Tami Hagen, Rotary Club of Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN
This will be our sixth year. The kids are always eager to have their own book and are very appreciative.
Patty Poulson, Blackford County Community Foundation, Hartford City, IN
Blackford County Community Foundation in Hartford City, Indiana, will be disbursing our Webster’s Dictionaries for Students October 26th to our school corporation?s third graders (130 students). This will be our eighth year in utilizing the William E. Ervin Memorial Fund. Mr. Ervin?s widow, Marie, so enjoys greeting the children and passing out their very own dictionary. The kids are so thankful for this gift... Read More
Mary Brodowski, Rotary Club of North Anne Arundel County, Pasadena, MD
The North Anne Arundel Rotary has been handing out dictionaries since the installation of the club in 1993. The children love receiving the book, and they get to take it home!
David Wahlstrom, Dodge Center Lions Club, Dodge Center, MN
This is only our second year of distributing the books to our third-grade students. After getting rave reviews from the teachers we have decided to make it an annual project. Our teachers find it impressive that it is more than a very good dictionary. At their age it is cool to have their very own book that has so many interesting things included in... Read More
Sue Church, Kiwanis Club of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, MI
We have been participating for at least seven years. We feel this project is extremely worthwhile and the students love it, awaiting the dictionaries’ arrival with anticipation.
Estella Smith, Waller County Republican Women, Hempstead, TX
This is our 6th year! It is a very worthwhile project. We give the Constitution to the 8th graders, and children say, ‘You gave me a dictionary in the 3rd grade!’
Betty Borchardt, Kiwanis Club of Riceville, Riceville, IA
This is the fourth year that we have done this project. We are very pleased with the quality of the dictionaries that we are able to receive at a very reasonable price. This should make it possible for every child to receive their own dictionary.
Margaret Nuss, Mansfield Lions Club, Mansfield, TX
This is the second year we participated in this project. The students were excited about receiving the dictionaries. The teachers were very appreciative. Wonderful project!
Philomena Kanasky, Rotary Club of Suffern, Suffern, NY
We have been participating in the project for six years now and started with one elementary school in the district and now have included all five. The dictionary project is a wonderful project. All of the children look forward to using their dictionaries. The teachers and the principals appreciate what we do.
Kelly Cunningham, Kappa Kappa Kappa – Alpha Psi Chapter, Martinsville, IN
This will be our 3rd year to donate the dictionaries. We love this program and the dictionaries!