JUNIOR GRANGE
Director: Sherri Horner, 164 CR 14, Fulton, NY 13069
Ph: 315-380-2294
How can the Grange help parents to raise well-rounded children? In a variety of ways, the Grange is very helpful in raising well-rounded children. One way is to establish a solid support system within the Junior Grange program. The adults that work with the Junior Grange support the members at all times and through all activities. They provide the praise the children need to learn to do their best, whether they are successful or not in an activity. This will help them to feel loved and confident, thus helping them to become competent, ambitious, and happy with all they achieve in live.
Being a Junior Grange member will help the children to be more outgoing. By helping with community service projects within the Grange, they meet other people and are exposed to different situations. Attending any type of Grange activity or Camp also introduces children to new people. These friendships tend to build relationships with people who will become life long friends. Also, by participating in contests or being a Grange officer teaches the children to become more effective communicators. Being an effective communicator is a skill that will benefit them in all that they do throughout their lives.
Grange gives children the opportunity to learn new skills. Through the various programs in Grange, children can see what are their strengths. A child may not be the best academically, but they may excel at crafts, sports, photography, art, or sharing a talent. These are all programs within the Grange that can help a child focus more on what they are good at rather than what they may consider a weakness. In the Grange, the children can explore the different programs and see what program fits them the best.
Junior Grange is an excellent way to help children become happy, confident, and successful members of society. Adults that work with the Junior Grange program can work with the Junior members to make them more well-rounded, thus creating leaders for tomorrow.
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THE JUNIOR GRANGE IS: Leadership training to:
Establish our identity and pride (individual and group)
Bring people and ideas together
Encourage Rural Spirit of Volunteerism
Encourage quality, not necessarily quantity
Understand social and individual values
Download/print the 2026 Junior Grange Handbook here
JUNIOR GRANGE REPORT FORMS
March Report Form here
June Report Form here
September Report Form here
December Report Form here
Junior Grange Organizational Guidebook here
NEW YORK STATE GRANGE
2026
Calendar of Events, Activities, & Dues Dates
January 1 Junior Grange Annual Dues Report Due
January 8 NYS Agricultural Society Meeting, Rochester
January 9 Empire State CAO Meeting , Rochester
January 9 – 11 Northeast Leaders Conference – Vermont
January 16 – 18 Winter Youth Weekend – Stanford Grange – Dutchess County
January 19 Executive Committee Meeting, 9:30 a.m. – Headquarters & Zoom
February 15 Empire State Granger Copy Due
February 26 – 28 Central NY Farm Show – State Fair Grounds – Syracuse
March 15 Empire State Granger Copy Due
March 23 Executive Committee Meeting, 4 p.m. – Zoom
March 27 – 29 Spring Youth Weekend – Walton Grange – Delaware County
March 31 Subordinate Dues to State Secretary
March 31 Junior Grange Quarterly Report Due to State Secretary
April 1-30 GRANGE MONTH – Plan a special public activity/event
April 15 Art/Photo Entries due at HDQ for Judging
April 15 Talent Entry Report Sheets due to the State Lecturer
April 17 – 19 Northeast Lecturer’s Conference – State Grange Headquarters – Cortland
April 20 Woodworking, Quilting, & Needlework due at HDQ for Judging
April 24 Executive Committee Meeting, 2:30 p.m. – Hybrid
April 25 Lecturer/FAC Conference – State Grange Headquarters – Cortland
April 26 State Dart Ball Tournament – State Grange Headquarters – 9 a.m.
May 14 – 16 NYS FFA Convention, Buffalo
May 15 Empire State Granger Copy Due
June 7 State Bowling Tournament – Cort-Lanes Bowling Alley, Cortland, 12 Noon
June 19 Executive Committee Meeting – Lux Hotel & Conference Center, Waterloo – 9:30 a.m.
June 30 Subordinate Dues to State Secretary
June 30 Junior Grange Quarterly Report Due to State Secretary
July 7 Executive Committee Meeting – Headquarters – Budget – 9:30 a.m.
July 12 State Golf Tournament – Vassar Golf Course – Poughkeepsie – 12 Noon
July 15 Empire State Granger Copy Due
July 27 – 31 Grange Camp “Kids Day Out Events;” 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Monday, July 27 – Brunswick Grange, Rensselaer County Tuesday, July 28 – Colonel Harper Grange, Delaware County Wednesday, July 29 – Wide Awake Grange, Ontario County Friday, July 31 – Kendrew Grange, St. Lawrence County
August 1 Cornhole Tournament – State Grange Headquarters – 9 a.m.
August 26 – Sept. 7 New York State Fair – Syracuse
September 1 National JG Report due
September 5 Grange Day at the New York State Fair – Syracuse
September 12 State Grange Health Fair – Headquarters – 9 a.m.
September 15 Empire State Granger Copy Due
September 15 Lecturer’s Reports due to State Lecturer
September 15 Community Service Yearbooks due to Director
September 18 – 20 Fall Youth Weekend – Jefferson County
Sept. 18 – Oct. 4 Eastern States Exposition (The Big E) – West Springfield, Massachusetts
September 25 Executive Committee Meeting – Headquarters – 3:30 p.m.
September 26 State Grange Legislative Day – Headquarters – 9 a.m.
September 27 Grange Day at the Big E – West Springfield, Massachusetts
September 30 Subordinate Dues to State Secretary
September 30 Junior Grange Quarterly Report to State Secretary
October 16 – 20 154th Annual New York State Grange Session – Lux Hotel & Conference Center in Waterloo, Seneca County
October 20 New York State Grange Cultural & Educational Foundation Meeting – Lux Hotel & Conference Center in Waterloo
October 20 Executive Committee Meeting – Lux Hotel & Conference Center in Waterloo
November 15 Empire State Granger Copy Due
November 10 – 14 160th Annual National Grange Session – Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
December Executive Committee Meeting - TBA
December 31 Subordinate Dues to State Secretary
December 31 Junior Grange Quarterly Report & Dues due to State Secretary
As of 01/19/2026
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