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Junior Director's Report

New Hampshire State Junior Grange
2024 State Session Report

Worthy State Master, Distinguished Guests, State Officers, Delegates and Patrons all,

Good morning. Our State Junior Grange is still going strong. We have currently 14 on the books. If you have children or grandchildren that would benefit from Junior Grange. we would love to have you join us at Junior Grange.

My theme for 2025 is “Learning and Growing Here”. National Junior Theme is “Raised Right Here”.

December 1, 2023, Gloria Davis, Norman Brandt and I attended Hooksett’s “Lighting up the Village” in the State Grange building. We brought tree crafts to decorate and take home to put a photo in and place on their Christmas tree.

Junior Fun Day was held Feb 10, in Hooksett, with seven Juniors present with many adults and youth joining at lunch. We frosted cookies and put sprinkles on to be ready for lunch. Hooksett Boy Scouts were invited to show how to tie knots and our own Jacob Scanzani, being a Scout, worked on tying knots too. The Big E contest this year was Air Dry Modeling Clay with six entries completed. Lunch was corn chowder and hot dogs, chips and cookies. We made sign a song hand to show I love you and then joined the Youth in watching a video and tried the alphabet and a song.

The Grange bowling held by our State Lecturer, Matt Clark, was enjoyed by ten Juniors this year. Bowling winners were ages 3-6 - Ethan Clark, Ages 7-10 - Abigail McColley and Ages 11-14 - Rebecca Boisvert. Congratulations to all. Thank you Matt.

I attended the Old House and Barn Expo with Gloria Davis, and Norman Brandt. We set up a table with Grange information and craft making God’s Eyes as it’s an old craft.

We are looking to find any Junior Grange Charter on Town building’s wall, and to take a photo, and send to me so by 2027 Junior Grange will celebrate 100 years.

June 8 was Junior Fun Day with rain brought a small attendance.

September 21 Norman and I attended Moosup Valley Junior Grange #27 in Rhode Island, my grandchildren, Tristan was being installed as Master this year. Scarlet is Steward and Kendall is Lady Assistant Steward. I have printed a few photos to put on the Junior Display as their Junior Grange has just turned 80 years this year.

The Big E Junior craft contest this year from New Hampshire was sent to Springfield and you can see them on the poster board on display. New Hampshire had winners!

The Junior Department had an entry at Deerfield Fair this year receiving a red ribbon and a copy of the photo is in our display thanks to Martha Fowler and others who assisted.

We have four Juniors graduating this year. Mallory Enman of Rochester Grange, Madison Brandt of Wingold Grange, Seth Clark of Arlington Grange and Aiden Materson of Rockingham Grange. This leaves our numbers very low and members need to grow the Juniors for our future.

In closing, I want to thank our Worthy State Master, Tricia Taylor, for all her support with the Junior activities this year along with Gloria Davis, Anne Boisvert and Chris Heath. Of course, parents, grandparents and Grangers are an important part of our program as without them, we could not travel and attend Junior activities or even grow new Youth and our future.

I hope you go the extra mile and bring in Junior Grangers. If your Grange is having trouble getting seven members at a meeting these juniors can count as attending but can’t vote. You can make a difference today, tomorrow and always.

Fraternally submitted,
Joann Brandt, Junior Director