Good day All,
Well, we we're back on the road again, Saturday April 11 we visited Pa State President Eric Hoover's
charity "Camp Victory" in Millville, Pa for a luncheon and tour of the facilities and grounds, that
particular weekend was for children of military families, we sat and had our lunch with the staff and
campers, what a great place, we were all extremely impressed by grounds, they have a large
handicapped accessible treehouse, rock climbing wall, zip line and more, the children stay in actual cabin
type buildings on the grounds equipped with accessible bathrooms, showers and bunk beds. If you get a
chance, please search www.campvictory.org you will truly understand why Eric chose this charity for
special children.
After visiting Camp Victory we head East for a tour of District 10, our first stop was Scranton Eagles #314
where we were greeted by bar manager Sara, barmaid Hayley and Secretary Bill, President Paula,
Trustees Dave and Tony, Inside Guard Debbie, and members Tina and Tom, they put a nice late lunch
spread for us and after a few drinks and good conversation the officers presented Eric and I with a
generous donation of $500.00 for Eric's charity Camp Victory, we said goodbye to the good people of
Scranton and headed to Honesdale Eagles #1858 where we were greeted by barmaid Trish, Secretary
Bill, Trustee Dave, President Tom, Trustee Debbie, Outside Guard Gary, Trustee John, Inside Guard Tina
and Auditor Ed, they took our group on a tour of the building, we had some great conversation about the
history of the building and their Aerie, and then after saying goodbye to the very nice people of
Honesdale, we headed to Nanticoke Eagles #834 close to where we were staying for the night, when we
arrived we were met at the door by our good friend and Trustee Keith, his wife Valerie and barmaid
Tiffany, we met Trustee Mark and some great Eagles, since we were spending the night close we visited
for a while, and a little later the good people of Nanticoke presented Eric with a generous donation of
$100.00, for Eric's charity Camp Victory, thank you Keith and the gang at Nanticoke for your hospitality.
That concludes our tour this weekend, and thank you District 10, we met some great Eagles.
It's another weekend April 18 and we had a blast in Connellsville for the Joint Testimonial for Eric and
Angel (Pa State Auxiliary President), Connellsville Eagles #493 you did a phenomenal job, Bobby and
Angel Baysinger, you guys are the best, and a shout out to Rhonda, Angel's Membership Chairperson,
great dinner and program with lots of friends and great Eagles. A big thank you to the Kutztown Eagles
#839 for their generous donation of $250.00 to Eric's charity, and to Tony Angelo/Latrobe #1188 for their
generous donation of $500.00 to Eric's charity, and Pa State Past Worthy President Ray Roberts for his
donation (FINE) of $5.00 to Eric's charity. Earlier that day the guys took a tour to Uniontown Eagles #828
in District 14, what a crew, State President Eric Hoover, Past Worthy President Ray Roberts, State
Secretary Dwaine Shupe, State Trustees Joel Frownfelter, Eric Davis, State Chaplin Mark Bahr, State Inside
Guard and my husband Tom Barnes, State Outside Guard Bobby Baysinger, I'm pretty sure I mentioned
all of the guys, they met bartender and officer Sam, Past Worthy President Teresa, Trustee Moe, and
they told me there was entertainment that afternoon, "DJ Brown Sugar". Thank You Uniontown for
taking care of the guys, they definitely had a good time.
Another big travel weekend, Friday April 24 through Sunday the 26, we headed to the Ocean View Eagles
#4528 to support and help raise some money for their "End Human Trafficking" fundraiser, but first
things first, on the way we visited the Oxford Eagles #2666, we were greeted by Bar manager Steph,
President Adam, Conductor Andy, Vice President Rob, and Auxiliary officers Kim and Joan, talked with
some great members, heard the interesting history of their building, and a great time, before leaving the
good people of Oxford presented Eric with a generous donation of $250.00 to his charity Camp Victory,
thank you Oxford. On to our next stop as we made our way to Delaware, Wilmington Eagles #74, where
we were greeted by Barmaid Heather, a couple friends Secretary Maurice, and his wife and Assistant
Karen, Trustees Jim and Brian, Inside Guard David, and members Bill, Kevin and Alan, we took a tour of
their very nice building and outdoor area, of course Eric and Tom shared a few cocktails with the group
at the bar, we had a great time in Wilmington, it's time to head to our destination near Ocean View.
What a great day in Ocean View, the goal was to beat last year's numbers and they were able to do that,
great members and very nice to see a lot of Pa people rally around the the "Stop Human Trafficking"
fundraiser, including several State Officers from Aerie’s and Auxiliaries, truly living up to "People helping
people", great crew in Ocean View, Eric and Brandy, Dan, Mindy, Mark, Denny, Sarah, and barmaids
Laura and the Jenerator, you girls rocked, Per Tom and Eric (LOL), and before leaving that weekend Eric
and his crew presented Eric with a generous donation of $250.00 to his charity, Camp Victory! Once
again, a fantastic day in Ocean View! Sunday morning we headed to a few Eagles on our way home,
beginning in Lansdale Eagles #1761, we were greeted by barmaid Andrea, President Rick, Trustee Mark,
Past Worthy President Steve, members Andy, and member John, who actually hunts in Sullivan County
close to our area, good visit and met some nice people in Lansdale, oh, and thank you for the pretzels
from The Philly Pretzel Factory!
Next stop was in Pottstown Eagles #626, where we met some newly installed officers, Lamar, Kyle,
Melanie, Deb, Steve and some really nice members, barmaid Taylor, and thank you, Joel and Patti for
having lunch with us and birthday cake for our Pa State President Mr. Hoover, and before we left they
presented Eric with a very nice donation of $500.00 to his charity, Camp Victory! Thank You Pottstown
Eagles #626.
We had really good visits in District 12, Thank You Pa State Trustee Eric Davis for your hospitality and
friendship. Last stop of the day Allentown Eagles #110, which was the only Eagles remaining for us to
visit from the district, we were greeted with a smile by bartender Mitch, Trustee Steve and a some good
members in Allentown, our friend District 11 Director Mike "Mook" Hadden met us there after his pool
league ended, we had some great conversation to end our weekend, thank you Allentown Eagles for
your hospitality. We had a very good and productive weekend and met some friends for life!
Another big weekend for us started Friday afternoon May 1, It was our own Williamsport Eagles #970
2026 State pool tournament, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, it was a long weekend but a very successful
weekend, I would like to thank all of the Williamsport Eagles 970 Officers, and members who helped
make this event a great one, you all know who you are, a big thank you to all of our friends from
Blairsville, Connellsville, Tony Angelo, Carlisle and Sunbury for selling tickets, t-shirts, and just for being
there to support us, we all owe you BIG! Wade ran a separate fundraiser and raised $50.00 for Eric's
charity Camp Victory, Thank You Wade, on a side note Eric and Tom's team didn't have the finish they
wanted, but they chose to enter the second chance tournament and lost in the finals, so congratulations
to your team on their second place finish! I would like to end this lengthy President's Page with this; We
have truly witnessed "People helping People", the way our Pa State officers and Eagle members have
shown up to support one another throughout the state is amazing, these are the types of things we need
to convey to potential new members, the Pa Eagle family is alive and as strong as ever!
On behalf of our State President Eric Hoover, thank You all for what you do!
Chrissy Barnes
Pa State Membership Chairperson
Pottstown Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie #626 donated a check for State President Eric
Hoover charity Camp Victory for kids. Melinda (Conductor), Lamar (#626 President), Mel
(Secretary), Deb (Trustee), Steve (Trustee) and Taylor (Head Bartender) with Christine Miller
Barnes and Eric Hoover.
Scheduled Visitations:
April 18, 2026 – State Presidents Joint Testimonial – Connellsville #493
April 24-25, 2026 – Fight Against Human Trafficking- Ocean View #4528
April 26, 2026 - Visitation at Lansdale #1761 & Pottstown #626
May 1 -3, 2026 - Pa. State Pool Tournament - Williamsport #970
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