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TODAY is Fairfield County Giving Day! Please support Carver kids!

Go here to show your support of Carver kids!

Carver is joining with non-profits throughout Fairfield County at FCGives.org for this one-day fundraising competition organized each year by Fairfield County's Community Foundation and sponsored by Bank of America. Your support today on Giving Day will help fund Carver’s important after school, summer and community initiatives. The charity that receives the most unique gifts of $10 or more will win the grand prize of $20,000.

2020 NPS CITYWIDE STEM EXPO TO OFFER ATTENDEES HANDS-ON FUN

The fourth annual citywide event, themed “Problem Seekers, Solution Makers,” will take place at Brien McMahon High School, 300 Highland Ave on Saturday, March 14.

Doors open to the public at 9am with opening ceremonies starting at 9:30am. Admission is free. The Expo will kick off with the Norwalk JROTC cadets followed by a Norwalk Public Schools student singing the National Anthem. The awards ceremony will take place at 1:30pm. All families and members of the community are welcome.

George Washington Carver, One of Black History Month's Most Honorable!

Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of blacks in U.S. history. The story of Black History Month begins in 1915, half a century after the Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in the United States.

Also known as African American History Month, the event grew out of “Negro History Week,” the brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month. Other countries around the world, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also devote a month to celebrating black history.

Carver’s namesake George Washington Carver was born into slavery and went on to become one of the most prominent scientists and inventors of his time, as well as a teacher at the Tuskegee Institute. Carver devised over 100 products using one major crop — the peanut — including dyes, plastics and gasoline.