Giving the 3rd graders at Clinton Public School dictionaries for over 5 years. They hear about it as 2nd graders and always look for us to come visit them with the books. Some are surprised when we tell them they can keep the books. We have an assembly and go through some of the fun things in the books. The best is always the... Read More

This is about the fourth year we have participated.. We feel it is important for students to learn to use the dictionary and feel that owning their own copies helps to invest them in doing so. I do wonder what the future will hold for things such as regular books as electronic tablets become more and more part of the school curriculum..

This is our 4th or 5th year for our dictionary project. We began with the Ardmore City Schools District with 3 elementaries (Jefferson, Lincoln and Charles Evans) Franklin Elementary was shut down 2 years ago and the school boundary lines were redrawn. Those students are now either at Lincoln, Jefferson, or Charles Evans. The next year we included Plainview. Now we distribute dictionaries to... Read More

Our Tutoring Program is in its eighth year. Particularly in one of our schools, our dictionary will be the students’ first personal book. Our Tutoring Program exists because we strongly believe that early education is an important factor to successful learning.

The Dictionary Project has been a long-term project of Sharon Rotary. This year, we elected to expand to include 7th graders, with assistance from the Superintendent. The Sharon Rotary also participates in a Buddy Book program as well as a Rotary Reader program for all elementary schools in the district.. This is a win/win project. Sharon Rotary promotes literacy. The children are so excited... Read More

The project gives many of the children we see their first dictionary. Many of the homes the children come from have never had a dictionary.

The Fargher Lake Grange has been participating many years in the dictionary project (longer than I’ve been a member), and the children enjoy getting the books. Working at the school, I got to see how often the third-grade class pulled out the book to look up words. It’s great!

I have been chairing the program for the last five years.. I believe it is a worthwhile project and we at the Rotary Club of Apple Valley are proud to be a part..

This is a great program. The children are always so excited to receive their books. They smile and say, “I get to keep this?” to which we gladly answer yes.

This is one of the best projects we do. The happiness we see in the children is unbelievable.