July Agenda

7/17/2018

Regular but still special! Hope to see you all at the next Maplewood meeting. We have a lot of activity coming up and your input is important so please bear with me and review the whole email. Also I wanted to apologize for missing/cancelling the last meeting. Concentrating on a (very hot) roofing project at my son's house caused a memory lapse which led to me being a long way in the wrong direction at meeting time.

Some agenda things I know about for this meeting:

Clackamas Co. Fair display - I have some ideas and samples, we need to finalize what we are doing.
Scout Troop use of the Hall - Mondays around 6 -8 PM
Chaps fund raiser at Hubbard Hop Festival - An opportunity?
Zumba rental - Any problems?
Upcoming Election - Do we want to sponsor any meetings?
Fall open house planning
Foyer Floor - results of Nagle's visit
Any interest in a visitation or evening out yet this summer?
                Aurora concert series
                Springwater's ice cream social
                Other?
Water test pending
Grant application was sent in
Summer maintenance needed:
                Siding paint patched
                Squirrel hotel closed
                roof screws installed
                ramp painted
                back door and shed door painted/caulked

Plus your items I don't yet know about.

Whew! I said there was a lot but if we keep the meeting moving it shouldn't be too painful!

Dan Keeley
5975 Buyserie Rd. NE
St. Paul, OR 97137
503-508-7807

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NOTE!
January meeting still early, 3:30 on January 22.

Pomona 5th degree at Maplewood September 23, Dinner by Youth Grange at 6, Lecture program at 7 and 5th degree starts at 7:30.

ZUMBA is again in session. Shake it up! - Call Cristina for details at 503-984-8193

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.

From Patrons Chain Newsletter

What? Did I hear that correctly? Did National President Betsy and Membership/Leadership Development Director Amanda both just report at this year's National Grange session that our organization had an increase in fraternal membership?

Well, they did and we did have an increase in fraternal membership of over 700 members. This is the first time in several years (okay… decades!) that we can make that statement. This got me thinking - what is the reason, especially with all we have gone through in the past three years? You could argue that we should have either stayed the same or had a decrease in membership.

I firmly believe that it is in a large part because of what you as Grangers have done in your communities. You exemplified our core values of faith, hope, charity, and fidelity by not giving up and just going through the motions. You did the opposite and did what Grangers do best.

Granges opened their doors when allowed, and welcomed the community in. Granges adapted programming or thought of new programs to help the community get back to some type of “normal.” I cannot begin to count the number of Granges who changed the way they did dinners and went to drive-thru style. Communities responded, and the dinners were mostly selling out because you offered something that they were missing. Granges offered outdoor events of a wide variety which gave people a chance to socialize and be around others. Grangers put together seed and plant swaps because of the renewed interest in growing their own and farm-to-table.

Our hometowns and local areas responded in so many ways to the community service you provided, not only by supporting Granges in your endeavors financially. Instead, people wanted to be part of an organization that gives back and helps in so many ways. I truly believe our increase in fraternal membership is because of everything Granges did no matter how large or even the smallest gesture.

Our Founders would be extremely proud of all the work you have done. Your community service shows why the Grange is still relevant today as it was 150 years ago. Do I think this increase is a “fluke?” No, I do not.

In the words of Cade Howerton, a Junior Granger from North Carolina, “Have a Grange Day”.

Keep up the good Grange work!

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