Junior
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happening here and if you have any suggestions for this page please
inform the Junior Director Joann
Brandt (check
the Committee page of the website for mailing information).
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for the 2023 Junior Program!
Junior Director's Report
New Hampshire State Junior Grange
2023 State Session Report
Worthy State Master, Distinguished Guests, State Officers, Delegates and Patrons all,
Our State Junior Grange is still growing and graduating. I was
able to obligate 4 Juniors and have heard of others who now belong to
different Granges due to the (Plus 1) +1 program. When adding
children to your granges please drop our State Secretary and me a
note with their information so we can communicate our activities to
you and them. We have currently 13 on the books and we have 2 that
will be graduating next year so we must keep up the good work of
bringing in new Juniors. This leaves us with 11 members next year
unless we grow.My theme for 2024 is “Learning and Growing Here“. Our numbers
must keep growing so we can assist our Subordinate Granges. These
will be our future Subordinate, Pomona and State officers if we work
with them, and teach them more about the Grange. Make it fun for all
young adults and children to be a part in our order. As I was
reviewing some of our old Junior Programs, I came across 2017 when
we had a fun year for our 90th Junior Grange year. Lets keep growing
so in 2027 we will be able to celebrate our 100 year celebration.
Junior rally held Feb 4 in Hooksett had 6 juniors come. Using rocks
we colored with crayons or colored pencils.
We had coloring pages, bean bag toss, blocks of wood to stack. A
special event for the 150th New Hampshire State Anniversary
(Sesquicentennial) the opportunity to hold and have a photo holding
the Very Large gavel that is traveling the state to be returned to State
Grange in October.
Do you know anything about New Hampshire, or National Grange
Host state (this year to be in New York at Niagara Falls)? During the
Lecturer’s program add some facts about where National Grange will
be held.
I placed a grange display in Deerfield Fair this year. This assists
with the funds to work with the children.
Eastern States Expo has three entries and two were chosen Age 5-7
Timothy Boisvert 1st Place and 8-11 Rebecca Boisvert 2nd Place qt
the Big E.,/br>
I placed a grange display in Deerfield Fair this year. This assists
with the funds to work with the children.
Eastern States Expo has three entries and two were chosen Age 5-7
Timothy Boisvert 1st Place and 8-11 Rebecca Boisvert 2nd Place qt
the Big E.
I want to thank all our Plus 1 Granges recognizing the following.
Blazing Star, Centennial, Chichester, Arlington, Hudson, Rochester,
Rockingham, and Wingold.
In closing, I want to thank our Worthy State Master for all of her
support with the Junior activities this grandparents who bring children
to the activities and adults that support us. Especially the Granges
who are working with all our Juniors in their grange to grow new
Youth and our future.
Fraternally submitted,
Joann Brandt, Jr Director
Gloria Davis, Jr Deputy
2023 Contests
Paper Tube contest -
Alexander Belval Blue,
Rebecca Boisvert Blue,
Jared Clark Blue
Painted Rock
Alexander Belval Red,
Jared Clark Red,
Rebecca Boisvert Blue
Nature Poster
Jared Clark Blue
Big E Contest
Alexander Belval 1st,
Timothy Boisvert 1st & Top to Springfield,
Rebecca Boisvert 1st & 2nd to Springfield
Juniors at 2022 Session
Juniors at 2022 Session
More crafting Juniors
Juniors attending 2022 Session
Juniors attending 2022 Session
Juniors decorating pumpkins at 2022 Session