{"id":14027,"date":"2014-11-13T15:22:14","date_gmt":"2014-11-13T19:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/\/?p=14027"},"modified":"2014-11-13T15:22:14","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T19:22:14","slug":"reception-honors-distinguished-granges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/reception-honors-distinguished-granges\/","title":{"rendered":"Reception Honors Distinguished Granges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_20141112_174155014_HDR.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-14016\" src=\"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/IMG_20141112_174155014_HDR-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20141112_174155014_HDR\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a>Wednesday night, more than 100 people gathered to celebrate with winners of the Distinguished Grange Award during its fifth year of the program.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The program honors Subordinate and State Granges that fulfill responsibilities while excelling in the areas of membership, fundraising and community service in their communities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two State Granges, Maryland and New York, and seven Subordinate Granges received plaques for their five continous years of being a Distinguished Grange.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWhen the previous National Communications Director, Jen and I, along with the previous National Membership Director Rusty Hunt formulated this program six years ago, we didn\u2019t know how popular it would become,\u201d said National Grange Sales, Benefits, Programs and Membership Recognition Director Samantha Johnson. \u201cOur Granges are proud to be honored for their commitment to their communities and our organization.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In total, 11 State Granges and 51 Subordinate Granges received the honor this year. Johnson said this was the highest number of winners of any year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The five year plaques were donated by former National Youth Director Wib Justi\u2019s family, and his wife June and daughter Mary Justi Sheppard were in the audience.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWib was a fantastic supporter of the Grange, and he would be proud that these active Granges were recognized for their work,\u201d National Master Ed Lutrell said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday night, more than 100 people gathered to celebrate with winners of the Distinguished Grange Award during its fifth year of the program. The program honors Subordinate and State Granges that fulfill responsibilities while excelling in the areas of membership, fundraising and community service in their communities. 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