Who is Perry Valley Grange?

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>PERRY VALLEY GRANGE #1804, INC.</B></FONT><B>     |     H</B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PERRY VALLEY GRANGE 1804, INC."><B>ome</B></A><B>       |    </B><A HREF="id356.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="index"><B>index</B></A></div> <div> <B>Who is Perry Valley Grange?</B>   |   <A HREF="id311.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ideals, Vision, Motto">Ideals, Vision, Motto</A>   |   <A HREF="history_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History of Important Events">History of Important Events</A>   |   <A HREF="id324.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Past Presidents">Past  Presidents</A>   |   <A HREF="id354.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Membership Milestones">Membership Milestones</A>   |   <A HREF="id323.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ByLaws">By-Laws</A>   |   <A HREF="id10.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Community Citizen Awards ">Community Citizen Awards </A>   |   <A HREF="id316.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Facilities Photos">Facilities Photos</A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="9edd2c00dkelyh.png"> <div> <A HREF="id323.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ByLaws">By-Laws</A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id10.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Community Citizen Awards ">Community Citizen Awards </A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id83.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="East Exterior">Facilities</A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="history_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History of Important Events">History</A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id311.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ideals, Vision, Motto">Ideals/Vision/Motto</A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id354.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Membership Milestones">Membership Milestones</A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id324.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Past Presidents">Past  Presidents</A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Who is Perry Valley Grange?</I></div> <bR> <div> Perry Valley Grange is a local community Grange located just outside Millerstown, Perry County, about 30 miles northwest of Pennsylvania's capital city Harrisburg. This Grange was organized in 1919 primiarly as an secret fraternal organization for farmers but has evolved over more than 80 years of continuous service into a group dedicated to improving the lives of all rural and small town residents. As such, Perry Valley Grange has community service as its top priority. The Grange Hall, a large modern facility built in 1988, is home to many Grange and community events. </div> <bR> <div> Realizing in the early 1990's that a secret, ritualistic organization was often not well regarded by many neighbors, Perry Valley Grange began to institute radical changes in its governance and the way meetings are conducted. Today, all regular meetings and activities are open to the public and the majority of regular business is handled by a 12-person Board of Directors elected by the membership. Monthly meetings alternate among: fellowship dinners with educational programs, special events/outings and more traditional meetings with dessert reception fellowship, business and program. </div> <bR> <div> As the 21st century dawned, Perry Valley Grange volunteered and was selected to be one of the nation's original <I><B>Action Granges</B></I>. The purpose of the <I><B>Action Grange</B></I> program, now officially sanctioned by the National Grange, was to experiment with the kind of changes already accomplished at Perry Valley that Grange leaders hope will make the organization more attractive to today's community and potential members. The change continues to be difficult for many Granges and Perry Valley has often been called upon to share the story of its evolution and ideas for building <I><B>A New Grange for the New Century</B></I> based upon the organization's historical principles of advocating for American values.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>