Youth and Young Adults
Martha Ebersole
Youth Director
640 Dellville Rd.
Duncannon, PA 17020
(717) 834-4435
mebasket@epix.net
Scholarship/Loan Applications Due May 1st (click HERE for a Brochure/Application)
Click HERE to obtain a printable copy of the "Start Your Engines" registration form
Greetings from Western Pennsylvania and Mercer County. I hope everyone is thawing out from winter and ready for spring and warmer weather. We all know our buddy Punxatawney Phil saw his shadow and predicted six more weeks of winter. Maybe he will be wrong again this year.
March is here and that means St. Patrick’s Day and Young Married/ Young Adults Weekend. Please come and join us in Penn State at the Sleep Inn the weekend of March 14, 15 & 16. We have a full weekend planned. Our theme for the weekend is "Start Your Engines". A great time will be had by all. Please mark your calendars and plan to join us for a great weekend of fun and fellowship. The cost is only $130 for a couple or $70 for an individual. What a bargain for two nights lodging, the banquet and all of the activities. Please encourage all of your Youth and young married couples to attend. You do not even have to be a Granger to attend, so please invite your friends and family to join us. Please bring your ideas and your enthusiasm. Remember to study for the knowledge test and put your Grange knowledge up against the rest of your friends from across the state.
Please start your engines and head for Penn State for Young Married/ Young Adults Weekend and keep your Grange Engines running all year long. We look forward to seeing you there.
Remember, if you are looking for a program please contact Martha and she or one of the Ambassadors or the Young Couple would be delighted to come out to meet with your Grange.
Thank you again for your continued support of the Youth Department.
Joel Straub
2007-2008 PA State Grange Young Couple of the Year
Christie and Joel Straub
May 1st is the general deadline for scholarship and grant applications through the PA State Grange.
Both the Scholarship Brochure and the Application forms can be downloaded from the website at www.pagrange.org or obtained by writing to the PA State Grange, 20 Erford Rd., Suite 310, Lemoyne, PA 17043 or calling at 800-552-3865.
The various funds include the PA State Grange Scholarship, Deaf Interpreter Scholarship, Leonard Rhone Scholarship Fund, and the Santee Student Loan Fund.
The PA Grange Foundation Scholarship was established by delegate action in 1996. Candidates must be Fourth Degree Grange members in good standing for at least one year prior to applying. They must seek higher education in any field at any institution of higher learning and be in need of financial assistance. Eligible applicants shall be entering their junior or senior year in college and may not receive the scholarship more than twice. The scholarship is a grant of $500 or $1000 with no repayment required. More than one grant may be awarded per year.
The Deaf Interpreter Scholarship is a $250 grant which shall be awarded to a student enrolled in a credible program leading to certification as a qualified interpreter for the deaf.
The Leonard Rhone Scholarship Fund was initiated in memory of Leonard Rhone, third Master of the Pennsylvania State Grange. Awarded once each year, it is a $300 grant. To be eligible, a student must pursue a four-year study in agriculture or home economics (a.k.a. Human Development and Family Services) at Penn State University. The student recipient must be a Grange member in good standing and be endorsed by the Master of his or her Subordinate Grange and Pomona Grange.
The Santee Student Loan Fund was established by the late Ellis M. Santee, a country doctor from Shickshinny and an active Grange member. This loan consists of a $500 or $1000 per year loan, interest free, to Grange members or their children. All loans are given on the basis of a written "repayment" promise. All loans must be repaid within three years of graduation or leaving school. Students receiving this loan can reapply each year they are enrolled as a full-time student, with a maximum of four loans to any one individual.
For all of these listed scholarships and loans, the deadline to apply is May 1. The Santee Loan Fund can also be applied for the spring term and that deadline is September 1.
An additional Scholarship is through The Grange Scholarship Endowment at the Pennsylvania State University. This fund shall provide recognition to outstanding undergraduate students enrolled in at least their sophomore year at any College or campus of the Pennsylvania State University who have demonstrated need for funds to meet their necessary college expenses. The Endowment provides for an annual scholarship of at least $1750. This is available to Grange members in good standing who are enrolled in at least their sophomore year, who have achieved superior academic records, and who have demonstrated financial need. Nominations shall be solicited from the PA State Grange Scholarship Committee which is the sole method of identifying students who are Grange members.
So get your applications in soon. The May 1 deadline is rapidly approaching! Don't miss out on this great opportunity!
