Lecturer

Art and Photography Contest deadline: April 15th!

Lecturer: Sharon Croucher, 2514 County Road 25, Clifton Springs, NY 14432 315-462-3067

STATE LECTURER'S COMMITTEE
District I  Nancy Zeliff, PO Box 27, Almond, NY  14804  (607) 276-5683
District II  Barbara Lawton, 4760 State Highway 12, Oxford, N.Y. 13830 (607) 843-6241
District III  Edwin Hadlock, 70  South Main St, Hammond, NY 13648 (315) 324-5517
District IV  Sarah Gearing, 499 Sixth Ave., Troy, NY  12182  (518) 235-6865

2010 Grange Theme for Lecturers:  Building Better Communities with Music and Love

2010 Theme Song: Sing Your Way Home

2010 Theme Symbol Musical Notes

The symbol for 2010 is a Grange hand reaching out to the community with musical events. The symbol expresses our Grange going out into and working with the community to make it a better place to live and raise our families.

Community Project

Suggestions for your Grange Community Involvement Projects

            Help out with a local food bank

            Work at a soup kitchen or church dollar dinner for the needy

            Volunteer for Meal on Wheels

            Hold a free community dinner

            Start a Farmers’ Market

            Put on a program for senior citizens or at a nursing home

            Attend your town board meeting and school board meetings

 Grange Member Projects and Contests

With Pen In Hand—Writing Project

This year you have a choice in the writing project. Choose one of the following topics.

            The Things that I would Change in School

            My Community

            The Grange Involvement

Any interested member is encouraged to submit an essay, poem, etc. pertaining to one of these topics.

All writing projects should be typed and sent to the State Lecturer by April 15th 2010. The State Lecturer will compile a booklet that will be available to all attending the State Grange Session. The Author's identification including name, address, Grange name and number, are to be placed on the back of any composition sent to the State Lecturer. Maximum length of any composition is 300 words. This is not a contest and there will be no judging.

Symbol Craft Contest

The purpose of this project is to encourage members to use their creative abilities to exemplify the symbol. The symbol, Musical Notes, should be no larger than 24 inches by 24 inches, can be made from any craft or art medium and interpreted in any manner.

Any Subordinate member may enter. The entry must be the work of the member submitting it. All entries must be judged on the Pomona level. Awards at the Pomona level are the responsibility of the Pomona Lecturer.

The top three Pomona winners are due to the State Lecturer by the Saturday of State Session 2009. All entries will be on display at the State Grange Session. State awards will include certificates.

Photography Contest

Subordinate and Junior members may enter this contest.

Division I-Community (Subordinate) Grange members.

Division II-Junior Grange members Ages 5-9 as of January 1, 2009

Division III-Junior Grange members Ages 10-14 as of January 1, 2009.

Photographs may be entered in the following categories in all divisions:

A.                 Our Beautiful Community

B.                 Just for Fun

C.                 Grange Involvements

The photograph must have been taken by the person submitting the entry. The photograph must have been taken sometime between May 1, 2009 and April 15, 2010. A photograph can only be entered once. Photographs will be no smaller than 5" by 7" and no larger than 8" x 10". The photograph does not have to be framed. Participants may have one entry per category. Traditional printed photographs or digital photographs can be entered. On the back of the photograph list the division, category, name, address, and Grange of the person submitting the entry. Pomona Lecturers will conduct a Pomona level contest and send first place winning entries in all divisions to the State Headquarters by April 15, 2010. Mark outside of package Photo Contest Entries. State awards will include certificates, ribbons, and cash prizes. Judging criteria will include composition and arrangement, interest, presentation, and technique.

Art Contest

Subordinate and Junior members may enter this contest.

Division I-Subordinate Grange members.

Division II-Junior Grange members Ages 5-9 as of May 1, 2010

Division III-Junior Grange members Ages 10-14 as of May 1, 2010

Art may be entered in the following categories in all divisions:

A.                 Oils, Acrylics, or Crayon/Markers

B.                 Watercolors

C.                 Charcoal or pencil drawing

Entry must be the original work of the member submitting it. All entries must be completed between May 1, 2009 and April 15, 2010.. A work of art can only be entered once. Art entry must not be larger than 24 inches by 36 inches. There is no minimum size requirement. Participants may have one entry per category. Do not send any glass with entries. Pomona Lecturers will conduct a Pomona level contest and send first place winning entries in all divisions to the State Headquarters by April 15th, 2010. Mark outside of package Art Contest Entries. State awards will include certificates, ribbons, and cash prizes. Judging criteria will include how well the artist used the medium, craftsmanship and skill, composition, presentation of subject, and originality.

NEW YORK STATE GRANGE TALENT SHOW

FOR SUBORDINATE and JUNIOR MEMBERS

SATURDAY, May 1, 2010 - 11:00 A.M.

NEW YORK STATE GRANGE HEADQUARTERS - CORTLAND

Any Grange member or group of Grange members is invited to perform in the State Grange Talent Day. Pomona Lecturers may hold a Pomona level Talent Show or contact Subordinate Lecturers to determine those interested in performing at the State Talent Day. Pomona Lecturers will complete a form provided by the State Lecturer listing those interested in performing in the State Grange Talent Day. Pomona Lecturers will send the form to the State Lecturer by April 15, 2010. The maximum time limit for each act is 6 minutes. There is no minimum time limit.

Judging will be done by qualified individuals. All performers will receive a ribbon. The Best of Show winner will receive $50.00 and will be invited to perform at the State Fair on Grange Day, State Grange Session, North East Lecturers’ Conference, and at the National Grange Talent Showcase during the National Grange Convention.

Talent Contest categories are as follows: Instrumental, Vocal, Skit/Dramatic, and Sign-A-Song. Age groups are as follows: 5-16, 17-30, 30-50 and 51+.

New York State Lecturer’s Community Service Project:

            Each Lecturer is urged to have their Grange present a program and/or entertainment at a nursing home, adult home, hospital or other local community group. We are suggesting three topics this year for your community program:

Autism

            Autism is a neurological disorder that affects a person’s behavior, ability to communicate and interact with other people. One in 150 children in the United States have autism, with boys being diagnosed 4 times more often than girls. Most children are diagnosed by the age of 3. Genetic predispositions and environmental factors may be possible causes of autism. Debates are ongoing as to whether vaccinations play a role in causing this disorder. A child with autism may be nonverbal or have limited speech, many not respond or make eye contact when spoken to, prefer to play alone, engage in hand flapping, rocking or jumping, be overly sensitive to smells, sounds, touch, textures or lights, be mesmerized by spinning objects, have peculiar rituals,  have difficulty pointing or gesturing, have no fear of danger, have unexplained tantrumng, or having trouble getting or staying asleep at night.

http://www.nichcy.org/Disabilities/Specific/Pages/Autism.aspx

April is Autism Awareness Month

Special Olympics        http://www.nyso.org/

The mission of the Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-style sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendships with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.

Neither the athletes nor their families pay to take part in any Special Olympics New York programs. Special Olympics New York operates on funds raised through corporate s ponsorshiops, special events, direct marketing, general donations and planned giving. Special Olympics New York is non funded by the federal or state government of the Jospeh P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation, nor is it a government agency.

More information: Director of Development Susan MacBryde 800-836-6976   

Make A Donation to Special Olympics

The Lecturer's Department will be working with the Sports Department. We would like each lecturer to raise a cash donation to be sent iin to NYS Grange Headquarters and added to the Sports Department cash donations and then to be sent to the NYS Special Olympics organization. This needs to be done by May 1st of each year.

Optional Health Project of Your Choice

Five Star Recognition Report Form click here for a copy of the report, print and fill-in, then mail to Nelson Eddy by September 15th.

Sally Benson Memorial Lecturer's Award

This award of a plaque and $50 is given for an open meeting program arranged by a Subordinate Lecturer. The application for the award is available from the State Lecturer and can be found here. The application is due to the State Lecturer by April 15, 2010
Click here for the application

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