Category: National Grange Information

National Grange information, including National Convention.

Communication Shorts 10-15-2024

By Walter Boomsma,
MSG Communications Director
207 343-1842

Communication Shorts are brief (short) but important items posted for your information and use. Please send us your ideas and thoughts!

October Bulletin Available

Recent issues of the Bulletin can be found on the Program Books and Information Page.

State Session Is Happening VERY Soon

Remember, complete information is available right here on the website!

Scholarship Information Reminder

We’ve seen a recent uptick in visits to the Scholarship Information Page. If your Grange offers scholarships, please visit this page and make sure the information is current and correct!

Holiday Craft Fairs?

Many Granges offer holiday craft fairs or “makers markets.” Please submit information about yours! We offer statewide publicity and make it easy for you to share information on Social Media. If you submit it before November 15, it will be included in the November Bulletin!

Annual Reports and Program Books

Those we’ve received are listed on the 2024 State Session page and have been added to the Program Books and Information Page.

Consider this Idea!

Plan some sort of simple gathering during the holidays. I wrote a “Special Report” last year about a community event we attended last year on Christmas Day. I was surprised at how many were there and what a great time it was.

Think about this

“Voting is the expression of our commitment to ourselves, one another, this country, and this world.”

Sharon Salzberg

Submit Dates

We’ve opened the 2025 Website Event Calendar. Don’t forget to submit your dates!

Online Directories Available 24-7

  • The ODD Directory features all state officers, directors, and deputies with contact information.
  • The Directory of Granges features all Granges in the state with a contact person. Please make sure your listing is correct! Visitors to the site consult these directories often.

Grange Today! 10-11-2024

The Newsletter of the National Grange

Articles in this edition include:

  • NC Grange leads disaster relief efforts
  • Kansas welcomes new President
  • VilleWorth Grange brings joy with flowers
  • Opinion: The expiration of the farm bill hurts us all
  • Cow chores require no secret code
  • Grange Foundation seeks Board candidates
  • Salmon River Grange member shoutout
  • Fairdale Grange golfs, donates
  • Youth volunteer at FarmAid
  • Granby hosts 2024 Connecticut State Grange Family Festival
  • National Grange Convention registration ends soon
  • Grange Member Benefit

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    Note that all recent issues are available on the National Grange Website. To save server space, we only post the table of contents on the MSG Website.

    Communication Shorts 10-5-2024

    By Walter Boomsma,
    MSG Communications Director
    207 343-1842

    Communication Shorts are brief (short) but important items posted for your information and use. Please send us your ideas and thoughts!

    October Bulletin Deadline

    October Bulletin columns and information are due by October 14th. Recent issues of the Bulletin can be found on the Program Books and Information Page.

    Fifth Degree Reminder

    On October 9, 2024, the Fifth Degree will be offered at Danville Junction Grange at 7:00 p.m. Contact Maynard Chapman at 207 312-5591 for information or to join.

    State Session Is Happening Soon

    Remember, complete information is available right here on the website!

    Have You Ordered Dictionaries?

    For most Granges, it’s “Words for Thirds” season! Look for some exciting news about this program here in Maine!

    Annual Reports and Program Books

    Those we’ve received are listed on the 2024 State Session page. We’ll be adding them to the Program Books and Information Page soon.

    Consider this Idea!

    Always have some kind of handout available at every event–even if it’s just a simple business card listing your meeting schedule.

    Think about this

    “I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.” 

    Henry David Thoreau

    Submit Dates

    We’re opening the 2025 Website Event Calendar. Don’t forget to submit your dates!

    Online Directories Available 24-7

    • The ODD Directory features all state officers, directors, and deputies with contact information.
    • The Directory of Granges features all Granges in the state with a contact person. Please make sure your listing is correct!

    Grange Today! 9-27-2024

    The Newsletter of the National Grange

    Articles in this edition include:

    • NC Grange to host 1st annual Farmer Appreciation Day
    • Presidential Perspective
    •  Rural Americans are at risk for cardiovascular disease
    • Grange Foundation seeks Board of Directors Candidates
    • Order new Grange gear
    • View from the Hill
    • Free suicide prevention course available for rural veterinarians, farm workers
    • Register for National Grange Convention
    • Grange Member Benefit: Lenovo
    •  Grange Store: Vintage Grange Hall Dedication Plaques

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    Note that all recent issues are available on the National Grange Website. To save server space, we only post the table of contents on the MSG Website.

    Communication Shorts 09-15-2024

    By Walter Boomsma,
    MSG Communications Director
    207 343-1842

    Communication Shorts are brief (short) but important items posted for your information and use. Please send us your ideas and thoughts!

    September Bulletin Available

    The September Bulletin is available. Recent issues of the Bulletin can be found on the Program Books and Information Page.

    Vaccinations at Big E

    Our undercover reporter tells us that 200 COVID and/or flu vaccinations were administered at the booth in front of the New England Grage Building. The program continues through September 29th. For more information see this post.

    Monroe Grange Store Reminder

    As noted in this month’s Exploring Traditions Column, flags and holders are available from the Monroe Grange Store. Many Grange-related products available—even the hard-to-find stuff! They can help with fundraising programs, custom-printed apparel, promotional items, awards, signs, and banners. Check out the Grange Store!

    State Session Page Updated

    A page dedicated to the 2024 State Session has a “packet of information” that includes the forms necessary to reserve meals. It even includes deadlines for reserving and submitting information! This page is currently getting lots of visits!

    Officers and Directors Note!

    Annual reports and program books are coming due.

    Consider this Idea!

    Think about “rebranding” your potluck into a community event. Encourage residents to meet and greet each other and build the community. Welcome, children so it’s a family event. Request participants bring food, hot or cold, to share. Make available bottled water, paper goods, cups, tables, games, and music. Include activities like face painting, corn hole, drawing, and dancing.

    Think about this!

    Doing things is not the same as getting things done!”

    Jared Silver

    Submit News! Be “famous”

    Submitting news can be as simple as a photo and “cutline.” A cutline is a brief description–longer than a caption–to accompany the photo. Let’s prove that the Grange is alive and well in Maine! (Photos should be submitted as an attachment to an email.) We get inquiries from people looking for active Granges!

    Online Directories Available 24-7

    • The ODD Directory features all state officers, directors, and deputies with contact information.
    • The Directory of Granges features all Granges in the state with a contact person. Please make sure your listing is correct!

    Grange Today! 9-13-2024

    The Newsletter of the National Grange

    Articles in this edition include:

    • Building Community, one zucchini at a time
    • T-Mobile to give one small town
      a $2 million high school football
      field makeover
    • Your best shot for a health winter available at The Big E
    • Rio Linda’s zucchini racers zoom to victory
    • Grange Foundation seeks Board of Directors Candidates
    • Grange Youth T-Shirt Design Contest Voting
    • National Grange & Rural Minds present webinar
    • Join Membership Matters
    • Register for National Grange Convention
    • Grange Benefits & Store

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    Note that all recent issues are available on the National Grange Website. To save space, we only post the table of contents on the MSG Website.

    National Grange Arranges Vaccinations at the New England Grange Building

    National Grange is excited to invite you to visit the National Grange’s FREE vaccination clinic at the Big E in Springfield, Massachusetts, hosted with the support of our New England State Granges!

    If you are heading to the Big E this year, be sure to stop by our booth in front of the New England Grange building to receive free, updated flu and COVID-19 vaccines. Professional pharmacists from PharMerica will be there to assist you and answer any questions.

    For more information: https://www.grangevaccinationeffort.com/

    Communication Shorts 09-03-2024

    By Walter Boomsma,
    MSG Communications Director
    207 343-1842

    Communication Shorts are brief (short) but important items posted for your information and use. Please send us your ideas and thoughts!

    September Bulletin Deadline

    The September Bulletin Deadline is September 14, 2024. Recent issues of the Bulletin can be found on the Program Books and Information Page.

    Danville Junction Grange Bingo Postponed

    Danville Junction Grange will resume Bingo at the Grange Hall on Saturday, December 7, instead of in September, as previously mentioned. We are sorry for any inconvenience this has caused.

    Monroe Grange Store Reminder

    This is just a reminder that the Monroe Grange Store has many Grange-related products available—even the hard-to-find stuff! They can help with fundraising programs, custom-printed apparel, promotional items, awards, signs, and banners. Check out their Grange Store!

    State Session Page Is Updated

    A page dedicated to the 2024 State Session now has a “packet of information” that includes the forms necessary to reserve meals. We’ve recently posted a copy of the 2023 Journal of Proceedings, a record of last year’s convention.

    Many Contest Deadlines Are Coming Up

    Get your entries in! Officers and directors note that annual reports and program books are coming due.

    Consider this Idea!

    Where’s your Grange’s Cornucopia? What’s it look like? It just might be time for rehabbing your “horn of plenty” and having it prominently displayed somewhere in the hall. H-O-P-E!

    Think about this!

    “Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you into trouble.”

    Frank Tyger

    Submit News! Be “famous”

    Submitting news can be as simple as a photo and “cutline.” A cutline is a brief description–longer than a caption–to accompany the photo. Let’s prove that the Grange is alive and well in Maine! (Photos should be submitted as an attachment to an email.) We get inquiries from people looking for active Granges!

    Online Directories Available 24-7

    • The ODD Directory features all state officers, directors, and deputies with contact information.
    • The Directory of Granges features all Granges in the state with a contact person. Please make sure your listing is correct!

    Notes from National – August 2024

    • With September upon us, we are in the home stretch to the National Grange Convention. We are holding a special Zoom meeting on September 4th about this year’s Convention that I would encourage all to sign in for.

    Notes from National are gleaned from an email provided by Phil Vonada, National Grange Communications Director.

    Grange Today! 8-23-2024

    The Newsletter of the National Grange

    Articles in this edition include:

    • Presidential Perspective
    • Another Reason Membership Matters
    • Communication Fellows Ready to Tell the #GrangeStory
    • View from the Hill
    • National Programs Await Youth Participation
    • Granges Encouraged to Apply for Federal Grant
    • Celebrating National Immunization Awareness Month
    • Grange Store & Benefits

    Upcoming Deadlines:

    • September 1 – Applications/Entries due for most National Grange Contests

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    Note that all recent issues are available on the National Grange Website. To save space, we only post the table of contents on the MSG Website.