Brian Hartwell, Kiwanis Club of Madison Heights, Madison Heights, MI
Separately visit eight schools. Plan a small assembly at each school to hand out books by 5-10 volunteers from Kiwanis Club of Madison Heights. The middle and high school presentations include foreign-born students, many refugees, enrolled in the English as a Second Language program.. Separately visit eight schools. Plan a small assembly at each school to hand out books by 5-10 volunteers from Kiwanis... Read More
Harlan Harrell, Rotary Club of Merritt Island Breakfast, Merritt Island, FL
We have been participating in this project for at least five years. It is one of the most fun and rewarding projects we undertake. The teachers all love it and the students are awed that someone would give them a book “for free”.. The club members look forward to visiting the classrooms and telling the students a little bit about Rotary and the Four-way... Read More
Erin Cutting, Zumbro Valley Grange # 765, Byron, MN
We’ve been presenting dictionaries for 12 years.. We absolutely love the Project. It is so important to have the “right” tools with which to educate our students. Our school has uses “WOW” (Words of the Week), to help teach spelling and word definition, within the 3rd grade curriculum. Each week three words are assigned. Each student looks up the three words in a dictionary,... Read More
Lon Vaughn, Madison Elks Lodge # 2473, Dickson, TN
The teachers and students are quick to let us know that they are very appreciative of these dictionaries and we try to stress to the students to bring these dictionaries to their later grades as this resource will help make them a better student..
Frank Pearce, Tacoma Southeast Lions Club, Puyallup, WA
The dictionary Project is a signature community project for our club that we look forward to doing each year. We have been participating more than 5 years. The Dictionary Project is awesome it empowers students to be inquisitive and motivate them to excel..