Elks Lodge donates dictionaries to Sanford students



Recent Donors

  • Rotary Club of Forked River, NJ
  • Rotary Club of Shawnee, OK
  • Prairieland Elementary School, IL
  • Rotary Club of Bisbee, AZ
  • Rotary Club of Bisbee, AZ
  • Optimist Club of Holden, MO
  • Central Elementary, ND
  • Daughters of Liberty Republican Women, TX
  • Sample Kits Dictionary Project, SC
  • Rotary Club of Bloomfield, NJ
  • Rotary Club of the Bridgewaters, MA
  • Rotary Club of the Bridgewaters, MA
  • Kiwanis Club of Omaha Loveland Golden K, NE
  • Rotary Club of Winterset, IA
  • Union Mills Lions Club, IN
  • Marysville Elks Lodge # 783, CA
  • Cairo-Jacksonville Lions Club, MO
  • South Carolina Dictionary Project, IN
  • Rotary Club of Red Springs, NC
  • Raymond Elks Lodge # 1292, WA
  • Rotary Club of Bay City, MI

Testimonials

"This is our 7th year of participation. Each year we are able to enlarge the project. We are delighted to be a part of this worthy project. It is a great thing to take these dictionaries to a classroom and see the anticipation on the faces of the students."

Barbara Conner, Temecula Valley Elks Lodge # 2801, Temecula, CA

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