{"id":99910,"date":"2026-08-13T15:17:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T19:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?p=99910"},"modified":"2026-08-13T15:17:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T19:17:46","slug":"membership-moment-december-2018-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?p=99910","title":{"rendered":"Membership Moments, August, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By Rick Grotton<\/a>,<\/em><\/strong>
Membership Committee Director<\/em><\/strong>
207 582-5915<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Let’s\u00a0do something a little different. In these next columns,\u00a0let’s\u00a0be interactive. Send in your success stories or ways you think we could attract more members (or even to prevent them from leaving). In a positive tone, sharing stories and opinions\u00a0helps\u00a0everyone, especially your Grange brothers and sisters.\u00a0Actually,\u00a0let’s make it competitive to see which Pomona area sends in the most suggestions\u00a0by\u00a0the end of the year!\u00a0\u00a0Membership increases are up to ALL OF US, so help me with your suggestions. I hope your summer activities have attracted new\u00a0members,\u00a0and Grange awareness has been happening. Send your stories and suggestions to ricti@aol.com<\/a> and I will put them in future columns.\u00a0Let’s\u00a0work together to keep our Grange motor running smoothly so that our great organization will continue for many years to come. I have given you our success stories from Chelsea Grange and am\u00a0looking forward\u00a0to\u00a0sharing\u00a0yours! I know there are many stories out there as I do keep up an awareness\u00a0of\u00a0Grange happenings and want to thank those who have the devotion, loyalty,\u00a0love\u00a0and respect for the Grange.\u00a0Your work is making a difference and is very much appreciated by your\u00a0brothers\u00a0and\u00a0sisters!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The above paragraph was part of my column in August\u00a02019,\u00a0and I still have not heard from anyone concerning the request. That was seven years ago, and our membership has been declining since. Some Granges have been consistently\u00a0increasing\u00a0their membership over that\u00a0period;\u00a0however, many of you have not and do not seem to make membership gains your priority.\u00a0The Membership committee could go out and schedule workshops and meetings, but will that help? We have done so in\u00a0the past without much attendance or cooperation.\u00a0Without cooperation and joint efforts, how are we to succeed? It is the duty of the Membership committee to provide you with tools and information to help, but what happens to that information? We all know what we\u00a0must\u00a0do,\u00a0but most\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0take it seriously\u00a0or are not interested.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we prepare for the busiest time of the Grange year with agricultural fair exhibits,\u00a0installations,\u00a0and\u00a0the reaping of our harvests, please keep in mind that membership gains are also important.\u00a0The gains are not important just for your Grange, but for all who belong across this State.\u00a0We are always looking for\u00a0new ideas, new leadership, and direction. Please help us in our quest to boost membership numbers\u00a0in every Grange!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Let’s\u00a0do something a little different. In these next columns,\u00a0let’s\u00a0be interactive. Send in your success stories or ways you think we could attract more members (or even to prevent them from leaving). In a positive tone, sharing stories and opinions\u00a0helps\u00a0everyone, especially your Grange brothers and sisters.\u00a0Actually,\u00a0let’s make it competitive to see which Pomona area sends in … Continue reading “Membership Moments, August, 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":[9],"tags":[34,202,27],"post_folder":[704],"class_list":["post-99910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-membership","tag-grange-activities","tag-grange-events","tag-grange-membership"],"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":"Let’s\u00a0do something a little different. In these next columns,\u00a0let’s\u00a0be interactive. Send in your success stories or ways you think we could attract more members (or even to prevent them from leaving). In a positive tone, sharing stories and opinions\u00a0helps\u00a0everyone, especially your Grange brothers and sisters.\u00a0Actually,\u00a0let’s make it competitive to see which Pomona area sends in…","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1arC1-pZs","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99910","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=99910"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99910\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":99911,"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99910\/revisions\/99911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=99910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=99910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=99910"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpost_folder&post=99910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}