Grange Notes by Tim Swartz, Grange President (with everyone’s help) October 28, 2024
If the vampires don’t drain you on Halloween, the Red Cross wants your blood!
We’re sponsoring a series of Red Cross blood drive, as a community service, and this is the first one!
Please sign up on the RedCrossBlood.org website, if possible, or come by from 10:30 AM to 3:00 PM on Friday, Nov. 1. They will be taking regular whole-blood donations, or “Power Red” donations of red blood cells only. At this time, there are still quite a few times open, please sign up now!
As a regular donor myself (13 gallons and counting) I can vouch for the friendly, considerate people on the blood drive crews, and the almost painless nature of the procedure.
As I’m sure you’ve heard, there is a constant need for blood at hospitals locally, around the state and the nation. This is a great way to really make a difference!
VT State Grange Annual State Session
Here’s a glimpse of a moment from the proceedings of the State Grange in the process of voting for officers. I’ll write up a longer Grange Notes story about the meeting soon, but I can tell you that the many members from around the state really enjoyed meeting at our Grange Hall, and also enjoyed the food cooked by our small and hard-working crew of volunteers.
We’ll also be talking about the VSG State Session at our November Grange meeting, Saturday Nov. 2. Please join us to discuss the successes, trials and tribulations of hosting this event, and to learn who was elected to offices, new initiatives, and how they could impact our Community Grange.