The Dictionary Project
The Carver Grange of Omaha (CarGo's) first local project involves The Dictionary Project, a national organization that works with sponsors to provide dictionaries to school-age children. The National Grange became involved with the project seven years ago and over 465,000 dictionaries have been donated to students by Grange members in 38 states.
In Omaha, CarGo provided the first set of dictionaries to a fourth grade class at Druid Hill Elementary in the Omaha Public School District, under the leadership of Jade Rodgers, Parent Liaison and a charter CarGo member. The students are using the dictionaries in class and will engage in a public policy literacy project that includes reviewing Nebraska Unicameral legislative bills and writing letters to the legislators about their interest and the possible impact on the community. CarGo members will support the student efforts and intend to connect them with related projects in the community.
For more information on The Dictionary Project, visit their website.
In Omaha, CarGo provided the first set of dictionaries to a fourth grade class at Druid Hill Elementary in the Omaha Public School District, under the leadership of Jade Rodgers, Parent Liaison and a charter CarGo member. The students are using the dictionaries in class and will engage in a public policy literacy project that includes reviewing Nebraska Unicameral legislative bills and writing letters to the legislators about their interest and the possible impact on the community. CarGo members will support the student efforts and intend to connect them with related projects in the community.
For more information on The Dictionary Project, visit their website.
The Shadow Camp
This project gave youth an opportunity to shadow a farm family for a day at the rodeo while showing livestock. CarGo sponsored the Shadow Camp program with the Aksarben River City Roundup and provided adult volunteers.
Cooking Demonstration
Carver Grange of Omaha provided a cooking demonstration using grange recipes and facilitated a historical grange discussion.
Download a copy of the recipes