Paulette Bumbalough, Rotary Club of King City, King City, CA
King City Rotary Club has distributed dictionaries to area third graders for three years. Great project.
Joseph Dembroski, Left Hand Grange # 9, Longmont, CO
This is our seventh year in the project. We love seeing the surprised look on the students faces when they realize this is their very own dictionary. Many of them can not believe that a stranger would give them something. We enjoy getting the great thank you notes from the students.
Diana Hudson, Kiwanis Club of Caledonia Area, Caledonia, MI
This is our 4th year in doing the Dictionary & Thesaurus Project for our local schools. Each year we try to add a school system to help kids beyond our physical borders. We need to thank Mary French and Bill & Joan VanArsdalen for helping us grow this project in our local communities.
David Beach, Rotary Club of Harvard, Harvard, IL
This is our 3rd year providing a dictionary to each 3rd grade student at Jefferson Elementary school. It is very rewarding for the members of the Harvard Rotary Club to see the enthusiasm of the students as they are presented, individually, this basic but wonderfully exciting text book. It is an great day for both the recipients and the donors. Wonderful program. It is... Read More
Jeri McGraw, Kiwanis Club of Allen, Fairview, TX
This is our third year to participate in the project. The children are always excited with their dictionaries and very appreciative.
M. John Dyrud, Rotary Club of Wilmette, Wilmette, IL
The Dictionary Project is a great way to get involved with community organizations and help serve students. The Dictionary Project is a great resource for civic-minded organizations to leverage resources to underserved populations.
Sam Cox, Rotary Club of Millington, Millington, TN
This is about the 5th year we have distributed dictionaries to the community schools. It is one of the highlights of our year.
Ellen Bellizzi, Rotary Club of Clyde, Clyde, NY
This is the 7th year that the Clyde Rotary Club has donated dictionaries to the 3rd grade; the children love the books. We as a club go to the 3rd grade during the year and read to the children and they all tell us they use and love the dictionaries and they belong to them; they are their books.
Randy Belseth, Uxbridge Grange # 200, Uxbridge, MA
This will be our fourth year doing this. The children really love to receive the book as a gift.
Harold Hicks, Rotary Club of Murrysville-Export, Murrysville, PA
We distribute dictionaries to all the third grade classes including the Catholic school. This is our sixth year. The students and teachers truly appreciate this program and look forward to it every October. Keep up the good work. Our Rotary District has adopted this program district-wide this year.