A total of $150,000 was raised during the 2023-2024 year for TeamMates Mentoring – the Nebraska State Charity. Pictured:  Jr Past Nebraska State President Patrick O’Connor, Past WCR President Kelly Davis, Past WCR Sandie Davis, Co-Founder of the TeamMates Mentoring & Former Nebraska Head Coach Tom Osborn, CEO of TeamMates Mentoring and former Husker DeMoine Adams, Jr Past Nebraska State President Francye Thorpe, and Paste State President Rhonda Schafer.  We are very proud to be a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles! Lots of raffle baskets and burger flipping goes into raising this in one year for the State Presidents Charity. Many donations from local Aeries and Auxiliaries, individual members, communities and businesses, it takes a village.

Last year, Bellevue Eagles #3912 made a donation of $2,700 to the Bellevue Fire Department to outfit the entire department with Fire Hoods, which are worn by every firefighter when called to the scene of a fire, underneath their helmet to protect the head, ears and neck from burns and blocking cancer carcinogens from passing through to the firefighters’ bodies. Bellevue raised of the money, with the Grand Aerie matching dollar for dollar. Past Madam President April Frazier, Past Madam President Sue Winter and Madam Vice President Jenny Kentopp stopped by District 1 fire station to present the donation to Fire Chief Perry Guido, Battalion Chief Joe Gibilisco and other firefighters.