Portage - Schoolcraft Eagles Aerie Shaver rd. Schoolcraft, Mi

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1 Portage - Schoolcraft Eagles Aerie Shaver rd. Schoolcraft, Mi Your Aerie Officers: President Bill De Young Vice President Bruce Stockwell Past Worthy President Terry Hutchins Secretary Mark Israels Treasurer Clyde Springer Chaplin Jeff Watkoske Conductor Rich Thompson Inside Guard Randy Dailey Outside Guard Jimmy Burza John Holt Steve Westra Troy Meier NOMINATION & ELECTION OF OFFICERS /2018 TERM Nominations for Aerie Officers was held on Wednesday, April 19 th. We still have Vacancies of these offices: Conductor Inside Guard If you are interested in one of these positions please see any Aerie officer Nominations for Auxiliary Officers was held on Wednesday, April 26 th Auxiliary Election Day is 10 th from Noon 6:30 pm. All members are encouraged to come out and vote for the 3 positions of. Candidates are: Joyce Hansen Carol Newbre Deb Bellingar Mary Peterson Your Auxiliary Officers: President Karen Krajewski Vice President Lynn McCarty Past Madam President Goldie Israels Secretary Carol Davison Treasurer Judi Corwin Chaplin Pat Wooden Conductress Joyce Carnes Inside Guard Elaine Horton Outside Guard Mary Ellen De Young Joyce Hansen Carol Newbre Deb Bellingar 1

2 R.E.A.C. NEWS: The R.E.A.C. luncheon will be held on Tuesday 9 th. Its Turkeyville Day!!! (No Meeting) BARTENDER'S CORNER Lunches served Tuesday - Saturday Noon until 2:30 pm Fred enjoys your company for daily lunches. Please come join him and look for his delicious weekly specials and just plain fun!! PLEASE SUPPORT HIS EFFORTS!! *** R.E.A.C. stands for Retired Eagles Activity Club. Any Aerie or Auxiliary member over 55 and retired can join REAC. The annual membership fee is $ Come visit any 2 nd Tuesday of the month & become a member! MOTHER / DAUGHTER BANQUET The annual "Mother / Daughter Banquet" will be Thursday, 11 th. The sign-up sheet is behind the bar. The deadline for sign up will be 4 th, NO EXCEPTIONS as we must set the menu. Cost is $5. 00 / person Cocktails at 6:00 pm Dinner at 7:00 pm *** Please remember to carry your valid Eagles membership card at all times FATHER/SON CELEBRATION Plans are in the making for a Every Thursday at 6:30 pm Father/Son Celebration in Mid-June. Details to follow in the June Newsletter. 2

3 ADDRESS CHANGES EAGLE RIDERS CLUB: Please submit: 2017/2018 EAGLE RIDERS OFFICERS: President: Bruce Stockwell Vice President: Jack Richards Secretary/Treasurer: Mary Ellen De Young Aerie Member phone number & address changes to: Mark Israels at The meetings for this group are the 3 rd Monday of each 6:30 pm at the club. The meeting will be held on Monday 15 th. April Game Day Winners Were: Auxiliary member phone number & address changes to Carol Davison at carold12@comcast. net Jeff Prange & Judi Corwin Connie Dozeman & Steve Wightman If you do not have a computer, leave phone number and address changes at the bar with the bartender. Please Note: If you have replaced your landline phone with a cellphone number, please send an e- mail to the above secretaries or leave a note at the club with the bartender!! Your help with this matter would be greatly appreciated!! The Grand Champion of Cornhole this season is: Jim Patmalnieks Congratulations Jim!!! We had a wonderful turnout this year for our game days. Thanks to all who make this a fun and very successful event for our Charity Challenger Little League Game Days will return in the Fall!! MONTHLY RIDE SCHEDULE: Our monthly rides were set for the 3 rd Sunday of each month from through September. We will meet at the club and leave at noon. Destinations will be decided on day of ride. Thanks Again To All Who Support Our Eagle Riders!!!! 3

4 FUNERAL LUNCHEONS For any information regarding funeral luncheons, please contact Joyce Hansen (269) ANNUAL CHARITY JAM FUNDRAISING EVENT The annual Charity Jam fundraiser was held on April 22 nd at the club. We had 3 wonderful bands play this year, Jimmy Martin band Old Crows & Sabin Williams Band, along with MC Rockin Ronnie and Auctioneer Fred Newbre. A Special Thanks to all of you!!! You made the day for us! WOW!! What a wonderful turn out we had! We raised over $9, for our charities!! Our Auxiliary offers a funeral luncheon for any member who has been a member in good standing for a minimum of 2 years. There is a minimum charge of $100 for up to 80 guests. Anything over 80 is $150. We offer this service to parents, children, or siblings of the member. ROOM RENTAL INFORMATION For any information about rental of the activity room for any party i.e.: Wedding, Birthday, Anniversary, please contact: Terry (269) or leave a message for Terry at the club for him to contact you. For newsletter purposes, contact Uta Wooden at the club. At this time, we do not have a final figure for this years Charity Jam, but we know we topped the $9,000 mark!!! Final totals will be advertised in the June newsletter WE CANNOT POSSIBLY THANK EVERYONE: There were so many involved who made this event possible that it is just too hard to thank everyone and we don t want to leave anyone out. A HUGE THANKS to each and every member, the officers, and everyone involved who helped make this such a huge success. We know it took EVERYONE working together to make this the biggest Charity Jam Ever!!!! This just shows how strong our Aerie, Auxiliary, Eagle Riders and REAC are to be able to make these events possible!! THANKS AGAIN TO EACH AND EVERY PERSON WHO ATTENDED TO HELP MAKE THIS SUCH A HUGE SUCCESS!!! CHARITY JAM RAFFLE DRAWING The winners of the charity Jam raffle were: Smith and Wesson.22 pistol: Ron Hansen Cooler of cheer: Jerry Ogrin $50 - $100: Linda Foran Congratulations to our winners!! 4

5 BUD ISRAELS SCHOLARSHIP FUND: BUD ISRAELS SCHOLARSHIP TO OUR MEMBERS: Anyone can make a donation or memorial contribution on behalf of loved ones at any time, to be used as part of this ongoing scholarship fund. Any & all donations are greatly appreciated as we plan to continue with our scholarship effort for years to come! Checks should be made payable to: F.O.E Scholarship fund. Donations or memorial contributions should be directed to: "Bud Israels Scholarship fund" Committee Portage Schoolcraft Eagles Shaver Rd Schoolcraft, Mi PLEASE HELP SUPPORT THIS SCHOLARSHIP FUND!! Applications are being accepted for the 2016 Bud Israels Memorial Scholarship. The deadline for applications is June 30 th. The Scholarship Committee will award a scholarship to an area high school graduate (graduates). Any interested high school senior can apply, if they meet the following criteria: 1) Must have a GPA of 2.5 or better and provide a high school transcript. 2) Must have a letter of acceptance to a college, university, or technical school. 3) Must be a child or grandchild of an F.O.E. #3531 member, who has been a member in good standing for a minimum of two years. Completed applications should be sent to: Portage-Schoolcraft Eagles #3531 Attention: Scholarship Committee Shaver Road Schoolcraft, Mi Applications may be obtained at the club or on the website: 5

6 EASTER BASKET RAFFLE The winner of the Easter Basket Raffle drawn on April 7 th was Miriam Pountain REAC CASINO BUS TRIP The REAC Casino bus trip on April 25 th was once again a remarkable success, and fun was had by all!! (Some more crazy than others Art & Ron!!) Again, we would like to thank JEAN STOUGHTON for another outstanding job and to let her know she is so very much appreciated!! Thanks to all who supported this raffle. Also, a Big THANKS to Deb Bellingar for fantastic job to make this raffle a big success!! YEARLY DUES All Dues Are Up for renewal by 31 st. To ease the burden on our secretaries, it would be appreciated if you can PAY YOUR DUES EARLY Thank you!!! R.E.A.C. ANNUAL OLIE BOLLEN SALE The annual "Ollie Bollen" sale held on April 15 th was very successful! This project is a very grueling job and "HATS OFF" to Carol Davison, Jean Stoughton and all the great help who helped make this project worthwhile and such a great success!! Thanks to all who worked so hard! We Love ya! HIGHWAY PICK-UP This year's trash pickup was on Saturday April 15 th. We would like to give a great big THANK YOU to Troy Meier, Richie Thompson, and Bruce Stockwell for the hard work you did, 4 hours and 22 bags of trash. Thanks for making our adopt-a-highway look great! NEW LETTERS ON THE BUILDING As you may have noticed, FOE Aerie 3531 has been placed on the front of the building and the Eagle has been painted. We would like to thank Mike Fleck for donating the letters, Mark Israels, Bill DeYoung and John Holt for putting the letters on the building, D.W. for donating the lift truck and Randy Dailey for painting the Eagle. WONDERFUL job Gentleman! 6

7 FRIDAY DINNERS 5:00 pm 7:00 pm BAND INFORMATION 5 th 12 th 19 th 26 th June 2 nd Burritos & Tacos (Glennie & Gang)) Hot Beef Sandwich (Carol Davison) Ham Steak (Joyce & Carol) Buffet (all you can eat) $6.00 (Auxiliary) Salad Bar & Wings (Judi & Rex) Thanks To All Who Attend & Support Our Friday Dinners "We Really Appreciate Your business!!" We will take recommendations for meals you would like us to cook. We are here to please our customers!! Third Generation will play on Saturday, 20 th. Band Starts at 7 pm. Please note: Even if we have no band on a certain Saturday, the club will be open as usual so come enjoy fun with fellow members! NEWSLETTER S Would you like the newsletter, sent monthly, straight to your inbox? Just send an to: In the subject line write Please add This is a group sent as a BCC (blind carbon copy) so your address will not be visible to anyone. Also, any changes that occur during the month, will be updated by COMING EVENTS 9 th 10 th 11 th 20 th 21 st 31 st June 30 th REAC Turkeyville Auxiliary Election Mother/ Daughter Banquet *Band* Third Generation Eagle Riders - Ride Membership Renewal Due Date Scholarship Apps Due Not getting your s? Make sure you check your spam folder. 7

8 Eagles Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Happy Hour ALL DAY Sundays & Mondays 5:00-7:00 pm Aerie Meeting 7:00 pm Line Dancing 6:30 pm Burritos & Tacos Kentucky Derby REAC Luncheon Turkeyville Joint Meeting 6:00 pm Auxiliary meeting 6:30 pm Mother/Daughter Banquet 6:00 pm Hot Beef Sandwiches Eagle Riders Meeting 6:30 pm 5:00-7:00 pm Aerie Meeting 7:00 pm Line Dancing 6:30 pm Ham Steak Band Third Generation :00-7:00 pm Auxiliary Meeting 6:30 pm Buffet (all-you-can-eat) 28 Memorial Day :00-7:00 pm Membership Renewal Due Date June 2 nd Wings & Salad bar 8