YOUTH / YOUNG ADULT ACTIVITIES

State Program

 

               As Pomona or Subordinate Youth Chairman, you hold the key to youth activities.  The State goal is to have a youth chairman in every Grange and to hold conferences or campouts to provide opportunities for Grange youth and young adults.  Also to hold a youth night at State Grange Session, and to encourage youth and families to attend and participate in youth activities at the North and South Junior/Family camps in June and July.

               Youth chairman should report at all meetings, encourage interaction between members of all ages, promote Subordinate, State, and National projects and contests, and publicize all activities.

 

STATE AND NATIONAL CONTESTS:

Sign-A-Song Contest:   Promoting the use of non-verbal skills of communication.  Thiscontest encourages members of all ages to learn and demonstrate signing.  Participants in local Grange signing programs can participate in State, Regional and National competitions.  Sign-A-Song training at summer camp.

 

Public Speaking:  This program enables a person to build self-confidence and improve his/her ability to communicate.  Topic of your choice.  See National Rules also.  Public speaking training at Summer camp.

 

Horizon Leadership Ambassador:  Idaho State will select one male and one female Youth Ambassador to represent them at the National Grange Convention in 2010.  There they will participate in expanded educational and leadership development opportunities, the National Grange Convention meetings, functions, and planned recreational activities.

 

Most Creative Youth Night Program:  Purpose:  to promote creativity and spark enthusiasm in the community with a youth night program.

 

Idaho State Poster Program:  Purpose:  To have the local Grange Youth and Junior Grangers work together to become involved in the promotion of a safety poster contest at their area elementary schools.  The involvement of our youth will help to promote the Grange in communities all across Idaho.

 

Family Recognition Program:  This program is designed to recognize active families, single parent families, young couples and generational families in the Grange.  Subordinate (community) Granges, Pomona Granges, and State Granges who have families involved are encouraged to nominate the family for National Recognition.  Each family nominated will receive a certificate.

       Five types of families that can be recognized:

Traditional young family Recognition Award – Father, Mother and children (children must be under 25 years of age).

Single Parent Family Recognition Award – Mother or Father and children (children must be under 25 years of age).

Generational Family Recognition Award – Grandparents or other relative raising children.

Multi-Generation Family Recognition Award – the award is to recognize those families who have multiple generations currently involved in the Grange organization.

Young Couple Award – individuals who are married to each other and are significantly contributing to the Grange at any level are eligible for nomination.  At least one of the individuals should be under the age of 40.

            Applications available.

 

 

 

YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP TO ATTEND WESTERN REGIONAL

YOUTH/LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE  2010

 

     Scholarships are available to Subordinate members throughout the State who are ages 14 years and older.

               Scholarships to be awarded in each District.  If a District has no applications, the scholarships will be awarded to another District.  Applications will be available by March 31^st each year and winners will be selected by June 30^th.  Applications to be sent to the State Grange Office.

               Scholarships to be used to attend the Western States Youth Conference to be held in July or August, 2010.

 

IDAHO STATE GRANGE SCHOLARSHIPS

    Any Grange member or non-member starting any year of college in Idaho.  Applications are available from the State Grange Office and are due April 1, 2010.  Two scholarships will be given: $600 and $400.

 

GIG SCHOLARSHIP

Applicants must meet one of the following eligibility requirements:

.  Current GIG Policyholder (or children or grandchildren of GIG Policyholder)

       in California, Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, or Wyoming

. Grange Members (or children or grandchildren of Grange Members)

.  Children or grandchildren of current GIG Company employees

.  A previous recipient of a GIG Scholarship

Requests for more information and application forms should be sent to:

     Scholarship Committee

     Grange Insurance Group

     Attn:  Scholarship Coordinator

                                         P.O. Box 21089

                                      Seattle, WA  98111-3089