Susan Storie, Rotary Club of London Hyde Park, London, ON
This is our second year and we are very impressed with the quality of the dictionaries! Excellent program!
Janet Steinke, Rotary Club of Lebanon, Lebanon, OH
We have done this project for about 5 years. We have received very nice letters written by many of the third grade students. It is a great program.
Diane Huddleston, Rotary Club of Liberty, Liberty, TX
The Rotary Club of Liberty has been participating in this program since 2002, donating a total of 1,581 dictionaries to local 3rd graders.
Sue Church, Kiwanis Club of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, MI
We have been participants in the project for the past 5 years. Each year we meet with the third graders at each school, telling them about the dictionaries, our project and how to have fun using the dictionary. The arrival of the dictionaries is awaited by the new third graders since we have been distributing them for several years. It is a very worthwhile... Read More
David Wimmer, Rotary Club of Oregon City, Oregon City, OR
This is our third year the Rotary Club of Oregon City has given dictionaries to each third grade student in the Oregon City School District. The district does the count and prepares the labels by school and classroom. Labels with each student’s name are applied to the books at a Rotary meeting and then Rotarians deliver the books to each of the schools. The... Read More
Sara Pillet, Long Beach Public Library Foundation, Long Beach, CA
Our Dictionary Day program is in its 7th year and provides a dictionary and lesson plan to every third grade student in Long Beach. Students are also given a coupon that encourages them to visit the library and receive a special Dictionary Day library card holder lanyard. Our main event is a celebration of the students’ new dictionary skills and takes place at one... Read More
Daniella Schutzengel, Rotary Club of Vienna, Vienna, VA
We have been doing the Dictionary Project for 3 years now and any school that we’ve visited has asked us to come back each year.
John F Berger, Gilroy Elks Lodge # 1567, Gilroy, CA
This is our 4th year in this great project. There are no words to describe what an effect this program has on children. Keep up the great work.
Joey Krawitz, Rotary Club of West End, Saylorsburg, PA
This is our ninth year participating in the project and we love it! The students and teachers look forward to this every year and are so thankful to have these great dictionaries.
Joyce A Held, Pownal Historical Society, Pownal, VT
We’ve been giving the books to children of the Pownal Elementary School for the past four years. The Dictionary Project is a great way to get a dictionary in the hands of children. Thanks for your all your work.