' 48 - CAPE GAZEq[q'E, Friday, May 2 - May 8, 2003
Circle of Leadership Program initiated in Delaware
On Jail. 25, the National Grange
initiated the Circle of Leadership
program at Capital Grange in
Dover. The purpose of this new
program is to develop better l.ead-
ers at all levels of the Grange and
ultimately benefit the local com-
munity Grange. Lyn Davenport,
Delaware State Grange president,
invited the National Grange to
Delaware in order to provide ad-
vanced assistance to community
Grange leaders.
Ed Luttrell, leadership/member-
ship development director of the
National Grange, presented the
daylong program, which included
four workshops. Topics were in-
creasing attendance, creative
problem solving, team building
and building a circle of leader-
ship.
Twenty-five members repre-
senting eight Granges attended
the seminar. They participated in
the interactive workshops and so-
cial activities throughout the day.
The confercuces began at 9 a.m.
and continued through a 6 p.m.
dinner.
The meetings workshop
stressed the five elements of a
good meeting: organized, civil,
productive, efficient and enjoy-
able. Members learned how to in-
corporate these elements into their
community Grange meetings.
The creative problem solving
workshop gave the participation
an opportunity to work together in
finding new ways to solve pro-
grams that face their local Grange
and the difficulties that face lead-
ers.
The workshop in team building
discussed the ways that a team at-
titude can be created within the
Grange and how teams can benefit
the local Grange. Exercises that
demonsUated the way to form a
team were conducted with the par-
USDA requests proposals for Farmland Protection Program
USDA's Natural Resources mental quality, t£sticd end ar- The request for s was
Conservation Service (NRCS) is
requesting proposals for the
Farmland Protection Program
(FPP) from federally recognized
Indian tribes, states, units of loc!
government or nongovernmental
organizations to cooperate in the
acquisition of conservation ease-
merits on farms and ranches.
"Our productive soil is a nation-
al treasure, and keeping Anted-
ca's farm and ranch lands produc-
ing is a high priority now and for
the future," said NRCS chief
Bruce Knight. "Land devoted
to agriculture also provides im-
portant contributions to environ-
chaeological resources, oar rural
heritage and scenic beauty."
FPP is a voluntary program,
reauthorized in the 2002 Farm
• Bill, that helps farmers and ranch-
ers keep their land in agriculture.
Eligible land includes farm and
ranch land that has prime, unique
or other productive soil or that
contains historical or archaeologi-
cal resources.
These lands must also be sub-
ject to a pending offer from eligi-
ble entities for the purpose of pro-
tecting topsoil by limiting conver-
sion of that land to nonagricultur-
al uses.
published in the Federal Register
April 3. Proposals must be re-
ceived in the appropriate NRCS
state office by May 19.
Proposals must describe the eli-
gible entity's farmland protection
program and record of acquiring
and holding permanent agricultur-
al land protection easement or
other interests; and describe the
lands to be acquired with assis-
tance from FPP. Details are in the
Federal Register notice.
The request for proposals and
additional information on FPP can
be found at www.nrcs.usda.gov/-
programs/farmbill/2002.
ticipants.
The final workshop taught that
leadership development included
all leaders teaching others. The
participants learned that leaders
lift all working with and under
them. Each member has valuable
contributions to the Grange and a
leader has the duty to provide
them with opportunities.
Each participant in the circle of
leadership program has commit-
ted to attend the follow-up meet-
ing to be held this fall, and to con-
duct at least two training sessions
in their own Grange this year.
"I'm excited by the opportunity
to improve the leadership abilities
of our members in Delaware,"
Davenport said. 'These 25 mem-
bers have earned the respect of all
Grangers by taking the time to
learn a new way of improving
their own skills. The Granges in
Delaware will benefit from these
members putting into practice
what they have learned:'
The Circle of Leadership pro-
gram is being piloted in Delaware,
New Jersey and another state to be
announced. For more information,
contact Davenport at destate-
grange@aol.com, or Ed Luttrell at
membership @ nationalgrange.org.
• . i
Department of Correction employees
spearhead drive for U.S. troops
Two Delaware Department of Correction employees have begun
an effort to collect wish list items in support of military personnel
deploying to locations around the world.
Barbara Mast of Hartly and Valerie Shinn of Ellendale organized
an effort at the Department of Correction to collect 25 boxes of wish
list items in just one week. These items included snack goods, boxed
drinks, microwave meals, cups of soup and personal items. Employ-
ees from DOC institutions, facilities and offices across the state.do-
nated to the effort.
Shinn and Mast delivered the 25 boxes to Dover Air Force Base
April 4.
The USO of Delaware is organizing this wish list drive. To con-
tact the USO of Delaware, call loan M. Cote, executive director, at
302-677-2491.
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