Recent Community Projects

<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" bgproperties="fixed" background="9ee285a1erlcgo.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>PERRY VALLEY GRANGE #1804, INC.</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |  </B><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> <A HREF="id336.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News Headlines"><B>News Headlines Main Page</B></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="9edd2c00dkelyh.png"> <div> <A HREF="id620.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Word for Thirds Dictionaries"><B>"Word for Thirds" Dictionaries</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id538.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fall Fest "><B>Fall Fest </B></A></div> <bR> <div> 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SRC="ff801010.png" border=0 width="1" height="1" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Presenting <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id372.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="High School Awards"><B>four student awards</B></A></FONT> for outstanding achievement in the FFA and vocational-technical curriculums at the Newport and Greenwood High Schools.  Each award consisted of a $200 United States Savings Bond and a personalized engraved plaque. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Raising and contributing $1757.35 to the local <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id623.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Relay for Life"><B>“Relay for Life” walkathon</B></A></FONT> to benefit the work of the American Cancer Society.  The funds were raised through a sale of Pampered Chef products, a bake sale at the Grange's June public dinner, sale of silk flower arrangements and direct donations made to sponsor walkers on the Grange team.  </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Preparing and serving a <B>free picnic</B> for residents of the Perry Village nursing home in New Bloomfield, PA.  Traditional homemade picnic foods were served outdoors on the home's covered terrace to approximately 35 delighted participants</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Sponsoring a </FONT><A HREF="id369.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Deaf Essay Poster Contests"><B>Deaf Essay and Poster Contes</B></A><B>t </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >and educational assembly programs in two local elementary schools to encourage fourth and fith grade students to better understand the issues of deafness and the importance of hearing protection.</FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Presenting dictionaries on behalf of all Granges in Perry County to the third grade students in Newport and Greenwood Elementary Schools as part of the Grange's nationwide sponsorship of </FONT><A HREF="id620.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Word for Thirds Dictionaries"><B>"Words for Thirds"</B></A><B>.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > which promotes the development of good reading habits and verbal comprehension  </FONT></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Hosting several hundred people who participated in some part of the October <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id538.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fall Fest "><B>Fall Fest</B></A></FONT>, a free community event featuring both indoor and outdoor events for all ages. </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="ff801010.png" border=0 width="1" height="1" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Sponsoring a </FONT><A HREF="id374.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Major Annual Project"><B>benefit dinner</B></A> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >that raised over $1600 for two local high School chapters of the FFA.  </FONT></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Giving $500 to help a Grange family from Cumberland County whose home was completely destroyed by fire.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Buying a hog at the annual <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id370.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FFA Support"><B>Perry County Fair livestock sale</B></A></FONT> to support students involved in 4-H and FFA.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Supporting <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id376.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Recycling "><B>recycling efforts</B></A></FONT> by providing volunteers for the local recycling collection center for one day and serving a free appreciation dinner to volunteers who staff recycling programs in three local towns - Liverpool, Millerstown and Newport.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Purchasing $500 of <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id378.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Summer Reading Programs"><B>children's books</B></A></FONT> for summer 2004 reading programs in the communities of Millerstown and Newport.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Assembling and distributing 60 or more <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id373.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Holiday Cheer Baskets"><B>cheer baskets</B></A></FONT><B> </B>for needy and shut-ins of the community twice annually - originally at Thanksgiving and  Easter but now done in February and August.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Co-sponsoring an <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id550.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Safe Driving Course"><B>AARP Safe Driver Course</B></A></FONT> in January and providing a free breakfast to the participants.  The class was filled so quickly that a second class was scheduled for May, 2004.  That class, too,  filled within weeks and additional names are already on a waiting list for the next class planned for April 2005.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Contributing $500 from the Grange's Emergency Fund to assist a community resident recover from a devastating fire that destroyed the family barn and many goats being raised for 4-H and FFA projects.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Sponsoring a benefit Thanksgiving (2003) <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id340.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Homemade Pie Sale for Thanksgiving"><B>pie sale</B></A></FONT> to raise funds for the facilities improvement of the Newport Senior Citizens Center.  After weeks of preparation and several 14-hour days baking the 500+ pies needed to fill all the orders, the grange was able to make a $1,500 contribution to the Center in December.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="ff801010.png" border=0 width="1" height="1" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Preparing and serving about 125 <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id371.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Free Thanksgiving Dinner"><B>free meals on Thanksgiving Day</B></A></FONT> for those alone or in need on this holiday; about 50 meals were prepared for delivery or pick-up and another 75 persons gathered to eat a group meal held in the Grange Hall<IMG SRC="ff801010.png" border=0 width="1" height="1" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>