Kathy Hartung, Rotary Club of Mercersburg, Mercersburg, PA
Our Rotary Club members visit each 3rd grade classroom and talk about the value of literacy and communication and some background on Rotary International and our local club. This is our 5th year with the project and our first students are now in high school. The reception from both students and teachers is always so positive.
B H Motion, Rotary Club of Northlake-Mandeville, Covington, LA
This is our 4th year. Some comments from the principals: ?We are always so grateful for your dictionary program for our students. They are learning about writing and the dictionaries are the best support for them ever!? ? Thanks so very much! We really appreciate and each child really uses the dictionaries.? ? It is very helpful for developing writing skills.? ? We enjoy... Read More
Philip McKenzie, Rotary Club of Thief River Falls, Thief River Falls, MN
Our club is proud to contribute to the educational resources of our third grade class. This is our first year of participation and we are lucky to receive assistance from the Grand Forks Noon Rotary Club. That club has participated in the project for a number of years. What a terrific program. We plan to participate for years to come.
Nancy Riker, Rotary Club of Washington DC, Washington, DC
This year was my first year in Rotary and my first year delivering dictionaries. It was a joy and the kids were very excited. This dictionary is an amazing resource book and I pointed out all the great information. The kids loved the section on all the Presidents.
Gil Tobias, Treasurer, Rotary Club of Crawfordsville, Crawfordsville, IN
We got a lot of good comments. It’s been very accepted by the school superintendents, teachers, principals…everybody loves it! It’s the age where they want their own books. We acknowledge the fact that not all students have their own computers at home and do not have their own dictionaries. They love getting their own dictionary!
Kimberley Cooper, Sesame Club, El Campo, TX
We are just continuing with the same schools, two schools in our community. The children are very excited when they receive these dictionaries and they look forward to it. We want to thank you for doing this project, it is a wonderful project!
Carol MacDonald, Rotary Club of Burnsville Breakfast, Burnsville, MN
This is the second year we have provided Thesaurus to the 5th and 6th graders in the Burnsville School District. The program is a success for both the Rotary Club and the School District. The students created thank you cards for our Club, and the books are appreciated by the teachers.
Sharon Quick, Rotary Club of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
The annual dictionary project has now become a “signature” of the Rotary Club of Philadelphia. The low cost of these books allows us to touch the lives of many children each year.
Ronald Churchill, Rotary Club of Murray, Murray, KY
This is the 7th year of participation by the Rotary Club of Murray. With the 332 books distributed this year, the club will have distributed a total of 2,506 books. In consultation with the two school boards and administrations for the first year of 2004, it was decided to give the books to 4th grade students because this grade was writing portfolios. We have... Read More
Robert Cedergren, Wildwood Lions Club, Mahtomedi, MN
This will be our fifth year participating. The students are very thankful and so are the teachers. It is a great program. Providing such a valuable tool to the students at such a reasonable cost.