Christmas Party

The Corfu Grange Holiday Party will be on 12/10 @ 7:30

National Grange Action Alert

 

 

Contact Your U.S. Senator to Urge Their Opposition 
to S.510 The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act
November 19, 2010
S.510 would prohibit farmers, food producers, food manufacturing facilities, and U.S.

 importers from retaining full control of their operations, products, product

 distribution, and business records by granting unprecedented authority to the 

 Secretaries of Health and Human Services, Agriculture, and Homeland Security. 

S. 510 is currently on the floor of the U.S. Senate and a vote on Final Passage 

 in the Senate is scheduled for November 29, 2010. Please Email your Senator

 today and let them know that Food Safety is important in rural America but

 this measure misses the target.

Roast Pork Dinner

Roast Pork at the Corfu Grange

ALL YOU CAN EAT
Sunday November 7th

Starting at 12
Eat in or take out
Adults = $8.50
Children 5-12 = $4
Menu:
Roast Pork
Mashed potatoes
Squash
Dressing/stuffing
Rolls
The Corfu Grange is located across the street from the Pembroke Intermediate School on Rt-77 and next to the former Corfu IGA
corfugrange.blogspot.com/
thanks and see you there!!

October Meeting and Grange Hall clean up day

The October Meeting of Corfu Grange #142 will be on October 9th @ noon (note the time change) at the hall. Pizza will be provided by the Grange.

Topics to include:

- planning for Roast Pork Dinner on November 7th

- Clean up the Hall, it will take much more than one afternoon to accomplish all that needs to done at the Hall but have to start somewhere. 

1- Discuss the larger repairs.

2- Assign smaller groups for each room of the Hall.

3- Clean clean clean clean.

Thanks again everyone for a fantastic officer installation ceremony last month. 

Lots of local Grange doings in September

Hello-

The September meeting of the Corfu Grange is Friday September 10
6pm Tureen Supper 8pm Installation of Officers

Rehearsal will be on Thursday evening

In other local Grange events:
East Pembroke will be putting on the 1st and 2nd degrees at the East Pembroke Grange Hall (on School St) Tuesday Sept 28 @ 7pm

Western NY Legislative Day will be Saturday Oct 2 at the East Pembroke Grange Hall.
http://www.nysgrange.org/Legislative/Genesee_Oct_2_2010.pdf
This is always a great event where you can often meet your local state representatives and other govt officials.

What Can One Person Do?

What Can One Person Do? 

A message from National Grange President Ed Luttrell

What can we do about economic uncertainty, the oil spill in the gulf, runaway government spending, and all the other challenges that face us in America? How do we deal with the immense flow of information that seems to overwhelm us on a daily basis?

Family, friends, and community are the answer.

As individuals, we often seem to be powerless against the huge challenges that are before us. One person can’t fix the economy, the actions of one individual will not stop the oil from escaping from the sea floor, and one lone voice will not slow the spending of our government. However, when people start to seek common ground and work together they can, and will, make their community a better place to live. Once that happens communities can start to band together and solve state-level problems and the process continues onward to our national government.

Organizations like ours are the real community organizers. Unlike other groups, the Grange doesn’t depend on the government for funding and we don’t presume to speak for our members until they have had the opportunity to be a part of the discussion.

Since 1867, Granges have been organized in tens of thousands of communities. Fire departments, FFA, co-ops, credit unions, ambulance services, fairs, 4-H, and so much more have been started because people found they had power together through the Grange. Schools have been supported, parks and other recreational opportunities have been started, and cemeteries maintained due to the muscle of people coming together through the Grange.

That process continues to this very day. We are an old organization that is constantly renewed and kept young by people who add their ideas and voices to their community as members.I’ve seen a lot of new Granges formed over the past few years. From New Hampshire to Alaska to Arkansas, people are seeing
that there is power when you belong to a grassroots organization that allows the local members to determine the direction of our organization.

So what can one person do about the huge issues of the day? They can join the Grange, get involved as their time allows, and make a difference in their community.

Membership is not about money as ours is an inexpensive organization to join. Most of the budget of a local Grange comes from fundraising rather than the voluntary dues paid by members. This is due to a focus on the family and the knowledge that we must be affordable to the entire family.

Grange membership is not about everyone agreeing, it is about different ideas and perspectives being discussed in a friendly civil fashion and each member learning during that debate. It is about the search for common issues and solutions, not about total agreement. The only issue we are in agreement on is that our debates and actions must be that of honorable, moral people.

Many times over the past 143 years, our organization has rallied the forces of our American communities to change our nation. History teaches us that individual Americans can make a difference; it is just that we must work together through organizations like the Grange to do it.

What can one person do? The real question is what can stop a group of people, a Grange, from accomplishing anything?

Ed Luttrell
National President

August Meeting

Howdy-
The August Meeting for the Corfu Grange will be Friday August 6th @ 7pm @ Darien Lakes State Park Shelter #2.
The Grange will provide hot dogs, please bring a dish to pass.
The State Park picnic is always a fun meeting for the whole family.

Hope to see you there!

July meeting - Friday July 9th @ 7:00pm

The July meeting of Corfu Grange #142 will be Friday July 9th @ 7:00pm at the Corfu Grange Hall.
 Bring a dessert to pass.
This meeting will be the 2010-2011 planning and election meeting so bring your ideas.

The trip to Hidden Valley Animal Adventure was a rousing success. Thirty-seven Grangers and friends went on a safari and enjoyed a lovely lunch in the lodge of this new Wyoming county attraction. Two thumbs up all around!

June meeting and tour

Howdy-

The June meeting for the Corfu Grange will be a tour and luncheon at the new Hidden Valley Adventure in Varrysburg to followed by a catered lunch on Saturday June 12.
The cost is $15 for Grange members and $25 for non members. 
http://www.hiddenvalleyadventure.com/

Meet at the Grange Hall @ 9:15 AM to carpool to Varrysburg.

Thank you everyone for making the May open house and defensive driving events great - good attendance at both events however the Harper Hill Farm presentation was slightly more exciting than 7 hours of driving tips.

Corfu Grange 2010 Open House

Corfu Grange 2010 Open House

Friday May 7th @ 7:30 pm at the Corfu Grange Hall

featured presenter- Charleen & Joe from Harper Hill Farm in Darien will talk about Oberhasli goats and soap making.

Come hear about goats, soap and your community Grange! Refreshments including a Cinnamon Roll contest will be provided.

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Chicken BBQ at the Corfu Grange

Chicken BBQ at the Corfu Grange
Sunday April 18
Starting at 11:30
Eat in or take out
Adults = $8
Children = $4
Menu:
Chicken
Mac salad
Baked beans
Roll
Dessert
The Corfu Grange is located across from the Pembroke Intermediate School and next to the Corfu IGA

thanks and see you there!!

What is the Grange today?

Catching up with the Corfu Grange

Hello and sorry for the lack of updates.... while we may not have been busy on the internet Corfu Grange was been busy.

In November we had our annual Roast Pork Dinner which was very successful and sold out completely.
In December The Corfu Grange co hosted a community Christmas Party with the Corfu Free Library. A great time was had with entertainment by Bart & Kevin and goodies provided by the Grange, yum yum.
January saw the Grange holding a meeting at a generous members house for a day of outdoor winter fun for some and gathering around the woodstove inside for others. Good conversation and cheer was shared.

The February Meeting will be held at the Union Hotel in Corfu @ 1pm on Sunday February 7th, pizza and bowling are on the agenda, hope to see you there!