Todd Gentner, Kiwanis Club of Onsted, Onsted, MI
We are donating dictionaries to all third graders and thesauri to all seventh graders at our local school. We have been participating for 7-8 years. The children love getting these books, especially the third graders. We are glad to be a part of your vision to help children read. Great program. Thank you for putting this together.
Steven Haycock, Sabbathday Lake Grange # 365, Raymond, ME
We would like to give credit to all of the customers at our public suppers and craft fairs who support us in this project. We do a raffle each year which funds the project. Also the Maine State Grange has a Community Service Grant Program that will reinburse us 50% of the cost of the dictionaries.
Cheri Elser, Kiwanis Club of Merrillville, Merrillville, IN
This project has been a very uplifting experience for our Kiwanis Club. The Club members put a label with each child’s name in it and deliver them to the schools personally. The looks and thank-yous we get are well worth all the effort. One teacher told us the students were so excited she had to take the rest of the day working with them... Read More
Alex Ushakoff, Rotary Club of Beverly, Beverly, MA
Our Rotary club has been donating this dictionary to all 3rd grade students in Beverly since 2005. It is a wonderful program that our community looks forward to each year.
John H. Engel, Rotary Club of Towson, Towson, MD
The dictionaries are distributed to students at an assembly for the third grade students. After the distribution of dictionaries I give a short talk about Rotary and volunteering and give the students words and things to look up. It’s great fun.
Bonnie Hoppe, American Legion Aux. No. 115, Platte, SD
We think this is a very worthy project, kids love getting them.
Greg Sellers, Rotary Club of Cisco, Cisco, TX
The Cisco Rotary Club has been donating dictionaries for about 4 years now. The children are awestruck to have their very own dictionary and all the cool information inside. The elementary teachers absolutely love the program and have high praise for Rotary and the Dictionary Project!
Angela Schmidt, Kiwanis Club of South Bend, South Bend, IN
We’ve been participating for five years – it has become our favorite project! The students love receiving dictionaries, and are especially excited about all of the extra civic lessons, math and science facts, and maps in the back of the book. Our club started an endowment (The Fern and Elmer Graber Kiwanis Fund for Children)to pay for the project each year. Several club members... Read More
Ray & Royce Ann Leisure, AT&T TelecomPioneers / Illini Life Member Club, Gibson City, IL
This is our second year for this project. Enjoy the brightness in the children’s eyes when they are receiving the dictionaries.
Harold Whittemore, Kiwanis Club of Mason and Mason Golden K, Mason, MI
‘Kiwanis Clubs changing the world one child, one community at a time’ is our motto. The students are so appreciative when we hand them their book. Its great to see the excitement in the children. What a great program!