I am the Chairman for our Dictionary Project with the Minden-Douglas Elks Lodge # 2670 here in Northern Nevada. Myself and a couple other Elks went to each elementary school and personally presented a dictionary to each 3rd grader. Oh, to see the joy and excitement in their eyes, they were so pleased to receive their own personal dictionary and to be able to... Read More

We are in a rural area and distribute books to all of the schools in 30 miles of Gila Bend. This is four or five years and the club is very pleased with the project.

This will be our third year participating in this project. We have embraced this project at our Lodge and feel that it is a very worthwhile project.

This will be the second year of distribution for our Rotary Club. Members are very eager to participate in this project again.

Dear Jackson Northwest Kiwanis Club, Thank you so much for the Student Dictionaries. The students always love them. They use them all year, and I know they will use them in future grades. In a world that sometimes appears to devalue books and learning, I appreciate your support.

This has been one of the best projects that we’ve ever engaged in. We started in 2002, and teachers and children look forward to this event every year… This is so economical and easy to administer…It’s a win-win and you make it so easy for us to have such a large impact in the area…thank you.

The Lynchburg Morning Rotary has been distributing dictionaries the 3rd graders in the Lynchburg City Schools for 3 years. We delivered over 600 dictionaries this year. The students are so excited to receive the dictionaries. Some comment that this is the first book they have owned. They began looking up words the moment they got them. We received large envelopes full of Thank You... Read More

This is the 7th consecutive year that we have delivered personal dictionaries. It is a great enhancement to the education of 3rd grade students. In the Ogden District, we have a high number of Hispanic and other ethnic group children. Many of the parents do not speak English.

We have been participating for several years and intend to continue for the foreseeable future. Thank you for providing the books at a very reasonable cost.

This is a very rewarding program. Our Rotary Club has been participating for several years now and the joy, excitement and appreciation from the children is wonderful! It reinforces that our decision to participate was an excellent one! I encourage all members to attend the distribution at least once to share and experience our satisfaction and the children’s appreciation personally. I would definitely encourage... Read More