“A dictionary teaches a child how to approach a problem and use critical thinking skills by sounding out the word and finding it in the dictionary. This simple task gives them a feeling of self-confidence and satisfaction that they cannot get online.”

Rotary Club of Brookings-Harbor

Dear Mary,

I’m happy to report that the dictionaries were handed out by Rotarians on Friday to students at Kalmiopsis Grade School and Brookings-Harbor Christian School in Brookings, Ore. I’m attaching a photo of some happy recipients. Notice the two girls in front working to sign the Four-Way Test nameplate….

The best story, however, came today at our club meeting. A Rotarian said that she was telling her eighth-grade granddaughter that she was handing out dictionaries last week, and the granddaughter replied, ‘I still have my dictionary. I use it every day.’

Congratulations on all your work. I know our club members think it is a very valuable project.

All the best,

Charlie Kocher
Rotary Club of Brookings-Harbor, Ore.

Rotary Club