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Membership: What's In It For Me?
JULY 29, 2010 -- Have you ever been talking with some about the Grange and heard them ask, "What's in it for me?" Maybe you've even thought this yourself. There are many people out there that are only interested in joining the Grange if they know they're going to get something out of it.
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The Value of Fun
JULY 27, 2010 -- Are we too serious in the Grange? Should we focus on fun in the Grange? If you want to start a debate in your Grange, ask these two questions. Then try and define "fun" as a Grange.
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Grange Growth Update
JUNE 4, 2010 -- Seven representatives from Connecticut attended the recent Advanced Team Training program produced by the National Grange and presented at Ravena Grange in Coeymans Hollow, NY. This writer along with Jody &; Jodi Ann Cameron, Victor Salazar, Jeff &; Debbie Barnes and Joan Perry made the trip to the small town near Albany, NY.
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Developing leaders... Get them involved!
JUNE 2010 -- It's a funny thing about going to Grange meetings: you go through the meeting, have a social hour afterwards and then leave for home. Over the years, or so, you tend to get into this routine. It's inevitable.
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Does your Grange need help??
APRIL 2010 -- Congratulations to the members of Wolcott Grange who recognized that the had a problem and asked the members of the State Grange Revitalization Committee to come and help them. There are many Granges in the State who have similar problems and are not able to admit it.
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Membership: A New Year
FEBRUARY 2010 -- Now that we are now in 2010, we have started a new year. It is cold outside, and definitely a difficult time to be thinking about membership. However, membership should be continuous throughout the year.
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National Membership Tip of the Month
FEBRUARY 3, 2010 -- It is that time of year again when we are all thinking about time. Time past and time to come. We take time to remember what we dreamed and planned, and time to enjoy our accomplishments of the past year. So, now is the time to dream some new dreams.
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Information on the 2010 NE Leaders' Conference
DECEMBER 16, 2009 -- The 2010 Northeast Leaders' Conference will be held at the Ramada Hotel and Conference Center at 1380 Putney Road in Brattleboro, Vermont on January 8, 9 and 10, 2010. Hotel reservations must be made with the hotel at (802) 254-8701 no later than JANUARY 1, 2010; be sure to mention Vermont State Grange when reserving.
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Ask someone to join the Grange
NOVEMBER 2009 -- By the time you read this, State Session will be over and the winners will have been announced. We hope all Granges have used some or all of the material we have offered throughout the year. I know of some Granges that have taken in new members this year.
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Grange Growth Summit Pt. 2
NOVEMBER 2009 -- We are pleased to submit this report on the Grange Growth Summit which was held in Wytheville, VA, September 11 - 13. This is a beautiful part of the country and we enjoyed perfect weather and great accommodations. The Summit was well attended by 35 Grange members, representing 9 states, including State Masters of DE, PA, NJ, TN, VA and WVA.
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What a Difference a Year Makes
NOVEMBER 2009 -- We have all heard the expression "what a difference a day makes." In Connecticut we are well aware of this with our ever-changing weather. Well! What a difference a year has made in our Membership Contests.
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Creating Grange Growth
NOVEMBER 2, 2009 -- Grange Growth is something that a lot of people talk about but don't do anything to make it happen. Yes, it is easy to say "I want the Grange to grow," but it is a whole other thing to actually do something to make it happen.
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First Impressions
SEPTEMBER 2009 -- Have you ever seen someone join an organization and attend one meeting and then never return? It was likely that their first impression of the group was a poor or negative encounter. It is crucial that every first impression of the Grange is a positive experience for every new and potential member.
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Communication key in “new” Grange
SEPTEMBER 2009 -- National Grange introduced last year several innovations to inform membership of activities and/or report out on important issues. The first is YouTube. The National Grange has set up a site on YouTube with a number of video pieces.
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Leadership for the future of the Grange
JULY/AUGUST 2009 -- Recently Hemlock Grange hosted a membership seminar with Rusty Hunt the National Membership Director co-coordinating the activities. One of the last questions that Rusty asked the Grangers who had assembled for the meeting was, ‘Who does your Grange belong to?’
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Grange Growth Summit and the future of Grange
JULY/AUGUST 2009 -- It is both a great honor and privilege to report to you on the Grange Growth Summit held in Dubuque, Iowa, June 12-14, 2009. The Summit began on Friday evening with a PowerPoint presentation on “Choosing Your Altitude.”
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Revitalization off to a good start in Connecticut
JUNE 2009 -- The future and growth of our Granges has been the topic of many meetings over the last several months as part of a program initiated by National Membership/Leadership Director Rusty Hunt. Last fall, State Master Sendewicz appointed two teams (East and West) to work with Granges on revitalization and growth.
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Please send in forms
MAY 2009 -- By the time you are reading this, most Granges have already conferred Degrees. How did your Grange do??? Report forms for membership increases will be sent to the Secretary of each Grange by our State Secretary when she returns your March Quarterly Report.
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April 2009 Membership News
APRIL 2009 -- We hope to hear that some of our Subordinate Granges will have new members and some of our Pomonas will have at least one candidate for inspection by the Deputy. Our contests are listed in the Blue (Program) Book. The Secretary of your Grange has a copy to look at and see what contests we have.
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Think Big
APRIL 2009 -- Put together the same people, doing the same thing, and you will get the same thing over and over. If your Grange wants to attract new members, try thinking big. Thinking big means you plan on doing something that will not be easy. In other words, do something that will be difficult.
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Look to the Future
FEBRUARY 2009 -- Do you want to have the opportunity to recruit the most new members? If so, your focus must be to look into the future. History is great and it is positive to see what your Grange has done in the past and what impact it has had. However, that isn’t what gets most people to join today.
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Friends & Fellowship
JANUARY 2009 -- We are in the first quarter of a new year. State Session and the National Session is a thing of the past. We no longer have them as an excuse that we have no time to think about getting new members.
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Membership Award Winners Announced
DECEMBER 2008 -- It is nice to hear that some of our Granges are conferring Degrees. It was a pleasure to attend Glastonbury Grange No. 26 on Sept. 27 for a degree night of all four degrees.
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Create A Grange Newsletter / Hand Out
DECEMBER 2008 -- When was the last time someone gave you something to read because they thought you would like it? Does your Grange have a newsletter or a hand-out for your members? If not, it's time to have a team of your members put one together. Make sure that it is positive and tells what your Grange is planning as well as what you've done.
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Build on the Good
OCTOBER 2008 -- Do your fellow Grange members have a negative attitude? If you want to get new members a crucial thing to work on is getting your current members to change to a positive attitude. The first step is to take the time to evaluate what your members enjoy about the Grange. Find the things that make them feel good.
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At some point all Granges were “new”
SEPTEMBER 2008 -- Last month I and a few other state officers met with the National Grange Membership/Leadership Director, Rusty Hunt. Naturally the topic was about membership. We talked about who the members of the Grange might be.
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National Membership Director visits Connecticut
JULY / AUGUST 2008 -- Select members from across the state gathered at Coventry Grange on June 18 and at Beacon Valley Grange on June 19 to meet with new National Grange Membership/Leadership Director Rusty Hunt.
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Reaching out to potential members
MAY 2008 -- “Summertime and the living is easy.” So goes the words of a song. We could substitute one about the Grange that says “Summertime and the Grange gets more relaxed.” This is when we have picnics often adding a “meeting” to cover any business. This could be a good time to invite people you fell might decide to become members.
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Don’t assume people know about the Grange
MAY 2008 -- I am going to share with you a portion of a article by Rusty Hunt, the new National Grange Membership/Leadership Director. Rusty writes “We should not assume that people know about the Grange; We should not assume that everyone doesn’t want to join because they don’t ask."
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April Membership Moment
APRIL 2008 -- We hope you have taken in new members to tell the Deputy when they make their visits. We hope you have a look at the Blue Book too for all of the contests we have for you.
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Members are out there!
MARCH 2008 -- Has your Grange brought in new members lately? That’s a very important question to all of us. Potential members are out there if you just try to find them. Have your members ask their friends, family members or co-workers to join the Grange.
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February Membership Moment
FEBRUARY 2008 -- Last month Higganum Grange held a pot luck supper. The theme was ‘to bring a dish with the dish’. (Or bring a friend with the menu offering. Thanks for the idea, Gail Hanson and Suzanne Giuca.) Then this month was writing down resolutions to improve the Grange. (Again thanks to Gail and Suzanne.)
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Please keep in touch with us
JANUARY 2008 -- On Saturday, November 24, the Membership Committee met. A year ago, we had offered to help any Grange that was having membership problems. No Grange asked for help. However, three Granges handed in their Charters.
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Membership Moment
DECEMBER 2007 -- As announced at the State Grange Session, the following received awards in the Membership Department: NEW MEMBER CONTEST - 1st Beacon Valley Grange No. 103; 2nd Ekonk Community Grange No. 89.
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Plan for membership success in 2008!
NOVEMBER 2007 -- We hope you will have some new members in the new year to qualify for the 2008 contests. Look at how many new members other Granges have taken in and how they did it. You can do it too!
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Is Your Grange Active?
OCTOBER 2007 -- Here it is the beginning of Fall. Your Grange should be implementing your planned activities that were made in the previous months.
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Volunteer
OCTOBER 2007 -- Most times in the Grange, it may appear that there are less people to work the jobs at hand. This may be due to a lot of reasons.
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The time for the Grange is now!
SEPTEMBER 2007 -- One of the best ways to describe the Grange is by saying that it is a Community organization. When we are looking for new members, we should be promoting the fact that the Grange by its service in the community helps build a better community.
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Work on the image you present to the public
FEBRUARY 2007 -- The Membership Committee is a group that cares about Grange membership and the process involved in getting new members. Having a good, active membership with many new members is wonderful but I feel that it has to start with status quo.
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Spring … a season for growth in our Granges
MAY 2007 -- We are well into the inspection season in our Granges. We hope some of you have a class of candidates ready to receive the degrees when the Deputy arrives.
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Membership Growth... the work starts with each one of us!
JUNE 2007 -- An unofficial count of 78 attended the Membership seminar conducted by Ed Luttrell of Eagle Creek, Oregon, Leadership Membership Director of the National Grange.
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Summer Time and the Living Is Easy
JULY/AUGUST 2007 -- Summer Time and the living is easy. So goes the song. Summertime is often the time that Granges have picnics for their members. Your grange picnic could be a good time to invite possible members to be you guests and to get acquainted.
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Membership Notes
JANUARY 2007 -- The Membership Committee met prior to the Pink Sash meeting on December 2nd. Where we did not come up with any quick fix, everyone expressed their ideas for getting and keeping our present members.
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