{"id":99643,"date":"2026-07-07T06:46:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T10:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?p=99643"},"modified":"2026-07-04T07:02:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T11:02:01","slug":"masters-memo-november-2017-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?p=99643","title":{"rendered":"President’s Perspective – July 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sherry Harriman<\/a>, <\/em><\/strong>
Maine State Grange Master\/President<\/em><\/strong>
207 490-1029<\/p>\n\n\n

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Roster<\/strong> information is now due include: Grange Name & Number, physical address of your meeting hall, day(s) and time of meeting. Officer information for Master\/President, Lecturer, Secretary, and CWA chair \u2013 Names, addresses, phone numbers and emails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State Grange Session<\/strong> is again at the Black Bear Inn in Orono – October 30 & 31. Reservations can be made with the front desk\u00a0 207-962-2708; mention State Grange. Most of those participating were in agreement to return here again, and liked having everything in one place. A very similar schedule as last year except it is not a full election year. After Aug 15th, delegate registration forms, meal forms, and all resolutions will be mailed to each Grange.\u00a0 The delegate registration form will not be posted on the website. Other State Session items will be posted on the site and everything will be mailed in the middle of August. Barbara Foster, Pomona of the National Grange and the Master\/President of West Virginia State Grange will be our honored guest again this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some tentative highlights<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, October 29<\/strong>
Set up<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday October 30<\/strong>
10:00 am – Opening in the Sixth Degree, the lowered to the Fourth Degree,anyone may attend session, even if you are not a delegate for your Grange.
10:45 am \u2013 Master\u2019s Annual Address
11:15 TBD
Noon Lunch
1:30 pm Memorial Service by Christine Hebert, State Chaplain
2:30 TBD
3:15 Resolutions \u2013 by Committee Reports
4:45 Close in the Fourth Degree
5:00 Social time downstairs before banquet
6:00 Banquet \u2013 tickets must be purchased in advance<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday October 31<\/strong>
8:30 am Opening in the Fourth Degree
9:30 Acceptance of 2026 \u2013 2027 Budget
\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Election & Installation of Officers
10:45 TBD
Noon Lunch
1:30 Called back to order & close in the Fourth Degree
2:00 Open and Conferral of the Sixth Degree<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delegates to State Grange <\/strong>Each Subordinate and Pomona Grange, is entitled to name 2 Delegates and 2 Alternates to represent your Grange at State Session.\u00a0 You must be a member of that Grange to be a delegate for them and must be voted on by the Grange. The Grange dues must be paid up to date through the Sept 2026 quarter to qualify for voting delegates. An individual may represent only ONE Subordinate Grange, and may also be a delegate for their Pomona, but again they must be voted on by the Grange.\u00a0 The delegate registration form will not be posted on the website. Other State Session items will be posted on the website. Everything will be mailed to the Secretary in the middle of August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Resolutions<\/strong> for the 2026 State Grange Session are due in the office by August 15, standard mail and\/or email. Resolutions must be voted on by the Subordinate or Pomona Grange presenting the resolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Installation of Officers.<\/strong> The Installation Ceremony may be handled by each Grange on their own. Granges are required to install their officers annually, usually in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

General answers for a couple of questions not State Grange related:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making Motions:\u00a0 <\/strong>Business of the Grange, including motions, may only be conducted or carried out when the Grange is opened and working in full form with a quorum present. Any member of that Grange may make a motion and it MUST be seconded by a different member of your Grange. If the motion is not seconded, discussion cannot take place, and the motion is lost.\u00a0 Opening in full form means following the prescribed manual format for either traditional or alternative opening. Both include opening the Bible, opening the implement case, giving the salutation (the hand signals) and salute to the flag.\u00a0 Business cannot be conducted outside the meeting then announced to the rest of the membership. All must have the opportunity to discuss and vote on all issues. Simple majority carries or loses the motion. The Master may not make a motion; however, they may ask the membership if someone wants to make a motion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reimbursement Funds Grant Program<\/strong> dates are from Nov. 1, 2025 to Sept 31, 2026 for Community Service:  The 2026 <\/strong>Reimbursement Funds Grant Program for Community Service Program is to repay half (1\/2) of the expenses you paid for materials up to $250, for Community Service work done by your Grange such as the Dictionary Project, Cemetery cleanup, or Christmas party for area families.  Program Projects and requests for reimbursement must be made during this time frame. You may request only one reimbursement during the program term. Materials must be purchased before the reimbursement request is made and you must provide receipts for items you purchased for reimbursement. No receipts, no reimbursement. No cash donations or contributions will be reimbursed. I would suggest buying gift cards to make a donation, thus you would have a receipt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your secretary received the paperwork for the reimbursement program back in January or you may contact the office for the form. This is not part of the Community Service Program & Notebook, just that it relates to the materials for community service projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Maine State Grange does not give or provide funds or grants for building repairs, improvements, property upgrades, or paying bills, etc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sherry Harriman, Maine State Grange Master\/President 207 490-1029 Roster information is now due include: Grange Name & Number, physical address of your meeting hall, day(s) and time of meeting. Officer information for Master\/President, Lecturer, Secretary, and CWA chair \u2013 Names, addresses, phone numbers and emails. State Grange Session is again at the Black Bear Inn … Continue reading “President’s Perspective – July 2026”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2122,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[10],"tags":[34,272,29,777],"post_folder":[704],"class_list":["post-99643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-masters-memos","tag-grange-activities","tag-grange-communication","tag-grange-procedure","tag-msg-annual-meetin"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"post-thumbnail":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Walter Boomsma","author_link":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?author=2122"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Sherry Harriman, Maine State Grange Master\/President 207 490-1029 Roster information is now due include: Grange Name & Number, physical address of your meeting hall, day(s) and time of meeting. Officer information for Master\/President, Lecturer, Secretary, and CWA chair \u2013 Names, addresses, phone numbers and emails. State Grange Session is again at the Black Bear Inn…","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1arC1-pV9","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2122"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=99643"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":99644,"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99643\/revisions\/99644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=99643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=99643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=99643"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpost_folder&post=99643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}