Omaha elementary earns grant for garden club

Omaha elementary earns $2,500 grant for garden club

The November Cash in for Schools winner is Kellom Elementary School

OMAHA, Neb. —

Kellom Elementary School in central Omaha has been awarded $2,500 as part of the Cash In For Schools program, aimed at enhancing educational experiences that budgets can’t cover.

KETV and our sponsor, Thrasher Foundation Repair, delivered the check to November’s winner, Kellom school psychologist Lindsey Sheets.

Sheets said the money will go to their newly launched garden club.

“I asked some of the kids if they’d be interested in gardening and they said yes because they’ve never done it before,” she said.

Sheets will use the money to purchase gardening supplies such as a tiller, shovels, rakes, rocks, mulch, plants and vegetables.

“They’re learning a lot of skills in terms of working together and teamwork,” she said. “But I think it’s a lot of life skills our kids wouldn’t necessarily have.”

Sheets noted that much of the student body lives in apartments or homes that might not have a lot of space to garden.

Sheets said she’s had a little funding from the school to launch the garden club, but has mostly been funding it herself.

“This has been a huge blessing to have the grant,” she said. “The kids will be really excited to have more supplies.”

The garden club, which launched this year, already has 90 students from first through sixth grades participating.

Teachers interested in applying for a $2,500 grant for their classroom can visit KETV.com and look for the Cash in for Schools page. We are still selecting winners for this school year!

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