Ranger Good Works hosted the Love to Givefundraiser kick-off on November 15th in partnership with Neiman Marcus at The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale.
More than 150 attendees came out for the affair, which marked the start of a month-long fundraising initiative presented by Ranger Good Works in partnership with Neiman Marcus Fort Lauderdale. From November 15th through December 24, 2016, ten percent of all sales generated by the retailer’s exclusive Love to Give collection benefited Ranger Good Works in support of funding youth arts education and programs at Dillard Elementary School in Fort Lauderdale.
Guests of the event were treated to an exclusive preview of the luxury items featured in this year’s Neiman Marcus Love to Give collection, in addition to outstanding performances by the Dillard Drum Line, Dance Academy, and Choir. Attendees were also able to peruse an array of unique self-portraits of the students on display, created in collaboration with artists at the Young At Art Museum (YAA) who volunteered their time and expertise to work hand-in-hand with the students on the project.
Visit our photo gallery to see photos from the evening.
See more about The Heart of Neiman Marcus Foundation and why Ranger Good Works Partners with them: Neiman Marcus Love to Give Collection 2016 Video
#LoveToGive #Neiman Marcus #RangerGoodWorks #YoungAtArt
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On October 27th , Victoria Ranger went back to school – as a volunteer at Dillard Elementary School! Ranger participated in the worldwide Jumpstart Read For The Record event by reading “The Bear Ate Your Sandwich” to eager kindergarteners. Broward Schools had readers volunteer to take part in the biggest read-aloud event in the world.
The Dillard Elementary Kindergarteners loved story telling time! Especially after Mrs. Ranger gave in to read the story a second time, while the students ate strawberries and blueberries just like the bear did before going to sleep and embarking on his journey to find “the sandwich.”
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Great News ~ Neiman Marcus and Ranger Good Works announces its partnership to support Youth Arts Education for the third year in a row!
Victoria Ranger Nunez from Ranger Good Works, Vice President of Neiman Marcus Fort Lauderdale, Bibi Siegel and Public Relations Manager of Neiman Marcus, Jonie Sabo are thrilled to announce that Neiman Marcus Fort Lauderdale & The Heart of Neiman Marcus Foundation has chosen Ranger Good Works to benefit from the 2016 Love to Give Collection for the 3rd year in a row!
~HELP US BY SHOPPING FOR YOUR HOLIDAY GIFTS!~
During the months of November and December, 10% of sales generated from items in the Love to Give collection purchased from the Fort Lauderdale, FL store will support Ranger Good Works’ goal of helping almost 1,000 underprivileged students in our Youth Arts Education fundraising initiative.
Together we are changing the lives of our “hometown” students by meeting their basic needs, giving them love, and enhancing the educational tools they so desperately need. The results from this fundraiser will last a lifetime.
Shop in the Fort Lauderdale Neiman Marcus Store, November 5th through December 25, 2016 to support a great cause!
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“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
I can read with my eyes shut! By Dr. Seuss
Literacy Night at Dillard Elementary School
For the 4th year in a row, Ranger Good Works will support the “Build Your Home Library” initiative at Dillard Elementary School. Please join us as we continue to help bridge the Literacy Gap in the Dillard community.
We will join with Broward County Public Schools to Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s 100th birthday! On Wednesday, October 26th Dillard Elementary will become Dillard-Seussville.
The students will enjoy a Dr. Seuss themed literacy evening. During the event, volunteers and teachers will give away almost 1,000 books to children and their families. –
If you would like to volunteer to help during Literacy Night, please click here.
Ranger Good Works is accepting donations including books, new or gently used, candy and Halloween costumes for the students through October 25.
Items may be dropped off at:
Ranger Technical Resources
805 East Broward Boulevard
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
954-527-0090
To order books: #StartWithaSmile at smile.amazon.com/ch/47-1869003 to stock up for Halloween and Amazon donates to Ranger Good Works Inc.
Read the: Presidential Proclamation – Read Across America Day 2016 by the President of the United States of America
Help your child build Literacy Skills by visiting our partner: VocabularySpellingCity.com!
Visit our Photo Gallery to see photos of our events including last year’s Literacy Night.
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Our 2016 College Tour Program was off the charts! Ranger Good Works partnered with Florida Atlantic University – College of Education to give our students from Dillard Elementary an experience they will never forget. Dillard Elementary Students Experienced College life for four days!
Fifth grade students spent four days and three nights at the Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton Campus. The students had an opportunity to learn what it is like to be a college student staying in the dormitories, attending classes on campus and eating in the dining hall. The professors and graduate students at FAU designed a special curriculum for our exceptional Dillard Elementary students.
The amazing Department of Curriculum, Culture and Educational Inquiry created a program just for our students: STEAM for Social Justice: using Inquiry Skills to Create Changes in Your World. The students were broken down into two groups and gave “Shark Tank Presentations” on June 3rd 2016.
Students Presenting for Shark Tank
Dr. Corey King, Vice President for Student Affairs gave a nice welcome to visitors there to witness the Pitches & Presentations from the students. The students presented their company and their product/service and fielded questions from the panel of sharks. Sharks included Tony Ash, James Engstrom, Ana Escuder, PHD, Whitney Rawls, and Chief Constance Stanley.
As a result of super team work headed by Dr. Traci P. Baxley, numerous FAU Faculty and students, 8 staff from Dillard Elementary headed by Mrs Angela Brown and funding from our Ranger Good Works donors, the event was an outstanding success!!!
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING RGW IN OUR MISSION TO PROVIDE THE BEST EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES POSSIBLE FOR THE DILLARD ELEMENTARY STUDENTS!
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On behalf of Ranger Good Works, Dillard Elementary teachers, staff and students, we would like to give all Dillard Elementary volunteers a ‘heartfelt thank you’ for their support of Career City 2016.
Volunteers are worth their weight in gold. Each volunteer shared their time and talents with the children – and what an outstanding job everyone did! The students really responded to each of our volunteers, and that is due to the volunteers’ patience. The volunteers’ generosity and support exposed the children of Dillard Elementary to the wonderful professional possibilities awaiting them through hard work and studies.
Thank you! Ranger Good Works Volunteer Captain Mary Krystoff
Visit our Photo Gallery section to see photos from this event.
Visit our Video Gallery section to see the video from Career City 2016 and other exciting Ranger Good Works videos!
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Dillard Elementary 5th Grade Students to meet IndyCar Drivers Helio Castroneves and Gil de Ferran
Two of Indy Car’s most successful racing drivers and long-time friends, Gil de Ferran and Helio Castroneves, will head to Dillard Elementary School on 8th April to speak to the 5thGrade about their journey from being young ambitious kids in Brazil to success on the international motor racing scene. The former Team Penske team mates will talk about the importance of science and math in racing and answer questions from the students. There will then be an opportunity to pose in front of Castroneves’ Chevrolet Camaro Indy 500 pace car.
INDIANAPOLIS – MAY 24: Helio Castroneves, driver of the #3 Team Penske Dallara Honda, leads the field during the IRL IndyCar Series 93rd running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 24, 2009 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Donald Miralle/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Helio Castroneves
Known for his electric smile and enthusiasm, Helio Castroneves has driven and danced his way into the hearts and minds of people around the world. He is a three-time Indianapolis 500 Champion (2001, 2002 and 2009) and the only race car driver to become a “Dancing with the Stars” Champion in 2007. He has won a total of 30 races for Team Penske and has earned 45 poles in the IndyCar series placing him fourth on the all-time list. Castroneves will soon be starting his 17th year with Team Penske with the first race on 13thMarch in St Petersburg, FL.
Champions to speak to 5th Grade students at Dillard Elementary
Gil de Ferran has been successful in every area of international motorsport over the past 25 years, from his on-track racing, team ownership and managerial skills to his media and broadcasting work and aptitude for mechanical and technical development. De Ferran is a double IndyCar Champion (2000 and 2001) and 2003 Indianapolis 500 winner. The accomplished Brazilian still holds the World Closed Course Speed record set in Fontana, California in 2000. He retired from IndyCar racing in 2003 leaving on a high by winning his last race at Texas.
Science, Technology & Indycar Racing is presented to Dillard Elementary School by Ranger Good Works as a part of the Community Exposure Program and STEM Focus.
Compassion Tour – Victoria Ranger and Angela Brown presented to the Life Work Leadership Class of 2016
Ranger Technical Resources and Dillard Elementary School were selected by the City of Ft. Lauderdale’s City Manager, Lee Feldman, as the city’s choice for an influential Case Study within their Compassion Tour for the Lifework Leadership of South Florida. On January 8, 2016 Ms. Ranger and Ms. Brown presented the Ranger Good Works program to over 122 business leaders and city officials, describing how the partnership between the public and private sector has made a positive change by altering the direction of the school. Dillard Elementary is a Broward County Public School – part of the largest school district in the United States.
District 5 School Board Member Dr. Rosalind Osgood shared with attendees the fact that Ms. Brown had received the Prestigious Caliber Award as “Principal of the Year” for Broward County in April 2015. Ms. Brown acknowledged Ms. Ranger’s contribution and together, they received a standing ovation for their work in the community.
“The Compassion Tour was intended to engage people’s hearts, provide them with a window to become aware of actual needs within the community and inspire them to become involved!” Amanda Forman, Program Director said. “Our mission was accomplished. The Ranger-Dillard story and what the team is doing is truly inspiring.”
Ms. Ranger and Ms. Brown’s shared goals are to raise awareness of the “reality of life” for a number of school children in Fort Lauderdale. They continue to encourage those within the community to realize that any act of kindness by one individual to another, especially to children, can make a difference in the world of a child. They asked those in attendance to be generous and have the courage to lead others by helping any school with their students. There is great opportunity throughout the city of Ft. Lauderdale and everywhere in the United States to provide students with a better educational experience.
Our words of the day…..Compassion, Love and Give… To be continued!
Compassion Tour
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VOLUNTEERS Needed at Dillard Elementary School Thursday, December 10, 2015
If you are a technologist or interested in volunteering your time for this event, click on the Volunteer button and sign up to be a part of this exciting event for the students of Dillard Elementary.
See what you are signing up for. Watch our video.
Ranger Good Works presents: HOUR OF CODE 2015
We are preparing for Computer Science Education Week and plan to create a fan-tas-tech event for 2015!
A community partner initiative with Ranger Technical Resources, Citrix Systems, Nova SouthEastern University, Broward College, Merrill Lynch and others.
Once again, Ranger Technical Resources & Ranger Good Works are recruiting friends and community partners to help educate over 800 students from Dillard Elementary School about the importance of Computer Science in an international coding initiative founded by Code.org. We love it when our kids receive the three T’s….time, talent and treasure. Please join our Hour of Code volunteer team this year. The kids love to see familiar faces. If you can’t join us, tell a friend who you think can. Our communities continued help in making this a great event is much needed and appreciated.
The Hour of Code will take place at Dillard Elementary on Thursday, December 10, 2015.
Responsibilities include: Sit in two conference calls prior to the Hour of Code at Dillard Elementary.
Show up onsite one hour prior to the Hour of Code initiative
Participate in classrooms with instruction or help in the classrooms
Work with our coordinators and the teachers from Dillard Elementary to create a successful event.
YOU do not need to be a programmer to volunteer. You only need to be able to read and speak to the children.
Programmers who volunteer will be assigned to the classrooms where the students are more advanced with coding.
Schedule:
Hour of Code
Schedule
8:30AM
Volunteers arrive and meet
8:45AM
Go to designated locations – Ready Hour of Code
9:00AM – 10:00AM
Start Hour of Code in the classrooms
10:15AM
Wrap up
10:30AM
Volunteers depart
This experience will continue to fill the students treasure chest full of great life experiences. Three years ago we first partnered with Code.org for the Official Hour of Code, a Global Computer Science Education Week initiative to encourage youth to learn basic coding. Over 49 million students around the world participated. As a technology solutions company Ranger Technical Resources contributed by sending mentors to local schools and sponsored an Hour of Code at our corporate office for 40 students.
In 2014 we expanded. Eight hundred students from Dillard Elementary participated in a Computer Science related activity. As you can see the number of students we are encouraging has increased due to our community’s involvement.
In 2015 we will have close to 1000 students enrolled at Dillard Elementary School. We need all of the helping hands we can to keep up the great momentum. Please join our volunteer team for the Hour of Code on Thursday, December 10th. Click here to sign up. Thank you for your continued support!
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