Bonnie Hoppe, American Legion Aux. No. 115, Platte, SD
We think this is a very worthy project, kids love getting them.
Greg Sellers, Rotary Club of Cisco, Cisco, TX
The Cisco Rotary Club has been donating dictionaries for about 4 years now. The children are awestruck to have their very own dictionary and all the cool information inside. The elementary teachers absolutely love the program and have high praise for Rotary and the Dictionary Project!
Angela Schmidt, Kiwanis Club of South Bend, South Bend, IN
We’ve been participating for five years – it has become our favorite project! The students love receiving dictionaries, and are especially excited about all of the extra civic lessons, math and science facts, and maps in the back of the book. Our club started an endowment (The Fern and Elmer Graber Kiwanis Fund for Children)to pay for the project each year. Several club members... Read More
Ray & Royce Ann Leisure, AT&T TelecomPioneers / Illini Life Member Club, Gibson City, IL
This is our second year for this project. Enjoy the brightness in the children’s eyes when they are receiving the dictionaries.
Harold Whittemore, Kiwanis Club of Mason and Mason Golden K, Mason, MI
‘Kiwanis Clubs changing the world one child, one community at a time’ is our motto. The students are so appreciative when we hand them their book. Its great to see the excitement in the children. What a great program!
David Daugherty, Rotary Club of Forest City Area, Forest City, PA
This is our Annual Dictionary Project for 3rd Graders. It is our gift of Literacy for the students in the surrounding districts. This is a great project!
Aileen Ayers, Rotary Club of Caledonia-Mumford, Caledonia, NY
We will be distributing the dictionaries to each of the third grades. The teachers are thrilled to have us in the room and spend time introducing us and letting us tell about the work of Rotary. We also ask each class to find something in their new dictionary (map of the US, fact from the pages at the end of the dictionary and a... Read More
Kay Brand, Rotary Club of Pahokee, Pahokee, FL
The Pahokee Rotary is a service organization serving a small farming community in Pahokee, Florida. By providing dictionaries to all 3rd grade students, we give them a “leg-up” on their educational needs.
Daniel Curry, Rotary Club of Harrington-Greenwood-Felton, Frederica, DE
The Harrington Felton Greenwood Rotary Club is only 5 years old and this is at least our 4th year of donations to all 3rd graders. The kids love having their very own dictionaries and the Rotarians (with help from the Interact) love to present them.
Billie Somerville, Twisp Valley Grange # 482, Twisp, WA
We (Twisp Valley Grange) donate to all 3rd graders in upper Methow Valley. We started in 2002 I think. It’s an opportunity for us as an organization to touch the lives of our future generation. We think your project is GREAT!