Gordon Graham, Rotary Club of Jeannette, Jeannette, PA
The Jeannette Rotary Club has been providing dictionaries to students at the Jeannette McKee Elementary school for the past eight years.. The dictionary project is an excellent way to provide all students with an important tool which will be used both in and out of school. In some cases this is the first book a student will receive..
Frances Malloy, Altrusa Club of Columbia, MO
We have been participating about 8 years in the dictionary project. Literacy is a big focus for our organization, and we feel that nothing is more important to a child’s development than a dictionary of his/her own. This is a wonderful project that should continue.
Stephanie McKinley-Miller, Rotary Club of Bushnell, Avon, IL
We have been donating dictionaries for about 8 years to the third graders in two area school districts. As the Librarian at one of the serviced schools, I am very appreciative of the Rotary club’s efforts to support our students.
Walter Boomsma, Valley Grange # 144, Abbot, ME
Last year we presented our 1,000th dictionary! We’ve also added a new feature by having select sixth graders attend the presentation with their well-worn dictionaries to explain how they use them to the third graders! This continues to be our most popular project with the community… and it drives many of our other school programs that include reading with second and third graders (bookworming),... Read More
Thomas Wilson, Chapel Hill Lions Club, Chapel Hill, TN
This is a terrific project that provides so much benefit for so little cost.
Rotary Club of St. Paul, Saint Paul, MN
This was my first year as a participant distributor of dictionaries, and what an experience it was. I would love to do this again and make sure that I sign up for more than once. The ability to help young minds to be interested in printed words and own their own dictionaries is priceless.
Lorrinda Saxby, Rotary Club of St. Clairsville, Saint Clairsville, OH
I delivered last year for the first time and was pleased that the principal accompanied me to the classrooms and told students about Rotary and was quite a cheerleader for the project!
Janice Whaley, American Legion Aux. No. 249, Maxwell, IA
Maxwell American Legion Auxiliary Unit 249, Department of Iowa, has been donating the Dictionary Project Dictionaries to our local Elementary School – Collins-Maxwell Elementary School for a number of years. The students really enjoy getting these dictionaries in the 3rd grade, and they get to keep them through Elementary, Middle & High School. It is such a great project, and the reward from hearing... Read More
Diane Hesse, Jordaness Lions Club, Jordan, MN
This is a wonderful project, and the students are thrilled to receive the dictionaries. For many students, this will be the only dictionary owned by the family..
Don Davenport, Kiwanis Club of Kernersville, Kernersville, NC
We have been doing this for 7 years and get lots of feedback from kids and parents as to how much this is appreciated. Teachers all love it.