I started this project 6 years ago in the Everett Lodge of Elks # 642 and now we service the cities of Saugus and Chelsea. My first year we gave away just under 400 books and we have grown to 1200 books a year.

This will be our fourth year. It remains exciting to hand a child a book that is theirs to keep. We give thesaurus to 4th graders; we always ask how many still have their dictionaries from the previous year — most raise their hands. The schools are NOW beginning to look to this program for support; that is great. As soon as school starts... Read More

I have been participating in this project for 5 years and it is very rewarding. I am still excited and energized to see the positive reaction from the students, and the gratitude they express when we give them their dictionary. I am always impressed with how quickly the books are delivered to my office. It is a terrific program.

We have been doing this for the last five years or so. We appreciate it and enjoy doing this project for our community.

We have been participating for four years and the students anticipate our visit. Word of the program spread from year to year within the schools. Very well received and highly regarded.

This is our fifth year with the Dictionary Project. The teachers and schools look forward to the program each year, and each year the process gets easier to do. Keep it going.

This is our 3rd year in giving the 3rd grade students these dictionaries. They are so excited when we hand them out. We give them during Education week in November. Previously we were giving the teachers, apples, cookies, etc. We never received a thank-you from over 60 teachers in our school district. We heard about the dictionary program and tried it one year and... Read More

This is our eighth year in The Dictionary Project. We are a small group of ladies that enjoy reading and this is a great way to show the youth in our county the importance and excitement of learning and reading. We contact all of the third grade teachers and spend a day delivering to each of the classes. The students and teachers look forward... Read More

We have been involved in the Dictionary Project for 8 years. We have 8 participating schools in Rutland City, Rutland Town, Clarendon, Proctor, Chittenden and West Rutland. Our entire club is involved in handing out the books to the 3rd graders in these schools. It is a wonderful project that we look forward to every year. We have 55 members and all of them... Read More

Selah Heights Grange provides dictionaries for third grade students in Selah as participants in a statewide Grange program. It has been well received by the school teachers and administrators. The students usually write thank you notes that tell how they will use the dictionaries. The Dictionary Project has given Selah Heights Grange a recognition by the schools and community for a community service project.