Stanford Grange #808

At our Grange meeting tonight, we had our Annual Halloween Program! Most of our Officers dressed in costume for the occasion, and our Grange Hall was festively decorated for Halloween both in and out! Happy Halloween from Stanford Grange #808!

We are having another Virtual Penny Social this week! Here are this week's items! Minimum bids are noted with each picture and the descriptions of each item. To bid, type your bid in the comments for each picture. Bidding will end on Friday, October 30th at 12 noon.... Since some of our items are Halloween related, we will offer 2 pickup up times: Friday, October 30th from 3 - 6 p.m. Saturday, October 31st from 12 - 5 p.m. Please keep these pick up dates and times in mind when making your bids. Thank you, as always, for your continued support!

Today, our Grange had our own small Bowling Tournament since the State Grange Bowling Tournament was canceled this year due to COVID-19. Our 9 members who attended had a great time bowling and enjoying some fellowship! Thanks to Patel Lanes in Kingston for helping us organize the tournament and for all of the safety precautions in place for all players! We can't wait to go bowling again! Here are the average stats for our Tournament after 3 games: Age 14 - 18:... 1st Place - Ben Van Kleeck - 101.0 2nd Place - Sasha Secor - 74.7 3rd Place - Elizabeth Van Kleeck - 57.7 Age 19 - 36: 1st Place - Ryan Orton - 95.3 2nd Place - Katie Fallon - 94.7 Age 36+: 1st Place - Mark Silverman - 104.7 2nd Place - Glen Schwarze - 98.3 3rd Place - Therese Fallon - 97.7 4th Place - Rebecca Schwarze - 88.0

One day left to Bid!!! After a short reprieve with the start of school, our Virtual Penny Socials are back! Here are this week's items. Minimum bids are noted with each picture and the descriptions of the items.... Bidding will end on Saturday, October 24th at 5 p.m. Pick up will take place on Sunday, October 25th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please keep this in mind when making your bids. Thank you, as always, for your continued support!

Thank you to everyone who supported our Harvest Turkey Dinner yesterday! It was a sell-out with 95 dinners sold! Here are some statistics from the Dinner: 15 whole turkeys (15 - 20 lbs. each) 50 lbs. of potatoes Countless gallons of homemade gravy ... 25 loaves of bread for homemade stuffing 40 lbs. of green beans 50 lbs. of homegrown butternut squash 12 cans of cranberry sauce 13 homemade pumpkin pies Mark your calendars now for our next take out dinner Roast Beef on Saturday, November 21st with pick up at 5 p.m.!

Our Annual Meet the Candidates Night is one of our most important events. Therefore, we've changed the way we're having Candidates Night this year due to COVID regulations: Date for Candidates Night: Wednesday, October 21st @ 7 p.m. Venue: Facebook Live... Only the Candidates, our Moderator (our President, Katie Fallon), and our Secretary will be present at the Grange Hall. All social distancing guidelines will be followed. We will stream Candidates Night with a Facebook Live Event. Each Candidate will introduce themselves, state their qualifications and goals for office, and give closing statements at the end of the night. Any questions for the Candidates can be put in the chat, and our Secretary will relay your questions to them. Candidates Attending (as of 10/09/2020): NYS Assembly - District 106: Dean Michael (R) NYS Senate - District 41: Karen Smythe (D) Dutchess County Court Judge - Judge Peter Forman (R) & Jessica Segal (D) Candidates Unable to Attend (as of 10/09/2020): NYS Senate - District 41 - Senator Sue Serino (R) Candidates who have Not Responded as of 10/09/2020: NYS Assembly - District 106: Assemblywoman Didi Barrett (D) US House of Representatives - District 19: Congressman Antonio Delgado (D) & Kyle Van De Water (R) This list can be updated as RSVP's are received. While this is not our norm for Candidates Night, we still wanted to provide this important program to our Community. As always, we thank you for your continuous support!

Our tall sunflowers planted from seeds near the Food Pantry at our Grange Hall have finally blossomed!

Help our friends at the Stanford Free Library with The Great Give Back by donating non-perishable food items for our Little Food Pantry! We our neighbors!

We were recognized for our 11th consecutive Distinguished Grange Award tonight by the National Grange! We're the only Grange in New York State (and east of the Mississippi River) to receive this distinction for 11 years in a row! We're so thankful for our wonderful community, supporters, members, and friends - without you, this wouldn't be possible! Thank you all so much! Congratulations to our fellow Granges across the county who are also "Distinguished Granges!"

One more day to bid on these items for our County Grange Virtual Penny Social! Bidding ends on Friday, September 25th at 5 p.m.!

We received a notification from the National Grange this evening that our Grange will be honored with our 11th consecutive Distinguished Grange Award! We are the only Grange in New York State to receive this honor for 11 years in a row! Since the award cannot be presented during the National Grange Convention this year, a watch party is set for next Wednesday, September 30th at 8 p.m. on the National Grange Facebook Page. We will receive our award then! We hope you will be able to join us! Thank you to our wonderful community, friends, neighbors, and members for your constant support! We wouldn't be a Distinguished Grange without you!