Ranger Good Works and Young At Art Museum Partnership

Ranger Good Works and Young At Art Museum Partnership

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Ranger Good Works and Young At Art Museum have a 9-year partnership and together, are a driving force for arts-based learning in Dillard Elementary and North Fork Elementary Schools.

Each year, new, theme-based learning programs that align with the Broward County School System are created through this partnership. 

The art program, its management, oversight, development, preparation, delivery, and documentation are developed through the Young At Art Museum leadership team. The program is approved and funded by Ranger Good Works, including materials, costs, and field trips. The art program also includes a Year-End Art Exhibition and Showcase for parents and teachers.

Student school attendance is higher than before the program existed. School children love to use this opportunity to stimulate their intellectual and emotional needs in a fun and interactive environment. 

This partnership continues to be a great success as students focus on different artistic methods. In the 2022 school year, students were inspired by the works of the world-famous artist Romero Britto, and each had the opportunity to create art based on their interpretation of his works. 

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Career City 2022 at Dillard Elementary - Ranger Good Works

Career City 2022 at Dillard Elementary

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WE – TOGETHER touched 1000 students’ lives on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at Dillard Elementary School.

Career City 2022 at Dillard Elementary: More than 70 businesses and organizations came together with over 160 Volunteers to make Career City 2022 a great success for the local Fort Lauderdale elementary schools we support. This year, we also invited North Fork Elementary 5th grade students to join in on the extra special Career City. Students from Boyd Anderson Nursing program, Dillard High Robotics Program- Sigmac@ts, and Parkway Middle School World Ensemble joined as participants, as did students from the University of Miami and the University of Mississippi. These college students helped illustrate that step by step, grade by grade, success happens when you apply yourself and stay dedicated to learning.

Many thanks to Congresswoman Shelia Cherflius McCormick, Dr. Valarie Wanza, Chief Officer (Office of School Performance & Accountability), Debra Hixon, and Daniel P. Foganholi School Board Members, Bobby Dubose – Former member of the Florida House of Representatives, Former Mayor of Broward County, Dale Holness, Past Fort Lauderdale Commissioner Romney Rogers and Zoie Saunders, and Chief Education Officer for the City of Fort Lauderdale for spending extra time with 172 5th grade students from both Dillard and North Fork elementary schools!

Without the continued support for the past nine years from our Fort Lauderdale business community, Ranger Good Works’ success would be unobtainable. Teamwork makes the dream work!

Another special thank you to the following participants and volunteers for giving their time, talent and treasure:

Accounting Controller, Ann’s Florist, Backyard Bee Keeper, Bistro Mezzaluna, Boyd Anderson High School Nursing Program, Broward Sheriff’s Office, C&I Studios, Casa d’Angelo, City of Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue, City of Ft. Lauderdale City Managers Office, Design2Form, Dillard High School SigmaC@t, Donna D Yoga, Florida House of Representatives, Francesca Guerrera Salon and Spa – Mehdi, GL Homes, GoldMynd Dance Co, Holland & Knight Law, Integrated Trainers Associates, Inc., JM Family, Joann’s Cakes, MN Holdings, Nova Southeastern Univeristy, Premier Estate Properties, Parkway Middle School, Phoenix Star Entertainment, Plant Proper, Purrr Charity, Rache Hot dogs, Ranger Technical Resources, Rogers Morris Ziegler, Bra’lon Brown Football-University of Mississippi, Susan Penrod PR, Southern Bells Kitchen, Time4Learning.com, US Army JROTC, US Marines, US Navy, US Air Force, University of Miami, Valentino USA, VENICE Magazine, Viral Branding, Yeager Companies, Broward County Public Schools Culinary Arts, Broward County Public Schools Applied Arts, Broward County Public Schools Department of Coaching and Induction, Ranger Good Works, Young At Art Museum, YMCA, Boys and Girls Club of Broward County, Michale Pollisky Productions, Aventura Worldwide Transportation, City of Ft Lauderdale Mounted Police, City of Ft. Lauderdale, Ocean Rescue, City of Ft. Lauderdale Motorcycle Units, City of Ft Lauderdale SWAT Team, City of Ft Lauderdale K9, City of Ft Lauderdale Public Works Leaks Dept., Sports coach Lawrence Chappe, DJ DillardElem, Shelia Cherfilus McCormick, Bobby Dubose, Dale Holness, Zoie Saunders, Debra Hixon, Valarie Wanza, Daniel Foganholi, Angela Brown, Angela DeFerran, Libby Manus, Janet Jordan, Tiia Weckstrom, Katia Bates, Victoria Ranger, Broward County Public Schools Beacon TV.

 

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Teacher Appreciation 2022 - Ranger Good Works

Teacher Appreciation 2022

Teacher Appreciation Week at Dillard Elementary and North Fork Elementary Schools took place from May 2 – May 6, 2022.

Teachers at Dillard Elementary and North Fork Elementary Schools were shown they are very appreciated by our South Florida community. Our educators work tirelessly to restore the education deficit created by the pandemic.

Teachers’ jobs have been extra difficult this year, and we extend a huge THANK YOU to our teachers for sticking with it! We’re thankful to our administration teams for planning their teams’ exciting journeys through treats, small gifts and awards.

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Read for the record at Dillard Elementary October 2021

Read for the record at Dillard Elementary October 2021

 

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Read for the Record 2021 was a thrilling success, as we read Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon. It was Ranger Good Works’ first time back in the classroom to visit our students since the pandemic shutdown. Reading to children in school is always fulfilling. After we #readfortherecord, we created a colorful, 20-foot dragon with old scarves and danced around the classroom together. We then took our dragon for a walk out in the courtyard at Dillard Elementary for all to see. It was great fun! As a result of activities such as #readfortherecord, many students will find reading and literacy activities more enjoyable. Gifts of love last a lifetime, and the memories keep on giving.

 

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Hour of Code 2018

Hour of Code 2018

On December 7, 2018, Ranger Good Works and Ranger Technical Resources, along with 51 volunteers, participated in the International Hour of Code at Dillard Elementary School. 

We love it when a technology plan comes together! Our local community joined together, lending many helping hands!  Every classroom filled with 24 students was paired with a volunteer who worked with the classroom’s teacher and guided students through the Hour of Code. Our goal was to spark interest in students from Pre-K through 5th grade to learn about computer coding.  Knowing the computing field has the largest amount of job openings out of all occupations, we are aiming to encourage our students to be part of the next generation of Technology Professionals. Over 7 million tech job openings exist today.  Can you imagine how many jobs will exist in 2023?

We are happy to report that over 850 students successfully completed one of the following coding activities: Code Binary Bracelets Activity, Code Crazy Creatures, Sparks Academy, Make a Flappy Game, Code Combat: Escape the Dungeon, Star Wars: Building a Galaxy with code and code.org dance party.

Computer Science Education Week – Hour of Code designed by Code.org and several nonprofits has impacted the world by engaging with over 100 million people in over 180 countries to learn the 21st century foundation skills in technology.

We are pleased that Ranger Good Works, in conjunction with its partners,  participated in Hour of Code for the 6th year in a row, with our local community touching the children of Dillard Elementary.

Thank you to Principal Atkins Brown, her faculty, and all of the volunteers who participated! #Teamwork! #HourofCode #BrowardCodes #rangergoodworks

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Ranger Literacy Night 2018

Literacy Night 2018

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Superhero Literacy Night in October 2018 at Dillard Elementary School with our Ranger Good Works volunteer team was a huge success!  We donated more than 1000 books to help build Dillard family home libraries. In addition, the Superheroes handed out a fair amount of candy and masks to make the event a joyous blast! Our Dillard Elementary School students loved the evening. Their generous hugs and the special sparkle in thankful eyes assured all of us that we had made an impact on their lives.

Visit our Photo Gallery to see photos of RGW’s events including all the photos from this year’s Literacy Night.  https://rangergoodworks.org/gallery/

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Career City 2018

Career City 2018 took place on Wednesday, May 23 2018.

At this event, students experienced firsthand what it felt like to take a walk through a safe and inviting city which had been created just for them for this special day. As they strolled through ‘Career City’, students learned about a wide variety of industries and engaged with professionals from our local businesses and organizations in a fun and inviting environment. After stepping out of Career City, they took the first steps on the roadmap to their future!

IMPORTANT FACTS

98% of Dillard Elementary students walk to school, are from single-parent homes and get their food intake while they are attending school. Most of the Dillard Elementary students have never traveled outside a five-mile radius of their neighborhood. Many of these students also never had the opportunity to walk into a real grocery store, an office supply store, a bank, a flower shop or even a restaurant. Dillard Elementary students are sweet, friendly and well behaved. The students have experienced a lack of exposure, so they want and need a chance to learn and grow.

With your help, we can fill Career City streets with an exciting group of industry professionals. This was the perfect opportunity to inspire the next generation of South Florida’s professionals.

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See last year’s video: Career City 2017

Read For The Record

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Read For The Record 

Join Ranger Good Works as we participate with “Jumpstart’s Read for the Record® reading campaign at Dillard Elementary School on Thursday, October 19, 2017, to be a part of the world’s largest shared reading experience this initiative brings together over 2 million people each year in classrooms, libraries, community centers, and homes across the US. This annual campaign was launched over a decade ago to highlight the importance of building early literacy and language skills for every child so that all children have the opportunity to enter kindergarten prepared to succeed.”

When you sign up you’ll receive detailed information regarding your assignment.

  • Time of the reading event at Dillard Elementary school is from 8:30 am until about 9:30 am
  • Read to Preschool and Kindergarten students

This year’s Read for the Record book is Quackers, by Liz Wong, a delightful story about a kitten who grows up believing he’s a duck, until the day he meets another kitten. What follows is a sweet tale about understanding, acceptance, and learning it is ok to be whoever you want to be.

We look forward to having you join us for our Read For The Record event.

Literacy Program at Dillard Elementary School  – If you are interested in helping us purchase books for the Literacy Night book giveaway event on October 26th please donate.   Click Here To buy Books for our students. Help us give the gift that may inspire them to read!

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Questions regarding this Literacy event or other programs offered by Ranger Good Works please email elle@rangergoodworks.org.

Career City 2017 was Outstanding

Career City 2017 was Outstanding at Dillard Elementary!

73 companies and 219 volunteers and community partners showed up to teach students about their industry at Career City 2017.

Ranger Good Works, Dillard Elementary teachers, staff, students and I would like to personally give our attending companies and volunteers a ‘heartfelt thanks’ for the support they gave to Career City 2017 to help make it a HUGE success! 

Our volunteers and participating companies shared their time and talent with our children, improving their lives by helping build their hopes and dreams for their future. They showed compassion, generosity, and were aware of the deep need to share their skills and knowledge with their students. This year’s Career City was our first “all grades inclusive” attempt at Career City, and it went just like it did last year. Outstanding!

To quote Martin Luther King, Jr.:   “Everybody can be great. Because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve…. You don’t have to know the second theory of thermodynamics in physics to serve. You only need a heart full of grace.  A soul generated by love. “

Without our many Ft. Lauderdale companies and volunteers, Career City wouldn’t have the success it does.

Click here to watch Career City 2017 Video

Click here to view photos of the Career City.

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Dillard Elementary Students Love the University of Miami – Local Heros!!!