Ameerah, Rotary Club of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
Dear Rotary Club of Baltimore, Thank you for the dictionaries you gave us. I am finding a lot of words in the dictionaries. We use it in school to do our morning words we really appreciate what you have done for our school and students. I am the future. Sincerely, Ameerah
Mark Reinhardt, Rotary Club of Santa Barbara Sunrise, Santa Barbara, CA
This is our fourth year. Each week we have one or more speakers at our club meeting. We give them a card with their name on it telling them that 15 dictionaries will be donated to 3rd graders in their name. When we have enough, we reproduce their signatures on a label, add the label and the Rotary emblem sticker inside the cover, and... Read More
Sarah Mascarenas, Madera Republican Women, Biola, CA
This is our second year. We had more fun going to the schools and talking to the children. They got so excited, you’d think they been given their favorite toy. We think it’s great. Keep up the good work.
Virginia Bushmiller, Arlington House Chapter DAR, Arlington, VA
I have been on the committee for three years. I think this is a marvelous project. The children who receive these dictionaries are thrilled to receive them.
Gary Plough, Cary-Apex Elks Lodge # 2798, Atlantic Beach, NC
Cutbacks in spending at all levels of government place more burden and costs on parents and teachers to supply educational needs to children of all ages. Our Lodge participation started just this year, and, hopefully, it will continue next year. Having a personal dictionary for use by each student at school and at home will enable them to learn how to use the dictionary... Read More
Cheryl Peterson, Carver Lions Club, Carver, MN
This is our 4th year in the program. The 3rd graders are always waiting for the presentation, as they have heard how much fun last year’s students had with the presentation. It is always a contest to see who can find the new word first or a fact about a former president. The trick is to make learning fun.
Robert Branaman, Medora Community Lions Club, Medora, IN
This will be our third year for the program. Our local club is only 3 years old, so we have been doing this project since we were organized. Great project for both the students and the club.
Venita Ruhnke, Hiawatha Elks Lodge # 1741, Hiawatha, KS
This will be the third year we have done the dictionary program and are happy to be expanding the schools we will be giving the dictionaries to.
Steve Wilburn, Madill Lions Club, Madill, OK
One Madill teacher asked us to buy a dictionary to give to each 4th grade pupil to take home and call their own. We enjoyed doing it and have now expanded the idea to the only other school/town in the county at the 4th grade level. We also will give a copy to all the 5th grade ESL students in Madill to take home... Read More
Pam Lauritsen, American Legion Auxiliary # 172, Edgemont Elementary, Edgemont, SD
Dear Ladies Auxiliary: Thank you so much for the dictionaries the third grade received this year. They are a very useful tool in the classroom and at home. The students have been using them to look up vocabulary words in reading, science, and social studies. They have been learning about guide words, syllables, and pronunciation in spelling/ phonics. We will be doing a unit... Read More