About Us
We Are The Grange Team...
We are a community-based non-profit organization focused on our community.
With the help of our tireless members, we organize fundraisers, exciting community-building events, with educational training sessions for our community.
Get Involved
Are you passionate about what we're doing? Let us know! We are always looking for members to help us make our vision a reality. We'll help you find a way to volunteer that best suits you. We're excited to have you join the team!
Thank You
Whether you help through volunteering your time, or spreading our mission through word-of-mouth, thank you. We couldn't accomplish our goals without the help of supporters like you.
Community Highlights
A Helping Hand up!
Pat and Trish Turnage accepting a one time donation from Fruitland Grange to support the Mission for Healing Foundation. Pat, a United States Army Veteran suffering from PTSD, co-founded the foundation. Through the Mission he found a sense of healing through building and giving back on mission trips to developing countries. For more information, please visit https://www.facebook.com/missionforhealing/.
Meeting Announcements
Next Grange meeting is Monday, at 6:30pm. All are welcome.
Agricultural display at the Washington State Fair in the J Barn...
Fruitland Grange
This year the Fruitland Grange Booth was awarded 6th place overall for their booth at the Pierce County Fair...Special thanks for all the Grange members who helped make this award possible!
Our Hand Made Quilt
Carolyn Hojem (overseer) and Jim Moebius (Grange Master) are holding up the hand made Quilt which will be
entered at the Washington State
Fair. The Quilt was designed by Carolyn Hojem from tee shirts with the fair logos. Each square is a pictures a logo from the past fairs.
Community Recognition
On March 26, 2018, Fruitland Grange and Master Jim Moebius recognize Puyallup Police Officer Mark Ketter, 3rd Grade Teacher from Pope Elementary Carrie Nielsen, and Central Pierce Fire and Rescue Chaplin of Tacoma Pierce County Chaplaincy Glen Luebke for
their service to the community.
There were several nominations for the Community Recognition Program. after a careful review of all nominations, the following awards will be following awards will be presented:
Law Enforcement Officer of the year - Mark Ketter, nominated by the Fruitland Grange: Congraulations from the membership!
Firefighter of the Year - Glen Luebke, nominated by the Fruitland Grange Congraulations from the membership!
Washington State Fair
Fruitland Grange Agricultural Display
This year the Grange received a 4 Place Ribbon and the People Choice Award for Arrangement & Product display!
Washington State Fair Display
Fruitland Grange Agriculture Display for 2018. Special Thanks to Kevin Johnson at The Chipping Twig Farm in Orting WA. for the fresh produce donated. The Display is located in the J Barn at the Fair grounds.
The Grange members who worked on this display!
From the left to the right going across the front is: Jim Moebius, Eileen Moebius, Laura Hokaenstad, Teresa Brady, Jan & Nancy Mucha, Bob Ballou, Carolyn Hojem
King TV interviews Master Jim Moebius
Master Jim talks about the history of the involvement of the Grange at the Fair.
Rental Grange Policy
Doors & Cabinets
If you open up any doors or cabinets please close after use. Please lock up all doors and cabinets after use.
Lights
If you unlock any exit doors or inside doors in the building please lock them before leaving.
Repairs
If something should break please report the damage to the Rental Chairman if you can not fix the item.
Clean up...
Please clean up all rented areas (kitchen, parking area, dining room, Upstairs areas, hallways, restrooms & garbage removed to the outside dumper) as you found them at time of rental. If the Grange needs to be cleaned the amount of the cleaning cost will be deducted from your deposit.
If you need to move items:
Please reset up any items, chairs, tables, or other items back to where you found them. In the dining room please rest chairs and tables to the position they were when you first started an event.
Q&A
Q: IF I NOT KNOW HOW TO OPERATE A ITEM WHAT SHOULD I DO?
A: PLEASE DO NOT OPERATE IT. CONTACT THE RENTAL CHAIRMAN FOR HELP!
Q: CAN I BORROW ITEM FROM THE GRANGE ?
A: PLEASE GET PERMISSION FROM THE GRANGE STAFF FIRST.
Q: WHERE DO I PLACE THE GARBAGE?
A: YOU WILL FIND A GREEN DUMPER OUTSIDE IN THE PARKING LOT. PLEASE MAKE SURE THE GARBAGE IS PLACED IN THE DUMPER NOT ON THE GROUND BY THE DUMPER. GARBAGE LEFT OUTSIDE THE DUMPER OR IN OR BY THE BUILDING WILL CAUSE A FEE DEDUCTED FROM YOUR DEPOSIT!!
Q: WHEN & WHO DO I TURN IN TO KEYS ?
A: TURN THE KEYS INTO THE RENTAL MANAGER , ON A AGREE TIME AFTER THE EVENT.
KEYS THAT ARE LOST OR DAMAGE WILL BACK CHARGED BACK ON DEPOSIT.
Q: CAN WE SERVE FOOD OR DRINKS ON THE UPSTAIRS MEETING & STAGE ARE?
NO FOOD OR DRINK IIS ALLOWED UPSTAIRS!
Q: CAN I SMOKE IN THE GRANGE BUILDING?
A: NO AS PER WASHINGTON STATE LAW! IF WANT TO SMOKE YOU MUST BE 25' FROM ANY DOOR OF THE BUILDING. WE PREFER THERE IS NO SMOKING ON THE GROUNDS...
Q: is there a fee for credit or debit card transactions?
A: Yes there is a fee of 2.9% Pal Pay transaction fee. This fee is not refundable on any refundable deposits.
I understand that the holding deposit ($100.00) fee is non-refundable under any circumstances, if I cancel the holding date for the event, I will forfeit my deposit ( $100).
*PLEASE NOTE ANY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES OR THE GROUNDS IN THE BUILDING WILL FORCE THE GRANGE MANAGEMENT TO HAVE ANY PERSON OR PERSONS REMOVED FROM THE PROPERTY AND THEY WILL BE TRESPASSED.
**PLEASE NOTE FIREARMS NOT PERMITTED ON THE PROPERTY!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING RESPECTING AND UP HOLDING THE FRUITLAND GRANGE POLICIES!
THE FRUITLAND GRANGE