The Dictionary Project Rotary Interact Archives

“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.”

Since starting the project in 2009, Webster Rotarians have visited each elementary school located in Webster, New York to personally deliver dictionaries to third graders. This November, Plank Road North Elementary School welcomed Webster Rotarian Joseph Pustulka, who is also the principal at Webster Schroeder High School. Not only did Principal Pustulka bring dictionaries for excited third graders, he also brought Rotary Interact Club...