The Connecticut and Rhode Island State Granges have announced they will be co-hosting an Old-Fashioned Grange Picnic as part of National Grange Nationwide Gathering Celebration to be held on Saturday, July 16, 2011.

The picnic will be held at the Washington County Fairgrounds, Route 112, Richmond, Rhode Island.  More details on this event will be announced in the upcoming weeks. 

The National Grange Nationwide Gathering Celebration is overseen by the National Lecturer’s office, who will be compiling information from the various events for a presentation at the National Grange Convention in  November.  The intent is to build on the energy and enthusiasm that is building within Granges across the country.  Granges across the country will be holding special events bringing Granges and Grangers together within their communities.

For more information on the nationwide celebration, visit the Event Page on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=197713706929388