Does your Grange want new members, but is always talking
about why people won’t join? Does it seem that many of your members are
willing to share the reasons why you can’t be successful? Try starting the
new year by wiping the slate clean and starting fresh.
Get a chalk board, white board, overhead projector, or even a
big sheet of paper. Have the members give the reasons that your Grange isn’t
growing and write them down. Then ask them if they want their Grange to
grow.
When they say yes they want their Grange to grow, start
erasing each reason they gave. Explain that these reasons are from the past
and that this year you’re going to start fresh and see what can happen. We
can’t change the past, but the future is ours to create. Get everyone to
help erase the old reasons, and start fresh with hope for 2004.
Have your Grange start fresh and watch the incredible happen!
