Tidbits from National Convention

Rebekah Hodgkins from Jonesboro Grange attended the National Grange Convention this year and is now a Seventh Degree Member. She also reports that she won Third Place in the Fair Category of the National Grange Photo Contest, and Kennedy won First and Third Place in the Pet Category.

“The folks I connected with were wonderful humans… it was so nice to be with other Grangers and I felt ‘at home.'”

Rebeka

Grange Today! 11-14-2024

During the National Grange Convention, Grange Today! is being published daily.

The Newsletter of the National Grange

While National Grange continued to publish a daily edition, I realized the “In this Issue” (table of contents) section did not accurately reflect the content of the actual newsletter. Rather than risk confusion, I decided not to post the daily summaries. If you click the “Read the Current Issue” button below, you should have access to all the issues published during the convention. When regular publishing starts, we’ll resume posting the summaries. Thanks for understanding.

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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.

Grange Today! 11-13-2024

During the National Grange Convention, Grange Today! is being published daily.

The Newsletter of the National Grange

Articles in this edition include:

  • Stepping back: How to gracefully become a “has been”
  • Reaching Rural Surgical Seniors
  • Running a Grange Meeting
  • Imagine If… Facilitating Brainstorming from a positive place
  • Food Safety for Group Meals
  • Science of Butter
  • Corn & Ag/Job Industry
  • Charcuterie Boards
  • Fidget Building
  • Finding Hidden Potential & Embowering Members
  • Regional Seedballs & Pollinators
  • Finding History in the Mystery of the Grange
  • Escape Rooms
  • Bedtime & Stories & Homework time

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Grange Today! 11-12-2024

The Newsletter of the National Grange

Articles in this edition include:

  • The Heart of our Grassroots Structure: The Resolution Process including new strategies for Research and Writing
  • Cookie Decorating (Pre-Register)
  • How to Lead a Workshop
  • What to Do When Stuck Vertical Thinking.
  • Wreaths Across America
  • River Rock Painting
  • Planning and Executing Successful events: New Strategies
  • Emblem & Founders Activity
  • Bedtime & Stories & Homework time

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Grange Today! 11-8-2024

The Newsletter of the National Grange

Articles in this edition include:

  • Meet us At the River
  • Five Mile Prairie Grange Hosts
  • Inaugural Crock-tober Soup
  • Showdown
  • Sterling Grange marks 150 years
  • Gold sashes up for grabs at 158th Convention
  • Grange Heirloom
  • Grange Member Benefits: Wyndham / StartHearing

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Grange Today! 10-25-2024

The Newsletter of the National Grange

Articles in this edition include:

  • National Grange Convention is just weeks away
  • Hamp: “The Grange is who I am”
  • Grange Foundation seeks Board of Directors Candidates
  • Gold sashes up for grabs at 158th Convention
  • View from the Hill
  • Older adults are at increased risk for severe RSV
  • Share Your Rural Health Story in Honor of National Rural Health Day
  • National Grange presents Events Webinar
  • Register for the Webinar: Managing Postpartum Depression in Rural America
  • Grouper pays you for social wellness
  • Volunteers needed for standards development
  • Grange Member Benefit: MemberDeals
  • Grange Store: Grange Strong Socks

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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.

    Notes from National – October 2024

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

    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.

      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.

      Note from National – August 2024

      The National Grange is thrilled to announce our new partnership with Grouper, a social fitness movement that supports healthy living through social connections. 

      By joining Grouper, eligible members can earn a $50 payment for signing up and $20 every three months for staying active in Grange community projects and gatherings. 

      Join our Live Q&A Session to learn more and get your questions answered directly from Grouper and Grange representatives. 

      Date: August 12th | Time: 7:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM PT | Join via Zoom: grange.biz/grouperzoom.

      To see if you qualify for these benefits, visit hellogrouper.com/grange. For any questions, contact the Grouper Member Engagement Team at 833-445-2400 or info@hellogrouper.com.

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