PA HR5

Designates September 18, 2025, and September 18, 2026, as "State Grange Day" in Pennsylvania to celebrate the Pennsylvania State Grange's 152nd and 153rd anniversaries

Pennsylvania State Grange was organized on September 18, 1873, in Reading, with the first local chapter (Eagle Grange #1) established on March 4, 1871, in Clinton Township, Lycoming County

Pennsylvania currently has approximately 170 local Grange chapters with nearly 5,700 members of all ages

Notable Pennsylvania Grange projects include building the Grange Memorial Hall dormitory at Penn State in 1928, the "Milk of Human Kindness" program providing over 40,000 gallons of milk to European children after World War II, and the 1960s "Goats for Guatemala" project

The Grange originated in 1867 as a fraternal organization to promote economic and political well-being of rural and agricultural communities and has evolved into a multifaceted community service organization