Member News

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What's On This Page?

Scroll down for the following information:

--Monthly Van Buren Eagles #3996 Newsletter
--Monthly State Aerie Newsletter
--Monthly Reports from the Worthy President, Madam President, Eagle Riders,
          Retired Eagles Activity Club, and the Junior Order of Eagles
--Miscellaneous Member Information
--Monthly Newsletter Sign-up and Article Submission Information
--Member Birthdays

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Monthly Newsletters

Van Buren Eagles #3996 Newsletter

January 2020 Van Buren Eagles Newsletter
December 2019 Van Buren Eagles Newsletter
November 2019 Van Buren Eagles Newsletter
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Michigan State Aerie Newsletter

January 2020 MI State Aerie Newsletter
December 2019 MI State Aerie Newsletter
November 2019 MI State Aerie Newsletter
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Monthly Reports

Worthy President's Report
January 2020

Fellow Eagles,
 
I hope that all are well and had a happy and joyous holiday season. It is time now to turn our attention to what lies ahead of us in this coming year, time to focus on 2020 and what it has in store for us all.
 
We should be looking for ways to improve ourselves and our club. I look forward to seeing each of you at the club and enjoying your company.
 
We have our regular events at the club like Bunco, CornHole , Pool tournaments, Euchre and others. We have a few events coming up in the coming months like Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, The JOE’S Spaghetti Dinner for the state Presidents charity and Zone Conference October of 2020 just to name a few. Come out and support these events and their causes.
 
May God keep us all safe and happy throughout the coming year.
 
Fraternally Yours,
John Watkins
Worthy President

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Madam President's Report 
January 2020

Dear Sisters and Brothers,
 
I'd like to start by wishing everyone a Happy New Year! A new year brings new events and new opportunities to support our Auxiliary and other #3996 groups, so keep your eyes and ears open to learn about upcoming plans. For instance, in February, the Auxiliary will be hosting our annual Valentine's Day party. Tequila Mockingbird will be our entertainment that night, and our Eagle Riders will have steak dinners available to buy. There’s no charge to attend the party, but I will be doing raffles; all proceeds will go to the Jimmy Durante Children's Fund.
 
Our children’s Christmas party was a lot of fun for everyone. I’d like to thank our members who volunteered their time and effort to help out.
 
 I’d also like to thank everyone who helped with our “Adopt a Family" Christmas giving project. Good job, everyone. We are a “People Helping People” organization!
 
God bless,
Madam President Lisa Ochalek

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Eagle Riders News 
January 2020

Hope you have all had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. As I write this it is Dec. 18, 2019 and this evening the Aerie will hold its general membership meeting.  Eagle Riders will attend to donate a $1,000.00 to the Aerie.

Now that it is 2020, we should soon publish the dates for our four Steak Roasts please watch your future newsletters for exact dates.
 
A special thanks to Linda Hunt who donates all those wonderful cakes we have at our dinner events.

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Retired Eagles Activity Club
January 2020

Dear Brothers and Sisters,
 
Our REAC Meeting will be the first Tuesday of the month, December 3rd, at 6:30 pm. This will be our Christmas Party. Our outing is the 3rd Tuesday which is December 17th. We will be going to JT Club @ 1:00 pm for lunch then we will start our pub crawl. We had nominations for officers and everyone kept their position except for Toni Watkins, she stepped down as the secretary and Tela Fountain accepted the position. REAC dues are due January 7th, 2020 they are $5.00.
 
If there is anything you want to put into the newsletter please let me know by 18th of the month.

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Junior Order of Eagles 
January 2020

 Happy New Year! See the flyer inside the newsletter for the Spaghetti dinner being hosted by the JOE’s on January 18th to support suicide prevention/awareness.
 
If you are interested in becoming a J.O.E.’s member please stop by the club and pick up an application. The application fee is a $1.00 and the dues are $3.00 per year.

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Miscellaneous Member Information

Wi-Fi - We have Wi-fi access for our members in and around the Aerie.

Facebook - Find us and like us on Facebook at Fraternal Order of Eagles Van Buren #3996 and Eagle Riders of Van Buren 3996.  We post information almost daily about events, meeting info, specials, menus, latest club news, etc.  See Kathy Smith for details, questions, or help.

Website - Our website is updated on a regular basis and offers detailed information on everything happening at the Aerie, including Events, Member News, Member Dues, Officers, Contact Info, Meetings and Groups, Honor Quilters, and Hall Rental.  We have a Blog that posts write-ups and pictures about events and things happening at the Aerie.  Make sure you bookmark our website and visit it frequently!  http://foe3996.com  For comments or questions email the administrator, Diane Moore, at webmaster3996@yahoo.com

Social Room - We have limited staff and it would help us greatly if everyone would throw out their trash,  bring their glasses to the bar and push in the chairs when leaving.  Thanks so much!

Entertainment - Is there something you would like to see at the Aerie?  Would you like to stage an event?  Call the Aerie with your suggestions or email them to us at vanbureneagles3996@yahoo.com

Golden Age Eagles - Requirement: Over 64, retired, and have over thirty years of Eagle membership.

Guest Policy:

• The same guests can be invited to the Aerie three times.  To continue,  they must join the Eagles and become a member unless they are attending a public event.
• All guests MUST be signed in when they visit the social club.  Members are responsible for their guests and must remain at the club while they are there.

PayPal - Do you have a PayPal account? Now you can use PayPal to purchase Aerie items such as event tickets or pay your membership dues! Just go to the PayPal web site and click on "Send and Request".  In the search box, type the email address of the Van Buren Eagles: foea3996@yahoo.com.  Please make sure you write what the payment is for in the description box.  Questions?  Please see the Aerie Secretary.

Credit Cards - Do you like to use credit to purchase event tickets or pay your dues?  Well you're in luck - we have a credit card reader available at the Aerie now.  See the Aerie Secretary.

Financial Status of Aerie - Members desiring to find out how well the Aerie is doing financially can attend the Aerie meetings on the 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m.  Daily Aerie functions and monthly/annual financial reports are handled by the Trustees. The Trustees meet on Mondays.

Belleville Food Closet Collections - In 2015, The Aerie became a collection point in order to help the Belleville Emergency Food Closet, which operates out of the First United Methodist Church in Belleville. The need for food assistance in our area continues to grow.  Assistance is only provided to individuals and families who have a documented and verifiable emergency need, and the food closet works closely with the Salvation Army, Community Care Services, and other local agencies. The Food Closet receives grant funding to purchase some of the food, but over the past few years that funding has diminished and they've had to rely more and more on community support. That's where we can help. A collection box will be in the hall and each month we will notify members what the food closet needs (no glass jars, please).  The box will be monitored by Jim Wagner, Aerie Chaplain, who graciously offered to collect our donations and transport them to the Food Closet. We know our Eagle members are generous and giving, so please, when you're grocery shopping for your family, consider picking up a couple extra cans of food for those in need in our area. Thank you.

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Monthly Newsletter Information

For news on what’s happening at the #3996 Aerie, sign up to get the Aerie newsletter via email by sending a request to:   vanbureneagles3996@yahoo.com
If you have submissions for the next month's newsletter send them to the above email in care of Kelley Sherwood (editor)  by the 18th of the current month.

After much discussion and thought, we decided it was necessary to make changes to the newsletter. Printing and postage are expensive (and postage continues to rise) and we really feel the thousands of dollars we spend on the newsletter each year could be put to better use elsewhere.

In light of this decision a new policy went into effect starting in January 2016.  Members now choose one of the following options if they wish to continue to receive the newsletter:

1. Receive it by e-mail. Send your e-mail address to vanbureneagles3996@yahoo.com and indicate you'd like us to e-mail it to you each month. Please include your name and address so we can find you on our member roster.
2. Read it on our web page at http://www.foe3996.com.  It is posted near the top of the Home page and also near the top of the Member News page. We keep archived issues for three months on the Member News page.
   
3. Pick it up in the club. We continue to print newsletters for those of you willing to pick it up; however, please send us an e-mail note indicating you're willing to do that - or leave a note with the barmaid at the club telling us that (include your name). We need some idea of how many people are willing to pick it up so we know how many to print.
4. Pay $10 each year to receive it in the mail. We know some of you live out of the area or just prefer to get the newsletter by mail, so we're making this option available to you. The $10 won't cover all of our expenses to produce and mail the newsletter to you, but it will defray them by about 80%. If you choose this option, please send a check made payable to the Van Buren Eagles #3996 to 9961 Beck Road, Belleville, MI 48111, Attn: Aerie Secretary.

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Happy Birthday!

Soon to be updated, please check back!

Members, if you wish to be added to the birthday list, send an email with you name and birth date to:
webmaster3996@yahoo.com

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