Sharron Miles, Rotary Club of Cleburne, Glen Rose, TX
We have done this for several years. We love it, and the schools and kids love it!
Gail Wilhelms, Beaverton-Hillsboro Republican Women, Portland, OR
We love the dictionaries especially with all the added material!
Suzanne Garza, Premont Lions Club, Premont, TX
Our organization has an annual pancake supper to raise money for scholarships for graduating high school students. After learning of the dictionary project we decided that we would be able to help a larger number of students by donating dictionaries to the younger ones. This will be our first time to participate. We learned of the project from the Kingsville Lion’s Club. We think... Read More
Lily Caldwell, Richard Winn PTO, Winnsboro, SC
This is a wonderful project. The children get so excited about their very own dictionaries. Thank you for this opportunity.
Bonnie Stauffer, Rotary Club of Bloomfield, Hemlock, NY
We have been giving out dictionaries to the 3rd grade for about 10 years. The kids are always excited to have us come. Many remember that we are coming from our commitment to them from 2nd grade when we give them trees for Arbor Day. Often we get comments about how their brother or sister got a dictionary in prior years. Great program!
Ms. Marble, Rotary Club of Morrisville, Morrisville, VT
The Morrisville Rotary Club seeks to identify literacy projects that will benefit our local youth and adults. We have previously seen how well received the Dictionary Project has been by our area students and plan to continue this great opportunity to educate our third graders.
Katherine Johnson, Rotary Club of Cambridge Area, Cambridge, VT
Seeing the enthusiasm on students’ faces when they receive their very own dictionary or thesaurus is immediate proof of the value they place on having these resources for their very own.
Judy Kamisky, Mt. Hood Republican Women, Sandy, OR
We like to help other organizations that help young people in their educational efforts like The Salvation Army after-school program. These dictionaries are very well put together for the reasonable cost you require.
Bro. Charles Griffith, 5th District, Omega Psi Phi – KY/TN
The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., cardinal principles are: Manhood, Scholarship, Perseverance and Uplift. By donating these dictionaries, we are exercising our Manhood by being responsible men and caring citizens, our Scholarship by assisting young students to increase their vocabularies, in doing so we are also Lifting a portion of our future to higher heights and Persevering at the same time by ensuring this... Read More
Richard Benat, Rotary Club of Richardson Central, Richardson, TX
We are doubling our efforts this year to include third grade in six elementary schools in the Richardson ISD. Our plan is to double again next year, and by the following year, we should be distributing dictionaries to the third graders in the entire school district. We include a label on the inside cover of the dictionary stating that the dictionary is a gift... Read More