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Pittsfield-Union
Grange Forms Partnership With Local School
Pittsfield-Union
Grange members, John Freeman and Linore Latham, have been working hard to formalize
a partnership with Pittsfield Elementary School. In mid-December several Grange
members were invited to meet with the Pittsfield Elementary PTO at their regular
meeting. A discussion took place about the previously informal partnership including
a Math/Science Night at the school with teachers, parents, and Grangers working
together. Read more | | |
Where
Does Grange Hall Road Lead?
Until
five years ago, I'd have asked the same question. "Does Grange still exist?" Now
that I've worked with Grange Leadership Development in New York State and Action
Grange teams in 18 states, I know that not only does it exist, Grange has the
potential to build community at a time when our communities sorely need to be
built, to forge solid connections between people who feel increasingly isolated
in the social fabric of our country. Read
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Pennsylvania
State Grange Comes to Aid of Tornado Victims
Wednesday evening, September
1, 2004, PA State Grange President Betsy Huber watched a news story on the local
news, WGAL TV Channel 8, that covered the story of the Brandt-view Farms, just
east of Campbelltown. The farm, operated by brothers Carl and Daniel Brandt, was
struck by the tornado, causing extensive damage to their dairy operation, injuring
family members and killing 6 of their cows. Immediately following the storm, hundreds
of volunteers helped around the farm cleaning up demolished buildings and assisting
with the rebuilding of many structures. Read
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Venerable
Grange Recruits Vermont Youths
More
than just the brightly colored drawing of a garden bountiful with peas, beans,
corn and garlic went into the making of Siobhan Mendicino's second-place poster
at the Vermont State Grange exhibit at the Champlain Valley Exposition. The message
that Mendicino, 12, of Jericho is sending is finely printed on the yellow poster
board where it says the produce from the Community Grange Garden is donated to
the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf. Read
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Antrim
Granger Attend Northeast Regional Conference
Two
members of Antrim Community Grange recently attended the Northeast Regional Grange
Youth Conference in Farmington, Maine. Bob Varnum, Eliot Davis and Grange youth
members from across New England and New York participated in workshops on developing
leadership skills, team building, and other personal growth skills. Davis presented
an entry in the Power Point on Leadership, and received 1st place. He was also
a contestant in the Public Speaking Competition, where he received 1st place in
his age category, and was awarded best of show honors.
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Couple's
Community Service Runs from the Farm to the Grange
Paula is lady assistant
steward, and Vernon, assistant steward, for the Walterville Grange. They have
ceremonial duties, but Vernon said the key to the Grange is service: Three annual
breakfasts serve the Salvation Army, the Eugene Mission, Dogs for the Deaf and
others. The next is Father's Day, June 20, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at George Millican
Community Hall, on Camp Creek Road, north of Highway 126 in Walterville. Read
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Stars
and Strips Instill Patriotism in Junior Grangers
Over 60 campers aged 5-14
attended the "Stars and Stripes" themed Berks County Junior Grange Camp held from
Friday, May 14 through Sunday, May 16 at Camp Joy, Bern Township. According to
the Berks County Grange Junior Deputies, Michael and Jane Adams, "This is the
largest attendance we've had in recent years! With many campers returning for
another year and others inviting non-member friends, the numbers grew this year."
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Mica
Flats Grange Succeeds
Our community is rural/agricultural, with a population
of 600 in winter and close to 1500 in the summer, as lake-front owners move in.
Very few families actually make their entire living from agriculture. Unless properly
subdivided, land is usually sold as 10 or 20 acre parcels to retired couples or
to working couples with children. Read More | | |
Southwick
Grange: Step by Step
The two most important steps we at Southwick Grange
#46 have taken in our efforts to rebuild our Grange are to open the Grange door
and to reach out to the community. To
succeed in our efforts, we first needed to assess our capabilities and resources
and identify those we could best exploit. Read
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Grangeview
Grange excited about the future
Grandview Grange # 124 has made steady
progress ever since we became an Action Grange. Prior to joining the Action Grange
program we were failing. Our membership was dwindling, and the few remaining members
had no interest in holding offices. Read
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Eureka
Grange Experience
Eureka Grange #46, Lyons, Wayne County, New York has
benefited greatly from the Action Grange Program. First off it lead to much discussion
which dealt with from "Should we sell our hall?" to "How do we interest more people
in our Grange?" Read More | | |
Ohop
Grange Adopts an Elementary School
Ohop Grange #812 is located in a rural
area of Pierce County, surrounded by small farms. We have 145 members, with an
average attendance at meetings of 25-30. Prior to becoming an Action Grange we
had an average attendance of 20-25 members. Read
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