The Fraternal Order of Eagles, an international non-profit organization, unites fraternally in the spirit of liberty, truth, justice, and equality, to make human life more desirable by lessening its ills, and by promoting peace, prosperity, gladness and hope.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles donates more that $10 million a year to local communities, fundraisers, charities and more. As part of its philosophy, the F.O.E. gives back 100 percent of money raised in the form of grants. Fundraisers are conducted for eight major charities, including kidney, heart, diabetes, cancer, spinal cord injury, a children's fund, memorial foundation, and the Golden Eagle Fund.
Current Leadership
President: Blake Hansen
Vice President: Michael Leander
Treasurer: Jim Crary
Chaplain: John Crary
Conductor: Bill Valtinson
Secretary: Jill Thompson
Past Worthy President: Linda Richter
Inside guard: Pam Lalonden
Trustees: Ryan Merryman, Kathy Besser
History of the Eagles Club
The Fraternal Order of Eagles was founded in February 1898 by six theater owners gathered in Seattle, Washington to discuss a musicians' strike. After addressing the matter, they agreed to "bury the hatchet" and form "The Order of Good Things".
As numbers grew, members selected the bald eagle as the official emblem and changed the name to "The Fraternal Order of Eagles". The women's auxiliary traces its roots to 1927. The Fraternal Order of Eagles includes nearly 800,000 members and more than 1,500 locations across the United States and Canada. Stop by one of our locations and see why we're known as People Helping People.
