Richard C. Huff, Rotary Club of Quad Cities Sharp County, Evening Shade, AR
We’ve been doing this for five years and the kids LOVE IT!!! Great project for our Rotary Club.
DJ Burrier, Port Washington Masonic Lodge # 202, Newcomerstown, OH
I believe we have donated for 8 years. Great program.
Patricia Hale, Rotary Club of Prince George County, Hopewell, VA
Although we are a small Rotary Club of 25 members, we all enjoy fund raising for this project. Delivering the dictionaries to delighted and grateful children is the most fun of all! Our club has a great time looking up the longest word in the English language with each class we visit. Good fellowship, good fun and great publicity for our club. Our county’s... Read More
Tim James, Rotary Club of Orange, Orange, CT
We have been participating for at least 8 years. The students look forward to meeting the Rotarians, learning a bit about the organization, and receiving the dictionaries.
William Monson, Columbus Lions Club, Columbus, MN
This is our fourth or fifth year of donating the dictionaries to the third grade students in Columbus Elementary. The third grade teachers use these dictionaries throughout the year. We tell the students about the first dictionary that was written by Noah Webster in 1783 that was referred to as the Blue Backed Speller because of the color of the cover of the book.... Read More
Michele McGill, Rock Valley, IA
This Project continues to be one of the best organizations. What a wonderful idea Ms. French developed. It is a pleasure to participate each year.
Chet Wilkinson, Chino Valley Elks Lodge # 2842, Prescott, AZ
I believe this is our 4th year and we’ve expanded beyond just Chino Valley – we’ll distribute over 350 this year. I think that this is a terrific program and applaud the fact the the focus has been kept true to the original mission – too many projects are harmed by their efforts to expand to other areas resulting in a “watered down” product... Read More
Vestal Elks Lodge # 2508, Vestal, NY
This is the best project that the Vestal Elks #2508 loves to do. The kids love it the most. When we say that the dictionary is their to keep, it’s like we gave them the world. Once again Thank You for a great program to take part in.
Darrell Miller, Rotary Club of Wayne, Wayne, NE
This is the 4th year we have participated in this project. We are giving books to our community and those towns near us who do not have service organizations. We really enjoy this project for its simplicity and beneficial aspects.
Sally Waterfall, American Legion Aux. No. 209, Clark, SD
The children are very appreciative of the dictionaries and look forward to receiving them. They know that when they reach third grade level it is their turn. Many of the parents have commented that they liked the dictionaries also.