Nez Perce Aerie #631 Past President Jim McIver (Aerie President 2023 -2024) presented a donation of $4,292 to Steve Small, the Community Action Food bank Project Manager! Thank you to all the Eagles who helped us earn this money for our local charities.  Jim McIver

Boise 115 Aerie and Auxiliary presented Charity Checks to our wonderful recipients on June 14^th.  The recipients provided information of their charities and how they impact our communities.  The stories were uplifting and provided a renewed since accomplishment.  It is for these charities the Fraternal Order of Eagles exist and why the volunteers continue to raise funds.  We are People Helping People.

Below is a list of the charities:

Aerie                                                                            Auxiliary

Ronald McDonald House                                             Life’s Kitchen

Brave Hearts                                                                 Idaho Foodbank                                    

Idaho C.O.P.S                                                                 Special Olympics of Idaho

Idaho Peace Officer Memorial                                        Bustin Out Boise

Idaho Food Bank                                                           Operation Grateful Heart

Idaho Humane Society                                                   Meals on Wheels

Ada County (shop with a Sheriff)                                    Caring Hearts & Hands of Hope

Camp Rainbow Gold                                                      Veteran’s Affairs Medical Ctr

Wildland Firefighter Foundation                                     Purses With a Purpose

Idaho Period Project                                                      Idaho Miss Amazing

Mountain Search and Rescue                                         Humane Society

Interfaith Sanctuary                                                      Total   $20,000

Life’s Kitchen

Total  $21,500

Four Aerie and Auxiliaries in our area worked together to put Bonner General Health Foundation over the finish line in their fundraising efforts to purchase bionic exoskeleton. This apparatus aids people who have suffered strokes, ms, Parkinson’s disease, brain and spinal cord injuries and others who may have lower limb disabilities. This is the first one in the state of Idaho and will help patients in western Washington, Montana, Canada as well as Idaho. Post Falls Aerie, Coeur d’Alene Aerie & Auxiliary, Hayden Lake Aerie & Auxiliary and Sandpoint Joint Aerie/Auxiliary each applied for a $2,000 grant from the State/Grand Aerie Spinal Cord Injury Fund. At the District 4 Meeting held at Post Falls Eagles on March 10th, BGHF representatives gave a presentation on the ways the exoskeleton is helping their patients and we presented them with a check for $12,000.

Nez Perce Eagles #631 recently donated $5,000 grants to Disability Action Center Northwest for spinal cord injuries and Green Apple Project for autism.

Pictured from Left to right Mona Dingman- Eagles Jr. Past Auxiliary President, Steve Corr – Manager of Disability Action Center NW, Kristin Graham – DAC Administration Assistant

Couer d’Alene Eagles #486 donated $41,220 during the 2022-2023 fraternal year to a variety of organizations including the American Legion, Kootenai Humane Society, Orchard Ridge Senior Center, Wreaths Across America, Family Promis, Hayden Senior Center and more!