MAY/JUNE GRANGE NEWS
Welcome to spring! I hope many Grangers, and especially membership chairmen, attended the Dayof Learning on April 20. I am writing this article early as Eric and I left on April 18 for 2 weeks in the
former Yugoslavia. I am sorry I was unable to attend the event. April was a busy month for me.
Every Grange should be working hard to attain new members. Hopefully you took advantage of
Grange Month in April to promote your Grange.
The Sister Grange Program will wrap this year. My intention for doing a second year was to encourage Granges to continue exchanging information that they may have started the previous year. My plan
was to have Granges find this program meaningful and have a connection with their sister Grange. I do
believe every Grange can benefit from meeting and talking with another Grange.
The Grange year for the membership department ends June 30. Which means there is not much time to
get new members on your membership roll.
I wish everyone a Happy Mother’s Day, Happy Father’s Day and Memorial Day! Summer is just around the corner!
JULY/AUGUST 2024 GRANGE NEWS
Happy Summer! We are approaching the halfway point of the calendar year. June 30 is also the end of the Grange membership year. Now would be a good time to start discussing a membership plan for the upcoming year.
I hope every Grange has been able to connect with their sister Grange whether for the first time or a second time. I look forward to hearing all about these when the annual reports arrive this fall.
Hopefully your Grange has been able to take in new members. Remember that associate members count too. Think of different ways to get your Grange name out in the community. The farmer’s market in Midland allows non profit organizations to have a booth for free one Wednesday during the season. It is a great opportunity for the community to see who we are and what we do.
Reports will be due September 10. This year I will have a second page of information for each Grange to complete. It will cover how the sister Grange program worked (or not) for your Grange.
I will have information about the upcoming membership program in the next quarterly bulletin. I decided it would be more beneficial for Granges to have this information earlier rather than later. Enjoy the beautiful days of summer! Tricia