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People Helping People

Charity news from around the F.O.E.

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Depew, New York - May 2018

For the last two years Depew-Lancaster #2692 has donated more than $25,000 to Brian Moorman’s P.U.N.T. Foundation. Recently, #2692 presented another $1,000 grant check to P.U.N.T. The foundation helps provide local families affected by pediatric cancer with support and opportunities to improve their quality of life.

Middletown, New York - February 2017

Middletown recently donated a check for $350 across various funds within the Grand Aerie Charity Foundation. They also held a backpack drive for the local homeless shelter in which 53 backpacks full of necessary school supplies were donated for children in grades K-12. The also held a coat drive, collecting various winter garments and handing them out to individuals in need at the area soup kitchen.
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Sleepy Hollow, New York - February 2017

Members of Sleepy Hollow Eagles #1042 held a pot luck dinner in November to raise money for the chosen organization of the event chairperson. Last year’s chairperson, Rose Kollar, is the co-founder of Support Connection – an area nonprofit started to provide free support services for breast and ovarian cancer patients. The pot luck raised $2,115 for the cause thanks to the large number of raffle tickets purchase by both men and women at the Eagles. Pictured, l to r, Kollar, co-founder Kathy Quinn and Madam President Gail Briggs.