National Grange Patrons Chain Newsletter

Patron Chain – May 24, 2024 Issue

• The final issue of The Patrons Chain
• Meet Us at the River for the 2024 Convention
• 2025 National Convention is Setting Sail
• Member Satisfaction Survey
• Apply for National Grange training programs
• Upcoming National Grange Events
• Grange Supply Store: Guidelines for Grange Leaders
• Grange Member Benefit: Budget Rental Car

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Patron Chain – May 17, 2024 Issue

• 2025 National Convention is Setting Sail
• Member Satisfaction Survey
• 2024 National Convention Registration is Open
• Coming Soon… Grange Today!
• Grange Spotlight: Willamette Grange highlights history & present in shop window
• Grange Hall Podcast: New episode
• 4 Trends Showing Mental Health is a Continued Challenge for Americans
• Grange Supply Store: Good Day! magazine – April 2024
• Grange Member Benefit: Avis Rental Cars

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Patron Chain – May 10, 2024 Issue

• Massachusetts Agriculture in Action Expo Showcased State’s Vibrant Farming Community
• Member Satisfaction Survey
• Presidential Prompt
• National Convention Registration is Open
• Grange’s Affordable Connectivity Program grant effort ends
• Coming Soon… Grange Today!
• Programming Notes
• Analysis: The Myth of Rural Voters’ Power in the House of Representatives
• Register for the National Agriculture in the Classroom Conference
• Grange Supply Store: Emblem Patches
• Grange Member Benefit: Nationwide Pet Insurance

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Patron Chain – May 3, 2024 Issue

• Western Region Leaders’ Conference is #GrangeStrong
• Member Satisfaction Survey
• National Convention Registration is Open
• Tonight: Fellowship First Friday
• May Grange Heirloom
• Coming Soon… Grange Today!
• Rural Minds Webinar: Managing Tardive Dyskinesia in Rural America
• Grange Hall Podcast: Episode 1
• Grange Supply Store: Good Day! magazine
• Grange Member Benefit: Lenovo

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Patron Chain – April 19, 2024 Issue

• Two Grange members seated on national advisory
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• Using the Reaching Rural Surgical Seniors program
• Introducing The Grange Hall podcast
• Middle Branch Grange seeks support after fire
• Join the Lecturer’s Forum
• Climate change is shifting how and when we prepare our gardens
• SHIPmates applications open for second class
• Be part of the Grange Story – apply for the Communication Fellows
• Grange Supply Store: People, Pride & Progress
• Grange Member Benefit: Lenovo

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Patron Chain – April 12, 2024 Issue

• Join the conversation for Grange Spirit Week
• Recognize and thank your members during Grange Month
• Introducing The Grange Hall podcast
• Service Project Opportunity: Collect Eclipse Glasses
• Join Membership Matters this week
• NC Youth named first recipient of the Ernestine “Ernie” Keiser Memorial Scholarship
• FCC Announces Reduced ACP Support Amounts for May
• Rural Students’ Access to High-Speed Internet Is in Jeopardy as Resources Recede
• SHIPmates applications open for second class
• Be part of the Grange Story – apply for the Communication Fellows
• Grange Supply Store: Guidelines for Grange Leaders
• Grange Member Benefit: Harvest Hosts

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Patron Chain – April 5, 2024 Issue

• Happy Grange Month!
• National Grange President in the Media
• Tonight: Fellowship First Friday
• April Heirloom
• Solving the Puzzle webinar
• Grange Spotlight: Mile Branch Grange’s Duck Drop
• SHIPmates applications open for second class
• Be part of the Grange Story – apply for the Communication Fellows
• Celebrate Bethlehem Grange’s 150th Anniversary
• Grange Supply Store: Junior Grange enamel pins
• Grange Member Benefit: Choice Hotels

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Patron Chain – March 22, 2024 Issue

• Recap of the Virtual Legislative Fly-In
• Grange Month materials available
• Youth & Junior Director honored, thanked for service
• Photo spotlight: Leadership Team takes to Capitol Hill
• This week: Rural Minds and National Grange present webinar
• Duplicate Charter Application now available
• Grange Supply Store: Digital Downloads – vintage cookbooks
• Grange Supply Store: 4th Degree Pin
• Grange Member Benefit: Budget Rental Cars

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Patron Chain – March 15, 2024 Issue

• Legislative Fly-In puts focus on advocacy for all Americans
• USDA Finalizes Voluntary “Product of USA” Label Claim to Enhance Consumer Protection
• Grange Month materials available
• Save the Date: Rural Minds and National Grange to present webinar
• Join Membership Matters
• Grange Spotlight: White Clover Grange “Pie Day”
• 2024: The Road Ahead to Connect America
• Grange Supply Store: 4th Degree Pins
• Grange Supply Store: Community Citizen Awards
• Grange Member Benefit: Start Hearing

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Patron Chain – March 8, 2024 Issue

• Speak like a “CHAMP”
• March Heirloom
• Where can I find… ?
• Register for the Virtual Legislative Fly-In
• Opinion: Your Grange’s Position by Walter Boomsma
• Grange Month materials available
• Save the Date: Rural Minds and National Grange to present webinar
• Commentary: Who Benefits from Daylight Saving Time?
• Grange Supply Store: Seven-Sided Patches
• Grange Member Benefit: Avis

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Patron Chain – February 23, 2024 Issue

• National Grange adopts new Mission Statement
• If we could do anything…
• Final Day to Order – Grange Strong Fundraiser
• Grange Foundation’s Ernestine Keiser Memorial Scholarship
• Register for the Virtual Legislative Fly-In
• Grange Month materials available
• Save the Date: Rural Minds and National Grange to present webinar
• Grange Supply Store: Vintage Grange Hall Dedication Plaques
• Grange Member Benefit: American Income Life Insurance

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Patron Chain – February 16, 2024 Issue

• National Grange Leaders’ Conference taking place now!
• Final Week to Order – Grange Strong Fundraiser
• Grange Foundation’s Ernestine Keiser Memorial Scholarship
• Register for the Virtual Legislative Fly-In
• Advocacy Playbook: Supreme Court Review of Chevron May Shake Up Federal Regulatory Framework
• Oklahoma School for the Deaf offers free, online American Sign Language course
• Grange Supply Store: Vintage Grange Hall Dedication Plaques
• Grange Member Benefit: American Income Life Insurance

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Patron Chain – February 9, 2024 Issue

• National Grange Building Sold
• National Lecturer’s Programming Updates 
• NC Grange hosts Southern Farm Show vaccine clinic
• Grange Strong Fundraiser
• Happy Chinese New Year!
• Grant money still available for raising awareness about ACP
• Grange Foundation’s Ernestine Keiser Memorial Scholarship
• Register for the Virtual Legislative Fly-In
• Granger celebrates 80 years of membership
• Commentary: Broadband Subsidy Enrollment Ends Today; Millions Are at Risk of Losing Internet
• Grange Supply Store: Seven-Sided Patch
• Grange Member Benefit: American Income Life Insurance

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Patron Chain – February 2, 2024 Issue

• The Presidential Perspective 
• Fellowship First Friday
• Meet the National Grange Community Service Team
• Grange Heirloom for February
• Have you joined The Birthday Club?
• Grant money still available for raising awareness about ACP
• Grange Foundation’s Ernestine Keiser Memorial Scholarship
• Last Chance: Register for National Grange/Rural Minds introduction to “Rural Mental Health Resilience” program
• Rural Minds Receives National Advocacy Award
• Register for the Virtual Legislative Fly-In
• Making Mountaintop Removal Renewable
• Grange Strong Fundraiser
• Grange Supply Store: Seven-Sided Patch
• Grange Member Benefit: Start Hearing

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Patron Chain – January 19, 2024 Issue

• Find the fun as a leader
• What makes you… you?
• Grant money still available for raising awareness about ACP
• Grange Foundation’s Ernestine Keiser Memorial Scholarship
• Left Hand Grange Rings in the New Year
• Register for National Grange/Rural Minds introduction to “Rural Mental Health Resilience” program
• Register for the Virtual Legislative Fly-In
• Successful kick-off to Fellowship First Friday includes soup-er recipe swap
• Nearly 21 Million Children Expected to Receive New Grocery Benefit This Summer
• Grange Supply Store: People, Pride & Progress book package
• Grange Member Benefit: Nationwide Pet Insurance

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Patron Chain – January 12, 2024 Issue

• Embrace challenges with a growth mindset
• What’s your communication style?
• Advocacy Playbook: High-Speed Internet for ALL
• Grange Foundation’s Ernestine Keiser Memorial Scholarship
• Register for National Grange/Rural Minds introduction to “Rural Mental Health Resilience” program
• Junior Jibber-Jabber
• Register for the Virtual Legislative Fly-In
• Grange Member Benefit: Lenovo
• Grange Supply Store: Grange Songbook Package

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Patron Chain – January 5, 2024 Issue

• You’re part of the team! Let’s row together
• Don’t resolve to get more members in 2024
• Grange Heirloom for January
• Fellowship First Friday
• Distinguished Grange applications available
• Grange Spotlight: Burns Grange donates 20,000th Dictionary
• 4 Tips to Mind Your Mental Health in 2024
• Grange Member Benefit: Lenovo
• Grange Supply Store: Orientation Kit

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Patron Chain – December 22, 2023 Issue

• Go Team Grange! Enthusiasm and positive attitudes build momentum
• Advocacy Playbook: Lawmakers must consider rural mental health
• “Don’t Drop the Ball” with the Grange Foundation
• National Grange January events
• Distinguished Grange applications available
• 2024 National Grange Contest Guide
• Grange Supply Store: 4th Degree Pins – back in stock!

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Patron Chain – December 15, 2023 Issue

• National Grange President pushes for a stronger tomorrow
• Reminder – Bonding Applications Due
• National theme “Grange Strong” highlights unity
• Take our survey on “Grange Strong” merch!
• Are you effectively using your platform
• House overwhelmingly passes bill to allow whole milk back in schools
• Recap of the Nevada Grange Livestock Youth
• 2024 National Grange Contest Guide
• Spotlight Your Grange
• Grange Supply Store: Grange Gifts and Stocking Stuffers
• Grange Member Benefit: American Income Life

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Patron Chain – December 8, 2023 Issue

• National Grange President lays out message in media
• National theme “Grange Strong” highlights unity
• National Junior Grange aims to simplify your Junior programming
• December National Grange events
• Grange Heirloom for December
• 2024 National Grange Contest Guide
• Grange Revival Registration is open!
• Farm Aid introduces “Against the Grain” podcast
• 10 Tips for Tackling the Holiday Blues
• Spotlight Your Grange
• Grange Benefits: RxSavings Plus Card
• Grange Store: People, Pride & Progress Bundle

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Special Convention Issue – Day 6
Patron Chain – November 18, 2023 Issue

• New National Youth Team ready to work
• President’s Perspective
• 2 elected, 1 appointed to Grange Foundation Board
• Resonating history, Sign-a-Song competition continues
• Opinion: Easiest path may not be the best
• Midwest Region invites to “Meet Us at the River”
• Join the Birthday Club!
• Grangers give generous

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Special Convention Issue – Day 5
Patron Chain – November 17, 2023 Issue

• Delegate body selects new President
• Grangers brave the rain for grand adventures
• Assembly of Demeter Plans for Future Legacy
• New Leadership Team selected
• Uphill struggle for Nevada State Grange
• Grange shines spotlight on members
• National Youth Officer Team Opens Session
• Welcome to our new Delgates
• Spotlight on: Gail Switzer & Autumn Whitaker
• In essentials, unity… but what does that mean?
• Accountability an important part of changing cultures in organizations

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Special Convention Issue – Day 4
Patron Chain – November 16, 2023 Issue

• Grangers seek to expand their knowledge
• Vaccination clinic a success
• Welcome to our new Delegates
• Youth learn parliamentary procedure, prepare for debate
• Silent Disco
• Spotlight on: Nettie Hartley
• National Grange places focus on rural mental health
• Gaining Go-getter Grangers; National GROW Club Dinner
• Grange Baseball is a Home Run
• Opinion: Even the Founders Believed in Progress
• Scenes from the convention
• Seven Reasons to take the Seventh Degree
• Humble leader is key to culture change
• Yes, say some Grange Youth
• ‘Hook Point’ offers success plan in 3-second world

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Special Convention Issue – Day 3
Patron Chain – November 15, 2023 Issue

• Accomplishments of Grangers throughout History
• National Grange to provide free COVID and influenza vaccine clinic on Thursday
• Three Quilts of Valor presented to region members
• Luncheon places focus on connecting ag to the present day
• Welcome to our new Delegates
• “Training the Trainer” highlights ACP
• Showcase opens with a splash
• Officers and Youth meet & greet
• Ten things I’ve Learned
• Breaking the Silence of auction to GROW some attention
• Granges can glean from MemberSHIP

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Special Convention Issue – Day 2
Patron Chain – November 14, 2023 Issue

• National Grange President lauds successes, outlines priorities for coming year
• National Grange continues growth
• Can twenty-first century technology help the Grange?
• Assemblyman brings well-wishes to Convention
• Welcome to our new Delegates
• Connecting our Communities; Friendship with the FCC
• Grange Foundation Introduces New Scholarship
• National Grange announces major project award to help rural seniors
• “The Trusted Voice of Rural America” – National Grange unveils new biannual theme
• Nonfraternal member opportunities must be known, enhanced as part of our overall strategy for growth
• Use Heirloom Program as part of your new member onboarding campaign

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Special Convention Issue – Day 1
Patron Chain – November 13, 2023 Issue

• Welcome to Niagara Falls
• The President’s Perspective
• Policy Resolution Preview
• Grange Hospitality
• It’s a Full House with the Communications Fellows
• Welcome to our New Delegates
• Say “Ahoy!” to the National SHIPmates
• Grangers see the sight

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The Patron Chain – November 10, 2023 Issue

• Get inspired – and vaccinated – at National Convention
• Who you surround yourself with matters
• Grange Heirloom for November
• National Grange Convention is here!
• Preview the Convention Program Book
• 2024 National Grange Contest Guide
• Grange Spotlight: Oaklawn Grange, RI
• Brightening the holiday season for the military community
• Grange Benefits: Choice Hotels and AVIS Car Rental
• Grange Store Reminder

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The Patron Chain – November 3, 2023 Issue

• Attend the National Convention – in-person or online
• Be “Responsive” because that’s “what we do”
• National Grange Convention is nearly here
• National Convention Advisory Work Group issues report
• Introducing new State Grange Presidents
• Preview the Convention Program Book
• President Biden over $5 billion to support rural communities during Investing in Rural America event series
• Grange Benefits: Choice Hotels and AVIS Car Rental
• Grange Store Reminder

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The Patron Chain – October 20, 2023 Issue

• Convention registrations have filled the hotel
• Making our National Grange Convention an Amazing Experience!
• National Grange Convention is nearly here
• Convention Livestream Schedule
• Convention Speakers & Presenters
• Visit the Showcase!
• Community Service Project
• Youth & Junior Events bring fun to Convention
• Preview the Convention Program Book
• There’s more around the area

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The Patron Chain – October 13, 2023 Issue

• Support the Grange year-round in the 1-in-1000 Club
• Use Convention Season to be loud about the Grange
• Advocacy Playbook: Border crisis reaches tipping point
• National Grange Convention is just one month away!
• Convention Feature: New York Commissioner of Agriculture to speak
• We need your participation
• “Managing Mental Illness in Rural America” webinar
• R2S2 – Reaching Rural Surgical Seniors
• AT&T and Gallaudet University Collaborate to Make Football More Inclusive with First 5G Connected Helmet
• Grange Supply Store offerings
• Grange Member Benefit: ODP Business Solutions

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The Patron Chain – October 6, 2023 Issue

• Major successes at The Big E vaccine clinic
• Autumn Leaves
• October Heirloom
• National Grange Convention is close!
• Convention Feature: Vendors bring new ideas, partnerships, sales to Showcase
• We need your participation
• Participate in Multigenerational Panel
• Discussion on Rural Mental Health
• Rural Healthcare ‘Pathway to Progress’ Report
• Now Available with the Views of Sanford Health, AAFP and More
• R2S2 – Reaching Rural Surgical Seniors
• Grange Supply Store offerings
• Grange Member Benefit: Lenovo

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The Patron Chain – September 22, 2023 Issue

• Engage potential members where they’re already doing good
• SHIPmates set sail on maiden voyage
• A note from Pete Pompper
• Vote for the NGYOT t-shirt
• Register for National Grange Convention
• Convention Feature: Community Service reaches Community Missions of Niagara Frontier
• Participate in a National Grange service project
• Consumer voices needed! Join an AHRI Standards Development Committee
• Participate in Multigenerational Panel Discussion on Rural Mental Health
• R2S2 – Reaching Rural Surgical Seniors
• Order Grange-branded apparel in this Flash Sale
• Grange Supply Store offerings
• Grange Member Benefit: Budget Rental Cars

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The Patron Chain – September 15, 2023 Issue

• National Grange brings vaccines to the Big E
• Ambassador encourages Juniors to grow and flourish
• Advocacy Playbook: Don’t have Broadband yet? Try fixed wireless
• Introducing the National Grange Youth Officer Team, 2023 Horizon Leadership Class, and Junior Ambassador Candidates
• Learn about participating in consumer standards
• Register for National Grange Convention
• Convention Feature: Dr. Daniel Pinti presents “Leadership Dialogue” workshop for youth
• Participate in a National Grange service project
• Participate in Multigenerational Panel Discussion on Rural Mental Health
• Rural Minds presents suicide awareness webinar
• R2S2 – Reaching Rural Surgical Seniors
• Grange Supply Store: New Junior Grange pin
• Grange Supply Store offerings
• Grange Member Benefit: Choice Hotels

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The Patron Chain – September 8, 2023 Issue

• Lancaster County showcases farm-to-table
• Grange fair booths inspire and inform
• Grange Foundation seeks Board of Directors candidates
• Huber selected as Chair of DC institution
• September Heirloom
• Register for National Grange Convention
• Convention Feature: NY Assemblyman to speak at Advocacy Luncheon
• Participate in a National Grange service project
• Join Membership Matters
• Participate in Multigenerational Panel Discussion on Rural Mental Health
• Rural Minds presents suicide awareness webinar
• R2S2 – Reaching Rural Surgical Seniors Contract
• Grange Supply Store: New Junior Grange pin
• Grange Supply Store offerings
• Grange Member Benefit: RxSavings Plus Card

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The Patron Chain – August 25, 2023 Issue

• Be a part of connecting rural America
• National Lecturer’s contests and events
• Deadlines approaching for National Grange Contests
• Congratulations to the 2022-2023 Distinguished Granges!
• Participate in a National Grange service project
• Register for National Grange Convention – Early Bird registration closes next week
• Convention Feature: Niagara Falls Culinary Institute
• Participate in Multigenerational Panel Discussion on Rural Mental Health
• Rural Minds presents suicide awareness webinar
• Grange Supply Store: New Junior Grange pin
• Grange Supply Store offerings
• Grange Member Benefit: Start Hearing

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The Patron Chain – August 18, 2023 Issue

• The Grange can help amplify your voice
• Communication Fellows ready to tell the story
• Introducing the SHIPmates
• Rotate your crops to ensure proper growth
• Deadlines approaching for National Grange contests
• Participate in a National Grange service project
• Register for National Grange Convention – Early Bird registrations end soon
• Participate in Multigenerational Panel Discussion on Rural Mental Health
• Upcoming National Grange events
• Grange Supply Store: New Junior Grange pin
• Grange Supply Store offerings
• Grange Member Benefit: Wyndham Hotels

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The Patron Chain – August 11, 2023 Issue

• Use your voice to affect policy
• National Grange Youth deadlines approaching
• Advocacy Playbook: Farm Bill hurdles come into view
• Urgent Action Needed! Join the Grange in Supporting the Kidney PATIENT Act to Protect Access to Lifesaving Medicines
• Participate in a National Grange service project
• Register for National Grange Convention – Early Bird registrations end soon
• Participate in Multigenerational Panel Discussion on Rural Mental Health
• 5 Ways to make the most of your health coverage
• Grange Supply Store offerings
• Grange Member Benefit: MemberDeals

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The Patron Chain – August 4, 2023 Issue

• Grange Revival brings relaxation and fellowship
• Mentorship: Good for the mentor, good for the Grange
• A note from Sharon Croucher
• August Heirloom
• Participate in a National Grange service project
• Register for National Grange Convention – one month until Early Bird registration savings end
• Participate in Multigenerational Panel Discussion on Rural Mental Health
• August Events
• For decades, the top Rural Health issue has been access to basic care; now it’s mental health and addiction
• Grange Supply Store offerings
• Grange Member Benefit: ODP Business Solutions

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The Patron Chain – July 21, 2023 Issue

• EPA restrictions harm potential crop yields in buffer zones
• Community Service threads through Grange Degrees
• Grange Feature: Clarkes Grange #261, Oregon
• Closing soon: Order your 2023 Grange shirts
• Advocacy Playbook: Farm Bills are tough to pass
• Participate in a National Grange service project
• Register for National Grange Convention
• Participate in Multigenerational Panel Discussion on Rural Mental Health
• Grange Supply Store: Grange Socks
• Grange Supply Store: Raised Right Here Vinyl Stickers
• Grange Member Benefit: ODP Business Solutions

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The Patron Chain – July 14, 2023 Issue

• Relaxed Grange events draw people together
• No time like the present
• Participate in a National Grange service project
• Register for National Grange Convention
• Convention Feature: The Lamb Family
• Participation in Multigenerational Panel Discussion on Rural Mental Health
• Order your 2023 Grange shirts
• Introducing USPS Ground Advantage
• Grange Supply Store: Grange Socks
• Grange Supply Store: Raised Right Here Vinyl Stickers
• Grange Member Benefit: Rx Savings Plus Card

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The Patron Chain – July 7, 2023 Issue

• Kickoff for Affordable Connectivity held at Goodwill Grange
• Believe in yourself so others will believe, too!
• July Heirloom
• NAITC offers FREE Summer Virtual Conference
• Participate in a National Grange service project
• Register for National Grange Convention
• Participation in Multigenerational Panel Discussion on Rural Mental Health
• Order your 2023 Grange shirts
• USDA Launches Feds Feed Families 2023
• Grange Supply Store: People, Pride and Progress
• Grange Supply Store: Raised Right Here Vinyl Stickers
• Grange Member Benefit: Nationwide Pet Insurance

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The Patron Chain – June 16, 2023 Issue

• 150th Anniversary celebrations bring fun and renewed interest
• Celebrating June!
• NAITC offers FREE Summer Virtual Conference
• Participate in a National Grange service project
• Register for National Grange Convention
• 2023 Grange Shirt sale is now open
• Land’s End becomes distributor of National Grange logo items
• Rural Communities Are Upbeat About the Future Despite Persisting Issues
• Grange Supply Store: New 4th Degree Pin
• Grange Supply Store: Jumpstarts & Roundabouts
• Grange Member Benefit: Avis Car Rentals

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The Patron Chain – June 16, 2023 Issue

• General aviation will benefit from sustainable biomass fuels
• Junior Ambassador goes on Grange adventures
• Webinar: Mental Health Benefits of Sleep, Nutrition, Exercise, and Mindfulness
• “Service Project Sweeping the Nation”
• Advocacy Playbook: Family Farm and Small Business Families to Face Higher College Costs
• Register for National Grange Convention
• 2023 Grange Shirt sale is now open
• Land’s End becomes distributor of National Grange logo items
• Grange Supply Store: New 4th Degree Pin
• Grange Supply Store: 10” Decal
• Grange Member Benefit: Worldwide Hotel & Car Rental Discounts

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The Patron Chain – June 9, 2023 Issue

• Join National Grange in promoting the Affordable Connectivity Program
• Leadership is being someone to look up to
• Webinar: Mental Health Benefits of Sleep, Nutrition, Exercise, and Mindfulness
• Register for National Grange Convention
• Land’s End becomes distributor of National Grange logo items
• Volunteers Needed for the Tree Care Standards Committee
• Grange Supply Store: New 4th Degree Pin
• Grange Supply Store: Years of Service Jewelry & Awards
• Grange Member Benefit: Lenovo

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The Patron Chain – June 2, 2023 Issue

• Supreme Court WOTUS ruling a win for farmers
• “You don’t know how many people are in line waiting for you to lead”
• Register for National Grange Convention
• National Grange Convention reimagined – and better than ever!
• In Post Pandemic America, Healthier Communities Are Within Our Reach
• June Heirloom
• Participate in a new Affordable Connectivity Program with your Grange
• Grange Supply Store: New 4th Degree Pin
• Grange Supply Store: Community Citizen Awards
• Grange Member Benefit: Lenovo

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The Patron Chain – May 19, 2023 Issue

• Gardens: Good for the environment and your community
• Struggling to make plans for the summer? We can help!
• Participate in a new Affordable Connectivity Program with your Grange
• Register for National Grange Convention
• National Grange Convention reimagined – and better than ever!
• Apply to be a SHIPmate
• Stay safe online
• Submit your holiday programs to Good Day!
• ‘Grotesque Catch-22’ – Sickest Rural Adults Are the Least Likely to Be Able to Pay for Healthcare
• Upcoming Events
• Grange Supply Store: New 4th Degree Pin
• Grange Supply Store: Junior Grange materials
• Grange Member Benefit: Lenovo

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The Patron Chain – May 12, 2023 Issue

• Medicare needs to help rural America access
• Alzheimer’s treatments
• Spring Cleaning
• National Grange Convention registration is open
• National Grange Convention reimagined – and better than ever!
• Advocacy Playbook: The Farm Bill
• New training program focuses on membership, leadership development
• Stay safe online
• Submit your holiday programs to Good Day!
• Upcoming Events
• Grange Supply Store Notice
• Grange Supply Store: New 4th Degree Pin
• Grange Supply Store: Jumpstarts & Roundabouts
• Grange Member Benefit: Clouse Insurance

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The Patron Chain – May 5, 2023 Issue

• Agriculture production depends on rural energy
• Storytelling can unite internal and external messages
• National Grange Convention registration is open
• National Grange Convention reimagined – and better than ever!
• May Heirloom
• Register for the Rural Mental Health Caregiver Challenges Webinar
• National Grange President to participate in panel on Alzheimer’s care
• Testing remains important tool to combat spread of Covid-19
• May Events
• Submit your holiday programs to Good Day!
• Thank you for your support of the Grange Foundation!
• Grange Supply Store Notice
• Grange Supply Store: New 4th Degree Pin
• Grange Supply Store: Good Day! magazine – April issue
• Grange Supply Store: Junior Grange Songbooks
• Grange Member Benefit: Start Hearing

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The Patron Chain – April 21, 2023 Issue

• Congress must include funds for agricultural research in Farm Bill
• Is it time for a change? You tell us!
• Final weekend to register! National Grange Virtual Legislative Fly-In
• Grange Month wraps up
• 157th Convention Registration to open May 1st
• The Gift that Keeps on Giving by Kay Stiles
• Register for the Rural Mental Health Caregiver Challenges Webinar
• The Pandemic Pushed Rural Philanthropy to Change
• Grange Foundation Krispy Kreme fundraiser
• Grange Supply Store Notice
• Grange Supply Store: New 4th Degree Pin
• Grange Supply Store: Seven-Sided Patch
• Grange Supply Store: Raised Right Here Stickers
• Grange Member Benefit: Wyndham Hotels

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The Patron Chain – April 14, 2023 Issue

• What is precision agriculture and why should we care?
• Celebrating inclusion and actively recruiting diverse membership strengthens the Grange while honoring our roots
• Grange Month continues – Grange Spirit Week!
• National Grange Virtual Legislative Fly-In
• 157th Convention Registration to open May 1st
• Farmers & Ranchers – have you filled out the Ag Census?
• Register for the Rural Mental Health Caregiver Challenges Webinar
• Grange Foundation Krispy Kreme fundraiser
• Grange Supply Store Notice
• Grange Supply Store: New 4th Degree Pin
• Grange Supply Store: Raised Right Here Stickers
  Grange Member Benefit: Harvest Hosts

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The Patron Chain – April 7, 2023 Issue

• Celebrating anniversaries is important to show pride in your Grange
• Open Houses provide perfect opportunity to brag
• Grange Month events
• Share your talent at “Date Night In”
• National Grange Virtual Legislative Fly-In
• April Heirloom
• Grange Foundation Krispy Kreme fundraiser
• Register for the Rural Mental Health Caregiver Challenges Webinar
• Grange Supply Store Notice
• Grange Supply Store: Grange Decals
• Grange Supply Store: Raised Right Here Stickers
• Grange Member Benefit: Avis car rentals
• FDA Moves Forward with Mail-back Envelopes for Opioid Analgesics Dispensed in Outpatient Settings

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The Patron Chain – March 24, 2023 Issue

• National Ag Day brings Youth & Junior Team to DC
• What’s in for me?
• Grange Month Materials
• Share your talent at “Date Night In”
• Farmers: Share your thoughts on cover crops in the National Cover Crop Survey!
• Register for the Legislative Fly-In
• Farm Adolescent Mental Health webinar
• Farmer-to-Farmer
• Grange Foundation launches sweet fundraiser
• Upcoming Events
• Grange Supply Store Notice
• Grange Supply Store: 2022 Journal of Proceedings
• Grange Supply Store: Raised Right Here Stickers
• Grange Member Benefit: Start Hearing

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The Patron Chain – March 17, 2023 Issue

• Junior Grangers visit National Headquarters
• Let us prepare for Quarter 2
• Share your talent at “Date Night In”
• Farmers: Share your thoughts on cover crops in the National Cover Crop Survey!
• Volunteers needed for Security Industry Standards Council
• Advocacy Playbook: Put whole milk back in public schools!
• Register for the Legislative Fly-In
• Grange Month Materials
• Upcoming Events
• Grange Supply Store Notice
• Grange Supply Store: Junior Supplies
• Grange Supply Store: Raised Right Here Stickers
• Grange Member Benefit: Rx Pharmacy Card

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The Patron Chain – March 10, 2023 Issue

• You’re invited to the 2023 National Grange Fly-In
• In Honor of Women: Women in ag history
• Share your talent at “Date Night In”
• Grange Month Shirt Fundraiser
• Grange Month Materials
• Upcoming Events
• Grange Supply Store: Raised Right Here Stickers
• Grange Member Benefit: Farmers Auto and Home Insurance

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The Patron Chain – March 3, 2023 Issue

• Recap of Presidents’ Conference
• Anxiety and Goals: Making your Grange welcoming to newcomers
• Legislative Department provides testimony on RSV vaccine
• Grange Month Shirt Fundraiser
• March Heirloom
• Grange Month Materials
• Share your talent at “Date Night In”
• Grange Supply Store: Raised Right Here Stickers
• Grange Supply Store: Guidelines for Grange Leaders
• Grange Member Benefit: Nationwide Pet Insurance

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The Patron Chain – February 17, 2023 Issue

• Potential of AI and Machine Learning in Agriculture
• “Just Ask Me” – the generational need
• 2022 Journal of Proceedings
• Grange Month Materials
• Grange Month Shirt Fundraiser
• Latest issue of A Quarter’s Worth
• Heirloom Program: Year B
• Upcoming Events
• When You Don’t Know Your Neighbors
• Grange Supply Store: Raised Right Here Stickers
• Grange Member Benefit: Lenovo Presidents’ Day Deals

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The Patron Chain – February 10, 2023 Issue

• Available educational programs can expand your Grange’s reach
• Growing Hope Together
• The disproportionate impact of cancer on rural communities – a new report from the National Grange
• Advocacy Playbook: The Debt Limit
• Grange Month Materials
• Grange Supply Store: Community Citizen Award
• Grange Supply Store: Fire Sale! Vintage Grange Hall Dedication Plaque
• Grange Member Benefit: Lenovo Presidents’ Day Deals

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The Patron Chain – February 3, 2023 Issue

• Channel your passion into changing the world
• How “going Fish!” can help your Grange’s morale
• The disproportionate impact of cancer on rural communities – new report from the National Grange
• February Heirloom
• Making plans for disasters
• Rural Americans aren’t included in inflation figures – and for them, the cost of living may be rising faster
• Grange Supply Store: American Flag
• Grange Member Benefit: ODP Business Solutions

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The Patron Chain – January 20, 2023 Issue

• Grangers needed to serve on policy review committees
• What is our focus?
• Communications Department to present Zoom-torial on Canva
• Did your Grange have a successful holiday program?
• Another Rural-Voter Survey Finds That the High Cost of Living Is the Most Pressing Problem
• Grange Supply Store: Good Day! January issue
• Grange Supply Store: Junior Grange Materials
• Grange Member Benefit: Lenovo

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The Patron Chain – January 13, 2023 Issue

• Use our roots to grow and flourish
• Gratitude – Choose your guiding word
• Members needed for committee on hemp policy issues
• Did your Grange have a successful holiday program?
• Granges sought for assistance with awareness campaign; financial incentives may be available
• 2023 Digest of Laws now available
• Consumer input sought on portable generators by Cleo Stamatos
• Advocacy Playbook: The 118^th Congress
• Seeking potential members in new locations
• National Grange social media calendar available
• Right-to-Repair takes a step forward
• Grange Supply Store: Good Day! January issue
• Grange Member Benefit: Lenovo

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The Patron Chain – January 6, 2023 Issue

• Be aware of scams in the New Year
• Strike while the iron is hot
• Granges sought for assistance with awareness campaign; financial incentives may be available
• January Heirloom
• 2023 Digest of Laws now available
• Do this now if you don’t have high-speed internet
• Seeking potential members in new locations
• National Grange social media calendar available
• Grange Supply Store: People, Pride & Progress
• Grange Member Benefit: Lenovo

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The Patron Chain – December 16, 2022 Issue

• Making connections for progress
• Preparing for the New Year
• 12 ways to embrace the culture of agriculture and rural America
• Reminder: Grange Bonding Due
• 2023 Digest of Laws Available
• Grange Supply Store: Belt Buckle
• Grange Member Benefit: Farmers Auto & Home

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The Patron Chain – December 9, 2022 Issue

• Grange participation needed for grange application
• Grange growth isn’t a “fluke” – it’s because of service
• Reminder: Grange Bonding Due
• 4 Recognized as Grange Cultivators at Annual Convention
• Raised Right Here T-Shirt Fundraiser
• Advocacy Playbook: Congress Returns to Work
• Membership Growth Continues & Membership Matters
• National Grange Celebrates 155^th Birthday
• Grange Supply Store: Mission Statement Poster
• Grange Member Benefit: Choice Hotels

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The Patron Chain – December 2, 2022 Issue

• Happy Birthday National Grange! Happy Birthday Grangers!
• Elevate Your Elevator Pitch
• Raised Right Here T-Shirt Fundraiser
• December Heirloom
• Familiar Face Takes on New Role
• Grange Supply Store: People, Pride and Progress
• Grange Member Benefit: MemberDeals

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Special Convention Issue – Day 6
The Patron Chain – November 19, 2022 Issue

• Resolutions will shape National Grange’s
  voice in Washington
• Flow into the Future
• Pompper suggests being creative in community service
• A look back… Thanks for the memories!

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Special Convention Issue – Day 5
The Patron Chain – November 18, 2022 Issue

• New youth leaders bring enthusiasm to roles
• Youth member provides NARCAN workshop
• Opinion: Get outside and learn!
• An “Experience” to remember
• National Grange celebrates Night of Honors
• Open Letter: Thank you for your donations!
• Called to Order!
• Sights set on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula for
  Grange Revival 3.0

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Special Convention Issue – Day 4
The Patron Chain – November 17, 2022 Issue

• Rural Minds hits home
• Grange departments present workshops
• Outgoing, but forever involved
• Grange GROWs with new inductees, Board members
• A “high” honor bestowed
• Grange Baseball knocks it out of the park
• Delegates elect two to Executive Committee
• Profiles in Courage: Meet some of the Quilts of Valor recipients
• Horizon candidates present for Youth
• Juniors & Youth splash around

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Special Convention Issue – Day 3
The Patron Chain – November 16, 2022 Issue

• 11 Quilts of Valor presented to veterans
• University Dean speaks at agriculture luncheon
• Editorial: Have a Grange day
• Opinion: Grange can fill need for family time
• Communication is key: Fellows present workshop
• National Grange inducts Hall of Fame members
• Heirloom Program prepares to enter its second year
• Donations for Eddy House collected at registration
• New faces, new perspectives
• National Grange Diversity Task Force Report
• Foundation Board announces election results
• Youth Officers arrive at Convention

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Special Convention Issue – Day 2
The Patron Chain – November 15, 2022 Issue

• National Grange President reviews past year
  of success, outlines plans for the future
• Advocacy is key for the future
• “Showcasing” the best of the region
• What is the Grange Foundation?
• Opinion: Grange can have a bigger voice in rural healthcare and insurance
• Education: Hippos at the 156th Convention?
• New faces, new perspectives
• Western Region delights at host reception

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Special Convention Issue – Day 1
The Patron Chain – November 14, 2022 Issue

• Welcome to the Western Region
• Delegates Ready to Shape Policy
• Fundraiser for Foundation
• Bucket Brigade program to bring aid, hope
• President’s Message
• Opinion: Give the gift of peace of mind this holiday season with an updated COVID-19 vaccination
• National Grange sees net gain in fraternal membership
• New faces, new perspectives
• Delegates receive training, start working
• Western Region offers special touches in region office

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The Patron Chain – November 11, 2022 Issue

• National Grange Convention will set off “Sparks”
• National Grange Convention Program
• National Grange Convention Livestream Schedule
• 156^th Attendee Passport Challenge
• National Grange Community Service Project
• Western Region Poker Chip Fundraiser
• Welcome New Presidents!
• Advocacy Playbook: National Grange and Resolutions
• Grange Supply Store Updates

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The Patron Chain – November 4, 2022 Issue

• National Grange Convention combines familiar and fun
• Junior Grange Updates
• Seeking nominations for Quilts of Valor
• November Heirloom
• National Grange Convention Livestream Schedule
• National Grange Community Service Project
• Western Region Poker Chip Fundraiser
• 2023 National Grange Guide to Contests
• Welcome New Presidents!
• Analysis: Access Is Not Everything – With Inadequate Broadband Digital Dignity Is Lacking
• Census Bureau Shares Details on 2030 Census Preparations and Encourages Additional Public Input
• Grange Supply Store: Junior Grange Supplies
• Grange Member Benefit: CVS Caremark

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The Patron Chain – October 21, 2022 Issue

• Use your voice in the resolution process
• People are searching for a place to belong – make it the Grange
• Seeking nominations for Quilts of Valor
• Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF
• Register for 156th Annual Convention
• National Grange Convention Livestream Schedule
• National Grange Community Service Project
• Western Region Poker Chip Fundraiser
• 2023 National Grange Guide to Contests
• Rural Opportunity Zone and Recovery Playbook
• Grange Supply Store: October Good Day! magazine
• Grange Member Benefit: UPS Holiday Shipping

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The Patron Chain – October 14, 2022 Issue

• Do not doubt your ability to connect
• Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF
• Seeking nominations for Quilts of Valor
• Register for 156th Annual Convention
• National Grange Convention Livestream Schedule
• National Grange Community Service Project
• Western Region Poker Chip Fundraiser
• Advocacy Playbook: Midterm Elections
• 2023 National Grange Guide to Contests
• Grange Supply Store: Pewter Belt Buckle
• Grange Member Benefit: Avis & Budget

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The Patron Chain – October 7, 2022 Issue

• Farm Aid 2022
• Importance of Leadership in Grange Youth
• October Grange Heirloom
• Register for 156th Annual Convention
• National Grange Community Service Project
• Western Region Poker Chip Fundraiser
• Communications Zoom-torial: How to Create a Facebook Page / Membership Matters
• California State Grange welcomes new President
• Grange Supply Store: Agate Greeting Cards
• Grange Member Benefit: Lenovo

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The Patron Chain – September 23, 2022 Issue

• Use social media to your advantage
• Endings and Beginnings 
• Register for 156th Annual Convention
• Rural Suicide Awareness and Prevention Webinar
• Announcing the National Grange Youth Officer Team and Horizon Leadership Class of 2022 Participants
• National Grange Community Service Project
• Western Region Poker Chip Fundraiser
• Introducing Sunday Sharing Sessions
• Are You a Grange In Action?
• Grange Supply Store: Subordinate Manual
• Grange Member Benefit: Start Hearing

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The Patron Chain – September 16, 2022 Issue

• A little mentoring goes a long way
• “Trick-or-treat, smell my feet…” Give me something for… UNICEF!
• Register for 156th Annual Convention
• National Grange Community Service Project
• Western Region Poker Chip Fundraiser
• Updated COVID-19 Vaccines Providing Protection Against Omicron Variant Available at No Cost
• Are You a Grange In Action?
• Tune in for Membership Matters
• Advocacy Playbook: Permitting Reform Bill
• Vote for the National Grange Youth Officer Team T-Shirt
• Rail Strike Avoided
• Grange Supply Store: Junior Grange Supplies
• Grange Member Benefit: UPS Shipping

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The Patron Chain – September 9, 2022 Issue

• Installation reminds us of our pledge
• The impact of “Thank You” 
• Register for 156th Annual Convention
• National Grange Community Service Project
• Western Region Poker Chip Fundraiser
• Youth Officer Team T-Shirt Design Contest
• Next week: Rural Minds / National Grange webinar
• Make Your Voice Heard: Promoting Efficiency and Equity within CMS Programs
• Are You a Grange In Action?
• Support the National Grange “Raised Right Here” fundraiser – final week!
• Grange Supply Store: Community Citizen Awards
• Grange Member Benefit: Nationwide Pet Insurance

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The Patron Chain – August 26, 2022 Issue

• Seeking nominations for Grange Foundation Board Members
• Visit a Grange in your summer plans
• Register for 156th Annual Convention 
• Western Region Poker Chip Fundraiser
• Junior Grange Deadlines Extended
• Youth Officer Team T-Shirt Design Contest
• Register for Rural Minds / National Grange webinar
• Attention Secretaries: Membership Recognition Costs
• Potomac Grange (DC) welcomes new President
• FDA finalizes historic rule enabling access to over-the-counter hearing aids for millions of Americans
• Join a Standards Committee
• Are You a Grange In Action?
• Support the National Grange “Raised Right Here” fundraiser
• Grange Supply Store: Belt Buckles
• Grange Supply Store: Good Day! magazine

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The Patron Chain – August 19, 2022 Issue

• Growing Hope Together
• Challenge Apathy – Start with yourself
• Register for 156th Annual Convention
• Western Region Poker Chip Fundraiser
• Register for Rural Minds / National Grange webinar
• Are You a Grange In Action?
• Support the National Grange “Raised Right Here” fundraiser
• Grange Supply Store: Vintage Hall Plaques
• Grange Supply Store: Good Day! magazine
• Grange Member Benefit: Lenovo

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The Patron Chain – August 12, 2022 Issue

• Remember your Youth going back to school
• The challenge of the Perfect Square
• Register for 156th Annual Convention
• Western Region Poker Chip Fundraiser
• Register for Rural Minds / National Grange webinar
• National Grange President publishes op-ed
• Advocacy Playbook – Inflation Reduction Act
• Are You a Grange In Action?
• Grange Supply Store: Promotional Materials
• Grange Member Benefit: Member Options

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The Patron Chain – August 5, 2022 Issue

• Wonderama!
• Learning and growing through failure
• Register for 156^th Annual Convention
• Rural Minds releases July newsletter
• New York State Grange Photographs on display through August
• National Grange and Morning Consult release rural voters survey results
• Are You a Grange In Action?
• Grange Supply Store: Promotional Materials
• Grange Member Benefit: Avis and Budget

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The Patron Chain – July 22, 2022 Issue

• National Grange heads to NYC
• Impact your community by being the gathering place
• Register for 156^th Annual Convention
• Analysis: Inflation’s Impact Likely to be Rougher on Rural Households
• Rural Educators’ Digital Skills Summit
• Are You a Grange In Action?
• Grange Supply Store: Public Service Awards
• Grange Member Benefit: Choice Hotels

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The Patron Chain – July 15, 2022 Issue

• Busy Grange weekends yield great results
• Virtual Telethon a resounding success for Grange Foundation
• Register for 156^th Annual Convention
• A new national lifeline provides direct support during a crisis
• Salsas Recipe
• One Year to Grange Revival
• Rural Educators’ Digital Skills Summit
• Advocacy Playbook
• Grange Supply Store: Junior Grange Manuals and Songbooks
• Grange Member Benefit: Member Options

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The Patron Chain – July 8, 2022 Issue

• Use the Summer to grow your Grange
• Tune in for a “Fiesta” during this year’s Virtual Telethon
• Consumer research drives sales – and membership
• Register for 156^th Annual Convention
• Former National Grange Community Service Director honored
• National Grange Vice President interviewed by Save Family Farming
• Welcome to the new Oregon State Grange President
• Scraps: They make your garden grow
• Grange Supply Store: Grange Orientation Kit
• Grange Member Benefit – ODP Business Solutions

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The Patron Chain – June 24, 2022 Issue

• Inject your meetings with meaning for maximum results
• Use the Heirloom Program in your meetings
• How are you optimizing your social media?
• Register for 156^th Annual Convention
• Vermont State Grange kicks off 150^th anniversary
• The Grange Foundation Virtual Telethon seeks sponsors (and talent)
• Communication Fellows Applications due soon
• Barkhamsted veterans, Grange hold flag retirement ceremony
• Bipartisan and Bicameral agreement to extend school and summer meals for kids
• Grange Supply Store: Grange Promotion Kit

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The Patron Chain – June 17, 2022 Issue

• Be sure to share Thanks to make your events successful
• Youth Officers will be selected soon for National Grange convention
• Register for 156^th Annual Convention
• Vermont State Grange kicks off 150^th anniversary
• The Grange Foundation Virtual Telethon seeks sponsors (and talent)
• Communication Fellows Applications due in three weeks
• Advocacy Playbook: American Agriculture and Supply Chain Issues
• National Agriculture in the Classroom Organization and Grange Foundation 2022 Partnership in Agricultural Literacy Award
• Grange Supply Store: Good Day! Summer issue
• Grange Member Benefit – Member Options

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The Patron Chain – June 10, 2022 Issue

• National Grange sees quarterly net gain in membership
• Weather Awareness Summer
• Register for the 156th Annual Convention
• Ohio State Grange releases “Buckeye Patron’s Pulse Podcast”
• Congratulations GROW Club Academic Scholarship Winners
• Seeking Talent Submissions and Testimonials
• The Grange Foundation Virtual Telethon is seeking sponsorships!
• National Grange helps launch “Hear Well” campaign
• Communication Fellows Applications due in  July
• American National Standards Institute Launches Consumer Participation Fund
• Introducing ODP Business Solutions™ Member Benefits
• Grange Supply Store Item: 3-Ring Binder
• Grange Supply Store Item: Grange Jewelry

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The Patron Chain – May 27, 2022 Issue

• Regional conferences have something for everyone
• Rural Minds Collaboration puts focus on mental wellness
• Register for the 156th Annual Convention
• Seeking Talent Submissions and Testimonials
• The Grange Foundation Virtual Telethon is seeking sponsorships!
• Applications open for 2022 Communication Fellows
• Slight Change to Grange in Action program
• Regional Leaders Conferences Register Today
• Initiative to Support Rural Pastors Could Be Helping Save Farmers’ Lives
• Grange Supply Store Item: Community Citizen Award
• National Grange Member Benefit – Lenovo
• Grange Supply Store Item: Grange Jewelry

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The Patron Chain – May 20, 2022 Issue

• National Grange partners with Rural Minds to provide webinar
• 156th Annual Convention registration is now open!
• The Grange Foundation Virtual Telethon is seeking sponsorships!
• Applications open for 2022 Communication Fellows
• Rural Minds and National Grange to host webinar
• Change to Grange in Action program
• Patriot’s Program
• Regional Leaders Conferences Register Today
• Welcome New Members
• Benefits Available for Farmers
• Grange Supply Store Item: Belt Buckle
• National Grange Member Benefit – Harvest Hosts
• Grange Supply Store Item: Grange Jewelry

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The Patron Chain – May 13, 2022 Issue

• Bring fun and connection to communities through events and celebrations
• Time to do some Spring Cleaning!
• Vintage Grange Songs presentation
• Youth Yammerings & Junior Jibber-Jabber Zoom Meeting
• Membership Matters Zoom Meeting
• Applications open for 2022 Communication Fellows
• Rural Minds and National Grange to host webinar
• Patriot’s Program
• Regional Leaders Conferences Register Today
• Advocacy Playbook
• Grange Supply Store Item: Ladies’ Silk Scarf/Bandana
• National Grange Member Benefit – Lenovo
• Grange Supply Store Item: Grange Jewelry

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The Patron Chain – April 29, 2022 Issue

• Fly-In Connects Grange members to Capitol Hill
• Keep “Grange Month” Going
• Applications open for 2022 Communication Fellows
• Save the Date Regional Leaders Conferences will be here soon
• Sign Up to Receive Future Editions of A Quarter’s Worth
• Submission Deadline for Good Day and Quarter’s Worth is May 1st
• Grange Supply Store Item: Grange Emblem Decal
• Grange Supply Store Item: Spring Edition of Good Day!
• Grange Supply Store Item: Grange Jewelry

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The Patron Chain – April 22, 2022 Issue

• Grange Supply Store Item: Spring Edition of Good Day!
• Ritual brings a sense of belonging and community
• Virtual Telethon for Juniors and Youth is coming up – seeking sponsorships, talent and testimonials
• GROW Club Academic Scholarships
• Upcoming Grange Month Events
• Grange Month Challenge: National Grange Youth Trash Pick-Up
• Speakers Slated for Legislative Fly-In
• The Power of Ritual
• Applications open for 2022 Communication Fellows
• Save the Date Regional Leaders Conferences will be here soon
• Biden-⁠Harris Administration Launches Nationwide Network of Partners to Tap Resources for Rural America
• Submission Deadline for Good Day and Quarter’s Worth is May 1st
• Grange Supply Store Item: Grange Jewelry
• Grange Supply Store Item: Spring Edition of Good Day!
• National Grange Member Benefit – Avis & Budget Rental Cars

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The Patron Chain – April 15, 2022 Issue

• Diversity Task Force aims to expand
• Advocacy Playbook – How Does the Grange Advocate for You?
• Upcoming Grange Month Events
• Speakers slated for Legislative Fly-In
• Applications open for 2022 Communication Fellows
• Commentary: Telehealth and Broadband Adoption
• Save the Date Regional Leaders Conferences will be here soon
• Submission Deadline for Good Day and Quarter’s Worth is May 1st
• Welcome New Members
• Grange Supply Store Item: Grange Headquarters Pins
• National Grange Member Benefit: Lenovo

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The Patron Chain – April 8, 2022 Issue

• Grange Month brings renewed Spirits
• Grange Month is the time to “brag!”
• Next week’s Grange Month Events
• Speakers slated for Legislative Fly-In
• Bipartisan Bill to Create a Permanent Office for Rural Prosperity at the White House
• Save the Date Regional Leaders Conferences
• Submission Deadline for Good Day and Quarter’s Worth is May 1st
• Welcome New Members
• Grange Supply Store Item: 2021 Journal of Proceedings
• National Grange Member Benefit: Member Options

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The Patron Chain – March 23, 2022 Issue

• Regional Meetings are coming up soon
• Grange Month Events start soon!
• Zoom: Solving the Puzzle of Long-Term Care and Estate Planning
• Join us for the National Grange Legislative Fly-In – Register by April 1
• Save the Date: Regional Leaders Conferences
• Great Plains Regional Conference
• Eastern Regional Conference
• Midwest Regional Conference
• Western Regional Conference
• Grange Supply Store Item: Vintage Grange Hall Dedication Plaque
• National Grange Member Benefit: Travel Perks from Avis and Budget

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The Patron Chain – March 18, 2022 Issue

• Washington DC Experience brings excitement and education to HQ
• Training Young Advocates for Rural America
• Grange Month Events are here!
• Youth Yammerings & Junior Jibber-Jabber Combined
• National Grange Youth Trash Pick-Up Challenge
• Join us for the National Grange Legislative Fly-In – Register by April 1
• Wicker Calls for Oversight Review on COVID-19 Broadband Spending
• Save the Date: Regional Leaders Conferences
• Advocacy Playbook
• Zoom: Solving the Puzzle of Long-Term Care and Estate Planning
• Grange Supply Store Item: Junior Grange Songbook & Manual
• National Grange Member Benefit: Office Depot

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The Patron Chain – March 11, 2022 Issue

• National Grange meets with Postmaster General DeJoy
• IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ!
• “Suit Up!” – Make your Grange stand out
• Grange Month is just around the corner
• National Agriculture in the Classroom Conference – Registration Open
• National Grange Youth Trash Pick-Up Challenge
• Join us for the National Grange Legislative Fly-In
• Zoom: Solving the Puzzle of Estate Planning and Long Term Care and Estate Planning
• Postal Service Reform Act Passes Senate
• Falling Costs of Broadband Show Promise for Rural Communities
• Grange Supply Store Item: Agate Notecards
• National Grange Member Benefit: Choice Hotels

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The Patron Chain – March 4, 2022 Issue

• Presidents’ Conference leaves Grange leaders educated and inspired
• Regional Conferences – Not Just for the Youth
• Where does the information go? Be the Connector!
• Heirloom Program Begins in March
• Grange Month Preview
• National Grange Youth Trash Pick-Up Challenge
• Join us for the National Grange Legislative Fly-In
• National Grange Vice President named to Quilts of Valor Board
• National Grange calls for Federal investments in research, education and extension programs
• 2021 Journal of Proceedings Now Available
• Grange Supply Store Item: Agate Notecards
• National Grange Member Benefit

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The Patron Chain – February 18, 2022 Issue

• President’s Conference in Myrtle Beach
• Regional Conferences – Not Just for the Youth
• Grange Month Preview
• Heirloom Program Introductory Series on Zoom
• Broadband expansion has the money.  Now What?
• Can you Give $22 in 2022?
• Join us for the National Grange Legislative Fly-In
• USDA Unveils Resource Guide to Help Rural Entrepreneurs Start and Grow Businesses, Create Good-Paying Jobs and Strengthen America’s Economy
• Donation to SkillUSA to help prepare for trade careers
• Zoom: Solving the Puzzle of Estate Planning and Long Term Care
• Grange Supply Store Item: People, Pride and Progress
• National Grange Member Benefit: Office Depot

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The Patron Chain – February 11, 2022 Issue

• Communication is Key to Growth and Resilience
• Lecturer’s Programming – What’s New, What’s the Same
• Join us for the National Grange Legislative Fly-In
• Sign up to Receive Future Editions of a Quarter’s Worth
• Rural America May Experience Service Blackouts as Providers Sunset 3G Technology
• Advocacy Playbook – Foreign Land Ownership in America
• National Grange Roster Now Available
• Grange Supply Store Item: The Grange Music Kit
• National Grange Member Benefit: Lenovo

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The Patron Chain – February 4, 2022 Issue

• Gardening – Good for the mind, body and soul
• Washington DC Experience
• 1 in 1000 Club Zoom
• Saying “Thank You” Goes a Long Way
• Legislative Fly-In Registration is now Open!
• Welcome New Granges
• Sign up to Receive Future Editions of a Quarter’s Worth
• National Grange President Named AAAA Board of Directors
• National Grange Roster Now Available
• Grange Supply Store Item: Winter Edition of Good Day!
• National Grange Member Benefit: Office Depot

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The Patron Chain – January 21, 2022 Issue

• Growing the Grange through Seed Distribution
• Time to Pack Your Bags and Book Your Flights
• Raised Right Here: Using the National Grange theme in your Community Grange
• 2022 Legislative Fly-In
• National Grange Partners with Rural Minds
• Grange Supply Store: Associate Membership Brochures
• Secretary Vilsack Announces New 10 Year Strategy to Confront the Wildfire Crisis
• National Grange Member Benefit: Avis/Budget

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The Patron Chain – January 14, 2022 Issue

• Planting the Seeds of Agriculture in our Youth
• Impart Grange lessons at every meeting with the Heirloom Program 
• Welcome New Members
• National Grange Legislative Fly-In
• AFOP Releases Annual Children in the Fields Campaign Report 
• Washington DC Experience 2022
• Member Benefit: Nationwide Pet Insurance
• Grange Supply Store Item: Digest of Laws 2022 Edition
• Advocacy Playbook – Infrastructure Package and Rural America 
• Zoom: Junior Jibber Jabber
• Zoom: Membership Matters

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The Patron Chain – January 7, 2022 Issue

• Use the New Year to make resolutions for your Grange
• National Grange Legislative Fly-In
• Hitting the Ground Running – New Communications Director says hello
• HHS Kicks Off New Year with New Protections from Surprise Medical Bills
• Member Benefit: Tickets at Work
• Grange Supply Store Item: Grange Orientation Kit
• Washington DC Experience 2022
• FDA Authorizes First Oral Antiviral Treatment for COVID 19
• Good Day! Volume 5, Issue 3

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The Patron Chain – December 17, 2021 Issue

• Grangers should set the example
• Presents need not always be material
• Advocacy Playbook – Build Back Better Act
• New Study shows $22 billion lost yearly to poles-related broadband expansion delays
• Washington DC Experience 2022
• Grange Supply Store Item: Declaration of Purpose

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The Patron Chain – December 10, 2021 Issue

• Meet the New National Lecturer, Ann Bercher
• Membership Matters moves this month
• 5 ways to support small businesses by shopping locally this holiday season
• Guest Opinion: The beef with deceptive labeling

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Special Convention Issue
The Patron Chain – November 13, 2021 Issue

• 6 new officers to serve National Grange
• Youth Officer Team opens Session
• New Junior, Youth Leadership teams selected
• Meteorologist visits Juniors
• Gibson chooses hope in taking office
• How to Say Thank You: Tokens of Appreciation
• Editorial: Dense cloud obscures vision
• Tours hit local stops
• Editorial: Rotate your crops to ensure proper growth

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The Patron Chain – November 12, 2021 Issue

• Delegates authorize sale to move forward
• Peterson Farm Brothers visit convention
• Grange Foundation elects members, changes structure
• Workshops instruct, inspire attendees
• How to Say Thank You: Physical Affection
• G.R.O.W Club inducts new members
• “There’s No Place Like Home”
• Sites from Session

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The Patron Chain – November 11, 2021 Issue

• Beam spotlights issues in rural America
• Junior, Youth leadership teams reflect on year
• Quilts of Valor given to local veterans
• Peterson Farm Brothers will present advocacy workshops
• Showcase diskplays best of Grange
• Hall of Fame inducts new members
• How to Say Thank You: Acts of Service
• Seven Reason to take the Seventh Degree
• Editorial: Go Right on Working, and be visible
• Editorial: If I was National Grange President

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The Patron Chain – November 10, 2021 Issue

• Former FCC Chairman addresses Grange
• Huber opens session, outlines agenda
• New Director joins National Grange staff
• Delegate body greets new members
• No Grange Store at Session
• Corralling the Herd
• Editorial: What does the Board do?
• Youth embraces role among Delegates

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The Patron Chain – November 9, 2021 Issue

• Delegates tackles tough resolutions
• Familiar face tackles new role
• Great Plains region provides special touches for convention
• Host Committee kicks off session
• How to say Thank You: Words of Affirmation
• O’Neil brings new perspective to legislative agenda
• Editorial: In-person connections fuel the Grange

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The Patron Chain – November 8, 2021 Issue

• Do We Stay or Do We Go?
• Great Plains Welcomes You
• Fellows learning, working to key you informed
• New Faces Bring Fresh Experience to Delegates
• President’s Message: Welcome to Wichita
• Make your acts of appreciation personal
• Delegates visit local sights
• Editorial: The Juniors are Watching

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The Patron Chain – October 22, 2021 Issue

• National President receives major award from Penn State
• State sessions a treat after social distancing
• What are you doing to ensure the safety of our Juniors?
• Grange Member Benefit: Choice Hotels
• Grange Supply Store Item: Declaration of Purpose
• Grange Supply Store Item: Mission Statement Poster

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The Patron Chain – October 15, 2021 Issue

• 3 Granges inspire, embody statement that Grange lives in communities
• Grange is committed to voluntary, incentive-based climate solutions
• Grange Advocacy Playbook
• Grange Supply Store Item: Declaration of Purpose
• Grange Member Benefit: OfficeMax/Office Depot
• USDA to establish Equity Commission, seeks nominations for membership
• FACT SHEET: Biden Administration Efforts to Address Bottlenecks at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Moving Goods from Ship to Shelf

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The Patron Chain – October 8, 2021 Issue

• National Lecturer challenges Granges to ‘get over the bar’
• Grange Foundation Seeking Board Candidates
• Youth with agriculture expertise encouraged to help address climate change
• GRANGE MEMBER BENEFIT: Budget
• Opioid Deaths Continue to Rise as Delta Looms
• 155th Annual Grange Convention Register Today
• Grange Supply Store shipping notice
• USDA introduces new insurance policy for farmers who sell locally
• Grange Supply Store Item: Declaration of Purpose
• Good Day! Magazine subscribe/renew
• What to do with a Cancer Diagnosis

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The Patron Chain – September 24, 2021 Issue

• Preventing the “twindemic” in Rural America
• You’re voices sought!
• Participants Named for Youth Officer Team, Trimble Experience
• Register today to take your 7th Degree
• Grange Supply Item: Guidelines for Grange Leaders
• Recording, Slides Available from Membership Matters Event that Focused on Generational Differences and their Impact Member Recruitment, Retention
• Grange Foundation Seeking Board Candidates
• National Grange wins trademark case against Oregon hemp company
• GROW Club Scholarships Reminder Due 10/1/2021
• MEMBER BENEFIT: Tickets at Work

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The Patron Chain – September 17, 2021 Issue

• Time is now to register for exciting 155th Convention
• Grange Foundation Seeking Board Candidates
• Grange Advocacy Playbook
• Juniors, Juniors at Heart encouraged to take part in contests; deadline Oct. 1
• MEMBER BENEFIT: Office Depot/Office Max Supply Program
• Help New Members Grow from Individual into Granger
• Recent Survey by Tivity Health gives glimpse into current life of US Seniors

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The Patron Chain – September 10, 2021 Issue

• Rotation – good for crops, good for Granges
• Good Day! provides detailed look at decision delegates will make about HQ
• Grange Foundation seeking individuals interested in serving on board
• MEMBER BENEFIT: Farmers Insurance
• CLARIFICATION: Program on how to hand cancer diagnosis sent to Local Presidents; now available for download to all members
• Let Us Be

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The Patron Chain – September 3, 2021 Issue

• Fire Season prompts challenge: Get your Grange on track to excel in 2022
• Needed building repairs another lead in to HQ conversation
• Last week for 155^th Convention Early Bird Registration
• Are you a winner?
• Celebrate Labor Day with Deals from Lenovo
• Grange Supply Item: Digital Grange Songbook

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The Patron Chain – August 20, 2021 Issue

• Change in the Grange Office
• Granges and Their Local Fairs
• Local Grange Claim Your Prize
• Secretaries Haaland and Vilsack Announce Implementation of New Pay Initiatives for Wild Firefighters
• Low Price Guarantee Announcement – Hear In America
• Grange Supply Item: Guidelines for Grange Leaders
• Early Bird Convention Registration Open 

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The Patron Chain – August 13, 2021 Issue

• Infrastructure Package Finally Passed
• How Often Your Grange Should Post on Facebook
• Consumers Complain, KMP Responds: Four Ways to Reclaim Your Right to Paper Communications
• Grange Advocacy Playbook
• Grange Benefit: Office Depot/Office Max
• Grange Supply Item: National Grange Mission Statement Poster
• Early Bird Convention Registration Open 

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The Patron Chain – August 6, 2021 Issue

• Southeast Regional Leaders Conference in Virginia
• MyPlate Launches USDA’s First Alexa Skill
• Regional Round-Up
• Grange Benefit: Lenovo
• Grange Supply Item: People, Pride and Progress
• Early Bird Convention Registration Open 

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The Patron Chain – July 23, 2021 Issue

• Grange Revival in Sturgis South Dakota
• Broadband Funding Prioritization Needed
• Paper Communications Bridge the Digital Divide.  So Why are Companies and Policymakers Removing Them?
• Grange Supply Item: Junior Grange Manual
• Are You a Grange Enthusiast?
• Grange Pride T-shirts
• Early Bird Convention Registration Open

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The Patron Chain – July 16, 2021 Issue

• Broadband in Latest Infrastructure Package
• Hope and Persevere
• Enroll in Healthcare Coverage today
• BMS Project is Live and in your Mailboxes
• Grange Benefits: Harvest Hosts
• Grange Pride T-shirts
• Early Bird Convention Registration Open 
• Grange Supply Item: Grange Promotion Kit

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The Patron Chain – July 9, 2021 Issue

• Regional Conferences are in Full Swing
• Enroll in Healthcare Coverage today
• Fellows Application is Live and Due Soon
• Grange Pride T-shirts
• Grange Supply Item: Junior Grange Manual
• BMS Project is Live and in your Mailboxes
• Cash Back Shopping is Here

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The Patron Chain – July 2, 2021 Issue

• Elected to the National Coalition for Food and Agricultural Research
• Grange Revival 2021 – It is what the cool kids are doing!
• Enroll in Healthcare Coverage today
• Fellows Application is Live
• Sign Up for Contests Today!
• Bristol Myers Squib Project Soon to Be in Mailboxes
• Grange Pride T-shirts
• Grange Supply Item: Grange Resource Binder
• Grange Benefits: Choice Hotels

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The Patron Chain – June 18, 2021 Issue

• Regional Conferences in Full Swing
• Brochure Available to Introduce New Members to Grange Meetings
• Fellows Application is Live
• Grange Benefit: Lenovo
• Peterson Farm Brothers Live Concert
• Grange Supply Item: Grange Sympathy Cards
• COVID-19: The Importance of Getting Vaccinated Seminar

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The Patron Chain – June 11, 2021 Issue

• Fellowship and Service in the Grange
• Facebook and Your Grange
• COVID Webinar Recap
• Fellows Application is Live
• Grange Benefit: Harvest Hosts
• Membership Matters Zoom Meeting – June 15 at 8:30 PM
• Peterson Farm Brothers Live Concert

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The Patron Chain – June 4, 2021 Issue

• National Grange Telethon Tomorrow
• Fellows Application is Live
• It’s Telethon Week!
• Grange Benefit: Avis/Budget
• Welcome to the Grange Granger Creek Junior Grange
• Grange Supply Item: Grange 75 Ways to Attract and Retain New Members
• Peterson Farm Brothers Live Concert

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The Patron Chain – May 21, 2021 Issue

• 2021 Convention Registration is Open
• No Such Thing as “Small”
• Patriot’s Program
• Grange Offers Several Recognition Programs
• Communications Fellows Application is Live
• Grange Benefit: HealthCar
• Grange Supply Item: Grange Promotion Kit
• Subscribe to the Good Day Magazine or Renew Today

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The Patron Chain – May 14, 2021 Issue

• Grange Telethon
• New Silver Star Certificate Available
• Fellows Applications are Live
• The Digital Learning Tools Making Remote-Learning Easier on Everyone
• A Few Great Mentions
• 2021 Publicity Item Contest
• Grange Supply Item: Journal of Proceeding 2020 Edition
• Grange Benefits, Memorial Day Deals are here!
• Time to Register for 155th National Grange Convention

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The Patron Chain – May 7, 2021 Issue

• Back at It
• Gear Up with the 2021 T-shirt
• National Grange 2021 Virtual Photography Contest
• 155th National Convention Registration Now Open
• Future of Grange in Your Hands
• Your Help Needed to Get Vaccine into Rural Arms
• Emergency Broadband Benefit Available
• A Few Great Mentions
• Weekly Benefit: eHealth Medicare
• Grange Supply Item: People, Pride & Progress
• Grange Revival

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The Patron Chain – April 23, 2021 Issue

• Last Week of Grange Month
• Gear Up with the 2021 T-Shirt
• Limited Edition Grange T-shirt Sale
• Social Media Goal-Setting Can Reap Great Rewards
• Cultivating Connections Calendar
• Weekly Benefit – Life Line Screening
• New Reorganized Grange in Idaho
• USDA’s Farm Service Agency is Currently Accepting New and Modified CFAP 2 Application
• Grange Supply Item: Subordinate Grange Manual
• Grange Revival

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The Patron Chain – April 16, 2021 Issue

• Cultivating Programs
• Upcoming Telethon
• Volunteer Safely at Home or in Person During Global Volunteer Month
• Member Benefit: Tickets at Work
• Cultivating Connections Calendar
• Join Us Online for Grange Trivia
• Limited Edition Grange T-Shirt Sale
• Do You Have a Hall and Want to Stop Covid
• Grange Supply Item: Jumpstart and Roundabouts
• Gear Up with the 2021 T-shirt

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The Patron Chain – April 9, 2021 Issue

• National Grange Legislative Fly-In goes Virtual
• Fly-In Success
• How to Plan for a Future Vacation
• Wanna Get Away? Save by using these returning benefits
• Grange Supply Item: Grange Mission Statement Poster
• Limited Edition Grange T-Shirt Sale

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The Patron Chain – April 2, 2021 Issue

• Presidents’ Message: Grange Month is a time for action, attention
• 30 days, 15 ways to honor our Order during Grange Month
• Don’t Be a Fool This April: Celebrate ‘4/01(k) Day’
• A Few Great Mentions
• Cash Back Connections
• Grange Supply Item: Grange Mission Statement Poster
• Limited Edition Grange T-Shirt Sale
• Grange Easter Service
• Order Your GoodDay! Magazines

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The Patron Chain – March 19, 2021 Issue

• Presidents’ Message: The Power of Op-Eds
• 2021 Quilt Block Contest
• Deaf Awareness Grant
• March is National Kidney Month
• A Few Great Mentions
• Lenovo
• Harvest Host
• Grange Supply Item: Guidelines for Grange Leaders
• Register Today for the National Grange Virtual Fly-In
• Junior Jibber Jabber

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The Patron Chain – March 12, 2021 Issue

• Presidents’ Message: The Therapeutic Power of Plants
• COVID Relief Highlights
• Attention Secretaries
• Grange Month is just around the corner
• A Few Great Mentions
• Membership Matters: Off on the Right Foot
• MEMBER BENEFIT: RX Pharmacy Card
• Register Today for the National Grange Virtual Fly-In

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The Patron Chain – March 5, 2021 Issue

• Presidents’ Message: USDA and Secretary Tom Vilsack Update
• Women’s History Month in the Grange
• Be Prepared to Promote Grange right from your Back Pocket
• Job Opportunities Good for Ag Graduates
• National AG Day Workshop Opportunity
• A Few Great Mentions
• Grange Business Card Order Form
• Grange Memorial Service
• Gear up with the 2021 T-shirt
• Grange Supply Item: Deputy Handbook
• Aflac Supplemental Health
• Save the Date: National Grange Virtual Fly-In

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The Patron Chain – February 19, 2021 Issue

• Presidents’ Message: Grange Month and Community Awards
• 2021 Grange Month Community Service Activity Suggestions
• Planning Events Online
• Staff Changes Announced at National Grange
• Who Do You Think You Are?
• New Junior Passports
• Lecturer’s Program In a Box
• National Grange Virtual Fly-In
• Design A Grange Month Social Post
• National Grange Member Benefit
• Youth Yammerings
• A Few Great Mentions
• Nonprofit Seeking Affirmations
• Sale Item: Grange Greeting Cards
• Apply for A Deaf Awareness Grant

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The Patron Chain – February 12, 2021 Issue

• Presidents’ Message: Get ready for Grange Month; start planning now
• Ag Career Outlook Strong for All Skill Sets
• Mid-Atlantic Grange Leaders Conference
• What Partners Need to Know Now about Medicare Fraud
• Share the Love this National Donor Day
• Enjoy this Heart Health Recipe for American Heart Month
• A Few Great Mentions
• Nationwide Pet Insurance
• Grange Sale Item: Music Kit

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The Patron Chain – February 5, 2021 Issue

• Presidents’ Message: Heart Health Month
• New Faces at the National Grange
• The National Grange 2021 Roster
• EPA and USDA Hearings
• Grange Program Idea
• A Few Grange Mentions
• Grange Comments on Weekly Items of Interest
• Gear Up with the 2021 T-Shirt
• Mid-Atlantic Grange Leaders’ Conference
• American Hearing Benefits
• Grange Sale Item: Grange Sympathy Cards

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• Presidents’ Message: Inauguration Day
• Honoring Members of your Community
• Building sustains no further damage; banner to be hung
• Show your Support Today
• Junior, Youth Departments start virtual Monthly Meet-Up Series
• Grange Foundation NAITC Applications
• Distinguished Grange and Grange in Action
• Mid-Atlantic Grange Leaders’ Conference

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• Presidents’ Message: Zoom Meetings
• Difference of Opinion is no Crime
• 2021 Youth Programming
• My Grange Mentor
• Chairman Pai’s Farewell Address
• A Few Great Mentions
• Grange Comments on Weekly Items of Interest
• Grange Sale Item: Resource Binder

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• Presidents’ Message: Farmers to Families Food Box Program
• In Light of an American Tragedy
• Mentors, Mentoring and The Power of Let’s!
• Georgia Senate Runoffs Rundown
• A Few Great Mentions
• Grange Comments on Weekly Items of Interest

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• Presidents’ Message: A Lesson in Fidelity
• Reviving Social Media
• Grange Store Announcement
• A Few Great Mentions
• Grange Comments on Weekly Items of Interest
• When Educating about Grange Values is the Best Response
• USDA, EPA and FDA Renew Formal Agreement Aimed at Reducing Food Waste
• MetLife: Savings on Auto and Home Insurance

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• Presidents’ Message: The Winter Ritual
• New Grange Foundation Fund Development Director
• The Role of the National Grange Digest in Your Grange
• Get a Copy of the Grange Resource Binder
• Store Announcement
• A Few Grange Mentions
• Grange Comments on Weekly Items of Interest
• It’s Not Too Late to Get the Flu Shot
• Cultivating Connections
• Introducing the National Grange Cash Back Connections Program

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• Presidents’ Message: Zoom Convention
• 154th Convention Makes History
• 2021 Grange Ambassadors
• National Grange Digest of Laws updated, available now!
• Grange Supply Store Item: People Pride and Progress
• Grange Membership Teleconference
• Exotic Pets are Family too
• Protecting your four-legged family has never been easier

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• Presidents’ Message: Participating in the Process
• Election in Review
• National Grange Convention 2020
• “Innovation from Farm to Table” Recap
• Cash back Connections
• Grange Supply Store Item: Mission Statement Poster
• Grange Foundation is Hiring Fund Development Director

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• Presidents’ Message: Promoting Civility Among Partisan Politics
• Turning State Convention into Action
• One Week to Enter Contests
• New Member Benefits Program
• New Poll Jump Starts Citizen Engagement Effort to Help Unite Americans
• New Fire Safety Passport for Juniors
• Grange Supply Store Item: Grange Music Kit
• Grange Foundation is Hiring

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• Presidents’ Message: National Grange Hosting Webinar
• Member Action Needed
• New Member Benefits Program
• It is More Important than Ever to get the Flu Shot
• Member Benefit: RX Pharmacy Card
• Grange Supply Store Item: Grange Sympathy Cards
• COVID-19 Vaccination Survey

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• Presidents’ Message: Convention Update
• Directors Award Pin
• Virtual Membership Workshops Open to All
• Grange Foundation Auction
• Junior Grange Passport Project
• Webinar Opportunity
• New Staff Member
• Grange Supply Store Item: Community Citizen Award & Marble Paperweight
• MEMBER BENEFIT: Office Depot OfficeMax

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• Presidents’ Message: Food Security is a major Grange priority
• Distinguished Grange Ceremony to be held September 30 live online
• Grange Foundation Mercantile goes online as Auction, open today!
• The Vision of Improvement
• Find ways to Inform New, Infrequent Voters about All Candidates
• Fires Burning Since Mid-August Devastate Western States
• CMS announces launch of 2020 flu season campaign, providing partner resources
• MEMBER BENEFITS: Nationwide Pet Insurance

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• Statement issued by 5 nations underscoring importance of ag trade
• Cultivating Connections by Helping Schools
• Grange Resource Binder Now Available
• Growth Through Action
• MEMBER BENEFITS: Hertz Car Rental Discounts

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• President’s Message: Digging into the School Year
• Developing Sourcebooks Great Way to Make an Impression
• BioPharma Leaders Unite to Stand with Science
• MEMBER BENEFIT: eHealth Medicare
• Grange Baseball Signup
• Sale Item: Grange Music on CD

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• President’s Message: Action and Information on USPS – Part II
• Are You a Junior at Heart
• Gatekeepers of Democracy Young American Poll Workers
• Virtual Membership Workshops Open to All
• 2020 Publicity Item Contest
• Communications Update
• Your Easiest Community Service Project
• Member Benefit: Harvest Host
• Sale Item: People, Pride & Progress

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• President’s Message: Action and Information on USPS – Part I
• First Digital Membership & Leadership Training A Success!
• Upcoming Lecturer Contests
• Members Save with Hertz
• What does “Where In This Together” Mean to You
• Grange Resource Binder Now Available

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• Become a Positive Influence for the Upcoming School Year
• Virtual Membership Workshops Open to All
• Avoid Contact Tracing Scams
• MEMBER BENEFITS: AFLAC Supplemental Health Benefit

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• President’s Message: Remember oath, Grange values when going social
• Thinking outside the box to bring visibility to the Grange
• Children can be part of home safety during summer
• MEMBER BENEFITS: Grange Hall Insurance

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• President’s Message: Action needed on support of whole milk in schools
• Regional Contests Go Virtual; Winners Announced
• Summer issue of Good Day! will Start to Arrive in subscribers’ Mailboxes next week; Digital Editions and Subscription option now available
• Virtual Membership Workshops, Open to All To Be Held
• MEMBER BENEFITS: CVS Caremark

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• PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: Granges Encouraged to Use Trusted Merchandise Supplier
• Membership & Strategic Planning Training Goes Viral
• MEMBER BENEFITS: American Hearing Benefits
• Celebrate Junior Grange Month
• Sale Item: Junior Grange Songbook

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• PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: Use Time to Draft Resolutions
• July is Time to Celebrate Junior Grange
• Reflect on Your Grange’s Value to Community
• Cultivating Connections Returns
• GUEST EDITORIAL : Time is Now for Washington to End Digital Divide for Students
• MEMBER BENEFITS: 20% off Harvest Hosts Membership for RV-ers

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• PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: A Step Toward Normalcy
• Lecturer’s Photo Contest Update
• Improvise, Adapt, Overcome
• MEMBER BENEFITS: 20% off Harvest Hosts Membership for RV-ers
• ALERT: YouTube Contest, “With Justice for All,” Seeks Submissions from Students About the Effect of Covid-19 and Recent Tragedies on Their Educational Experience

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• Grange issues statement addressing racism, inequality and organization’s foundation of inclusivity
• Join us Tuesday for Membership Matters Zoom Meeting
• MEMBER BENEFITS: Discounts through Tickets at Work

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• 2020 National Convention Shortened, Open to Delegates and Officers Only; Several Other Changes Made
• Updates to Contests, Programs Provided
• Grange Headquarters Sustain Minor Damage During Protests
• National Grange Welcomes New D.C. Intern
• MEMBER BENEFIT: Life Line Screening
• Free Events Offered for Educators Who Seek to Add Ag to Their Curriculum

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• Take Action Now! Help save the USPS
• Regional Leaders, Youth, Junior conferences canceled; contingency plan released
• Grange can be attractive place for connections, membership for producers
• JOIN US FOR TRIVIA WITH THE GRANGE TONIGHT!
• Financial Assistance to Farmers and Ranchers Ready for Signup
• GRANGE BENEFIT: Prescription savings cards
• Still doing outreach during COVID crisis?

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• President’s Message: Brightening someone’s day can brighten your own
• OPERATION GRADUATION launched; your assistance needed
• Youth takeover monthly Membership Matters Zoom; all invited to attend
• New week, new live events on Grange Cultivating Connections schedule
• What are Granges doing for their communities in the face of COVID?

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• Uncertain times and anxious minds
• National Grange releases a guide to “distance meetings”
• New week brings new topics of discussion, entertainment, education through daily live ‘Cultivating Connections’ events
• Praying for the Farmers and Ranchers
• MEMBER BENEFITS: MetLife Auto and Home Insurance
• Deadline to send info for Grange – June 5, 2020

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• President’s Message: Embracing alternatives to physical meetings can stave off entropy
• Time to build skills for the future
• FCC Chairman Pai joins Grange live web-stream, talks broadband and more
• Monthly Dutch oven recipes, travel attractions debut on GrangeRevival.com
• Foundation announces grants open for all Granges serving during COVID
• MEMBER BENEFIT: Supplemental Health Benefit Policy

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• President’s Message: Spring is here, registration for 154th Convention delayed but coming soon
• During COVID, Grange challenged in new ways to Cultivate Connections
• Grangers tackling needs surfacing from COVID head on in communities
• Grange continues daily Cultivating Connections livestreams on Facebook
• Grange issues must of Good Day! feature as stand-alone Rural Health Report
• COVID testing directive issued
• GUEST ESSAY: Let’s use this time to strengthen, not weaken, bonds between generations
• Great new development on ag labor front
• All welcome to attend Zoom meeting next Tuesday looking at how membership and programming go hand-in-hand
• GRANGE MEMBER BENEFIT: RxSavings Pharmacy Card

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• President’s Message: Dairy farmers first felt boom, now bust thanks to COVID
• During COVID, Grange challenged in new ways to Cultivate Connections
• Pandemic shut-ins discover Victory Gardens
• New visual material released for Grange Month
• Foundation offers fundraising t-shirt for sale to help Granges
• Older Americans Act applauded by Generations United, Grange

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• President’s Message: Let’s change gears! Now, overall try to reduce use of Microplastics
• Granges can use crisis as reason to embrace change, expand opportunities
• FCC uses variety of approaches to provide assistance in response to COVID-19
• What Government Should and Shouldn’t Do to Advance the Mobile Tech Revolution in Agriculture

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• President’s Message: Be safe, use caution, find opportunities to cultivate connections in face of COVID-19
• Exemplification of the 1873 Degrees Challenge Coin
• First ever Washington DC Experience for Youth, Juniors a success

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• President’s Message: Youngest Grangers have big week ahead in DC
• Take pride in Grange logo and name by using each correctly
• Grange Month poster, social images, other materials released

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• President’s Message: State Presidents meet, prepare to bring resources home
• Resource Binder in hands of Grange Leaders; ready to order for your use
• Grange Month poster options and more coming soon
• We Want Your Feedback
• Online Membership Database Training Videos

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• President’s Message: Grangers encouraged to join Trillion Tree Campaign
• Fly-In 2020 a successful venture in civic education
• Service is year-round endeavor
• Lecturers now have new resource with quarterly newsletter
• Help Grange Foundation by staying in
• 2 big weeks of progress in bridging rural broadband divide

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• President’s Message: Impeachment highlights nation’s need for informed, engaged citizenship and civility
• Lecturer should be proud, prepared
• Headquarters conference room preparing for facelift, upgrades
• National Office welcomes accomplished intern
• Grange calls white space, spectrum proposal by FCC Chairman Pai a vital piece of ‘vexing’ puzzle for rural broadband expansion
• Grange to release video on importance of libraries in real communities
• Grange Foundation seeking proposals for grants up to $1,000

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• OP-ED: Youth need faith of older members, opportunities to take reigns
• President’s Message: Trade agreements great for American farmers, ranchers
• National Grange issues statement lauding final WOTUS Rule
• A first look at best practices for social accounts: Password management

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• President’s Message: Mark your calendar and prepare for exciting changes to convention schedule in 2020
• Phase I China Trade Deal Signed
• Lecturer’s contest gets new name, new way to submit materials
• All welcome to attend online, monthly meetings focused on membership
• Photos, information about Quilts of Valor presentations sought
• Be proactive about your health with two great member benefits
• Good Day! subscribers should have new issue in-hand
• Think twice before flushing that medicine

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• President’s Message: Merry Christmas
• Lecturer’s letter
• New resources coming in 2020, preorder now!
• New Good Day!™ magazine at the press
• 3 great benefits can help during holidays
• Special Thanks
• Grange Supply Store announcements

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• President’s Message: Just a few heroes recognized at national session
• Juniors receive awards, new ambassadors chosen
• Grange featured on Maryland Public Television
• It pays to compare using Medicare’s new plan finder
• Members can choose Medicare plan right for them through new partnership
• Rural aviation an integral part of infrastructure
• What we need is a resurgence of Grange Halls
• Call for interested parties to create Grange motorcycle club
• Investment in telemedicine, distance learning will benefit rural
• Growth is contagious
• Lecturer shares 2019 contest results

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• Youth march into hearts of session attendees
• GROW Club welcomes new members, awards scholarships
• Presidents Message: Parting from Grange family is bittersweet
• Youth show their stuff, crack Code Reading contest
• Familiar face takes on role of honorary delegate for D.C.
• 25 performers delight crowd at Evening of Excellence
• Former National Junior Director honored Friday morning
• Juniors get hands-on experience during tour at founder’s farm
• Profile: Skip the Horse makes new friend, gets sash

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• 2 elected to National office for first time
• Tour of founder’s farm offers Grangers new insights
• Grange Youth tackle childhood hunger with service project
• New Grange Youth program unveiled at session
• Presidents Message: Installation is something to behold
• In other words, be kind
• New friends visit Showcase, develop deeper love for Order with opportunities for all
• GROW Club holds auction to benefit scholarship funds

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• 13 members receive Quilts of Valor at moving ceremony
• Lunch speakers talk about need for rural perspective in D.C.
• Emergency causes 2 from California to serve as first-time delegates
• Legacy member complete first year as youth director
• Presidents Message: “The future is present” with Youth arriving today
• ‘Grange baby’ looks back at what organization means for next generation
• Author meets, greets Grange to introduce new program
• Grange Store now open for shopping pleasure in Edina room

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• Huber highlights accomplishments of Grange in 2019 in internal address
• Huber lauds work, sets delegates on course to look past recent challenges during external address
• Youth invite you to feel like a founder with donation
• At lunch, state Commissioner of Ag talks need for industry advocates and young blood in field
• Quilt block contest continues to be o’ sew popular
• Presidents Message: Get your Grange gear today at Store
• Young adults in Grange sometimes struggle to find place in Order
• Grange connects with 70,000 FFA members in Indy
• Location, dates of 2021 Grange Revival revealed
• 2020 theme highlights return to roots and everyday actions

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• Host Banquet sets tone for great week
• Grange expands horizons, serves as second home
• Presidents Message: Off and running on the road to make history
• With this ring I….. become an honorary delegate?
• Newly elected Minnesota President serving as honorary delegate
• On the town

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• Welcome to the 153rd Convention
• Little touches by host committee elevate events
• President’s Message
• Fellows already hard at work to keep you in the know
• The Old Homestead

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Travels deepen awe of God’s creation
Oct. 12 is the Last Day to Register for Convention Meals
Get Time Sensitive Store, Membership Recognition Orders in by Oct. 22
Texts keep members informed, will remind of live events from the 153rd Convention
North Carolina Granger recognized for connecting consumer with farmer
News Briefs

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Still time to decide to attend National Session
Last call for Lecturer’s Contests, items
National Grange Fly-In 2020: Tentative Dates: February 7-9, 2020
Impact of U.S. foreign aid at home ‘too often overlooked’

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Watch out for contagious swine disease
As children return to school, they need you to take action
Granges award vets with quilts of valor
Adapting technology to an old system
Setting up an Online Payment Platform
‘Rural Homecoming’ celebration announced
Latest issue of Good Day! magazine on the way to subscribers

September 12, 2019 | Download this Issue

Positivity can expand possibilities for Order
Discount available for members with RVs
Deadlines in the Spotlight

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Choosing site for convention can be complicated
You’re invited to share your knowledge with Jr Grange through passports
5 to compete for 2020 Junior Ambassador
National Grange Youth Officer Team chosen for 2019

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See you in Minnesota; Food waste info shared
Food Waste takes center stage at Grange’s Farm Aid booth
Partnership with Author of Oliver books to focus on kindness, benefit Grange
Grange issues statement against new Medicare Part D pricing proposal
Grange sends letter encouraging Congress to reauthorize local broadcast act
Lecturer’s round-up and preview

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Get Ready They’re Coming
New Item Available in Grange Supply Store
Grangers Can Enjoy Back to School Savings
Letter from the National Lecturer
2019 National Grange Quilts of Valor Presentation
2019 National Grange Quilt Block Contest
2019 National Grange Public Relations Contest
Membership Department Seeks 4 Regional Assistant
Strive to be a grange in action

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Beware of the spread of this pretty pest
It’s a Good Day! to welcome new members
Deadlines in the Spotlight
2019 Youth and Juniors Sponsorship Levels

• President’s Message
• Debate heats up on cell-cultured meat
• Youth members represent Grange at CADCA
• Cash in on savings with member benefits
• Contest, program deadlines quickly approaching
• Contacts made during summer events are important

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• President’s Message
• Real milk park of farm-to-table diet
• Great Plains conference full of fun
• 7 selected as Communication Fellows
• Regional assistant chosen for membership department
• Many items on sale, clearance from Grange Supply Store

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• President’s Message
• You can lobby for Grange Youth
• PR Contest reminder
• Membership Zoom meeting coming soon
• Members benefit from various savings programs
• Items great for all members available from Supply Store

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• President’s Message
• Fundraising on the move for Grange Foundation
• Members benefit from various savings programs
• Items great for all members, Halls available from Supply Store
• Don’t forget to use our partner, Monroe Classic
• Big savings on computers offered to members for Grange Month
• Juniors, Subordinate members: You can still come to Fly-In!
• National Lecturer shares success story

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• President’s Message
• Grange Youth energized by Ag Day
• Grange Month is Coming. Share!
• Attendees enjoy Mid-Atlantic Conference
• Juniors encouraged to lead charge in Kelley Farm Fundraiser
• Members benefit from nearly half-off discount on computers
• Membership Director seeks regional assistants
• New Mission Statement Poster hot off the presses, for sale
• Reminders about sale items from Supply Store, Monroe Classic
• Time winding down to register for Legislative Fly-In
• National Lecturer provides overview

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• President’s Message
• Time is now to register for Grange Revival 2019
• National Grange Fly-in Registration Now Open
• Use Grange Theme All Year, Following Guidelines Very Important
• Membership Department provides Planning Tool
• 2 Deadlines Fast Approaching for Youth Opportunities
• Sign-up to Attend Mid-Atlantic Leaders Conference
• New Grange Radio Programming Hits the Air
• Updates made to Grange in Action Program
• Mascot for Community Service Department Introduced
• National Lecturer provides Revised 2019 Quilt Block Info

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• President’s Message
• Annual Presidents’ Conference yields great results
• National Grange Fly-in Registration Now Open
• 3 new benefits will save members big in tech, shipping, tickets
• Guest Column: How do we fix Dairy?
• New Jersey member interns at National HQ
• Letter to Editor: Book answers questions I didn’t know I had
• National Lecturer provides overview
• Sign-up to Attend Mid-Atlantic Leaders Conference

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• National election results yield change
• Grange statement on bipartisan Farm Bill
• Membership director returns to National staff
• Attend upcoming Monthly Membership Zoom meeting
• Bonding insurance rates remain the same
• Background checks required for 2019 Junior volunteers
• 2019 Theme announced at Convention
• Thanks from National Director
• National Lecturer unveils 2019 Quilt Block, more

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• Talent abounds at Evening of Excellence
• PA team wins Parliamentary procedure contest
• Youth open with salute to heroes
• Roundup of award winners show talent spans nation
• Love of Grange show on skin, but not just skin deep
• Award honoring Youth department assistants bestowed on 2
• 4 will serve as young face of Grange in 2019
• Stefenoni officially welcomed back as Membership Director
• Colorado Junior, 13, selected 2019 Ambassador
• Mascot debuted, may help connect Juniors with Grange’s ag roots
• Progress must continue to be part of Grange story
• Healthy potlucks can contribute to health of Order, communities
• Sleepless nights worth ever second for Fellows
• Fellow, 84 teaches us all it’s never too late to learn
• VT Attorney General brings relevant insights to members
• Great Lakes preparing for our arrival in 2019
• Departing Junior Ambassador reflects on big opportunity

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• Heroes take on opening
• 2 take new seats, 1 re-elected Thursday
• Ailing Junior named Honorary National Ambassador
• 7 show off memory skills in Grange code reading contest
• Tour allows Grangers peak into Vermont ag industry
• Community service winners revealed
• Junior members compete in speaking, signing
• Past delegates gather, enjoy food for thought
• In our backyard: Opioids crisis affects 74% of farmers
• Getting off the elevator; the next step for membership

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• 20 Awarded Quilts of Valor
• 35 Granges, 16 Legacy families honored
• Youth Team reflects on 2018 journey, accomplishments
• California native inducted into Grange Hall of Fame
• Quilt of Valor amazing gift for veterans
• Find inspiration at the Showcase this week
• 2 offer youth view, learn as part of Trimble experience
• Special donor club raises money for Grange Foundation

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• President previews ’19 initiatives
• Delegates tackle tough issues in ‘Grange Way’
• Get gifts, support Foundation at Mercantile
• Many new faces welcomed to delegate body
• Healthcare costs, advances topic of Legislative Luncheon
• Junior hero takes service to new heights
• Loss of long-distance, unexpected mentor felt deeply
• Partner provides insight to Fellows about collecting stories that strengthen advocacy on rural issues
• Maine Granger pens book on Order; signing today

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• Welcome to Stowe!
• Beginning our paperless journey
• Grangers enjoy pre-session fun
• New trademark manager comes aboard
• New program will help ensure safety of Grange Juniors, Youth
• 6 Fellows tasked with telling Grange story
• Veil of stigma must be lifted for benefit of rural people
• Host committee focuses on laughter, charity
• Grange Herd comes rumbling into town
• Veterans Day brings pride, concerns for those who served

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• Youth sought to advise, ensure Grange’s future
• Members introduce Farm Aid attendees to Grange
• Grange Youth team takes home hardware from NJHA competition
• Exploring Traditions: Meet the author, discuss the book, get it signed!
• History, technology mix to make magic
• Sign up now to show off code reading skills
• Voters enthused about midterms
• e-Medicare: another step that is strengthening Medicare
• You may be older than 14, but your never too old to be a Junior at heart
• Member Benefit: Cash in on limited time bonus perk with PureTalk
• GROW Club seeks donations for silent auction
• Lecturer’s round-up and preview
• Junior/Juvenile Grange BINGO
• Get Pinned
• 2018 Quilt Block Contest

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• ‘Like it or not, if you’re not changing, you’re dead!’
• Maine member releases easy-to-read book ‘Exploring Traditions’ of the Grange
• Dispelling myths about suicide may be key component for prevention
• New Grange Benefit: No-contract cellular service
• Exclusive member pricing on select Keurig K-Cup flavors and brands
• Lecturer’s round-up and preview
• Grange Supply Store: Get your clearance items.
• 2018 Quit Block Contest
• American Handicraft raffle
• Grange Foundation 2018 Mercantile
• 152nd Annual National Grange Convention
• Junior/Juvenile Grange BINGO
• Grange Revival 2019
• It’s in your power.  Help reduce food waste.
• 1 in 1,000 Club of the Grange Foundation

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• Grange membership may indeed be fountain of youth
• National Grange unveils new public service announcement (PSA) series
• Is your family sick because of where you were stationed?
• New Junior Passport available, more coming
• Members can cash in on back to school savings!
• G.R.O.W. Club Appeal
• Lecturer’s round-up and preview
• 2018 Quilt Block Contest
• Pre-order “That’s the Grange Way” calendar
• Grange Revival 2019 registration
• 152nd Annual National Grange Convention – Register Now!
• 1 in 1,000 Club of the Grange Foundation
• Membership Matters Monthly Zoom Meetings
• Survey of Grange attitudes, outreach and programming activities related to food security and food literacy

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• Grange booth/display at fair still an important tool for Order
• Youth deadline day is coming!
• Does your healthcare provider know about your military service?
• Grange Supply Store clearance
• Lecturer’s round-up and preview
• Legacy Families sought; applications due by Aug. 6
• Pre-order your “That’s the Grange Way” 2019 calendar
• Youth snowflake fundraiser planned for 152nd Annual Grange convention
• Save, support using Monroe Classic partnership
• Exclusive Member Benefits
• Save the Date: Grange Revival July 23 – 28, 2019
• August 1 deadline fast approaching for fellows applications
• American handicraft raffle
• 2018 Quilt Block Contest
• 152nd Annual National Grange Convention
• Ensure the Grange future in 4 easy steps

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• Grange’s Intergenerational Nature Ahead of the Curve
• HQ Tenant Leads Strategic Planning Meeting, Helps National Staff Prioritize
• Love Letter from an E-Member
• Eller Offers Senate Farm Bill Highlights
• Grange Issues Statement on Internet Regulations and the Rural Impact
• Train to Lead: Fellows Program Open to All Members
• Let’s Talk
• Do You Have a Distinguished Youth Program on Your Hand?
• Even Healthy Guys Needs Health Screenings
• Toxic Exposures Among Post – 9/11 Vets in Focus
• Lecturer’s Round-Up and Preview
  3 Ambitious Interns Join National Office for Summer
• Submission of Grange Community Service Hours is Helpful Context
• Save the Date: Grange Revival July 23 – 28, 2019
• Make it a Good Day!

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• Opioid Crisis Hits Hard; Granges Can Hit Back
• Newest Issue of Good Day! Out
• Pre-order Your “That’s the Grange Way” 2019 Calendar
• Reservations Coming in Fast for 152nd Session
• Grange Challenge: Crack the Code
• Partners Offers Tips to Protect Halls
• Lecturer’s Round-Up and Preview
• Save the Date: Grange Revival 2019
• Junior Grange Rocks Because of Supporters Like……You
• ‘Rockin the Grange’ Junior range T-shirt Fundraiser
• American Handicraft Raffle
• New Partnership Announced: Weather Ready Nation
• Quick Block Contest 2018
• Grange Foundation Mercantile
• 1 in 1,000 Club of the Grange Foundation
• Ensure the Grange Future in 4 Easy Steps

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• Dairies hit hard. Granges can help.
• Grangers Fly In, flex advocacy muscles
• Birthday of the first Grange celebrated
• Rockin’ the Grange Junior Grange T-shirt fundraiser
• Put fun on your calendar for 2019
• New medicare cards about to hit mailboxes
• Program Update and Call
• Legacy Family nominations open
• May is military appreciation month
• 152nd Annual National Grange Convention

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• Let your voice be the reason for change
• Grange Month 2018 Event Poster
• Zoom! Another way to connect for Grange
• Preserve tradition while taking the next step on your Grange journey
• Save on hotels using Grange discount codes
• Promo kit, more on sale for Grange Month events
• Legislative Fly-In 2018
• ‘If you build it, they will come’
• Promote Grange with a folding display
• USDA launches webpage highlighting resources to help rural communities address opioid crisis
• 2018 Quilt Block Contest
• Grange Foundation 2018 Mercantile
• American handicraft raffle
• New partnership announced with Weather Ready Nation
• FRS Rural Youth App Challenge
• 10 things to know about your new Medicare card
• 1 in 1,000 Club of the Grange Foundation
• National Grange Building Fund Pledge Form
• Make it a Good Day!

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• National, regional events add to Grange experience
• Grange Month 2018
• Your option for information via paper is in jeopardy
• Grange enters new partnership for Vets
• Make plans to attend regional conferences
• Grange civics booklet available
  On Medicare? New card arriving in April will protect your identity
• Cash in on member benefits
• Quilt blocks, makers sought
• Grange Foundation Mercantile
  Legislative Fly-In 2018
• Proclaim Grange’s great legacy in 2018!
• Celebration of the Sesquicentennial
• 2018 Quilt Block Contest
• 2018 National Grange Photography Showcase
• 2018 Evening of Excellence
• National Grange Building Fund pledge form
• 1 in 1,000 Club of the Grange Foundation1 in 1,000 Club of the Grange Foundation

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• Get ready to share ‘Grange Way’ in 2018
• Get ready for Grange Month!
• Have you missed us? Special double issue to arrive in mail soon
• Youth Focus: Community Service Award
• Make plans to attend a region conference
• Trump, Purdue make rural broadband a priority
• Program possibilities abound from Lecturer
• Legislative Fly-In 2018
• Grange Month Community Citizen and Public Service Awards
• 2018 Subordinate Grange Survey
• Proclaim Grange’s great Legacy in 2018!
• Fundraiser: Grange Foundation challenge coins
• 2018 Quilt Block Contest
• 2018 National Grange Photography Showcase
• 2018 Evening of Excellence participants guidelines
• National Grange Building Fund pledge form
• 1 in 1,000 Club of the Grange Foundation

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• During season of giving, don’t forget the Grange
• Grange shines at 150th Birthday Gala
• Junior Pen Pal program unveiled
• December merit badge spotlight
• Long-standing partner gets makeover
• Like people, Granges can benefit from ‘preventative health screenings,’ too
• 1 in 1,000 Club of the Grange Foundation
• Lecturer’s round up and preview
• Guidelines for Grange Leaders, a new Supply Store item
• 2018 Quilt Block Contest
• Legislative Fly-In 2018
• Proclaim Grange’s great Legacy in 2018
• Celebration of the National Grange Sesquicentennial Anniversary
• National Grange building fund pledge form

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• Talent on display at Evening of Excellence; Youth Ambassadors, Young Patron named
• New initiatives part of Junior make-over
• 2 inducted into Grange Hall of Fame
• Grange founders embraced change, advancements; we must as well
• Juniors get fired up on tour Friday
• Patrons encouraged to give Youth ‘great opportunities’ so they can grow
• Grangers excited for new name, broader focus of partner organization
• Host committee thanked for service
• Shorter convention still yields good results
• Speeches, signing part of Junior talent
• New Junior Ambassador announced at breakfast
• 5 elected to new national offices
• See you in Stowe in 2018!
• NC, NY Youth best competition for Parli-Pro
• 4 words stand between top finishers in Code Reading

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• Youth, Patrons enjoy fun-filled day
• Learn about a new Youth opportunity at Saturday workshop
• Quarterly magazine lauded, subscribers needed
• New ideas, energy comes to Junior Grange

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• 10 receive warm thank you for service
• More than 80 families recognized for generations of Grange dedication
• Distinguished Granges recognized for work
• Grange Radio alive, looking for talent
• WA Senator: Rural America needs advocates
• Support the Juniors by buying a chance to pie a ‘Grange celebrity’
• Updates on headquarters mixed
• Youth escape ‘same old’ at party
• Showcase, Expo open today; talent abounds

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• Officers open session with spirit
• National President offers policy notes, view of Grange future in addresses
• Speaker identifies Grange priorities as ‘on track’
• National Round-up for 2017
• Committees tackle tough topics
• Code Reading contest slots open
• Are you up for a challenge?
• Party shirts helped fund Youth
• Messy fun will be had starting tonight thanks to successful Youth fundraiser

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• 151st Convention kicks off in Lilac City
• Oregon women serves as Trimble Youth on Ag Committee
• Grange perseverance tested by shipping delay; faith wins
• New, returning delegates excited to work
• Changes, singers delight banquet attendees
• Communication Fellows get to task

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• Donations, loans pour in, but still needed for chiller repair
• Members in California face losses from wildfires, see fraternal outpouring
• Fund created for CA wildfire support
• Juniors still welcome to participate at session
• National holding huge merit badge sale
• 4 selected as 2017 Communication Fellows
• 275 donations of $25 will get youth to $10k goal
• National President issues Sesquicentennial Proclamations
• Lecturer’s contest entries welcome through Oct. 31
• There’s still time to Sail the Seas
• Be a part of the 150th National Grange Celebration
• Great American Quilt and Handicraft Expo
• Dresden Plate Queen-Sized Quilt Raffle
• Quilt Block Contest
• 2017 National Grange Photography Showcase
• 2017 Evening of Excellence

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• Celebrate Grange Legacy by Facing Your Fear of Change
• Junior Contest Deadlines Fast Approaching
• Junior Merit Program Being Revamped
• Time to Register for the 151st Convention
• Members Encouraged to Partake in 7th Degree
• Sail the Seas: Grange 150th Anniversary Cruise
• Quilt & Handicraft Expo Changes Announced
• Seeking Communications Fellows
• How Deep do Your Grange Roots Go?
• Benefit Spotlight
• National Grange Foundation Lecturer Fund
• 2017 Quilt Block Contest
• 2017 Photography Showcase
• 2017 Evening of Excellence

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• Summer 2017 National Grange Chiller
• Educate Yourself. Educate Others: Immunizations
• 150th Grange Anniversary Items Now Available
• Grange Gets Ready to Party in D.C. Style
• Be a Part of the 150th National Grange Celebration
• Good Day! Fall Issue Coming Soon
• Time is Rushing by for Lecturer’s Dept.
• Sail the Seas! Grange 150th Anniversary Cruise
• Time to Register for the 151st Convention
• 2017 Awareness Award
• Benefit Spotlight
• National Grange Foundation Lecturer Fund
• Great American Quilt + Handicraft Expo

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• Let Your Voice be the Reason for Change
• Three More Interns Join National Office in July
• Fun 150th Birthday T’s Are Here
• Donate So They Get Pie’d
• Recognition Program Unveiled for Legacy Grange Families
• Online Membership Database, A Step Towards Better Communication
• Promo Kit on Sale for Summer Fairs
• Great American Quilt & Handicraft Expo
• Seeking to Promote Your Sesquicentennial Items
• Lecturer’s Contest Soon to Close
• Youth: Learning to Serve
• Junior Ambassador an Asset
• Healthcare: Where Are We Now?
• 2017 Four-Minute-Movie-Contest

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• Ask New Generation to Join us as Do·ers
• Grange Welcomes Several Summer Interns
• Youth Sets Sights on National President, Others with Fundraiser
• Illinois Grange Gets Historic Designation
• ‘Healthy’ Food Definition Under Scrutiny by FDA
• Out of the Ordinary Community Service
• 5G: The Future of Wireless Internet
• 2017 Quilt Block Contest Reminder
• Cash In On Benefits
• Take Advantage of Sales
• Advertise to Whole Grange Family
• Grange Youth Photo Scavenger Hunt
• Four-Minute Movie Contest
• Make Last Stretch Meaningful for Distinguish Grange Application

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• Does Your Grange Have a Purpose?
• Fly-In Attendees Meet with Success
• Look for 150th Anniversary Mailing
• Youth ZOOM Meetings at Your Fingertips
• Grange Supply Store Clearance Items Announced
• Grange Legislative Round-Up
• Grange Kudos
• Focus on Photos
• 151st Convention Registration Open Now
• Good Day! May Issue Will Soon Hit Mail
• Sew Day a Success
• The Great American Quilt + Handicraft Expo
• Your Story Needed to Complete Picture of Rural Broadband Need
• Time to Promote Grange: Today, Always
• Film Project Gets Foundation Grant
• Cash in on Benefits
• Grange Youth Scavenger Hunt

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• Safety is Key for Youth
• Voters Favorable to Agriculture
• May Edition of Good Day! Magazine Coming Soon
• National President Appointed to FCC Committee
• New Program Honors Community Members
• Great American Quilt + Handicraft Expo
• National Grange Welcomes Team Member

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• Grange Month is on the Way
• Grange Legislative Round-Up
• 2017 Evening of Excellence
• Legislative Fly-In 2017
• Good Day! Magazine Ad Rates
• 150 Years of Grange: A History
• Distinguished Grange Program Application and Guidelines

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• Everything but the Kitchen Sink
• Grange Legislative Round-Up
• Honey Bee Awareness Award
• Good Day! Magazine Debut Issue
• Sample Good Day! Magazine
• Convention Service Project Announced
• Legislative Fly-In 2017
• Grange Month Community Citizen and Public Service Awards Order Form

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• A Rich History
• Ground Legislative Round-Up
• Co-branding + Fund Raising
• Grange Legislative Round-Up
• Fund Established for Grange Building
• Shipping Costs have Changed
• Junior Grange 2017 Programs
• Ready, Set, Sew?
• Important Grange Dates
• Great American Quilt & Handicraft Expo
• New Quilt Block Being Used for Contest

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• Are You a DO·er?
• 2016 Round-Up 150th Convention
• New Lecturer Chris Hamp
• Grange Legislative Round-Up
• Add Grange to your Christmas List
• Join the DO·ers
• Grange Radio
• Grange Membership on the Rise
• Good Day Magazine Subscription

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• Ag in spotlight at breakfast
• National President’s Message
• Redefining organizational roles
• Membership success and plans
• Huber in focus
• Grange debuts quarterly magazine
• Eshelman shares passion, aids veterans
• Dozens of Granges achieve Distinguished status, recognized
• Faithful servants honored

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• National President challenges Grangers to be, find next generation of DO∙ers
• Grange is built for diversity… so what’s the problem?
• National President’s Message
• Opioid crisis hits home for Grangers
• Food security in focus
• ‘So many searching for reason to get involved’
• 2017 quilt block pattern announced
• Tips allow all members to enhance Grange brand
• Grange has left its mark on Washington, D.C.
• Brush up on parliamentary procedure
• Insurance for Halls important for many reasons

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• Thompson Speaks on Relevance
• Youth to open session, tour and celebrate
• National President’s Message
• Farmers need a Revolution
• Stay connected with Grange Youth
• Tiller brings event planning skills to Grange
• Words for Thirds
• Community Service project with sole
• Shoppers Save, Farmers Suffer
• Historic building houses Grange
• Herd gets special treatment, makes plans

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• Honoring the Fallen
• “Grange Band ready to put on show
• “National President’s Message
• “Meandering around the Grange way of Life -Celebrating Traditions
• “Grange Foundation
• “Partnership Created with Monroe Classic
• “Making the most of their time in DC
• “Honoring our Veterans
• “5 Minute Video puts Grange in Spotlight
• “Agriculture Committee hard at work on 29 resolutions
• “Blue Line Honor Program Coming
• “Safety of membership records a priority

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• Welcome to Washington
• Washington is an asset to National Grange
• National President’s Message
• Grange Radio returns to web airwaves
• City of our founders: A timeline of DC conventions
• 16 for “16: Communication Fellows begin work
• Welcome New Delegates: Eshelmans
• Policy: A delegates work
• Benefits on display
• Switzer part of delegate experience
• 2016 brought changes

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• “Food Safety and Security in Focus for Grange
• Op-Ed: Rural America Strong, Resilient, Inspiring
• Some Reflections Before I Go
• Come See the New Convention Showcase
• Some First Year Thoughts
• Ready to Make History, but Some Still in Need
• America’s Broken Budget Process
• National Grange Seeking Brief Stories, Photos Showing Grange In Action
• Try at Techy Scavenger Hunt!
• Music Kit Makes Grange Songs Available to All
• Discovery: Insights to Ponder
• Sesquicentennial Celebration Coin Available Pre-Order
• Got Talent? Coming to Convention?
• On the Lookout

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• “Spotlight On…..The Grange” to be Released
• Get a FREE $10 to donate to Grange Foundation in September
• Invest in our Youth: Today’s Pride is Key to Grange’s
• The National Grange is Excited to Announce a New Benefit Partner
• Senators Call for Canadian Dairy Pricing Policies Probe
• U.S. Hunger Rate Falls
• Teen Obesity More than Diet and Exercise?
• Find Your Cheerleaders!
• Let’s Brag and Band Together
• 20 Selected in Competitive Program to Serve as Communication Fellows

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• We Can Make a Difference in the Face of Unrest
• The First Edition of “Daily Journal of the Rambles of O.H. Kelley” Online
• New Health Benefits Offered to Our National Grange Members
• Presidential Politics: Who Cares About Rural America?
• Membership Contest Entry Deadline Approaching
• Deadline for Many Youth Contests and Programs Fast Approaching
• Poke-WHAT?
• Grange Holds Patriotic, Food-Related and Other Programs Over Summer Months
• Legislative Calendar 2016: Detour Ahead
• Contest Notice – Updated and Upcoming Deadlines
• Life skills Education Vital for Communities, Individual Success

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• Farm Safety a Must
• Want to Influence our Government?  Register and Vote!
• Trademark Tips
• All About the Family
• Tradition!
• GROW Club Banquet Keynote Speaker
• National Grange Recognizes Louisiana Educator as 2016 Ag Advocate
• National Grange Welcomes Derek Anderson as Summer
• National Grange as Ag in the Classroom Coordinator for District of Columbia
• National Grange Partners with Monroe Classic

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• National Voice May Help Local Granges with Media
• Grange Policy Begins with Local Members
• Membership Retention the Forgotten Factor
• Outreach, Charity at the Heart of the Grange
• Local Media Contacts Needed
• National Grange Introduces New Hearing Program
• Communication Fellows Program will Return at 150th Convention

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• Grange in the News
• Sesquicentennial Committee Offers new Contest, Challenge to all Members
• New Programs to be Release by Lecturer’s Department Monthly, Contest Announced
• Grange Youth Actively Pinning
• Grange Farm School is Newest Licensee
• Giving Can Ensure Life, Legacy of the Grange
• The Function of Drills in the Grange
• New 5 Volume E-book Collection of National President’s Address to be Released in Coming Weeks
• Complete, Accurate Member Information Crucial for Grange
• What? We have to tear off the roof and the front wall of the Grange Hall?

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• Ruling expands options for Grange attendance, involvement
• Grange Month theme is a cornerstone of our Order
• Secretary Vilsack to Speak at Grange Convention
• Grange Month brings blue and gold to Members’ Social Profiles
• Store holding Grange Month Sale on Cooking Bundle
• New Partnership Announced
• 2016 Fly-In Participants get First-in-the-Nation Primary Experience

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• Grange talent delights
• National plans new cookbook
• New Executive Committee members installed
• 2 PA Youth chosen as 2014-15 Ambassadors
• Washington Junior named Ambassador
• 2015 Junior Grange program looks to future
• Enhance youth voice with vote
• Grangers help community after tornado
• How to become a Youth Ambassador
• Getting to know parliamentary procedure
• Dogs for Deaf impress Grangers
• Junior Ambassador had busy year
• Consider adding ‘Innovation Leader’ qualities

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• Two elected to National Grange Executive Committee
• +Junior Program takes off in Oregon
• Director of ‘Dictionary Project’ attends Idea Fair at National Convention
• Youth Officer Team arrives in Sandusky
• Justi was also NJHA icon
• Green option added for Justi tribute shirts
• Fitch serves as National Grange Convention Legislative Intern
• 12 memorialized at service
• Germany-USA program a lasting legacy of Wib Justi
• Session tours take the safari to space
• Youth Service Project helps veterans
• Agriculture in 2014: Agricultural Education
• Talk about your Grange: Promote membership

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• Reception Honors Distinguished Granges
• Washington Youth co-host statewide service project
• Taking legislative advocacy home with you
• Volunteers in the new millennium
• T-shirt sales help support Youth
• Trademark Protection donations announced
• Caroline Hall visits National Grange Session
• Talent, ideas abound at fair
• Get to know the Youth Ambassadors
• Exec Committee has host of duties
• Quilt block contest a hit with members
• Grange Advocacy yesterday and tomorrow

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• National President Addresses 148th Delegate Body
• Giving joy to children
• Lecturer’s program that bring people through your Grange doors
• Knowledge tested at Grange History Luncheon
• Region diverse in agriculture products
• The Grange Foundation: Working to build a stronger future
• National Grange DVDs available for Lecturers program and other occasions
• Youth welcomed to session
• Grange Youth partners with NJHA
• Honoring our veterans today and every day
• The new era of ‘membership’
• Host region kicks of safari
• How does he do it? President Luttrell o crafting his President’s Address

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• Trademark a success in 2014
• Delegates have a busy day in committees
• Minnesota Granger serves as Trimble Youth
• Legislative speaker electrifies with talk of advocacy and recap of midterm elections
• Agriculture in 2014: Taking a closer look
• Grangers explore Ohio before convention
• Grange growth in Oklahoma turns heads
• Membership database to make life easier
• ‘Fashion Week’ comes to Kalahari
• Meet your neighbors: Profiles of new State Delegates
• National Grange financial appeal: How have Granges responded?
• Next generation Grange leaders

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• Communication Fellows ready to tell Grange story
• From the President’s desk
• A warm welcome from the Midwest Region
• Sifting through tea leaves
• Consider your Grange Legacy
• The Grange Herd stampedes the Kalahari
• National Grange welcomes Program Assistant from Pennsylvania
• J. Burton Eller Jr. named National Grange Legislative Director
• Introducing the new National Grange Comptroller

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• A Midwest Safari for the whole family
• National Grange names Legislative Affairs Director
• NGPR Shirt Sale
• Toy Drive update
• Believe in yourself
• Fellows Announcement
• Memorial Notice – John “Jack” Silvers
• Neopolitan Angel Food Cake

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• California State Grange reorganized, officers installed
• Food For thought
• Action Alert – Waters of the United States
• First Artifacts of ‘Justi Collection’ donated to be digitized
• Patriots Program
• 125 Years of Continuity and character-building cornerstones of Junior Grange
• Grange Store Sales Items
• New Grange Benefit
• Is your Grange Hall busy?
• Toy Drive
• Grange Online Database

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• Legislative Update: Farm Bill reaches final agreement
• Historic Grange hall returns to Minnesota Grange after four decades
• Lecturer Message
• Free program focused on healthy eating for kids well
• Trademark Update: Counterclaim filed against firm
• Butter sculpture at 2014 PA Farm Show draws attention to organization
• Maryland State Grange community service project attracts attention
• Grange Youth unveil new Facebook page – Like It!
• Patriots Program
• Grange Radio Update
• Grange Herd produces first newsletter
• Calendar
• 2014 Quilt Block Contest

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• 5 take new positions in national officer corps
• President’s Message
• 1 elected, 2 re-elected to Assembly
• National Youth Ambassador shares knowledge, love of public speaking
• Korean Vets next to be honored
• Juniors arrive in time to celebrate 125 years of organization
• Youth Directors positive about new branding
• Now what? Putting policy into action
• Washington, North Carolina youth do it again
• Grangers entertain with various acts at Evening of Excellence
• Volunteering part of Grange process
• ‘Food for Thought’ program free for use by all Granges
• Mass. State Grange commits $108K to ag ed
• PSU Grange hosts talk about philanthropy

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• 125 years of Junior Grange Celebrated
• President’s Message
• 18 officers up for election
• New Grange Youth brand unveiled
• Former Ag Commissioner speaks at breakfast
• John Trimble Legislative Youth Participant excited to serve
• 7 honored as Heroes of the Grange
• Broaden outlook to find ways to grow the Grange
• Newest member of the Herd welcomed
• New Grange Youth items available for limited sale

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• National President reaffirms Grange’s Ag policies in speech
• President’s Message
• New Grange Store goods create excitement
• Grange Youth begin busy week today
• Junior Alumni discuss value program
• Living the lessons of the Degrees
• Cookbook with focus on children’s recipes used as fundraiser
• How the first Grange was chartered in Georgia since 1885
• The elements that make us
• 51 Distinguished Granges named
• National Pomona adds gold to collection
• Delegates enjoy breakfast, tour of brewery
• Do you KNOW the Herd?

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• Host Region welcomes national delegates back after 100 years
• President’s Message
• Veteran’s Day event allows Grangers to show thanks
• New Delaware, Illinois State Presidents welcomed
• 10 members trained to serve as Communication Fellows at session
• Affordable Care Act focus of workshop
• New online Grange radio unveiled
• Delegates to discuss more than 160 resolutions
• History, heritage of Junior Grange celebrated
• How the first Grange was chartered in Georgia since 1885
• Have you Herd?  “Critters” take over 147th session
• Warm weather displayed, to be donated

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• Farm Bill May Come Up Again
• Founder Helps Raise Funds for Youth to Participate in 1873 Degrees
• Convention Registration Now Open!
• Interns Take in American Experience
• Presidents’ Message: Time to be Proud
• Regionals Off to a Great Start
• Membership Minute: Welcoming New Members
• Recipe of the Month: Ribbon Salad

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• Another successful Fly-In at the Grange
• As State Sessions start, great time to remind members of Grange policy process
• National Grange releases comment on passage of Senate Farm Bill
• Kelley Farm tickets on sale now
• One month left to submit Deaf Awareness Grange applications
• Convention registration will open July 1
• FREE CD’s available for Granges from Programs Department
• Membership Guest Column” ‘We cannot quit seeking new members’
• June 13 is another opportunity to showcase Grange
• Grantham Grange, NC, first to submit ‘recipe’
• New Grange in progress: Springdale, Ark.
• Did you hear?
• Recipe of the Month: Cream Cheese Brownies

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• Legislative Fly-In Scholarship Winners
• New Items Available for Grange Store
• Junior Grange Website
• The Grange Advantage
• Mica Flats Grange Outreach
• Grange in the News
• Grange not only for farms
• Winners of the April 13Second Campaign
• Recipe: Texas Orange Cake

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• Legislative Fly-In
• Kelley Farm
• National Grange Visa Rewards Credit Card Program
• Ekonk Community Grange Donates Dry Erase Map
• New Web Badges
• Word Search

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• New Lecturer’s Program launched, ties with Women’s History Month in first series
• Legislative Director gives testimony on bill about Biosimilars
• Cape Fear Grange spread the love at local Elementary School on Valentine’s Day
• Keystone Grange #2, PA, takes part in MLK Day of Service
• Creamy Chicken Pot Pie

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• Welcome New Grangers
• 13 Second Campaign
• Grange Growth in New Hampshire
• Exciting New Member Benefit
• Grange Banner Sale
• Bethlehem Grange – Life Skills Class
• Grange Book
• Orange Tree
• Broccoli-Cheese Soup

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• California Granger named new Junior Director
• Grange releases never before published book examining Grange in New England as e-book
• National Grange frustrated with Farm Bill extension
• Luttrell presents charter to new Riverside Grange in California
• New recognition program announced by Youth Department
  The Question is Simple: “Has Anyone Asked You to Join the Grange Lately?”
• Trees displayed at 146^th Annual Convention find homes with vets, retirees
• New car rental discount benefit offered for all members
• Chocolate Chip Cupcakes

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• Connecticut State Grange Foundation establishes Sandy Hook Angels Fund
• Membership Growth Vital in 2013, Grangers asked to take Pledge
• State Granges to update Rosters, Grange information
• Writing, Photo Essay Contest open to all Members for 2013; selected winner to appear in 150th Anniversary book

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• New Grange to be paperless all of 2013
• Today is Kick-off to new Membership Campaign
• New President of Delaware State Grange Elected
• Membership Highlights
• The First Law of Grange Communications: You’re doing it even if you’re not
• National Grange seeks interns for legislative, communications, programs and historical preservation
• Apathy Not Allowed: New Youth Legislative Program Unveiled for 2013
• Grange Delights: Pumpkin Cake

• Grangers go on tour, give back in Boise
• Memorial Service honors Grangers who have passed
• Great Plains Region donates quilt for partner organization
• Granger gets good intel to troops
• Sharing in fraternal bond an essential part of membership
• Policy is set, now let’s do something with it
• Nebraska President promotes Grange through radio
• Degree work gives Grange depth, shows high class of organization
• Farming hard industry to break into farmer says
• Pride in organization grows with involvement
• G.R.O.W. Club to celebrate new, old members

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• Juniors perform Degree at Wednesday session
• Deputies discuss growth, successes with summer work
• Plant breeder featured speaker at Salute to Ag Breakfast
• AT&T simulator imitating crash while texting on display Thursday, Friday for all convention attendees
• Take time to listen to, inspire youth this week
• Awards, Juniors renew spirit for Trimble youth
• It’s Christmas at National Grange convention
• Feeling of home never far surrounded by Grange family
• By helping we uphold lessons, show other Grange values

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• Luttrell touches on many issues in address
• Youth Ambassadors are welcomed to convention today
• Deputies see hope, progress during summer work
• Best of Show, Idea Fair to open soon
• WV President proud to be a Granger
• Membership department debuts new social media campaign
• Community-driven growth seen, led by inquiries
• Opening speech inspiring for Trimble Legislative Youth
• Junior Degree, program full of meaning for children today

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• Host region welcomes all
• Medicare Part D and Grange’s positive impact focus on Legislative Luncheon
• Grange has several values worth sharing
• Juniors welcomed, other members asked to interact with kids
• First committee experience excellent
• Grange trust built on common sense advocacy
• Youth Mentors will arrive today, tomorrow
• Lessons of Second Degree important for improving Grange

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• Boise welcomes, honors Grange
• Attendees toast year’s successes
• Medicare Part D to be focus of today’s Legislative Luncheon
• 5 named PhRMA Communication Fellows for 146th Annual Session
• Since 1908, the Grange has been important here
• National Pomona ‘weights’ for title
• Trimble Youth Clark excited to learn, debate
• Share the vision of Grange with others
• Lessons of Second Degree important for improving Grange

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• Effects of House’s inaction on Farm Bill will be wide-spread
• Impressions from first Session positive, powerful
• Pennsylvania State Grange grows to 246 active chapters
• Grange Store excited to unveil new product at convention
• 28-year-old becomes youngest Kansas State President
• Neb. delegates elect retired professor as new State President
• Studies show rural residents are twice as likely to get Alzheimer’s, more often obese than city counterparts
• Politicians could learn much from Grange charges

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• Grangers take part in Farm Bill Now rally
• New intern has rich Grange heritage
• ‘Armed to Farm’ gives vets tools to succeed
• Grange YouTube Commercial Contest announced
• Frederick has new, only Junior Grange in Maryland
• Grange reorganized on remote Washington island
• What’s in a name?

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• Casino developers lose gamble with name
• Deaf awareness grant winners named
• New Grange organized in Minn. named for founder
• Social media can test values, boundaries
• Members ready for rally on Hill
• 30 Granges deemed ‘Distinguished’ in 2012
• Grange Social

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• Grange to fight huge infringement case
• ‘Thank you’ to farmers, workers on Labor Day
• TeamSpeak on focus on meeting ‘truths’
• Legislative Policy Book a great resource for sessions
• Grange Foundation OK’s 2 new funds
• Grange Social

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• Wildfire rips through Grange community
• Grange to rally with new Farm Bill coalition
• Grange Store features 3 new items
• National Grange releases 2 e-books
• Recipe of the Week
• Grange Social

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August 2012 Issue

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