National Grange

Calendar of Events | Youth Conferences | Youth Fund

The National Grange Youth program is designed to provide leadership training and life skills training opportunities. There are only two programs that are age specific; all programs are open to all Grange members regardless of age.

National Grange Youth Development Goals

Providing leadership training through a variety of opportunities: Regional conferences, Horizon Leadership program, John Trimble Legislative Experience, Kelley Farm Experiences and the National convention, to name a few.
Individual life skills will be developed through the Achievement Award program, which offers opportunities for exploration in public speaking, communication, critical thinking, mentoring, Drills, Parliamentary procedure, sharing talents, marketing and career exploration. Pride and knowledge will be developed in those who desire to learn more about our organization through a Current Events and Grange Trivia Challenge.

We will work with the Junior Grange department in creating opportunities for older junior grange members to begin their transition into the Subordinate grange by encouraging youth to be mentors to those older juniors and by providing opportunities for them to become involved in the Achievement award program.
We will strive to create within youth a desire to care for those
Dealing with physical challenges by educating all about organizations that meet the needs of those physically challenged.

This years current programs for 2007 include the following:

Regional Conferences - Public Speaking and Sign - A Song Contests will be held along with workshops, and many other opportunities that will vary from region to region.

The five regions for 2007 are as follows:
Eastern:	Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Florida, Virginia and New Jersey. more information
Midwest:	Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. more information
North East:	Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island,andVermont. more information
Great Plains:	Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. more information
Western:	California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Wyoming. more information
2007 Regional Conference Host Include: Maryland, Michigan, New Hampshire, Kansas and Oregon.

Achievement Awards - These programs provides an opportunity for individuals to earn colored seals upon completion of specific requirements. Achievement Awards may be earned by any Grange member any age. If you feel this is something that you would like to participate in and take the time and effort to meet the requirements and wish to receive a certificate, please complete the tasks for each seal and certificate. These awards include:

Oliver Hudson Kelley Public Speaking Award
Drill Award	ITSpy Award
Spiritual Award	Caroline A. Hall Award
Aaron B Grosh Mentoring Award	McDowell Financial Award
William M. Ireland Communication Award	National Grange Founders Award
Francis McDowell Grange and Current Events Trivia Challenge Award \| Download Trivia

A feature for each of the achievement awards is that any member who completes a specific number of seals in one year will receive a special Achievement Award lapel pin.

A certificate will be issued with the first seal earned for each individual Achievement Award in a given year. Additional seals will be sent separately if applied for at different times. Seals do not have to be earned in any order.

Many ideas for programs, projects and workshops can be developed from the guidelines presented in these Achievement Awards. Let your imagination guide you as you develop programs and reach out to people in your community.

Caroline Hall T.L.C. Recognition Project
A program to raise the awareness of Grange members of a selected charity by providing educational information about the charity, by encouraging members to raise funds and to get involved with people affected which increases knowledge, which increases awareness and concern and creates another opportunity for teamwork and fellowship. Application

Horizon Leadership Ambassador Program
The purpose of the Horizon Leadership Ambassador program is to provide an opportunity for Youth, selected to represent their State at a National Grange convention, to build their individual leadership potential, to broaden their view of the Grange by experiencing a National Convention, to receive educational training to use in their own states, to build relationships with Grangers throughout the nation by having fun. Applications deadline is September 10th 2007. Application

Mentoring Program
Two youth, one male and one female, who have shown outstanding mentoring abilities as a Horizon Leadership Ambassador will be selected to serve as mentors to youth attending the National Grange Convention. State recommendations will be solicited and only those who receive state recommendations will be chosen and given the opportunity to serve as a mentor.

John Trimble Legislative Experience
This program is to provide opportunities for six Grange Youth age 16 – 24 with an interest in the legislative aspect of the National Grange to see the inner workings of committees and the grass roots legislative policy development effort at the National Grange Convention. Application deadline is September 10th 2006. Application

Sign-A-Song
A Regional Contest. National Grange will provide ribbons for each regional contest for first, second and third place (Novice, Hobbiest and Group). First place will receive $20.00, 2nd place $15.00 and 3rd place $10.00. The Best of Show will receive a special award and be eligible to showcase at the National Grange Convention in November. Show case acts will receive $100.00 for participating.

Youth Leadership Fund
This fund is a part of the National Grange Foundation and is the fund that supports the Horizon Leadership program and the John Trimble Legislative Experience program. Donations to the fund are most welcome and can be sent to the National Youth Development Director, Cindy Greer, 7629 C.R. 100, Hesperus, CO 81326. Help us meet our fund raising goals for 2007. Our Goal is $20,000.00.

National Grange Youth Officers Team (N.G.Y.O.T)
The purpose of this program is to assemble a team of Youth from across the nation to open the National Grange convention on Friday morning at the annual session. This will provide more youth with an opportunity to participate in the National Grange convention. Application deadline is September 10th 2007. Application

GROW Club
The National Grange GROW club is in the process of creating a database with the names of all the participants over the years in the prince, princess, young couple, Ambassador programs and the National Youth team members and National Youth Directors. If you were one of those participants please complete the information below and return it to the National Grange Youth Development. Application

Regional Public Speaking Competition
This program is a speech competition featuring three categories with three age divisions (13-19 years old, 20-29 years old, and 30+ years old). Contestants will have their choice of topics and will have to speak for a minimum of 90 seconds to a maximum of 7 minutes depending on the category guidelines. The Best of Show will receive $25, a special award and be eligible to showcase at the National Grange Convention in November where they will receive $100.00. Application.