Covid-19 Update: Spring of 2020: We have stopped holding in person Grange Meeting at our Hall. We had a wonderful schedule of programs and events planned for this Spring and Summer that have had to be ‘shelved’. Goshen Grange has been reluctantly transported into the technology of the 21st Century with Online Zoom meetings. We ALL miss gathering at our Hall on a Friday night. We miss the fellowship. We miss the news of our daily lives and what is happening in our community. We miss the lecture’s program and a cup of coffee with the surprise refreshment that was brought. BUT. We do continue to meet on ZOOM which is very different but rewarding. It does give us a chance to check in with one another and get an update on how folks are doing. We have had brief programs like the Backyard Bird Quiz. We hope to be able to post the Bird Quiz on this site. And hope to have an online game night soon. President Bruce Harrison has said that because he has not had a haircut and has stopped shaving that at each Zoom meeting he looks more and more like Tom Hank’s character in the movie Cast Away. Come see for yourself!
PLEASE JOIN US ON ZOOM for an upcoming Meeting. The link is posted on this website. Click it, or copy and paste it into your computer’s browser. You can also just join with us on your phone. Stay safe, wash your hands. We hope to see you at our next online meeting, and back a Goshen Grange Hall in person in the near future.
Fraternally yours, Bruce Harrison, President of Goshen Grange
Annual Easter Egg Hunt – Saturday before Easter at the Grange hall grounds.
Annual Strawberry Social – First Saturday in June at the Grange hall grounds.
On Saturday, June 3, 2017, Goshen Grange participated in the East Goshen-West Goshen Township Bicentennial Celebration at the East Goshen Township Park. The Grange had an informational booth about our activities and how to become a member. We all enjoyed the reenactment of the separation of the townships, the variety of great food, and especially the fantastic fireworks!
Goshen Grange held a “Meet Your Farmer” event on Sunday, April 23, 2017 from 2-4 pm at the Grange Hall, 814 N. Chester Road, East Goshen. Local produce growers, beekeepers, CSAs, and farm market vendors had display tables and were available to discuss their products with attendees. Free admission, free refreshments!
Goshen Grange held on January 3, 2016, and open house in honor of our member Betsy Huber who was elected in November as the first female National Grange Master. Congratulations Betsy! Over 100 friends attended to wish her well. Thank you to everyone who helped make this a wonderful day!
Goshen Grange held “Honor Night” on November 1, 2013, to recognize and thank our members who are veterans as well as some community member veterans. Senator Andy Dinniman also presented certificates from the Senate of Pennsylvania to the vets. The veterans represented all wars from WW II to Afghanistan.
Membership awards were presented to long time members- Andy Huber and David Wadsworth, 25 years, Isabel Harrison 50 years, Sarah Credeur 60 years, and posthumously to J. Irwin “Buck” Shaffer for 75 years of service.