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1. Grange Program Utilization

2. Contests (items) Currently 4 photo categories Allowing for 4 entries per person 4 baking categories 3/4 divisions within those categories 4 age groups Allowing for a max of 13 entries per person 13 craft categories Allowing for 13 entries per person 4 art categories Allowing for 4 categories per person
3. Prize Money Photo Money $1160 Baking Money $3120 Craft Money $3770 Art Money $1160 $9210
4. Over a 3 year period 12 Granges entered 190 Entries, 43 people 30.1% of Granges represented 9 Granges entered 144 entries by 41 people 23% of Granges represented
5. Over a 3 year period 11 Granges entered 86 people entered 277 photos 28.2% of Granges represented 13 Granges entered 298 entries, 85 people 33.33% of Granges represented
6. Granger Awards Granger of the Year Family of the Year Grange Farm of the Year Grange of the Year Youth Granger of the Year Junior Granger of the Year Junior Grange of the Year Grange Month Recruiter of the Year Secretary of the Year Community Service Legislative Director of the Year Family Living Director of the Year Program Director of the Year $3175
7. Community Awards Church of the Year Educator of the Year Fire Department of the Year Rescue Squad of the Year Firefighter of the Year Rescue Personnel of the Year Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Military Personnel of the Year $1750
8. The most popular category: Community Service, and only 10 entries were had…. Only 25% of North Carolina’s Granges.
9. $14,240 in prize money available $11,305 awarded in 2013 $2,935 not awarded because of no entries
10. Distinguished Granges Started in 2009 3 NC Granges recognized in 2013 Cape Fear, Grantham, Troutman 2 NC Granges recognized in 2012 Cape Fear, Grantham
11. To Enter: Fill out entry form by August 15, 2014 For work done July 1, 2013- June 30, 2014 Distinguished Grange form is nearly identical to the NC Grange of the Year form Was done to encourage entry in both awards easily! Copies of both available