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Sept 14 Special Meeting

9/9/2017

September 14, 2017Sesquicentennial Anniversary meeting agenda
1. Advertising

In Aurora
Grange websites
News paper
Church bulletins/School newsletters

2. Planning for how many?

Attendees
Members needed/volunteers available?

3. Refreshments

Coffee and Cider
Pumpkin bars
Order in pizza for members after cleaning up?

4. Pumpkin Painting/Carving

Allow parent supervised carving with non-lethal equipment?
How many to bring?
Decorative materials (patterns, paint, etc)
Where and how to protect hall from damage

5. Games

Fishing booth for kids?
Apple bobbing for older kids/teens\?
Cider pressing for adults?
Equipment required
Prizes?

6. Grange promotion

Museum with narrator (in costume?)
Building tours
Fair video presentation program?
Poster/flyers?
Other?

News and Special Events

NOTES!

SEPTEMBER MEETING DATE CHANGE! SEPTEMBER MEETING DATE IS CHANGED TO OCTOBER 1 DUE TO STATE GRANGE 150 YEAR BIRTHDAY PARTY IN SALEM ON THE 24TH.

Harvest Fair and Pasta Dinner (GF available) coming up October 28 at Maplewood! 3-6:30. Games for the kids and pumpkin decorating for the whole family. Proceeds to sponsor local school lunch programs.

Pomona 5th degree at Maplewood September 23, Dinner by Youth Grange at 6, Lecture program at 7 and 5th degree starts at 7:30. Should be an interesting and enjoyable evening! Please plan to attend and show our support for the Pomona organization.

ZUMBA! Shake it up at 9AM and 6PM! - Call Cristina for details at 503-984-8193 (Hall has AC)

As always, Maplewood Grange is looking for community minded folks willing to get involved and leave the world a bit better than they found it. Open to all since 1867.