Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie and Auxiliary Milestones

Date  Milestone

1898  "Order of Good Things" established. Later that year, the organization changed
          its name to Fraternal Order of Eagles and formed the first aerie.

1904  First public plea for Mother's Day

1927  Creation and formation of the Ladies Auxiliary

1935  Support for enactment of Social Security Law

1944  Eagles Memorial Fund established

1954  Nearly 10,000 Ten Commandment plaques distributed

1955  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

1957  Nationwide "Jobs After 40" program inaugurated

1967  Jimmy Durante Children's Foundation established

1972  Golden Eagle Fund established

1983  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

1985  Donations to St. Jude Hospital top $1 million

1988  Eagles matched grants up to $500 to sponsor Drug Education Seminars

1991  Eagles supported Operation Desert Storm with mail and food packages

1995  $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)

2001  Memorial Foundation established Attack on America Fund and raised
$500,000; F.O.E. purchased property to consolidate international
headquarters

2002  International headquarters opened in Grove City, Ohio

2005  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

2006  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

2007  Eagles supported American Eagle & Literary Challenge in quest to name June
20 National Eagle Day
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