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Meet the Grand Worthy President
Oct 27th
Mike Lagervall, the 2009-2010 Grand Worthy President, joined the Ballard Aerie #172 in 1968. He is a dedicated Eagle member serving in various leadership roles including Worthy Secretary since 1986, a Grand Aerie Officer since 2001 and chief justice of the Grand Tribunal for three years. Mike believes in meeting and helping people and enjoys antique cars, archives and Eagle history. His charity for this year is the Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center.
Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center
Oct 26th
Fulfilling a Shared Vision:
Eagles To Present First $5 Million Donation to the Diabetes Research Center
One year after making a historic five-year, $25 million pledge to establish The Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center at the University of Iowa, the Eagles have reached the first milestone.
Dennis Gilhousen and Bettie Williams Clark, Co-Chairs of the Diabetes Research Center, Jim Roberts, Chairman of the Board and Bill Loffer, Membership Director, will present the first $5 million installment in a pre-game ceremony at the Hawkeyes football game with Arkansas State University on Saturday, October 3.
“I am so proud of our members for their hard work in reaching this exciting milestone,” said Lagervall. “However, our work has only just begun. I encourage all Eagles members to continue their remarkable fundraising efforts.”
University of Iowa (UI) Foundation and UI leaders, including UI President Sally Mason will accept the gift on the 50-yard line at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City.
To reach this first goal Eagles members throughout the US and Canada have held various fundraisers such as poker runs, benefit concerts and tournaments.
The Eagles $25 million commitment will be used to recruit and support the work of the best diabetes researchers, and to fund research programs that will bring experts from several fields together to seek a cure for diabetes.
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