Davidson Farmers Market

Saturday morning I got up super early to man my booth at the Davidson Farmers Market!

I have a info meeting set up at the Davidson Library at 7PM on Wednesday!


My booth at the farmers market

My view from my booth

Lots of people stopped by, hopefully they will come out to the meeting on Wednesday!

Fayetteville!

As I am sure you read on the main NC Grange Blog, you saw we have started a new Grange!

We are 16 voices richer here in North Carolina!

I am especially excited because this September our State Grange Convention will be held in Fayetteville, and we will have a Grange there!!

See you all on May 19th down there!

April 7th + Edneyville = Snow?

Last evening Edneyville Grange opened their doors to anyone who wanted to come for good food and to see an always entertaining Margaret Davidson! I was invited to give a short presentation on building membership. Here were the steps:

1. Set the Stage- Have something to start a conversation with- wear a Grange shirt, have a sticker, keep a copy of Grange News lying around
2. Listen to the potential members needs- do they have a kid that needs to be involved in a wholesome organization? Are they looking to get involved in the community?
3. Find a way to fill their needs- if they have kids, mention our Jr./Youth programs, and scholarships, if they are looking to get involved, tell them all they ways they can, if they are looking to network, tell them all the ways they can.
4. Ask them to join! This is the most important one, most people do not just show up to meetings, make sure they know you want them there, and how they can benefit from being a member.

Here are some pictures from my trip there....


Every Grange should have a sign like this!

Davidson Effort

I have been in contact with the Davidson Farmers Market, and have secured their "Community Booth" on May 9th! I was hoping to have the opening weekend, May 2nd, but it was already taken.

If you visit their website, you can see all their vendors. I researched them all to see who was actually living the closest to Davidson, found their addresses and sent them all information packets, that include a letter introducing who we are, an info guide and a current issue of Grange News. I am hoping they will get it, be interested, and then remember the name and logo when I am at the booth on May 9th.

I'll keep you updated on what happens! :-)

To find out more about the Davidson Farmers Market click here.

New Pomona!!!!

Tonight we will be meeting to hopefully form a new Pomona Grange!!! The following Granges have been invited to participate:

1. Troutman
2. Corriher
3. Patterson
4. St. Johns

We will be meeting at Corriher at 7 PM if anyone would like to attend! :-)

Texas Grange Growth Summit

This past weekend, I had the opportunity to travel to Elmendorf, TX for the 2nd GGS. I met many nice people from several Granges in Texas. We met with 4 Granges to help revitalize them. The meetings all went very well, and we even recruited some new members! Here are some of the pictures I took while traveling!

David Crockett Grange, our meeting place for the weekend, and one of the Granges we met with to help them become stronger.



Blackhill Grange in Blackhill, TX. The Grange my team went to.


Back at David Crockett Grange, Rusty and Ed talking with some Texas Grangers!

Corriher Grange Hosts Brunswick Stew and Hot Dog Fundraiser

On Saturday I made my way up to Corriher Grange, toting my fiance with me in hopes of seeing some of my favorite people and getting some good food! We made it there, had hot dogs, and got some stew to go. The place was packed! Even on a very rainy and cold Satuday, when most people probably wanted to stay between the sheets, and watch movies all day, they got dressed, and headed down Corriher Grange Road for some good eaten! Hopefully Mike Bebber will get some pictures online, and I will post them here! Thanks to everyone who made it out, I am sure Corriher Grange is very appreciative of all your support!

Fayetteville Here We Come!

Last week I had the opportunity to meet with a group of people in Fayetteville about starting a new Grange!!!! It was a great meeting, with people interested in the organization, and doing great things in their community! They had lots of questions, and were very excited to plan their upcoming rally in April!

Know someone in Fayetteville that would be interested in the Grange??? Leave me a comment below!

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