A dictionary teaches a child how to approach a problem and use critical thinking skills by sounding out the word and finding it in the dictionary. This simple task gives them a feeling of self-confidence and satisfaction that they cannot get online.

Neola Lions Club Sponsors Students in Pottawattamie County, Iowa

This year marks the seventh consecutive year in which the Neola Lions Club in Neola, Iowa, has donated dictionaries to the Tri-Center Elementary third grade students.  Students excitedly explored their dictionaries, showing each other words they found, and checking out other special features of their dictionaries.  Dictionaries are purchased from the proceeds of the Neola Lions club’s many fund-raising activities.