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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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Community Service/FHH – August 2024

By Brenda Dyer, MSG Community Service/FHH Director
(207) 608-9193

As the Grange year ends, remember to send reports to the appropriate directors. A letter with the forms, dated June 7, 2024, was sent to every Grange. The forms are in the Community Service Packet and the Grange website.

The Community Service meeting/workshop scheduled for August 24 following the CWA conference has been postponed. 

I would like to thank Bauneg Beg Grange #382, Knox Station Grange #579, Ammadamast Grange #379, Kennebec Valley Grange #128, South Sangerville Grange#335, and York Pomona #14 for submitting the Community Service Report.

I have received one entry form for Granger of the Year. There have not been any entries for police, firefighter/EMT, or educator of the year. These are important people in our community, so we should recognize them. 

I have not received any Community Service Notebooks. Remember, the deadline for these is September 1. Please allow 7 to 10 days for USPS to deliver. 

CORRECTION: 

My address is 9 MARIAL Avenue, not MARIEL Avenue. This will delay me receiving your notebook and or mail.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Thank you. I look forward to more reports, entries for police, firefighter/EMT, educator of the year, Granger of the year, and Community Service Notebooks.

Grange Today! 8-9-2024

The Newsletter of the National Grange

Articles in this edition include:

  • This issue contains one article about using the material from the Rural Mental Health Resilience Program at Fairs.

Upcoming Deadlines:

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

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Fraternal Concerns

Submitted by Sharon Morton, MSG Secretary

It becomes my sad duty to inform you of the death of Laura Macomber, mother of Debra Ivers, State Flora, and mother-in-law of Peter Ivers, State Gatekeeper.  Condolences may be sent to Deb and Pete at 961 Duck Pond Rd., Westbrook, Maine 04092.  

Cards of Get Well/Thinking of You can be sent to Lorraine Goodness, mother of Missy (Melissa) Baldwin, State Lecturer, who suffered a stroke and is doing well.  Cards can be sent to Sister Lorraine at 8 Guillemette Street, Sanford, ME 04073.

Read All About It!

By Walter Boomsma, MSG Communications Director

Elizabeth Walztoni wrote an excellent article about Maine Granges, published in the Bangor Daily News yesterday (August 4, 2024).

Once town centers of agriculture, these public spaces haven’t quite disappeared

(If you read news online, you are probably familiar with paywalls—but try it! I think BDN will allow a limited number of free reads. This article is definitely a very positive one that’s worth reading!)

I’ve always said, “It’s easier to make news than it is to write press releases!”

What’s your Grange doing?

Grange Today! 7-26-2024

The Newsletter of the National Grange

Articles in this edition include:

  • Presidential Perspective
  • Register for National Grange’s 158th Convention
  • SHIPmates Program welcomes Second Class aboard
  • New Ideas, New Approaches
  • National Grange’s Contest Deadlines approaching
  • View from the Hill
  • 6 Scams every older American should know about
  • Grange Store & Benefits: Introducing Aflac

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August Event Schedule

  • August 1, 2024, Grange Ag Enterprise Award Applications are due
  • August 2, 2024, Trenton Grange Farmers Market, 3 pm – 6 pm. 1134 Bar Harbor Road in Trenton. Vendors contact Beth Warner at 207 664-4164 or zeppa@ aol.com. Free admission. (Vendor/booth fee).
  • August 2, 2024, Community Potluck Supper at Trenton Grange, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., 1134 Bar Harbor Road in Trenton. For more information, see this post or visit the Trenton Grange Website.
  • August 3-4, 2024, Community Bazaar (crafts, farmers’ market, yard sale…) at Trenton Grange from 9 am until 2 pm both days. For more information, see this post or visit the Trenton Grange Website.
  • August 3 -5, 2024, Junior Grange Camp at Highland Lake Grange. Contact Director Betty Young for more information.
  • August 8, 2024, Blood Drive at Harraseeket Grange in Freeport, 12 – 5 pm.
  • August 9, 2024, Trenton Grange Farmers Market, 3 pm – 6 pm. 1134 Bar Harbor Road in Trenton. Vendors contact Beth Warner at 207 664-4164 or zeppa@ aol.com. Free admission. (Vendor/booth fee).
  • August 10, 2024, St George Grange Community Supper at 5 pm. Adults $10, Children $5, under 10 free. For more information, see this post.
  • August 14, 2024, Deadline for the MSG Bulletin
  • August 15, 2024, Resolutions are due at State Headquarters.
  • August 16, 2024, Mystic Valley Grange Open Meeting with light refreshments & entertainment. TIME CHANGE -Public Meeting 12 noon to 1:00 pm followed by Open House 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. in East Dixfield. Public invited. For more information, contact Nancy Farrington.
  • August 16, 2024, Trenton Grange Farmers Market, 3 pm – 6 pm. 1134 Bar Harbor Road in Trenton. Vendors contact Beth Warner at 207 664-4164 or zeppa@ aol.com. Free admission. (Vendor/booth fee).
  • August 16, 2024, Senior Circle at Victor Grange in Fairfield. Potluck lunch at 11 am for Seniors to get together with others for socializing, networking and a game or two. Held the 3rd Friday monthly. FMI Deb 207-453-4844 or Sherri 207-815-0615. No Charge.
  • August 20, 2024, Drop off CWA Contest items at MSG Headquarters, 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
  • August 23, 2024, Trenton Grange Farmers Market, 3 pm – 6 pm. 1134 Bar Harbor Road in Trenton. Vendors contact Beth Warner at 207 664-4164 or zeppa@ aol.com. Free admission. (Vendor/booth fee).
  • August 24, 2024, Subordinate and Pomona CWA Reports Due to State Director.
  • August 24, 2024, State CWA Conference begins at 9:00 a.m.
  • August 24, 2024 Wayside Grange Concert featuring Bear Tracks, Doors open at 6:30 pm. More information at Wayside Grange & Theatre Facebook Page.
  • August 30, 2024, Trenton Grange Farmers Market, 3 pm – 6 pm. 1134 Bar Harbor Road in Trenton. Vendors contact Beth Warner at 207 664-4164 or zeppa@ aol.com. Free admission. (Vendor/booth fee).