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Eagle Kindred of Utah
Eagle Kindred of Utah
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The Eagle's Kindred of Utah was an independent religious organization founded in Ogden, Utah in 1993.
The Eagle's Kindred of Utah was the first Asatru Kindred in the State of Utah. From the very beginning, the members of The Eagle's Kindred of Utah were dedicated to the service of the environment, the community, and their fellow man.
In 1994, The Eagle's Kindred of Utah petitioned for acceptance into the Asatru Alliance of Independent Kindreds and was unanimously accepted at the yearly Alliance Althing .
In 1996, The Eagle's Kindred of Utah was the first Asatru Kindred to be granted a charter from the Boy Scouts of America.
In 1997, The Eagle's Kindred of Utah, in a joint effort with the Salt Lake Pagan Community, participated in the "Adopt A Highway Program" and adopted 2.9 miles of state highway in South Salt Lake City. Also
in 1997, The Eagle's Kindred of Utah hosted the Asatru Alliance Althing 17 , twenty miles East of Ogden Utah. On this historic occasion the formation of the International Alliance was signed by Gothar from around the world.
in 1999, The Eagle's Kindred of Utah hosted the Asatru Alliance Althing 19 , twenty miles East of Ogden
in 2000, The Eagle's Kindred of Utah hosted the Asatru Alliance Althing 20 , twenty miles East of Ogden
in 2002, The Eagle's Kindred of Utah hosted the Asatru Alliance Althing 22, twenty miles East of Ogden
The Eagle's Kindred of Utah had a yearly blanket drive. During this time the members would solicit donations for used blankets which were then donated to the Ogden Police Department for distribution among the homeless in the winter.
Five members of the Gothar of the Eagle's Kindred of Utah were actively involved as religious volunteers for the Utah Department of Corrections. Every other Sunday, these Gothar would travel, at their own expense to Draper, Utah to teach the "Virtues of Asatru" to their Kinsmen incarcerated there. In Yule of 1997, the first Asatru Blot ever held in a Utah Department Of Corrections facility was given by Eagle's Kindred of Utah Gothar at the Uinta Facilities.
In the past, for five years, The Eagle's Kindred of Utah had donated a Yule Tree to the Weber County "Christmas Tree Express" program. The proceeds of that tree's sale would go to benefit the disabled children of Weber County.
The ladies of the Eagle's Kindred of Utah would regularly make quilts and cloth animals which then donated to the "Shriners Hospitals for Children" in Salt Lake City.
The Eagle's Kindred was a member of the Ogden Area Interfaith Council and the representatives would regularly donate their time to humanitarian projects through the Council.
Last Updated (Wednesday, 21 October 2009 14:38)



