Patrick, Rotary Club of Northlake-Mandeville, Mandeville, LA
Dear Sirs: Thank you for the big yellow dictionary. I heard you give these dictionary’s out evrey year! I will use this dictionary my whole Life. Sinserorly, Patrick
Isabel, Rotary Club of Northlake-Mandeville, Mandeville, LA
Dear Rotary Club Members Thank you for the dictionay. I will use it to look up many words. I found out dictionary means word list in Latin. I also found out that a lexicographer is a person who writes dictionaries. I wonder how long it took to write a dictionary in the old days? I love my new dictionary! Sincerely, Isabel
Diana Dwyer, Riverside Valley Grange # 1047, Tacoma, WA
We have been doing this for 6 years now I think and find it very rewarding to see the looks on their faces when they receive a book that is theirs to keep. Some of these children have never owned a book that was just for them. This is a very worthwhile project and we plan on continuing with it a few more years.
Robert Prezzano, Brewster Elks Lodge # 2101, Brewster, NY
We think that this is a wonderful project that shows how by giving to others you can be proud of what you have accomplished. We plan to continue to support this project for years to come.
Fredric Smith, Rotary Club of Wynne, Wynne, AR
The Wynne Rotary Club has participated in the dictionary project for 6 or 7 years. This project allows for community leaders and business owners who are Rotarians to enter the schools to connect with the students. This project also builds the community’s awareness about the local Rotary Club. I think this project serves a great purpose. I’m glad that it exists!
Kermit Morse, Marysville Elks Lodge # 1130, Plain City, OH
This is the 5th year that the Marysville Elks Lodge has given dictionaries to the third graders in our county. Each year the program has grown, and we are proud to announce that this year we will finally cover ALL schools in our county.
Jnorty, Rotary Club of Norwich, Norwich, CT
My daughter received a dictionary and was so happy. She already had a children’s dictionary but she said she feels ‘smarter’ now that she has a grown-up dictionary filled with thousands of words she can look up. I know her vocabulary will benefit greatly from this gift. Thank You Norwich Rotary and The Dictionary Project! Comment on online article: 3rd-graders receive dictionaries from Norwich... Read More
Clayton Brooks, Rotary Club of Laurinburg, Laurinburg, NC
Out of all that the Rotary Club does, I feel that this service project is the most beneficial for our Scotland County children. So many benefit from this simple act of giving. We as Rotarians benefit even more when we see the voices and smiles of gratitude from these third-grade students. Our children are remarkable; nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart.
Ann Marie Raymond, Rotary Club of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, NC
We have been delivering dictionaries to our county’s 3rd-grade class for the past ten years. We think it is a wonderful program and love to see how excited the children are when they receive them. Some children comment on how the dictionary is the only book they will have at home.
Diane Huddleston, Rotary Club of Liberty, Liberty, TX
The Liberty Rotary Club has participated in this program annually since 2002. Over 1,700 dictionaries have been donated to the third-grade students. This year, the Club expanded the project to include providing the dictionary/thesaurus to the seventh-grade class as well as the English/Spanish dictionary to the ESL class in the middle school. Great project, and so grateful to have this organization to be able... Read More