Connie Stevens, Fernley Republican Women, Fernley, NV
The Fernley Republican Women has pledged a commitment to the conservative values of the party through the educational process. Participating in The Dictionary Project is one part of our three-part program. It’s rewarding to see the excitement on the children’s faces when the books are given out. I believe this is our second year in the project. Education is the key to America’s continued... Read More
Ray Schon, Rotary Club of Steel Valley, Munhall, PA
Greatest project ever – we can’t do enough for the kids!
Mary Minnich, Saranac Lake Elks Lodge # 1508, Vermontville, NY
We have wanted to become involved in the project for quite a while but also know that the local Kiwanis already provide dictionaries to the elementary students in the area. This will be our first direct effort to participate. We plan to give the books (Spanish-English and French-English dictionaries) to all in-coming 7th graders in their foreign language classes. I think it is a... Read More
Rebecca Mier, Salinas Valley Literacy Foundation, Salinas, CA
This is a great way to help underserved schools with a powerful and useful resource at a great price.
Wally Brown, Rotary Club of Sugar House, Murray, UT
Our club and district have participated since 2003, and this year Rotary District 5420 will for the first time reach every one of the 513 public schools in Utah as well as 39 of 47 charter schools and 44 of 58 private schools.
Jim Davis, Rotary Club of Tellico Lake, Loudon, TN
This our 4th year. The children look forward to it every year.
Gerald Sawin, Rotary Club of Newton, Newton, IA
The Newton Rotary Club donates a dictionary to every 3rd grader in both the public and private schools. We do this project toward the end of the school year and encourage each student to take their dictionary home in order to have access to at least one reference book.
Harold Oswald, Kiwanis Club of Lakeview Urbandale, Battle Creek, MI
Kids just love to learn and the more excited we can keep them about learning through the elementary and middle school experience it will carry them through life-long learning excitement. Keep up the Dictionary Project until school systems provide your dictionary to students as it is more effective in providing for reading, writing, and arithmetic basics needed to understand our language than any government... Read More
Belvai Kudva, Rotary Club of Williamson, Williamson, WV
We have been doing this project for the last several years. We enjoy doing this and students look forward to our visit.
Ric Wasserman, Rotary Club of Athens, Athens, OH
This is our sixth year of doing this project. The response from the kids is fantastic. Fantastic project. Well run. Very happy with the books themselves (A Student’s Dictionary) and very happy that the cost is so reasonable and includes shipping.