Dorinda Dembroski, Left Hand Grange # 9, Niwot, CO
We have been participating since 2004. We love to see the children’s faces when they receive the dictionary. For some it is the only book that they personally own. Many cannot believe that someone they don’t know would give them a book. We enjoy reading the thank you notes.
John Buske, Rotary Club of Ruston, Ruston, LA
We’ve been doing this about 6 years. It is one of our favorite projects. The kids love them.
Tim Kelly, Watertown Elks Lodge # 496, Watertown, NY
We have been involved for over 5 years and will hit over 10,000 books this year. Love it.
Emily Greenwood, Rotary Club of Marlboro, Marlborough, MA
Reading opens the world for a child. To be able to help them open this particular door is amazing. To see their faces when you give them the dictionary in this day and age of the web is very gratifying.
Robin Goodwin, Center Grange # 290, Castleton, VT
Thank you for The Dictionary Project – putting smiles on some kids’ faces is simply a darned good thing!
Rotary Club of Canyon County Sunrise, Nampa, ID
We have been participating in the Dictionary Project for over 5 years, and various school districts have been the recipient. We chose the Middleton School District for the 3rd consecutive year because of the need. The children and teachers as well as involved Rotarians feel blessed and excited when the project commences.
Charlotte Mehrtens, Bluff Grange # 1826, Millstadt, IL
We have been doing the project for the last ten years and love to see the faces when they receive their dictionary to keep for their own. We have the the higher grades still using them when we go back to visit the schools.
Harold Oswald, Kiwanis Club of Lakeview-Urbandale, Battle Creek, MI
Absolutely the the best project with the greatest impact on young children’s lives we have ever done.
James Morris, Rotary Club of Oriental, Oriental, NC
We have done this project since 2002 and have given out over 2,000 books to 3rd graders in Pamlico County. It is a great project. We do many good things for the people in this county, but I feel that we get “more bang for the buck” from this project! The thank-you letters from the kids make it all worthwhile.
Robbie Price, Rotary Club of Rogersville, Rogersville, TN
In this day and age of computers, smartphones, and the worldwide web, it is still staggering to read reports on the state of our schools. In an effort to help improve literacy, our club started providing dictionaries to every 3rd-grade student in Hawkins County in 2007, and to date we have distributed over 2,500 books. It is truly a blessing to be able to... Read More