Jerry Wesley, Rotary Club of Hillsboro, Witt, IL
We have found that students and teachers really appreciate receiving the dictionaries. We always receive thank you notes from the classes. The students always show appreciation for “getting their own dictionaries.”
Lorene Anderson, Qwest TelecomPioneers / Yakima, Yakima, WA
This is such an important project and means so much to the children when they receive their dictionary. The Yakima Qwest TelecomPioneers have been doing this project for 6 years now and we only have 5 active members that work on this project and we raise our monies by working 72 hours straight passing out coffee and homemade cookies at a rest stop along... Read More
Johanna E Baniak, Watervliet Elks Lodge # 1500, Watervliet, NY
This is Watervliet’s 6th year doing this project. Every year it seems to get better and better. The students and especially the teachers look forward to us handing out the dictionaries. Before the school year begins the teachers stop us and ask if we are going to do them again.
Steve Schoming, Optimist Club of Salina, Salina, KS
I believe this is the 27th year that we’ve donated dictionaries to third graders in the Salina public school system. We’re so glad to have found The Dictionary Project as a source for our dictionaries. I believe this will be the 5th year that you’ve supplied us with the dictionaries for this valuable community project. Every year we receive thank-you notes from the teachers,... Read More
Barrett Glascock, Optimist Club of Ashland, Ashland, MO
This is our fourth year to donate books to third graders. I think it is a wonderful project, and I encourage other Optimist Clubs to participate.
Debra Campbell, Perry County Pomona Grange # 69, Newport, PA
We have been participating for the past 3 years, this will be our 4th year. We think it is a fantastic project as it allows everyone to have the same book and gives everyone the opportunity to have the same learning tools.
Nikki Guy, Rotary Club of Williamson, Rochester, NY
The Williamson Rotary Club has participated in the Dictionary project for several years. Each October we hand out the books the the 4th graders in the elementary school as well as send them to all 4th grade home-school children. The Williamson Rotary Club thinks this is a wonderful program to participate in.
Shirley Baker, Orangevale Grange # 354, Orangevale, CA
This is the 5 year that the Orangevale Grange #354 has chosen to donate dictionaries to all 3rd graders in Orangevale, California. We receive nothing but great comments from the teachers and students about how useful the dictionaries are.
Alan Walters, District Governor 2009-2010, Rotary District 7770, Georgetown, SC
This project began in Georgetown County during the 1999-2000 school year by the county’s Rotary Clubs and has delivered more than 10,000 dictionaries to area students. This is a wonderful program, and I am excited that it is based in our Rotary District.