Submit a Story/News

The National Grange is always happy to receive completed stories about accomplishments of individual Grange members and community, Pomona and State Granges, as well as stories about agriculture, rural America and Grange programming, as well as story ideas. Completed stories will be considered for publication in the National Grange e-newsletter, The Patrons Chain, as well as on the website.

Story Tips

Do you have an idea for a story you would like to see in The Patrons Chain or website? If you don’t feel comfortable writing the story yourself, feel free to submit as much information as possible so the Communications Department may use it when producing future material for National Grange publications. We will never share contact information you have submitted with anyone outside the Grange.

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• Name
  First Last
• Email
• Phone
• What's your idea? Make sure to be as detailed as possible.
• Who would be good sources of information for this story? The more sources, the better.
• 1. Name
  First Last
• Email
• Phone
• 2. Name
  First Last
• Email
• Phone
• Do you have any photos that could accompany this story?
  Max. file size: 2 MB.

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Completed Stories

Stories should be written in good taste. Stories submitted may be repurposed for other promotional material for the Grange. Stories will be edited for grammar, spelling and style. Writers are expected to produce truthful accounts and adhere to basic journalistic standards of fairness and accuracy. Authors are liable for the content they submit. Stories submitted should include the author’s name, Grange affiliation if any, and contact information. Photos are encouraged with every story, however, the author is responsible for attaining permission from subjects who appear in the photo for dissemination.

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• Subject*
• Author*
• Author's Email*
• May we share this as part of your byline if we reprint your story? *
  • Yes
  • No
• Author's Phone
• Story
• Photos
  Max. file size: 2 MB.
• If you have additional photos, please check the box below. The Communications Department may contact you to send these photos.
  • Additional Photos
• I affirm that the story I've submitted is a fair and truthful account of an event, program, group or individual. I affirm that I have permission to distribute the photos submitted with this story and have accurately quoted anyone included in the story. I affirm that this is my work, not plagiarized from any other source.*
  • I Affirm

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