Upcoming Events

Next Monthly membership will be held on Monday August 17, 2009 at 7:00 pm in the 2nd floor meeting room, Kill Devil Hills West 8th street Water Plant. New members are welcome.

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Membership Meeting 7:00 pm W. 8th st. Water Plant Kill Devil Hills	Feburary 15, 2010 (pot Luck dinner) March 15, 2010 April 19, 2010 May 17, 2010 June 21, 2010 July 19, 2010
Lodge Firearms Competition	T.B.A.

 

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(L to R) Lodge Trustee Kathryn Bryanl, Lodge Treasurer Paul Terry,

President Gene Johnson , Vice President Missy Clark.

On November 23, 2009 members of the Fraternal Order of Police Outer Banks Lodge #71 delivered to the Dare County Social Service Office, Thanksgiving Dinners for Fifteen local needy families. Traditional Thanksgiving food items included Turkey and the fixings were provided by the Lodge. This annual event is sponsored by the Dare County Department of Social Services and is supported by local organizations and volunteers. This is the 6 th consecutive year Lodge # 71 has participated in this worthy cause.

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In December 2008 Chaplain Lawson was approached by Marilyn Penland, mother of a local soldier, John Penland (USAF) who along with his unit were stationed in Afghanistan. Ms Penland told Chaplain Lawson that her son and his unit were in need of personal items to make their deployment and Christmas a little easier. Chaplain Lawson coordinated with Ms Penland and a “We Care and Won't Forget” package was assembled and shipped off in time to make Christmas away from home more bearable for these young men.

 

Pictured are TSGT John Penland (l) and SSG Chris Baugh US Air Force with some of the items from the “We Care” package including of course a Christmas tree.

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On April 4, 2009 Lodge 71 held its first annual Easter Egg Hunt for children 8years and younger. Sister Julie Haner co-ordinated the event and with the help of several Lodge 71 volunteers on the day of the event made the Egg Hunt a success. About 50 children attended the event at Aviation Park in Kill Devil Hills which had candy and prizes along with “Ident-A-Kid” sponsored by the Kill Devil Hills Police Department and collected canned food donations for the Outer Banks Food Pantry.

Photos by Mike Conover

 

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TSgt John Penland USAF (2 nd from right) Home on leave from Afghanistan stopped at Lodge 71's first annual Easter Egg Hunt with his family to express his person thanks for the Christmas care package lodge 71 sent his unit. Picture right to left Lodge President G. Johnson, TSgt Penland, Marilyn Penland and Lodge Chaplain K. Lawson.

 

 

photo by Mike Conover