Fundraiser | Cape Fear

On Tuesday night I ventured down to Fayetteville for Cape Fear Grange's first big fundraiser. The hosted a "White Bean Chicken Chili" dinner. Tickets were $6 and you could take it to go, or eat there. They sold well over 250 tickets prior to the night & sold even more at the door! It was a huge success for their Grange and I hope they continue to do this fundraiser in the future.

It was my first experience with white beach chicken chili and it was YUMMY!!

State Convention Registration Forms Available!

Your State Convention Registration Forms are now online available for download!

GO HERE to get them!

There are 3 different ones, pick the one that fits your role at the convention. See you there!

Allison Makes Our Voice Heard!

Here's a short video clip from the NC House Public Hearing. The topic budget, something everyone has an opinion on.

Grange Camp Promo!!

By none other, than our own Cody Stevens!

2010 Scholarship Renewal Applications Now Available!

Today the 2010 Renewal Scholarship Application is available for our members! Click HERE to get it! Make sure all required info is postmarked by June 30th!

Washington DC Trip!

This summer the National Grange is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the National Grange headquarter building!

The March/April Issue of Grange News has been mailed and should be in your mailboxes soon. However, we did make a mistake... the dates for this trip are listed incorrectly!!!

Print your registration form here!

2010 Youth Team & Ambassadors Announced!

This weekend was Winter Youth Conference the new 2010 Youth Team and Ambassadors were announced! Congratulations!!!

Top: Ana Mari Parker, Cody Stevens, Katie Stevens
Bottom: Ken Presnell, Courtney Gray, Andrew Martin


2010 Ambassadors
Dewayne Craft, Camille Harrison

2010 Scholarship Applications Online!

Here they are, kids!

Don't forget to include EVERYTHING asked, and get them in on time.... if you fail to do either of these, you'll be disqualified!

NC Ag Forum

Yesterday, the NC State Grange sponsored the Ag Development Forum held at the fairgrounds. Lots of Ag Professionals were on hand to discuss many issues facing agriculture today. Here are a few photos!




All photos by JJ Horton Photography

Somethings Brewing in Greenville!

One of our fantastic youth, Dewayne Craft, contacted me and asked "How do I start a Grange here in Greenville?" I said it's easy! This led me to make a visit to Greenville on Saturday and meet up with him and a few other Grangers and nonGrangers. We had a nice little time chatting over pizza and soda. Mark your calendars people in Greenville! March 6 will be a BIG night! :-)

Want to attend? Email me!

Agriculture Development Forum

On February 4th, 2010 the NC State Grange is sponsoring the Agriculture Development Forum! This is a FREE event and is open to the public! Please come out and support Agriculture and show your pride for the Grange!

For more information visit THIS SITE. Please RSVP for this event!

When: February 4th
Time: 9:30AM-12:30PM
Where: NC State Fairgrounds, Governor Holshouser Building, during the Southern Farm Show

Disaster Relief for Haiti

In light of the recent earthquake in Haiti, the North Carolina State Grange will hold an auction on Friday evening at Family Conference. We encourage everyone to bring an item, or a service (if you own a business and can donate time/talents) to be auctioned.

Please contact me, Jessica, at jlhorton@ncgrange.com to attend or donate!

Winter Youth Conference Time!

When it's cold outside, you know it's Winter Youth Conference Time!!!

February 26-28 will be this years Winter Youth Conference, held at Camp Caraway in Asheboro, NC!

It will be a great weekend of workshops, sign a song contests, speech contests, and interviews for Ambassadors and Youth Team!

Click HERE for your registration forms!

Make sure they are turned in by FEBRUARY 5!!!

Family Conference Time!

It's that time of year again!
Family Conference is right around the corner, April 9-11th! Please mark your calendar to be there with us. You'll notice on your registration form that prices are lower this year, we hope this helps more of you to be able to attend. See you in April!

Click HERE for the registration!

Christmas Parties Galore!

Last week, I had the privilege of attending two Grange Christmas parties!

The first, was Monday night at Arcadia Grange. They were celebrating Christmas, but also, honoring the Hege's and all they have done for the organization over the years. The children sang and signed songs for everyone and a few of the women performed as well. We really appreciate them inviting us there!







Then, on Tuesday I attended Cape Fear Grange's (Adult) Christmas party. This new Grange planned TWO Christmas parties! One for the adults, and one for the teenagers after school, the following day. The adults gathered at Sammio's restaurant in Fayetteville, for a fun night and good food! Thanks for having me!

2010 Places Announced!

At the Board meeting in Lake Junaluska this past weekend the Board has decided to host Family Conference at Lake Junaluska, April 9-11th!



They also decided to host State Convention at the University Hilton in Charlotte, September 16-19th!



Pack your bags and mark your calendars :-)

Grand Rapids Wrap Up!

Well, it's Monday, and were back at work in NC. Here's a few photos from Friday and Saturday night at National Convention. It was a wonderful time, in a nice city!



Jimmy Gentry, NC Grange President, and his wife Anita at the dance


Curtis and Evelyn, NC members, at the dance


NC members after the banquet



Courtney Gray, our NC talent winner performing at the Evening of Excellence




*All photos by JJ Horton Photography

2009 National Convention Update!

We've been keeping busy here at the National Grange Convention! Here are a few of the highlights!


They delegates have been busy with session. This is the same room the National Grange Convention was held in, in the 1950's!



David and Crystal Allen have been manning the 2010 National Convention booth in the Idea Fair. Here they are posed with the banner, displaying the logo for next year.



Today the Junior Grangers went to the Van Andel Museum in downtown Grand Rapids. There, they have a 1928 restored carousel, and our Juniors had a fun time riding it! Here's our own Taryn Wevil, and a new Granger friend she's made this week.



Here's Josh Dixon, having a good time at the museum with some other Juniors.

Greetings from Grand Rapids, Michigan!

Hello all!
National Convention is well underway here at the Amway Hotel in downtown Grand Rapids. The committees have been busy and much fun is being had. The NC bus is touring Cleveland, Ohio today and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They'll be arriving here in Michigan shortly after noon tomorrow. We haven't heard from them, so we'll assume things are going great!

On another note, it's cold here. It's windy here. I do already miss the 70+ degree days we've been having in NC. But this trip did give me the opportunity to spruce up my winter wardrobe. So far, those fleece lined pants have already been handy!

That's all for now. I'll leave you with the view from my hotel room :-)

Welcome Leslie Rush!

We have a new face on board with us! Leslie Rush is our newest team member, filling the role of Administrative Assistant. She is in high spirits and very enthusiastic about her new job. She is a California native, and moved to NC in 1999. She has been a legal secretary, and was looking for a new opportunity, and found us! She currently lives on a dairy farm in Cleveland, NC.

We're excited to have you here, Leslie!!