Patti Green, Rotary Club of Arbuckle Sunrise, Ardmore, OK
This is our 4th or 5th year for our dictionary project. We began with the Ardmore City Schools District with 3 elementaries (Jefferson, Lincoln and Charles Evans) Franklin Elementary was shut down 2 years ago and the school boundary lines were redrawn. Those students are now either at Lincoln, Jefferson, or Charles Evans. The next year we included Plainview. Now we distribute dictionaries to... Read More
Brian Pendleton, Columbine Unitarian Universalist Church Tutoring Program, Littleton, CO
Our Tutoring Program is in its eighth year. Particularly in one of our schools, our dictionary will be the students’ first personal book. Our Tutoring Program exists because we strongly believe that early education is an important factor to successful learning.
Raja, Galesburg Elks Lodge # 894, Steele Elementary School, Galesburg, IL
Thank you for the dictionary. I will use it every day. It is the best thing I will ever use. i think on the weekend I will read a lot of these words. I will share it with my family. I will cherish it. I wont rip out pages. I think most people will be jelasie that I have a dictionary. I love my... Read More
Lyric, Galesburg Elks Lodge # 894, Nielson Elementary School, Galesburg, IL
Dear Elks Lodge, Thank you very much for my brilliant and cool dictionary! I am going to use this dictionary for my whole life. This dictionary is my dictionary and it is my first dictionary and i’m so excited! My dictionary is going to help me find new words for ever and I’m going to learn a lot of new words! you’r friend, Lyric
Charynn, Galesburg Elks Lodge # 894, Nielson Elementary School, Galesburg, IL
Dear Elks Club, Thank you for my dictionary. I really like it. I will use it for eternity. I also like it because red is one of my favorite colors. Thanks to you, I know how to spell uncertain!! This is unbelievable because it is awsome! You are the coolest people around! Unbelievable Sincerely, Charynn
Jonathan W. Bradburn, Principal, Galesburg Elks Lodge # 894, Gale Elementary School, Galesburg, IL
Dear Mr. Urena, I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you and your organization for the donation of dictionaries to the Gale third grade students. This reference book will be a valuable tool for them to use during their education. Thank you again for your generosity. Sincerely, Jonathan W. Bradburn, Principal Gale Elementary School
Lizette Olsen, Rotary Club of Sharon, Sharon, PA
The Dictionary Project has been a long-term project of Sharon Rotary. This year, we elected to expand to include 7th graders, with assistance from the Superintendent. The Sharon Rotary also participates in a Buddy Book program as well as a Rotary Reader program for all elementary schools in the district.. This is a win/win project. Sharon Rotary promotes literacy. The children are so excited... Read More
Randy Smiley, Johnsonville Hemingway Lions Club, Johnsonville, SC
The project gives many of the children we see their first dictionary. Many of the homes the children come from have never had a dictionary.
Miss Cassie Weis, The Dictionary Project, Concordia University School, Milwaukee, WI
Dear Dictionary Donors, I wanted to personally thank you for the wonderful dictionaries. I am thrilled to be able to provide each of my students with their own dictionary. Spelling and vocabulary are two of our central focuses this year. These dictionaries will provide students with extra support while working with challenging words. The students are so appreciative of your gift as well. They... Read More
Tatyana, The Dictionary Project, Concordia University School, Milwaukee, WI
Dear Dictionary Donors, The fourth grade class at Concordia University School would like to thank you for the wonderful dictionaries. We truly appreciate your donation. I am excited to have my own dictionary now so I don’t have to share. We were using old ripped dictionaries. This one is brand new. Now I can look up words myself without help from a friend! Thank... Read More