KEVIN YOUNG, DIRECTOR
60822 Creek Road
Niles, MI 49120
269-684-3870
kevin60822@sbcglobal.net
FUNDRAISING
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2026 GRANGE NEWS
At the time of writing this, Connie Johnston is starting to apply for our next Raffle license. Once we have the license, we will get information out and will also be handing out tickets at the State Session so we can save on a bunch of postage.
I look forward to hearing from you if you have any suggestions for future fund raisers. We need to think of things we can reach outside of the Grange Membership circle to bring in other sources of funds. Stay tuned….
Well, hello everyone. I hope you have all been saving those Grange Dollars!! I can’t wait to see how many are turned in at State Session in Three Rivers. I know we are all struggling this year to fund our Subordinate Granges, so if you are like my Grange, we have been saving them but have turned them to our treasury to help with our bills to run our Grange Hall. We are also collecting “Pennies from Heaven”, so bring your loose change as well. It doesn’t have to be rolled and ready to take to the bank as I can take them to my local Credit Union where they have a coin counting machine! So, bring as much or as little as you can!
If you are coming to State Session in Three Rivers this October, we will have Silent Auction tables for the State Grange, and the Host Region is having one as well. Please come prepared to bid, bid high and bid high often!
At the time of writing this, Connie Johnston is starting to apply for our next Raffle license. Once we have the license, we will get information out and will also be handing out tickets at the State Session so we can save on a bunch of postage.
I look forward to hearing from you if you have any suggestions for future fund raisers. We need to think of things we can reach outside of the Grange Membership circle to bring in other sources of funds. Stay tuned….
See you at State Session!!
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2026 GRANGE NEWS
There has also been some discussion on a fund raising project that is outside of the box for the Michigan State Grange. There is a possibility of raising money to
Worthy Master, First Lady, Delegates, National Reps, Brothers and Sisters:
Welcome to the 153rd Annual Convention of the Michigan State Grange!! This is a different annual report for me to be giving.
An ongoing project is the Grange Dollar collection. We will only tally the “G” dollars but if you want to contribute others, we will gladly take them too. I can’t wait to see what you collected for this project. I know a few Granges have been collecting them but due to extra expenses at the Grange Hall, they have been depositing them to help their own treasury. At last year’s State Session we collected a good deal of G Dollars so I hope we can collect just as many this year!
An ongoing project is the Grange Dollar collection. We will only tally the “G” dollars but if you want to contribute others, we will gladly take them too. I can’t wait to see what you collected for this project. I know a few Granges have been collecting them but due to extra expenses at the Grange Hall, they have been depositing them to help their own treasury. At last year’s State Session we collected a good deal of G Dollars so I hope we can collect just as many this year!
For those that do not wish to collect the Grange Dollars, we brought back “Pennies from Heaven” collection this year. We will take any amount of coins (or paper money) once again this State Session. Please keep in mind, a little bit collected is more than what we had a year ago! I will be taking any of the collected coins to my local Credit Union as they have a coin machine that tallies up what you dump in and prints out a slip to take to the Teller for cash. Then I will deposit it in the State Grange bank account!
Our annual big fund raising project was delayed for 2026 and will be kicked off at this year’s Session. The drawing will occur at a special Michigan State Grange function that will be announced at some time during the State Session.
There has also been some discussion on a fund raising project that is outside of the box for the Michigan State Grange. There is a possibility of raising money to
be able to throw a “pie” (pie pan filled with whipped cream) at the face of a State Office or Director. More to come on this in the future.
Okay, that’s enough for now but that covers all of the projects that have either happened or are ongoing currently. If you have any ideas for other projects, please let me know. We want to do things that we can draw from outside of the Grange as well. We know every Grange does some type of fundraising for their own needs, that’s why we need to try to target outside funds too.
I hope everyone enjoys the State Session and their stay in Three Rivers!!!
I hope everyone enjoys the State Session and their stay in Three Rivers!!!
Fraternally, Kevin Young, Fund Raising
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