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Notes from National – October 2024
- There is still time to register for the 158th National Grange Convention in Bettendorf, Iowa, November 12-16, 2024. Information and registration links can be found at http://www.nationalgrange.org/158thconvention.
- Subscribe to the National Grange’s Good Day! magazine. Only $16 a year gives you access to our print or digital subscription. Learn more about the magazine at http://www.nationalgrange.org/goodday or the digital issue at http://www.issuu.com/grangegoodday. The October issue is hitting mailboxes this week.
- Subscribe to Grange Today! at http://www.nationalgrange.org/subscribe. Grange Today! is released on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of every month, full of news and information from Granges around the country. Through this newsletter, we hope to engage and inspire Grange members from coast to coast.
- We are also looking for people to submit their Grange’s news so we can feature them in the newsletters or in Good Day! magazine.
- The National Grange’s biweekly podcast “The Grange Hall,” is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or iHeartRadio. You can also listen on PodBean, the National Grange website, or watch on YouTube! Be sure to like and subscribe! If you have comments or questions, or if you’d like to recommend a member of YOUR Grange to be featured, you can contact us at grangehallpod@gmail.com.
- The National Grange Social Media Calendar is available. This is intended to be a guide for State and Community Granges of topics/events that may be used to enhance social media. By no means is it a suggestion to post ALL of these things, but if you’re looking to get out of a rut or expand your social media reach. This could also be a great resource for Grange Lecturers/Program Directors who are looking for new programming ideas.
- Many National Grange events are recorded and archived. If you missed an online event and would like to view it, please visit the National Grange YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/nationalgrange.
- Follow National Grange on Social Media! We’re on Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, TikTok, and YouTube! This is generally the quickest and most up-to-date location to find out what’s happening at the National Grange.
- I hope you’ve seen that the National Grange announced that registration is open for the 2025 National Grange Convention. The 159th Annual Convention will cruise from Miami to Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao from November 8-16, 2025. I know there are a lot of questions about this, so we’ve created one-sheets on registration and a simple FAQ that are available on the National Grange’s website. More information, including how to book your cabin, is now available, and other details will be released soon, but it’s not too early to begin planning!
Notes from National are gleaned from an email provided by Phil Vonada, National Grange Communications Director.
Membership Achievements
(Gleaned from the October 2024 Issue of Good Day! Magazine)
75 Years of Membership
- Arthur Elvin, Winthrop Grange
- Leslie Gilman, Winthrop Grange
- Harolyn Prescott, Winthrop Grange
50 Years of Membership
- Heather Brigja, Winthrop Grange
- Arthur Wells, Winthrop Grange
Welcome New Members!
- Ashleigh Pylea, Alexander Grange
- Gail Watson, Cambridge Valley Grange
- Nichole Brackett, Chelsea Grange
- Robert Godbout, Chelsea Grange
- Colleen Kelley, Community Grange
- Evelyn Dean, Enterprise Grange
- Erika Randall, Enterprise Grange
- William Stinsion-Barone, Enterprise Grange
- Avis Bradford, Fairview Grange
- Mike Bushey, Fairview Grange
- Amy Chadbourne, Fairview Grange
- Sandra Otis Anderson, Granite Grange
- Tony Tripp, Granite Grange
- Cheryl Baker, Huntoon Hill Grange
- Carolyn Hendricks, Jonesboro Grange
- Stephen J. Smith, Jonesboro Grange
- Allison Allen, Mill Stream Grange
- Paula Henley, Mill Stream Grange
- Steven Berru, Saco Grange
- Everett Allen, St George Grange
- Sarh Allen, St George Grange
- Elijah Lembo, St George Grange
- Dennis Weaver, Topsham Grange
- Emily Weaver, Topsham Grange
- Kristin Farley, Trenton Grange
- Bing Miller, Trenton Grange
- George Rossi, Trenton Grange
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.
Fifth Degree Recipients
Photo by David Colby Young
Brenda Foss and Kathleen Mead took their Fifth Degree Court of Pomona @ the monthly meeting of Androscoggin Pomona Grange #1 held at Danville Junction Grange #65 of Auburn, Maine. They both plan on taking their Sixth Degree next week to be held in Auburn, Maine, and Kathleen plans on going to National Grange in Nov to take her Seventh Degree.
Grange Today! 10-11-2024
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
Click the button below to read and/or subscribe to Grange Today!
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.
Helping in North Carolina
Screenshot from Facebook
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!
Androscoggin Grange Hunters’ Breakfast
Androscoggin Grange #8 Food Drive and Dinner
