PEGGY JOHNSTON, CO-DIRECTOR
404 S. Oak Street
404 S. Oak Street
Durand, MI 48429
989-288-4546
517-285-6532
jklbmc@yahoo.com
SHARON POPLER, CO-DIRECTOR
SHARON POPLER, CO-DIRECTOR
3640 E. Bath Road
Morrice, MI 48857
Tel: 989-634-5748
gma4hugs@hotmail.com
DEAF AWARENESS
POSTERS ARE NOW AVAILABLE!
We now have reprints of four of the previous Deaf Awareness Posters. Contact me if you wish to have posters, etc.
American Manual Alphabet: This poster is one that we did not have to reprint. This poster could be used in schools, churches, libraries, Grange Halls or anywhere that people come in contact with deaf or hearing impaired people. For example, our Grange delivered Dictionaries to a third grade classroom, along with Deaf Awareness items (one being the Manual Alphabet poster) and in one of the thank you’s we received, one of the students had learned the alphabet. Another third grade teacher had her students do their spelling words in sign language. There are many possibilities with this.
Pledge of Allegiance: This poster could be placed in schools, Grange Halls, libraries, etc. An idea that can be used is to do parts of it at each of your Grange meetings until everyone can sign it.
Do You See the Signs: (of hearing loss) This poster could be placed in church nurseries, day care centers, pre-schools or wherever adults can view them. It is a poster to make parents aware of what an infant to 12 months should be able to do, from 12 months to 2 years, from 2 years to 4 years and 5 years old.
Grange Deaf Awareness: Awareness – communication is key to qualify of life – hearing loss is permanent- early detection and treatment is essential, etc. Education – educate the public with printed material, video programs, classroom instruction, special equipment, information, programs. Prevention- hearing protections used, hearing testing, newborn hearing screening, personal education.
We now have reprints of four of the previous Deaf Awareness Posters. Contact me if you wish to have posters, etc.
American Manual Alphabet: This poster is one that we did not have to reprint. This poster could be used in schools, churches, libraries, Grange Halls or anywhere that people come in contact with deaf or hearing impaired people. For example, our Grange delivered Dictionaries to a third grade classroom, along with Deaf Awareness items (one being the Manual Alphabet poster) and in one of the thank you’s we received, one of the students had learned the alphabet. Another third grade teacher had her students do their spelling words in sign language. There are many possibilities with this.
Pledge of Allegiance: This poster could be placed in schools, Grange Halls, libraries, etc. An idea that can be used is to do parts of it at each of your Grange meetings until everyone can sign it.
Do You See the Signs: (of hearing loss) This poster could be placed in church nurseries, day care centers, pre-schools or wherever adults can view them. It is a poster to make parents aware of what an infant to 12 months should be able to do, from 12 months to 2 years, from 2 years to 4 years and 5 years old.
Grange Deaf Awareness: Awareness – communication is key to qualify of life – hearing loss is permanent- early detection and treatment is essential, etc. Education – educate the public with printed material, video programs, classroom instruction, special equipment, information, programs. Prevention- hearing protections used, hearing testing, newborn hearing screening, personal education.
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2026 GRANGE NEWS
CHRISTMAS AT MSD
Besides all of the wonderful gifts provided, the Michigan State Grange Deaf Awareness Fund furnished pizza for everyone. We also had cookies, chips, pop and water, and some cute little Snowman Soup cups for everyone.
We only had two kids that were absent due to illness.
CHRISTMAS AT MSD
WOW! What a wonderful, exciting, fun filled, day. This year we helped out 29 boys and girls. The school also helped 4 others that also took part in our party. There were several interpreters and helpers present from the school to make it easier for us who can’t communicate with the kids.
Our Grange staff was excellent! Always is! This year we had Randy and Joanne Cebulski, Dale Moore, Sharon Popler and Peggy Johnston.
Besides all of the wonderful gifts provided, the Michigan State Grange Deaf Awareness Fund furnished pizza for everyone. We also had cookies, chips, pop and water, and some cute little Snowman Soup cups for everyone.
We only had two kids that were absent due to illness.
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2025 GRANGE NEWS
This year the contests that were planned were decorated t-shirts with the “I Love You” sign on them or a poster with a theme of “How to become more aware of deafness”
Poster winners:
Decorated T-shirts
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ADOPT-A-CHILD GRANGES
REPORTS FILED
This year the contests that were planned were decorated t-shirts with the “I Love You” sign on them or a poster with a theme of “How to become more aware of deafness”
Poster winners:
Juniors ages 7-8
1st place Olivia Sivyer Burns Grange #160
Best of Show Winner for Deaf Awareness Dept.
Adults:
1st place: Peggy Johnston Burns Grange #160
2nd place: Dale Moore Burns Grange #160
Decorated T-shirts
Adults:
1st place Sharon Popler Burns Grange #160
2nd place Naomi Fletcher Burns Grange #160
3rd place Peggy Johnston Burns Grange #160
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DEAF AWARENESS DONATIONS
Pittsfield Union #882
Barnard #689
Barnard #689
Kinney #754
Burns #160
Burns #160
Mid Michigan Pomona #61
Barnard #689
Barnard #689
Studley #1174
Gratiot #1898
Gratiot #1898
ADOPT-A-CHILD GRANGES
Studley #1174 (2)
Burns #160 (4)
Mid Michigan Pomona #61 (1)
Gratiot #1898 (1)
Barnard #689 (1)
Plymouth/Westland #389 (1)
Community #1675 (1)
Colon #215 (1)
North Adrian #721 (1)
Home #129 (2)
St. Joseph/Cass/Kalamazoo Pomona #4 (1)
Burr Oak #1350 (1)
Fern #803 (1)
Fredonia #1713 (2)
INDIVIDUALS
Sue Bennett Fredonia Grange #1713 (1)
Sotty & Arlene Douglas Burns #160 (1)
Naomi Fletcher Burns #160 (1)
Paulette Bird Non-Member (1)
Kevin Young, Russ Hoag,
Dale & Lena Young Community #1675 (1)
Maria Lopez Plymouth/Westland #389 (1)
Claudia Libbey Barnard #689 (1)
Barb Castle & Gary Ettinger Barnard #689 (1)
Fran Longsdorf Burns #160 (2)
Dale Moore, Sharon
Popler, Peggy Johnston Burns #160 (1)
Ted Mudd, Tricia Eidsmoe Studley #1174 (1)
Ladies of the Lake Non-members (5)
REPORTS FILED
Barnard #689 ***
Char-An Pomona #38 ***
Char-An Pomona #38 ***
Community #1675 ***
Burr Oak #1350
Burr Oak #1350
Harbor Springs #730
North Adrian #721
North Adrian #721
Mid Michigan Pomona #61 ***
Gratiot #1898 ***
Burns #160 ***
Lenawee County Pomona #15
Burns #160 ***
Lenawee County Pomona #15
Plymouth/Westland #389 ***
Home #129
Home #129
Studley #1174
***Met Requirements
***Met Requirements
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