Ryan, Galesburg Elks Lodge # 894, Gale Elementary School, Galesburg, IL
Dear Elks Lodge members, Thank you for taking the time to come to Gale and delivering our dictionaries! We can use our dictionary to find words we don’t know. Today we used our dictionaries in class. I have a binder at home that I will make a little dictionary. I will use it in 4th grade. I think my dictionary rocks! You guys really... Read More
A gift of words
This year Galesburg Elks Lodge gave dictionaries to third-grade students at the Galesburg Christian School, third-grade students at Costa Catholic Academy, and the third-grade students in Galesburg
Natalie, Galesburg Elks Lodge # 894, Galesburg, IL
Dear Elks, Thank you for my dictionary. I love my new dictionary I will take very, very good care of it. When you gave me the dictionary I felt like I was being rewarded from the most specialest people on earth. I hope you will give more kids dictionaries so they can be happy too. Sincerely, Natalie
Lacey Matthews, Galesburg Elks Lodge # 894, Gale Elementary School, Galesburg, IL
Dear Elks Lodge members, Thank you so much for taking the time to provide all of my third grade students at Gale Elementary School with new dictionaries. It is a great relief to have such a great resource provided free of cost for my students. The students take ownership and pride in the idea of owning their own book. Many of the students are... Read More
John Shelly, Galesburg Elks Lodge # 894, Silas Willard Elementary School, Galesburg, IL
Dear Mr. Urena, On behalf of our Silas Staff, third graders, and parents, I would like to thank you and the Elks for your generous donation of dictionaries yet again this year. We are certainly appreciative of your concern for the well-being of our city’s children. Thanks again for keeping our students’ needs in mind! Sincerely, John Shelly
Local students appreciate Grange dictionary project
This year we have given dictionaries to the Rose Valley School third graders, to the Family House private school third graders, to the First Class of Cowlitz County home-schooled group of children
Springwater Grange returns to local schools
Springwater Grange # 263 has participated in the Dictionary Project for six years.
a happy third grader, Valley Grange # 144, Brownville Elementary School, Brownville, ME
Dear Mr. Boomsma, Thank you for the dictionary. I love it. I read almost the whole thing. I even know what “leftover” means. It means some things (as food) left over. I think that the dictionary is super cool. And super awesome. I now know that dictionarys can be pritty cool and quite awesome. I read until page 469. The dictionary is so, so,... Read More
Calumet Lions Club hands out dictionaries to local students
The Calumet Lions Club made its 10th annual trip across the street from its meeting place at the Miscowaubik Club to the classrooms of the third graders at the Public Schools of Calumet-Laurium-Kew