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Date
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Milestone
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1898
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"Order of Good Things" established. Later that year, the organization changed its
name to Fraternal Order of Eagles and formed the first aerie.
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1904
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First public plea for Mother's Day
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1927
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Creation and formation of the Ladies Auxiliary
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1935
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Support for enactment of Social Security Law
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1944
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Eagles Memorial Fund established
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1954
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Nearly 10,000 Ten Commandment plaques distributed
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1955
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First F.O.E. Ten Commandments monument placed in Ambridge, PA; first F.O.E. Ten
Commandments monument placed on the grounds of a state capital, Denver
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1957
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Nationwide "Jobs After 40" program inaugurated
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1967
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Jimmy Durante Children's Foundation established
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1972
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Golden Eagle Fund established
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1983
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Max Baer Heart Fund offered first grants for aerie-sponsored CPR classes; $405,000
donated to Eagles' Truman Cardiovascular Lab at Research Medical Center, Kansas
City; Golden Eagle Fund donated $5,000 in grants to institutions conducting Alzheimer's
research
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1985
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Donations to St. Jude Hospital top $1 million
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1988
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Eagles matched grants up to $500 to sponsor Drug Education Seminars
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1991
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Eagles supported Operation Desert Storm with mail and food packages
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1995
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$50,000 donated for the Eagle Alcove of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in
Washington, D.C. (Roosevelt was a lifetime F.O.E. member)
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2001
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Memorial Foundation established Attack on America Fund and raised $500,000; F.O.E.
purchased property to consolidate international headquarters
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2002
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International headquarters opened in Grove City, Ohio
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2005
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Eagles re-dedicated Ten Commandments monument at international headquarters; F.O.E.
generously supported development of a new scoliosis brace named the "Eagle Brace";
F.O.E. signed first year contract with Braun Racing for FOE.com-sponsored care
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2006
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Eagles worked with local government leaders to keep "under God" in the Pledge of
Allegiance; F.O.E. signed second year contract with Braun Racing and announced opening
of Race City Aerie in Mooresville, North Carolina
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2007
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Eagles supported American Eagle & Literary Challenge in quest to name June 20
National Eagle Day
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2008
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Eagles host Lobby Day and Capital Hill Champion of Children Recepton for CARES Act.
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Eagles partner with The University of Iowa to fund research at The Fraternal Order of Eagles
Diabetes Research Center
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