Anne Glasner, Appleton, WI
I think this is my third year, but my 10th year helping struggling readers in the third grade. It delights my heart to think about the homes into which our magnificent English language will go. Many ESLs…many simply without resources…some with only nascent desire!
Debi Briggs, Rumford Elks Lodge # 862, Rumford, ME
We have been participating with the Dictionary Project for many years. I feel it is a good project because a lot of the kids do not have a dictionary of their own.
Walter Boomsma, Valley Grange # 144, Abbot, ME
We’ve been doing the project for six or seven years. We’ve expanded into three districts and LOVE the program… it’s helped us form a connection with the schools and children! Enjoy working with you and appreciate your interest in us!
Jeanne NIckerson, Porter Grange # 569, Porter, ME
I think this is our 5th year, we love being able to do this project and appreciate the fact that you keep the price affordable for us to continue. This is one of the projects that has remained thru these economic tough times. I think the program is great – you make it very easy to order and affordable for all organiztions big and... Read More
Michael Webster, Kiwanis Club of Boyne City, Walloon Lake, MI
This will be our third year. The students have always been elated to get a dictionary of their own. Fabulous!
Don Davenport, Kiwanis Club of Kernersville, Kernersville, NC
The Kiwanis Club of Kernersville has been doing this project for 5 or 6 years. It makes an immediate impact on the students and we feel that this is a very worthwhile use of the funds we raise.
Jackie Steffgen, AT&T TelecomPioneers / Illinois, Monee, IL
One of our Clubs delivered dictionaries a couple of days ago and they received an overwhelming response. The students asked them to autograph the books for them!
Robin Clausen, Rotary Club of Sumner, Tacoma, WA
The Sumner Rotary Club sponsors the Dictionary Project as one of its important community service projects in support of literacy and education by providing dictionaries to all third graders in the Sumner and Dieringer School Districts.
Mark Johnson, Rotary Club of Phoenix 100, Phoenix, AZ
This is the most awesome program. The kids’ faces light up when they are given this dictionary. We have been participating in conjunction with the Glendale Kiwanis for the past 6 years and now we are doing it on our own to the Osborn School District and we are looking for more in our area.
Bonnie Smith, Reedley Elks Lodge # 2699, Reedley, CA
This is the 6th year of participation. This means that including this year we will have distributed over 4000 dictionaries to third graders in our community. We think it is a very worthwhile project. When students see us out in the community doing other projects — they recognize the “ELKS” sign and will come over to thank us for the dictionaries.