We started by distributing dictionaries to 3rd grade students. However that caught on with many organizations in the area. We are a small Rotary Club who wants to do something for our community. Next we looked at the Atlas for 5th graders. The teachers seem to appreciate them as well as the students.

 Whoever signed us up for those dictionaries, tell them “Thanks” with all my heart! They came just when we are learning about that crazy “schwa” sound & ohhhhh, did they love looking up the schwa sound & syllables in “Their” dictionary! It wouldn’t have been any fun to look all that up in those old classroom dictionaries! This was the best year for teaching... Read More

This is a great project. Just to see the smiles and gratitude of the kids that receive the dictionaries makes it all worthwhile. We plan to do this on an annual basis.

We have done this for about 7 years. It is a project that we do every year, and the students and teachers get very good use of them. The students are eager to get them.

 Dear members of the Lions club I just love the dictionarie it is the most FABULOUS book in the universe.

 Dear Kingsville Noon Lions, Thank you for donating each third grader at Santa Gertrudis School. I’m really starting to find awsome words that I never seen or heard before and I have a lot fun words. Sincerely, Cristian

 Thank you for the student’s Dictionary I love it. They are so cool. I love the information about Barack H. Obama. Again thank you! Love, Taylor

 Dear Members of the Noon Lions Club, Thank you four giving us the dictionaries now I know sign language and know lots of stuff about George Washington + Abraham Lincoln. I know lots of stuff about the states so thank you for giving us the dictionaries. Sincerly Joey

We have been doing this program for about 5 years. The Dictionary Project is great. We could not afford this program without this project.

This is truly a great project for our club (and for almost 2,000 kids to date). Hard to believe it’s been six years…and happy to continue!