Volume 2 | Issue 4 A publication of the National Grange
February 28, 2025
Host a “Fun Day” for your Grange by Randee Farmer
In This Issue
National Grange Community Service Co-Director
Grangers, during this cold winter season, we suggest having an indoor FUN DAY that includes community service projects, infused with Lecturer’s contests and the recently announced Project Sustenance, in an environment that is inviting to current and potential members of all ages! Yes, you read that lengthy sentence right. Emphasis is on three different departments, all on one FUN DAY. Sound like a challenge? Grangers can multitask and handle challenges with the best of them, so let’s do it! Each member of your Grange is encouraged to personally invite a non-member to come and participate in your Grange’s FUN DAY. Equally important is encouraging your current membership to participate. If done effectively, there will be roles available for everyone. Decide and plan a project that encompasses various levels of participation, like sewing and quilting. Those of you who sew will be essential to the planning and success of this type of project. You will be the leaders and teachers.
Some can cut fabric pieces, some can iron, some can sew, and some can teach—the tasks are endless. Set a goal for each participant to create a quilt block to send to your State Grange, if there is such a contest, and another to submit to the 2025 Canning Jar Block Contest to the National Lecturer. BONUS: Remember those extra quilt blocks you created, not realizing at the time that you had miscounted while having so much fun? Why not gather them up and create a quilt or pillow to donate to a charity in your community? For those not comfortable with sewing quilt blocks, invite them to help prepare the feast for the day. Grange events are known for good food! Put a few ladies (and gents) in charge of the food. Consider having a favorite soup and snack/dessert contest, or ask attendees to bring various ingredients for a stew and mix it all together. Bring recipes to share and, during mealtime, tell the stories and memories
Host a “Fun Day” for your Grange ................. 1 Youth Department Updates Deadlines, Adds New Contests .................3 View from the Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Commentary: The Definition of Rural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Grange Store: Grange Socks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 National Grange Program Updates for 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Help Shape Safety Standards for Power Tools – Apply to Join a ULSE Technical Committee . . . 9 Grange Store: Grange Jewelry . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Grange Member Benefit: Wyndham Hotels . . . . . . . . . 10
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