GRANGE CENTER
VERMONT GRANGERS WORKING IN OUR COMMUNITIES
Board Chair: Ruth Hovey-Sicely, 270 Eagle Ledge Rd, Worcester, VT 05682
Tel: 802-223-7961 Email: [email protected]
The Vermont State Grange Center, located at 308 West Street in Brookfield, is your property. It is managed by the Grange Center Board of Directors that consists of two members elected from each Pomona Grange, the State Master, and a member of the Executive Committee. A chairman is elected at the first Board meeting of the year which is convened by the State Master immediately after the close of the State Grange Session. The Board then elects a Vice-Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and Property Manager.
The Board is responsible for routine management and maintenance, scheduling major repairs and renovations, fund raising and renting out the facility. Secondary responsibilities lie with the Pomona Granges who are assigned various buildings on a 2-year rotating basis. They are responsible for minor repairs, replacing interior decoration, curtains, etc., and/or funding for such improvements. Fund raising is essential, and some of our most successful events include sponsoring coffee breaks at Interstate Rest Areas. These are events in which all Grangers can assist either by providing baked goods or funds for supplies, or by volunteering to man the booths. If anyone has innovative ideas on fund raising, please contact one of the Board members.
Other funding includes donations from individuals or from Granges. We ask Granges to contribute $2 per member or as much as they can give. The Grange Center is used by the State Grange and its various Departments, at a reduced rate, for many functions including Junior Camp, Family Camp Weekend, Fall Festival, meetings, etc. The Board holds two Spring Clean-Up Weekends, usually in May, and sleep overs during these weekends are possible. Come and make a full day of activity on Saturday and spend the night. If you work, we’ll feed you.
The Center is available for rental during the week (as well as during free weekends not otherwise committed to Grange functions) for wedding receptions, family reunions, office retreats and the like. The facility includes the Winter Building, an 8-room mansion that can sleep 18; the Butler Building with full kitchen, dining hall and performance area with stage; four bunkhouses (cabins) that can accommodate 96 campers; and the Nurse's Cabin. There are also several hookups for recreational vehicles.
The Center Board looks forward to seeing as many Grangers as possible during functions coming up in the next year- remember, the Center belongs to YOU, as individual Grangers, and you can have input into its use and management through your Center Board representatives. Thank you to all who participate in the Grange events at the Center. You are all greatly appreciated.
VERMONT GRANGERS WORKING IN OUR COMMUNITIES
Board Chair: Ruth Hovey-Sicely, 270 Eagle Ledge Rd, Worcester, VT 05682
Tel: 802-223-7961 Email: [email protected]
The Vermont State Grange Center, located at 308 West Street in Brookfield, is your property. It is managed by the Grange Center Board of Directors that consists of two members elected from each Pomona Grange, the State Master, and a member of the Executive Committee. A chairman is elected at the first Board meeting of the year which is convened by the State Master immediately after the close of the State Grange Session. The Board then elects a Vice-Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and Property Manager.
The Board is responsible for routine management and maintenance, scheduling major repairs and renovations, fund raising and renting out the facility. Secondary responsibilities lie with the Pomona Granges who are assigned various buildings on a 2-year rotating basis. They are responsible for minor repairs, replacing interior decoration, curtains, etc., and/or funding for such improvements. Fund raising is essential, and some of our most successful events include sponsoring coffee breaks at Interstate Rest Areas. These are events in which all Grangers can assist either by providing baked goods or funds for supplies, or by volunteering to man the booths. If anyone has innovative ideas on fund raising, please contact one of the Board members.
Other funding includes donations from individuals or from Granges. We ask Granges to contribute $2 per member or as much as they can give. The Grange Center is used by the State Grange and its various Departments, at a reduced rate, for many functions including Junior Camp, Family Camp Weekend, Fall Festival, meetings, etc. The Board holds two Spring Clean-Up Weekends, usually in May, and sleep overs during these weekends are possible. Come and make a full day of activity on Saturday and spend the night. If you work, we’ll feed you.
The Center is available for rental during the week (as well as during free weekends not otherwise committed to Grange functions) for wedding receptions, family reunions, office retreats and the like. The facility includes the Winter Building, an 8-room mansion that can sleep 18; the Butler Building with full kitchen, dining hall and performance area with stage; four bunkhouses (cabins) that can accommodate 96 campers; and the Nurse's Cabin. There are also several hookups for recreational vehicles.
The Center Board looks forward to seeing as many Grangers as possible during functions coming up in the next year- remember, the Center belongs to YOU, as individual Grangers, and you can have input into its use and management through your Center Board representatives. Thank you to all who participate in the Grange events at the Center. You are all greatly appreciated.