Grange Notes by Tim Swartz, Grange President (with everyone’s help) May 7, 2026

Saturday afternoon:  contra dance for a great cause!

This Saturday, you can enjoy a great dance for a great cause, from 2:30 to 5:00 PM–followed by a potluck, of course!    The Grange is donating use of the Hall for this event, which is organized by Indivisible Calais.   Admission is by donation, and proceeds will go to VPIRG, the Vermont Public Interest Research Group.
Grant Orenstein, the main dance organizer is still looking for at least one more volunteer to help get the Hall ready for the dance, starting at 12:30 PM.   Please contact Grant directly via email–click this link.
This dance will feature popular local caller Don Stratton, a long-time caller (and also fiddle, guitar and banjo player) from Bristol, VT.   Don’s known for his relaxed and welcoming calling and dance-teaching.  His repertoire includes modern New England contras and also southern square dances and big circle dances.  His goal is lead interesting dances that will bring smiles to experienced and novice dancers alike.
Music for the dance will be played by the excellent duo, The Turning Stile,  Montpelier musicians who play all over the region, as well as at festivals and dance weekends.   Aaron Marcus, on piano, concertina and banjo, plus foot percussion, also plays with Vermont contra and concert band Frost & Fire, as well as having been a founding member of Giant Robot Dance, a legendary band of 3 pairs of brothers!   Aaron works as an endangered-species botanist for Dubois & King as his “day job”.   The other half of the group is Joanne Garton, a well-known fiddler (and Scottish step dancer), who teaches locally, as well as at dance camps.   On Joanne’s website, you can see photos and videos of the band playing at the Grange Hall, plus in concerts, as well as Joanne teaching and performing Scottish dancing.    You can also read about her day job, as a technical assistance for VT Urban & Community Forestry, collaborating with municipalities to foster healthy trees.
VPIRG is the state’s largest nonprofit consumer and environmental advocacy organization, having been founded in 1972.  Their work focuses on Climate & Energy, Consumer Protection, Environmental Health, Racial Justice, Zero Waste, and Democracy–making government more open, responsive to and reflective of ordinary citizens.  They lobby at the State House to support all of these areas; you can learn much more at the VPIRG website.
We hope regular contra-dancers, people who like afternoon dancing, people who support citizen advocacy and anyone who likes to have fun with other folks to great music will show up on Saturday to dance in the daylight–and stay for the potluck, too!   For more info, contact Grant at the link above.

NO  Kids Trade & Play this Saturday

There will be no clothing exchange at the Grange this month–instead, organizer Erin Barry urges everyone to take part in the Barre Rotary Spring Clothing Drop & Swap, coming the next weekend (May 16 for drop-0ffs, May 17 Clothing Swap–see below).  This should be an even larger event, with more items to choose from!  Anyone is welcome; they suggest a donation of $2 to $5 for all you can carry.   This event happens at the BOR Arena, located at 25 Auditorium Hill, Barre VT 05641.
Kids Trade & Play will be back on Saturday, June 13, at our regular time of 9:30 to 11:30 AM.   For more info, email Erin.

Dance, Sing & Jump Around on Sunday
(for the last time until next fall)

Join the fun on Sunday, May 10, from 3:00 to 4:30 PM at the Grange Hall!   This will be the last of our “cold-weather” all-ages extravaganzas this season.  They happen on the 2nd Sundays from October through May.   As always, this will feature simple songs, dances and play-party games, taught by experienced callers including Liz Benjamin, Alice Smolinsky & Stan Carlson.   We’ll have live music with Susan Reid and members of the Vermont Fiddle Orchestra.
If Mom needs a break this Mothers Day, other members of the family can have a great time with the kiddos at DS&JA!
No charge for kids; we ask for a $5 fee per adult–but we never turn anyone away!    If you want a chance to (literally) dance, sing and jump around with your kids, grand-kids, nieces, nephews and friends, this is it!  And we have snacks at the end!   For more info, call 802-223-1509.  Dance, Sing & Jump Around is a family event where all ages can mix it up while having fun together.   No charge for kids; we ask for a $5 fee per adult–but we never turn anyone away!    If you want a chance to (literally) dance, sing and jump around with your kids, grand-kids, nieces & nephews and friends, this is it!  And we have snacks at the end!  For more info, call 802-223-1509.

May 29:  we’ve got help for a Grange cleanup!

May 29:  we’ve got help for a Grange cleanup!

Chili contest:  0ne month away!

Yes, it’s getting closer!   On June 6, we’ll be comparing all the best versions of chili that we can.   There will be divisions for “vegetarian” chili, with no meat, and for chili with meat, and they’ll get separate prizes.   One thing to emphasize:  there will not be a prize for the HOTTEST chili!   Our “celebrity judges” will be rating the entrants on taste, ease of preparation and appearance.
We’ll be asking contestants to bring their tasty dishes in about 4:15 PM on June 6, along with the recipe you used (or made up as you went along!), and to label it in a hidden spot with your name.  You can bring it in a crockpot–or we will have a few into which you can pour yours, so that all can be served hot to the judges.  We’ll have the chilis and the judging downstairs, while we have a Sing-Along upstairs, so there won’t be any spying on the judges!
For more information, call Marty Roberts at 802-223-5506, or email isabella1813@yahoo.com.
We hope to share some of the chili options at our potluck dinner afterward–and we’ll be urging people to bring other dishes too, since not everyone wants to only eat chili for dinner!

Sing-Along at our June Meeting!

Our June 6 meeting will be the time to sing along with our excellent Grange Musician and song-leader, Matt Nunnelly.  Our Grange  has always been enthusiastic singers, enjoying singing during both the opening and closing of our meetings, and we’ve enjoyed singing more songs when we have the chance.   We’ll cover whatever business we need to do at the meeting, and then pull our chairs up to the stage to harmonize with Matt on songs in our own Grange’s custom songbooks (assembled by Cecile Sherburn), in the Grange Songbook, and as suggested by people present, until it’s time to hear the judges’ verdict on the chili contest!
If you have a special song for singing along–from Scout camp, from Church camp, from trips to that special folkie coffeehouse, or family tradition, let Matt know by sending him the lyrics and/or music here.   Matt’s pretty willing to add songs to his and our repertoire!

Giving new members the First Degree!

I’ve made this newsletter pretty long already, so I won’t write the whole story of performing the First Degree…but I will tell you that it went off well.   The picture above captures the moment when our Steward, Carl Etnier, suddenly accosted the parade of candidates (some wearing blindfolds as part of the ritual), and “tempts them to take the path of Ignorance”.   When I write more about the Degree, I’ll let you know how that worked out…stay tuned for the next Grange Notes.   –Tim

Grange Notes by Tim Swartz, Grange President (with everyone’s help) April 29, 2026

Native grasses for the First Degree!

On Sunday, May 3rd, our Grange will assemble at 3:30, and at 4:00 we will perform the First Degree of Grange membership for any Grange members who want to join us.  These rituals use analogies and metaphors to talk about the way the Grange as an organization supports the agricultural roots of our rural communities–literally–and the farmers who produce so many of the foods we rely on.  We’ve been loaned the bouquet of 50 species of native grasses shown in the picture above, which will be part of the “Grange Lessons” we’ll be talking about.  In this case, the bouquet will be on the desk of the President, to remind us that grasses–which include wheat, corn, oats, and other staple grains–are the basis of all agriculture.   You’ll have to come on Sunday to learn more!
Any Grange member who has paid their 2026 dues is welcome to be a “new member” to go through this degree–it’s a chance to see some of the traditions in action that have kept the Grange going for over 150 years in Vermont.  We’ll be joined by a few members of Caledonia #9 Grange from East Hardwick, and from North Branch #483 from Worcester for this event.
9 members of our Grange have active parts in this ritual–I ask each of you to read through your parts, so you can be confident when your time comes.   If you have questions, give me a call!  We won’t have time to read it all through on Saturday, so we want everyone to be ready on Sunday.
We’ll be doing some rehearsal for this Degree at our regular Grange meeting at 4:30 PM on Saturday, May 2.  We’ll also have a chance to discuss the language of the Degree, and how that has aged since it was composed.  As many of you know, we’ve updated the names of two of the offices in the Grange–from Master to President, and Overseer to Vice President–to reflect the changes in the connotations of those names.   Similarly, the original rituals reflect some assumptions about societal roles for men and women from that time.   The Grange, which included explicit equality for men and women in voting, long before women gained equal rights in the “real world”, was still a product of its time.   We’d like to have you join us to talk about these issues!
And there will be TWO potlucks this weekend:   Saturday at 6:00 PM, and Sunday at about 5:30 PM (depends on exactly how long the Degree takes).   We hope we’ll see you at one or both.   Please ask any questions at the usual email address:  swartztim15@gmail.com.

We’ve got padded chairs!

I’m pleased to report that the delivery of the upholstered chairs we ordered went even better than I expected, on Tuesday, April 21!   The truck arrived about noon, and unloaded the pallet of 25 boxes of 4 chairs each (see the photos below).   We’re glad to have a large parking lot, and so is the driver who brought in a 53′ semi-trailer truck for this delivery!
The timing worked out well for getting help from 4 members of the Senior Jazz Ensemble who stayed after their rehearsal:  Luc Robillard, Greg Gerdel, Tim Flynn and John Totman.   In addition, I was able to get Chris Labrusciano, Grant Ornstein and Thomas Weiss to come and help.   The whole group worked efficiently to bring in the boxes of chairs from the pallet, and then to open the boxes, remove the plastic bag from each one and put them away in the chair bins from under the stage.  Micky and Lanny  Covey of the Church of Christ showed up at an o

pportune time to remove the Church’s chairs from “their” bin; we took enough chairs downstairs to have a consistent set of about 100 metal chairs in the Lower Level, matching our Fire Marshal maximum capacity.   48 “extra” chairs went out on the ADA entrance porch, and Renee Carpenter arranged to donate some of those to local musician Heidi Wilson for gatherings and concerts, and to donate the rest for ReSource Vermont to sell or recycle.  Thanks to everyone who made this a remarkably quick and easy project!

We hope you’ll come and enjoy sitting in these new chairs–there’s a Grange meeting this Saturday, May 2 at 4:30 to which we’ll welcome you–and the First Degree performance on Sunday at 4:00 (see above), all free and open to anyone!

Transforming the Grange?

Some of you may recognize an electrical transformer of the type used on a utility pole.  After the ERV was installed, we got quite a few reports of flickering bulbs in the Hall.   After speaking with our electrician, we asked GMP about whether the existing transformer was enough for our needs.   GMP agreed that adding the extra load of the ERV and its duct heaters in particular could mean that the 10kVA transformer was undersized–especially since we hope to add a 2nd ERV for the Lower Level in a couple of years.  They agreed to upgrade to a 25kVA unit, and installation of the transformer and new wiring to the Hall was completed on April 23rd.  So far, this seems to have solved the lights problem.

Grange Notes by Tim Swartz, Grange President (with everyone’s help) April 18, 2026

Coming next week:  new, more comfortable chairs!

After a long process, we’re pleased to announce that following a unanimous vote at the April 4 meeting, we’ve ordered the new chairs!   We already have 4 samples (I ordered one, and they sent us a box of 4 for the same price), which are pictured above.   By the end of next week, we expect to receive an order of 100 more.   These should be enough to fill the 3 pull-out storage bins under the stage–including the one currently holding chairs belonging to the Church of Christ.  They have agreed that they will be happy to use the more comfortable new Grange chairs!  We will have the new chairs only for the upstairs Main Hall; metal chairs will continue to be used downstairs until we can afford to buy more new chairs.
We want to publicly thank the North Branch Grange, which gave us a substantial donation specifically for padded chairs, in memory of our long-time Grange Secretary, Charles Martin.   He passed away in February of 2024.   Along with his husband Richard, Charles always preferred cushier chairs at our meetings.   Charles also served as Master (same as President) of the North Branch Grange in Worcester, where he lived, and the Grange members there decided to honor him with this gift.  He will be in our memories as we enjoy the new chairs.

You can help us change out the new chairs for the old ones!

We will be passing on the old chairs by donating them to ReSource Barre, which will sell them on to people who want them.   If any Grange members want to take a couple of chairs for their homes, please let me know soon!

We also need some help to move the old chairs out and the new ones in.   This will involve moving the less-desirable of the metal folding chairs from the Lower Level to the ADA porch for pickup by ReSource.  We will then be moving the most-desirable metal chairs downstairs, where we will continue to need to have about 100 available.

If you can help (daytime, likely Thursday or Friday  4/26-27)
Please contact Tim:  swartztim15@gmail.com, or 802-225-8921

April 4th Grange Meeting & Medicinal Herbs program

We had a brief but productive Grange meeting from 4:30 to 5:00.   Among the issues we discussed:

• Chair purchasing decision:  As noted above, Grange members voted to spend about $4,000 for 100 new folding chairs with padded seats and backs, as recommended by the Chair Committee and the Executive Committee.
• May 3rd–First Degree:  We discussed our plans for performing the “First Degree” of Grange membership on Sunday, May 3rd.  Anyone will be welcome to come and see the ceremony; only Grange members may take part.   We hope to have a few members who have never been through a Degree ceremony to do so, please contact Tim if you’d like to take part.  Come at 3:30 to get ready, the Degree will start at 4:00 PM, with a potluck dinner to follow.
• Chili Cooking Contest on June 6:  We have a couple of local celebrities lined up to be judges:  Anne Donahue, the State Rep for Berlin and Northfield, and Albert Sabatini, a Grange member who cooks for the Montpelier Community Lunch one day a week–he also was our “head chef” for the State Grange meeting last fall, and has agreed to do that again!  Please practice your recipes–we’ll have “meatless” and “con carne” divisions for judging.
• After the meeting, at 5 PM, we were disappointed to hear that Lisa Mase was not able to come to present a program on herbs, due to an illness.   Happily, Grange Lecturer Patty Giavara was able to come up with an excellent substitute.  Another local herbal expert, Marie Frohlich (in the picture left, holding a cup of chaga tea) was able to come and give a very interesting talk about medicinal herbs to grow if you want to produce your own herbal remedies.  She emphasized that there are many choices for herbs with medicinal properties, and many ways to prepare them, from teas to tinctures to tonics.  She recommends researching herbs that will work with any particular issues you have, avoiding any that might interact poorly with other medications or herbs.  Further, she recommends finding herbs that are similarly described in 3 different reputable sources; she acknowledges that there is a huge amount of information on the internet, not all of it accurate.  She also took quite a few questions from attendees,  including ways to safely grow herbs around the Grange Hall (something our Grange gardening leader, Amy Handy, is interested in doing).  Because of the decades of lead paint that has flaked from our building, we would need to build raised beds and bring in new soil for safety.   If you’re interested in working on this project, please reply to this email newsletter, and I’ll put you in touch with Amy.
• Marie sells herbal products on her Taprootherbals.com website, and there is a contact form there if you’d like to get in touch with her.

Getting some  help with the Grange Hall

• Changing the water filter:  every 6 months.   Carl Etnier.
• Changing the 2 Iso-Air pre-filters:  every 3 months.  Albert Sabatini.  He’s also going to keep weed-whacking around the Grange Hall parking lot!
• Tracking the paper towels, toilet paper and trash bags, and notifying me when they get low:  Senior Jazz Ensemble.
• Getting all the fire extinguishers re-certified:  John Totman.
• Changing the Lower Level Dehumidifier filter:  once a year.  Erin Barry.

• Changing the ERV air filters:  about every 2 months–we’ll be monitoring it.
• Changing the furnace air filter:  every 3 months, only in the heating season.
• Putting up and taking down the “sidecar” signs for Kids Trade & Play, Dance, Sing & Jump Around, for Grange meetings and Grange programs, plus special events like the August Barbecue Potluck Picnic:  a few times a month.
• Monitor pellets in the big “tank”–weekly during heating season.
• Flushing the hot water heater to remove mineral “scale”–every two years.
• Digging up the septic tank clean-out–need someone better with a pickax than I am these days!  Every 2 years, in the summer.

R.I.P. Maudean Neill

We were saddened to hear that Maudean Neill passed away on April 11th, at the age of 92.   Maudean, along with her husband for 69 years, Lewis (who passed away in 2024) were mainstays of the Montpelier Church of Christ for decades.   They were good friends of the Grange as well, welcoming in the “new Grangers” who joined in 2005, and began managing the Hall.  Maudean, who served at various times as Secretary and Treasurer for the Church, was also a dedicated local historian and genealogist.  She researched, wrote and published “Fiery Crosses in the Green Mountains:  The story of the Ku Klux Klan in Vermont” in 1989, bringing to light the brief history of the Klan in Vermont for about 4 years in the 1920s.  The book is in the NH and VT state historical society libraries, as well as at the Kellogg-Hubbard Library.  She and Lewis also created historical exhibits for the VT History Expo at the Tunbridge Fair Grounds.
Maudean and Lewis raised 4 children, and had 14 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and 6 great-great-grandchildren.   She delighted in bringing family stories to life.  A memorial service will be held at the Church of Christ in South Barre, at 540 South Barre Road, on April 25 at 1:00 PM.   You can read more about Maudean in the Times-Argus obituary.

Grange Notes by Tim Swartz, Grange President (with everyone’s help) March 31, 2026

April 4th Grange Meeting &
Lisa Masé program!

Next Saturday, from 4:30 to 5:00, we’ll have a short Grange meeting to deal with a few issues.

• Chair purchasing decision:  Grange members will be voting on spending about $4,000 for 100 new folding chairs with padded seats and backs, as recommended by the Chair Committee and the Executive Committee.
• May 3rd–First Degree:  We’ll hear about arrangements for performing this “degree” of Grange membership, on Sunday May 3, starting at 3:30 PM, with a Grange potluck to follow!
• Chili Cooking Contest in June:  we’ll hear from Cecile & Marty about plans for judges and prizes.  We hope you are starting to practice your recipes!
• After the meeting, at 5 PM, we are looking forward to hearing from Lisa Masé, a Central Vermont-based nutritionist.  In a newsletter she sends out, she says that she’ll be talking about the “enteric nervous system (ENS)” and its relation to our brain.   This is an example of her integration of current research with traditional understanding.   The ENS is embedded in the walls of our digestive tract, and is affected by the conditions of the microbiome, the vast quantity of bacteria, protozoa, fungi and viruses that live more or less happily in our guts.  Lisa will give us more information about how fiber-rich whole foods improve not only digestions, but also support mood regulation, resilience to stress, and overall vitality.  You can find out more about Lisa on her website.
•  Armed with the knowledge Lisa shares with us, we’ll be ready for the usual tasty Community Potluck starting at 6:00.  We hope you will join us for all of these events!  There are Zoom links for both the meeting and program on the Grange’s website Calendar listings for April 4.

Bob Dylan fans and Bob Dylan Wannabes were thick on the ground at the Grange!

A very full house gathered on Saturday evening, March 28, to see and hear the challengers for the title of Best Wannabe.   Nine different people took to the stage as contestants, all with diverse presentations of the legendary folk/rock/songwriter and performer on instruments from keyboard to banjo to guitar.   In the end, there were 3 prizes awarded, but the real winner was the People’s Health and Wellness Clinic in Barre!   The concert raised about $1,700 to support this free clinic, which welcomes every person who comes in, whether or not they have insurance or any other means of payment.  The message about the need for the clinic, and how much donations mean was clear in the announcements made by PHWC director Daniel Barlow, main impresario for the event Browywn Fryer, and emcee Dan Jones.
On this evening of the day that many performers and attendees spent time at “No Kings” protests, there were quite a few political opinions expressed, as well, to great applause.
The 3 judges (Andy Pitt, Daniel Hecht and Zach Nugent) selected:  Merry Trudeau (3rd), Aaron Adler (2nd), and Jim Thompson (1st) as the winners.   We’re already talking about repeating this event next year, so start working on your playing, singing and persona in honor of Bobby D. for next March!  The Grange is proud to partner with PHWC to host this event.  If you can add to the fundraiser total, check out their website to donate online.
Below is a picture with most of the contestants onstage at the end, singing Blowing in the Wind, along with the crowd.

Do you love the Grange Hall?
Pick one from this list of tasks:

• Changing the water filter:  every 6 months.
• Changing the furnace air filter:  every 3 months, only in the heating season.
• Changing the 2 Iso-Air pre-filters:  every 3 months.
• Changing the Lower Level Dehumidifier filter:  once a year.
• Changing the ERV air filters:  about every 2 months–we’ll be monitoring it.

Grange Notes by Tim Swartz, Grange President (with everyone’s help) March 21, 2026

Have you ever wished there would be a Bob Dylan concert in Central Vermont?

A busy March 7 Meeting

As expected, we had lots to talk about at our last meeting.   We were pleased to have a few new faces join us, including new members Nancy Snow, a member of the Crones–the women’s chorus that rehearses at the Grange on Friday mornings, and her husband Paul.  We look forward to including them in our performance of the First Degree on May 3rd!
Here are the highlights of our discussions and decisions.

• The meeting decided to delegate the decision about which chair to order to replace the folding chairs stored in the Main Hall to the Executive Committee, based on input from the Chair committee.   I can now tell you that the EC met on Sunday, Mar. 15 and accepted the Chair committee’s recommendation to purchase 100 of the “NPS” folding chair.  That one has a 10 year warranty, and is affordable enough that we can cover most of the purchase cost for 100 using the very generous donation provided by North Branch Grange in honor of Charles Martin.  The full Grange will make the final decision at the April 4th meeting.  One more note:  assuming we do purchase 100 chairs, they will fill all 3 of the storage bins under the stage; the Church of Christ has agreed to relinquish their metal chairs and the storage bin they have been using.  They appreciate the advantages of padded chairs too!  We expect that having better chairs will also help us attract more rentals for daytime meetings, including State of Vermont legislative and agency groups.
• Marty Roberts and Cecile Sherburn have volunteered to take the lead on organizing and publicizing our Chili contest.   The Grange cooking contests are an annual event; following the guidelines for the VT State Grange cooking contest, we’ll be judging in 2 categories–with meat, and meatless.  The only limitations are that the entry can’t be from a can, or from a mix–we’re looking for “homemade” chilis.  Marty & Cecile will be recruiting some “celebrity judges”.  Start making “practice chili”–I already have!
• I reported on my visit to the Berlin Town Meeting on Saturday, Feb. 28, where I renewed old acquaintances and spread the word about the Grange.  The display I made for that meeting is currently set up in the Lower Level, if you’d like to see it.
• We heard from Patty Giavara, who as Grange Lecturer is responsible for setting up the “Community Programs” we feature at our Grange meetings in the even-numbered months.  Patty has arranged for Lisa Masé  to present a program on “The Culinary Pharmacy:  Food as Medicine”, which is the title of her new book.   Lisa is a Vermont-based holistic nutritionist, who blends modern nutrition science with ancestral traditions such as Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Mediterranean way of eating.  Her talk will encourage participants to personalize their eating, understand the energetic qualities of foods, and build a kitchen stocked with ingredients that nourish and support wellbeing.   Her talk will begin at 5:00 PM on April 4th, after a half-hour Grange meeting.  It will be followed, of course, by our usual tasty Community Potluck starting at 6:00.  We hope you will join us for all of these events!  There are Zoom links for both the meeting and program on the Grange’s website Calendar listings for April 4. 

Kids Trade & Play:  10 years, and lots
of clothes given away!

A week after our March Grange meeting, one of our great community partnerships celebrated 10 years of helping families!   Kids Trade & Play was started originally by Erin Barry at a Grange Hall in Santa Cruz, CA.  When she moved to Vermont, in 2014, she came to our Grange and asked if she could replicate what worked on the other side of the country.  We’re really glad we said yes!  On March 14, an anniversary edition of the clothing exchange brought in a record 101 adults and 50 kids!
When she came to the Grange, Erin asked for some storage room in the back end of the Lower Level of the Grange Hall; Merry Shernock located some industrial shelving, Erin’s husband brought them to the Hall on top of his car, and we set them up.  Erin recruited a team of volunteers, advertised on Facebook and Front Porch Forum, and started getting families to come and donate clothes, games and books that the kids had outgrown, and to take ones that fit their needs.  She bought a bunch of bins to store the items in, and with her volunteer team has been running Kids Trade & Play ever since.   Once every month, on the 2nd Saturday, from 9:30 to 11:30 AM, the crew puts out all the size-labeled bins–over 50 of them–full of clean and inspected items, sorted by size.  We ask for a $5 donation per family, but let in everyone, even if they can’t pay, and encourage them to “take all that you can use”.
During the event, families bring in bags and boxes of good-quality clothes, plus books, games and toys, as they pass on the things their kids have outgrown.  Vol

unteers inspect all the items that are brought in, to make sure that they are in very good shape (clean, with no rips, stains or smells), and sort them into the bins.  A play area is set up with toys, games and books

for kids to use, while their family members can socialize and “shop” from the bins.  Erin usually provides some baked goods for volunteers and “shoppers”–in addition to keeping kids’ stuff out of the landfill and helping families, one of the goals is to help parents and kids make connections.
If you’d like to volunteer, or for more information, please email Erin!

Do you love the Grange Hall but…
… you’re not so interested 

in meetings?