Holly Catron, Psi Iota Xi – Eta Alpha Chapter, Nineveh, IN
We have been participating in the project for over 8 years. We have been donating the dictionaries to every 3rd grader. The school system is in a budget crunch and the 3rd grade teachers look forward to the children receiving the dictionaries. They build assignments around them. The dictionaries are then used in subsequent years by the children. The project is great – it... Read More
Andy Dahmen, Rotary Club of Heber Valley, Heber City, UT
We have supplied dictionaries to all 3rd graders in our school district for 4 years now. We generally get the high school interact club involved by placing “Four Way Test” stickers inside each cover and helping us deliver the dictionaries. It has always been a fun and rewarding project for our club to be involved with.
Evelyn Huntimer, American Legion Aux. No. 65, Dell Rapids, SD
This is our 5th year to give these dictionaries. The children and teachers are all very happy to get these dictionaries.
Mary Kaye Shutt, Hookstown Grange # 1980, Hookstown, PA
This is the third year we have donated dictionaries to our local elementary school. Great program.
Ernest J. Heassler, Cobleskill Elks Lodge # 2040, Summit, NY
We provide dictionaries for all of the third graders in Cobleskill, Richmondville, and Gilboa-Conesville Central Schools in Schoharie County, NY. The program is very well received within the school system and the students really like the dictionaries. The dictionary contents tie in nicely with the third grade curriculum. Of all of our lodge programs, this is the easiest one to raise money for. Everyone... Read More
Bonnie Hoppe, American Legion Aux. No. 115, Platte, SD
I believe this is about the 5th year we’ve been taking the dictionaries to the school; they always enjoy them & are excited. We think it is a very worthwhile project.
Nancy Church, Kiwanis Club of Plattsburgh, Chazy, NY
This is one of our favorite projects because it has become a happy tradition of bringing the dictionaries and personally presenting them to each third grader. The kids are so happy and so are their teachers and principals!
Laura Terhune, Rotary Club of Brownwood, Brownwood, TX
The Brownwood Rotary Club has been distributing student dictionaries for three years to every third grader in Brown County–more than 500 per year. Our Rotary Club members love this program almost as much as the students, teachers, and parents!
Jennifer Pontello, Corporate Volunteer Council, Syracuse, NY
The Corporate Volunteer Council of Central New York along with the United Way have participated in The Dictionary Project for the past 4 years! We are very excited to once again provide dictionaries to each 3rd grader in Syracuse City School District! We love it!
Robert Kal, Rotary Club of Hampton Roads, Norfolk, VA
The Rotary Club of Hampton Roads has been participating in The Dictionary Project for 3 years. You are doing a great job and performing a much-needed service.