Pennsylvania State Grange:                                          Cultivating Community Champions

The Grange is a place for people of all ages to connect with others and with their community. We offer programs to develop leadership skills, build character and provide service to your community. In the spirit of friendship, Grangers accomplish great things while having a great time. Our gatherings are designed to be enjoyable for the WHOLE family.​
​Our Motto
In essentials unity, in non-essentials liberty, in all things charity.
Our Mission
The Pennsylvania State Grange supports the local Granges to help members grow as individuals, unify their communities and create opportunity through legislation and community service.

In the news...

Announcement
Pennsylvania State Grange is pleased to
announce that Brittany Tempel will be
​starting part time working in the office of the Pennsylvania State Grange. Brittany will begin her employment on March 11, 2019. She will be
in the office on Monday, Thursday, and Friday.
Please join us in welcoming Brittany to the office.
Message from Brittany
Hello, my name is Brittany Tempel and I'm super excited to start this amazing opportunity working for the Pennsylvania State Grange. I grew up in the Grange since my parents and grandparents were involved on the local, County, and State levels. My Mom, Tammy Schaeffer, is currently serving on the Lecturer's Committee, and my Dad, Tim Schaeffer, served as the Legislative Committee Chairman for numerous years. I have 2 daughters, Cadence and Grace. Grace is the current Berks County Jr. Grange Mini-Princess. I reside in Halifax with my girls, my fiancee Michael, and his 2 children, Kayleigh and Brayden. There are a lot of good things happening this year, Michael and I are getting married, we are opening a Barber Shop, and the start of a new job for me with the Grange. Again, I am honored and delighted to work for one of the best organizations out there. -Brittany

 April is Grange Month

Are you looking for a
Legislative Speaker for Grange Month?
Call Vince Phillips at 717.346.1063

Capital Hill Day April 9th

Ag One Newsletter

2018-2019 Legislative Priorities


PA STATE GRANGE TESTIFIES on MILK MARKETING ORDERS
 


The PA State Grange Foundation offers several options for scholarships and loans.

The PA State Grange Foundation Scholarship

Rhone Grant

Santee Student Loans

Deaf Interpreter Scholarship

The Grange Scholarship Endowment at
Penn State University

​Scholarship Application

Scholarship Brochure

​Deadline to apply May 1, 2019

Penn State Agricultural Delegate Elections

Dear Agricultural Organization Secretary: 

Your organization is invited to participate in the Agricultural Delegate Elections of the Board of Trustees of The Pennsylvania State University, which will be held on May 2, 2019 at University Park (time and location will be sent in a subsequent mailing). The Charter, Bylaws and Standing Orders are available on the Board of Trustees website at https://trustees.psu.edu/charter.html. Please reference the following guidelines when selecting delegates:
Click below to continue reading...
Secretary Certificate Letter

Secretary Certification Form

Caucus Locations

Abe Harpster Bio Trustee Candidate

Valerie L. Detwiler Bio Trustee Candidate

Download link
Farm Show PCN Mini w/President Wayne Campbell.

PA State Grange
http://pcnftp.pcntv.com/main.html?download&weblink=8f76d35e9b92fc074b95a8458f0b9894&realfilename=FS$20M$20State$20Grange$20CC.mp4

State Grange History Committee

At the direction of the State Grange President,  the History Committee has begun brainstorming ways to celebrate the organization’s 150th anniversary in 2023.    We are aware from the various printed State Grange histories that historical pageants were presented at the annual sessions of 1923, 1948, 1973 and 1998 when the 50th, 75th, 100th and 125th anniversaries (respectively) of the State Grange were celebrated.   We have found programs for several of the pageants listing topics and participants in each of the various acts/scenes but we have not found the more detailed scripts for any of the pageants.    Unfortunately, all the persons who chaired the various pageants are deceased so we are unable to contact them to see if any copies of the scripts still exist.  If anyone happens to have a copy of scripts from any of  these pageants, please consider sharing that information with the State Grange History Committee by contacting Chair Doug Bonsall at 717-921-1957 or douglas.b@verizon.net.

​The History Committee has been hard at work adding new information to our website.  The Journal of Proceedings from 1873 to the present have been uploaded.  Use the following link to access the information:
http://www.pagrange.org/journals-of-proceedings.html


The History Committee would like to thank Granges and individuals for their generous financial support and asks for your continued support to its most recent appeal so that the final phase of microfilming/digitizing can be completed to permanently preserve and provide on-line access to Executive Committee minutes, officers' registers and the three published State Grange history books (1949, 1973, and 1998).
Upcoming Events

Please remember to send us your Grange Events
to post on the website


2019 Mid-Atlantic Regional
Grange Leaders Conference

Mar 15 at 6:30 PM – Mar 17 at 1 PM

Eisenhower Hotel
2634 Emmitsburg Rd,
​Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325

With five breakout sessions,
a tour of Gettysburg, meals and competitions planned, what more could you want out of your
​St. Patty's day weekend?

Registration

April 28 to May 1, 2019
Register Here

Upcoming Grange Event Dates:

Grange Youth Camp:  6/28 to 6/30
 
Grange Junior Camp:  6/30 to 7/6
 


​Family Festival:  7/18 to 7/21
Schedule
Registration Form

 
Ag Progress Days:  8/13 to 8/15


National Young Farmers
​Educational Institute
hosted by
Pennsylvania Young Farmers
​
​December 11-14, 2019

Downtown Marriott Convention Center in Lancaster, PA 

NYFEA Sponsorship Information

NYFEA Attendee Registration 
with scheduled tours info