orchard, they headed over to Iron Mike's Eatery & Tavern for lunch. The food was delicious and 21 “retired" people enjoyed each other's company. We call that a successful outing.

Check out the pictures and see what you missed!

0 Comments

Kids Camp Sleepover

10/22/2019

0 Comments

 
Our recent kid's campout was a big hit. Approximately 15 kids turned out to play games, watch a movie, eat goodies, and enjoy each other's company. Everyone had a lot of fun, including the big kids!

We’d like to thank Sue Delongchamp and Barb Tomlinson for their hard work planning, preparing and chaperoning the event. We also want to thank Keith Bruder for entertaining us with his magic show. The kids were mesmerized watching him! Thank you also to the Eagle Riders for providing a movie for them to watch that night, and to Bob Jones for setting up the jumbo screen for us.

Food is also an important part of camping, and we'd like to thank Linda Hunt for providing us with delicious food and desserts. Several other people also helped out, including Jennifer Arnold, John Mullins, Lenny and Diane Wojtyna, Jim and Nancy Shrove, and Alex Santos. Thank you, everyone! We really appreciate your help.

Finally, a big thank you to Lenny Wojtyna for providing these pictures of the fun. We hope you enjoy them.

0 Comments

Autumn Fest

10/10/2019

0 Comments

 
Our Autumn Fest was the perfect kickoff to the fall season. Mother Nature even sent some chilly weather our way that day! We owe it all to our Aerie Chaplain, Jim Wagner, who chaired the event. He and his team organized, shopped, cooked, and did the numerous things it takes to make things run smoothly for our enjoyment. Thank you, Jim. You did a great job!

We also want to thank Jim's team for their hard work: Keith & Ginger Bruder, Gary & Linda Hunt, Bob & Diane Moore, Gary & Kathy Smith, Virginia Truran, Barbara Tomlinson, Tela Fountain, Tim & Roz Ogger, Mike & Dianne Cullen, Tom & Cynthia Price, Claudia Gutierrez, Paula Pence-Poston, and Joanna Paton. Thank you, Walt & Joyce Rochowiak, for providing the mums to use as table decorations.  We’re fortunate to have members always willing to step up and help out.

We also want to thank the Guten Tag Band. They played songs that had people on their feet doing the polka, some songs had people dancing cheek-to-cheek, and some even had us singing along!
In addition to their wonderful music, Bill & Gloria Wilson, leaders of the band, also made a $100 donation to our Fisher House Charity Fundraiser we're hosting later this month. Thank you, Bill & Gloria, your incredibly generous donation is very much appreciated. 

In addition to the music, we had German beer & wine tastings and a tasty German styled dinner. The wonderful array of cupcakes we all enjoyed for dessert were made by Linda Hunt. She’s our baker extraordinaire! Thanks, Linda.

We hope everyone who attended enjoyed themselves as much as we did, and we also thank you for buying a ticket and supporting our club.

Finally, thank you to Lenny Wojtyna and Diane Moore for sharing these pictures from the evening. Enjoy looking at them.

0 Comments

    Van Buren Eagles #3996

    We are a community, volunteer based social club.

    Archives

    August 2022
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    August 2017
    May 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    August 2015

    Categories

    All
    Aerie Business
    Building Improvements
    Charity Work
    Dinners/Entertainment
    Eagle Riders
    Events
    Honor Quilters
    J.O.E.s
    R.E.A.C.

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Home
  • Events
  • Member Dues
  • Meetings & Groups
  • Member News
  • Hall Rental
  • Officers
  • Blog
  • About Us
  • Contact Us