This is our third year to distribute dictionaries, and I hope it will stay as an annual project of this Rotary Club. Wonderful program and books – the kids love receiving them. We usually go to the school following a Rotary noon meeting. The children are pleased to have a book of their very own!!

This is the second time our club has participated in this program. Our goal is to have a dictionary for every student in the district in grades 3 – 12. Hopefully, this will be an annual event. I think this is a great project. This helps the students and the school meet the rigorous standards they are held to. The Dictionary Project is extremely... Read More

We were the first group in RI to distribute dictionaries and have spread the word to other groups. I found out about this project through an article in the Wall Street Journal and presented it to the Rotary Club’s board. I believe this is one of the best ways to help fight illiteracy. Thank you for providing the ground work that enables the rest... Read More

This is our second year of participation. We participated late in the school year last year but will be presenting the books near the beginning of this school year. The students were thrilled with the gift last year, as were the teachers and principal of the school. I think it’s a great project and have been recommending it to other Lions Clubs in our... Read More

This will be the third year we have donated books to Ballard East. We enjoy going down there very much. The students, teachers, and principal are very appreciative. We always get thank you notes from the students. We think this is a wonderful project. With budget cuts in the schools, it’s important to help where we can. And, for many students, these personal dictionaries... Read More

This is our third year to distribute dictionaries. It has been a real blessing, not only to the students but to the Rotary members as well. We really enjoy see the children’s faces light up when they get their own dictionary.

9th year. Absolutely wonderful project.

We have been participating in this project with the Rotary Club of Monroe for the past 4 years. The teachers remark that the dictionaries are an excellent book for their 3rd grade students.