Pie sales raise funds for child center resources

The Chadron State College Child Development Center just finished taking orders for their annual ‘Village Pie Maker’ (order placements began Feb. 24 and ended March 17).

The ‘Village Pie Maker’ is a pie bake sale the CDC holds to raise funds for resources for the children of the development center.

The CDC believes that it is important to get the children outdoors on a daily basis so they can have up close and personal experiences with nature instead of simply viewing what nature has to offer through photography. To achieve this, they view the Nature Park as an outdoor classroom, going outside and getting their hands a little dirty. The children are sometimes asked to bring outside objects indoors to study them in depth.

In this fundraiser, ran through the Alliance Grocery Kart, the families of each child are asked to sell as many pies as possible.

The CDC Advisery Board, composed of parent representatives, CSC administration, and community representatives, also plays a big role in getting sales going.  They handle sorting out the pies. The pies, which were sold at $15 a piece, are estimated to be delivered on April 4.

Following distribution of the pies, the CDC plans to have a celebration in the Nature Park for everyone who participated.

“Nature has made a huge impact on the children’s learning, and the fundraiser helps us better our nature park,” CDC Director Lona Vroman said. “It provides them opportunities that they may not have had without the fundraiser.”