We were the first group in RI to distribute dictionaries and have spread the word to other groups. I found out about this project through an article in the Wall Street Journal and presented it to the Rotary Club’s board. I believe this is one of the best ways to help fight illiteracy. Thank you for providing the ground work that enables the rest... Read More

This is our second year of participation. We participated late in the school year last year but will be presenting the books near the beginning of this school year. The students were thrilled with the gift last year, as were the teachers and principal of the school. I think it’s a great project and have been recommending it to other Lions Clubs in our... Read More

This will be the third year we have donated books to Ballard East. We enjoy going down there very much. The students, teachers, and principal are very appreciative. We always get thank you notes from the students. We think this is a wonderful project. With budget cuts in the schools, it’s important to help where we can. And, for many students, these personal dictionaries... Read More

This is our third year to distribute dictionaries. It has been a real blessing, not only to the students but to the Rotary members as well. We really enjoy see the children’s faces light up when they get their own dictionary.

9th year. Absolutely wonderful project.

We have been participating in this project with the Rotary Club of Monroe for the past 4 years. The teachers remark that the dictionaries are an excellent book for their 3rd grade students.

We have been doing this project for 5 years. Great community project for our club.

Republican Women have been giving 3rd-grade students the dictionaries for the past several years. The students thoroughly enjoy getting them. This project is great and should continue.

We have been donating books for five years. Our members love going into the classrooms and seeing the children’s eyes light up.

Our program is called the “Dictionary Consortium”, we are Elks, Rotary Clubs, and Emblem Club. We have been doing this for about 4 to 5 years now. It started as an Elks only task but soon we went out to other fraternals and sought to make this a community effort. It is now a very well organized process. We are using Elks ENF grants... Read More