APPLICATION DEADLINE: September 1
Youth & Young Adult Ambassador Printable Application | Online Application
The purpose of the Ambassador program is to provide the opportunity for Youth and Young Adults to become a representative of their state Grange and a mentor to their peers across the country. State Ambassadors will have the opportunity to attend the National Grange Convention as a representative of their state. During the Convention they will have the opportunity to build onto their leadership skills, broaden their view of the Grange from a National perspective, receive educational training to be utilized in their own states, and build relationships with Grangers across the nation. Each State Ambassador will have the opportunity, if they choose, to run for the National Grange Ambassador team. This team will be composed of leaders from the Youth and Junior Grange departments. The individual(s) selected for the National Ambassador team will have the opportunity to be the voice and face of the National Grange youth department for a one-year term. It is at the discretion of the National Grange Directors/President and Interview board how many members are selected to become a member of this team.
Each state may send up to four (4) representatives from their state that meet the following criteria:
- Youth Ambassadors must be between the ages of 16 and 20 and cannot turn 21 before the end of the National Session that they intend to represent their state. If under the age of 18 they must have their parents’ consent to participate.
- Young Adult Ambassador must be between the ages of 21-35 (2024 ONLY). Starting in 2025, the age requirement will be 21-30 years of age, and will not turn 31 before the end of the National Session that they intend to represent their state.
- Ambassadors must have been a Grange member in good standing for a minimum of one year at the time they attend the National Grange Convention.
- Ambassadors may only run for the National Grange Ambassador Team one time as a youth participant and one time as a young adult participant.
- Participants will be required to attend the National Grange Convention beginning Wednesday evening -Saturday evening.
- All Ambassador participants who have yet to be inducted into the G.R.O.W. Club will be invited to become a member of this elite alumni association of the Grange Youth Department.
- A small stipend may be awarded to each candidate based on their participation
Submit the following by September 1.
- Application
- Letter of Recommendation from State President or State Youth Director
- Ambassador Resume – two-page maximum document to include:
- Grange involvement with current and past leadership positions, awards, and events
- Non-Grange related community involvement and extracurricular activities with leadership positions, and awards
- A 4×6 headshot photo