Margie Wilson, Kiwanis Club of Riverview, Wenatchee, WA
We have been donating books for five years. Our members love going into the classrooms and seeing the children’s eyes light up.
Kevin Kenney, Pinal Mountain Elks Lodge # 2809, Miami, AZ
Our program is called the “Dictionary Consortium”, we are Elks, Rotary Clubs, and Emblem Club. We have been doing this for about 4 to 5 years now. It started as an Elks only task but soon we went out to other fraternals and sought to make this a community effort. It is now a very well organized process. We are using Elks ENF grants... Read More
Susan Wade, Rotary Club of Bountiful, Bountiful, UT
We have been participating in the Dictionary Project for about 6 years. Everyone loves this project and the children so look forward to their dictionaries.
Larry Hylarides, Le Sueur Lions Club, Le Sueur, MN
We as a club have participated for 6 years. Children and teachers look forward to the dictionary presentation at the beginning of the school year.
Jackie Jackson, Kiwanis Club of Central Broward, Fort Lauderdale, FL
This is the fourth year that Kiwanis of Central Broward participated in the dictionary project. Students look forward to receiving dictionaries and former recipients continue to use their dictionaries. This is a great project.
Debbie McIntyre, Decatur County CLCP, Bainbridge, GA
This is the 6th year we’ve done it. It’s so well received.
Gar Reese, Rotary Club of Venice Sunrise, Venice, FL
We have been donating to these schools for about 10 years. Teachers are very appreciative, and the kids write terrific Thank You letters. One of the best, and easiest, “good works” Clubs can get involved with.
Ann Crawford, Kiwanis Club of Onawa, Onawa, IA
This will be the 5th year we have given dictionaries to our third grade students. Each year the response reminds us of why we do this.
Jim Page, Rotary Club of Waterville, Whitehouse, OH
This will be our fourth year to provide a dictionary to every third grader in both the Anthony Wayne and Otsego school districts. We love this project and the students come up to us (even years later) to say they have their dictionary and still are using it.
Janice Woodside, Rotary Club of Palm Springs-Evening Star, Palm Springs, CA
We are a brand new club, chartering in November. This will be our 2nd distribution of dictionaries to the 3rd grade at at our adopted school, Katherine Finchy. I love the dictionary project–it is so rewarding to get such wonderful feedback from both students and parents.