This is one of our primary projects in service to the children of this community. Poverty rate at the elementary schools averages 60% so any support is appreciated.

This program has been such a hit with our third graders. The students absolutely love getting their own dictionary. The teachers have also been very receptive and appreciate receiving these valuable teaching tools for their students to use. I appreciate the fact that we can touch so many lives because the cost of the dictionaries is so affordable. Thank you so much for what... Read More

Dear Club members, On behalf of the third grade teachers and students, I want to thank you for visiting our school and distributing dictionaries. The students are using them daily in their classes. Teachers, as well, are incorporating the use of dictionaries in their lessons in addition to students using them at will. It is a great asset to our instructional materials especially in... Read More

Dear Elks Lodge members, Thank you for taking the time to come to Gale and delivering our dictionaries! We can use our dictionary to find words we don’t know. Today we used our dictionaries in class. I have a binder at home that I will make a little dictionary. I will use it in 4th grade. I think my dictionary rocks! You guys really... Read More

Dear Elks, Thank you for my dictionary. I love my new dictionary I will take very, very good care of it. When you gave me the dictionary I felt like I was being rewarded from the most specialest people on earth. I hope you will give more kids dictionaries so they can be happy too. Sincerely, Natalie

Dear Elks Lodge members, Thank you so much for taking the time to provide all of my third grade students at Gale Elementary School with new dictionaries. It is a great relief to have such a great resource provided free of cost for my students. The students take ownership and pride in the idea of owning their own book. Many of the students are... Read More

Dear Mr. Urena, On behalf of our Silas Staff, third graders, and parents, I would like to thank you and the Elks for your generous donation of dictionaries yet again this year. We are certainly appreciative of your concern for the well-being of our city’s children. Thanks again for keeping our students’ needs in mind! Sincerely, John Shelly

Dear Mr. Boomsma, Thank you for the dictionary. I love it. I read almost the whole thing. I even know what “leftover” means. It means some things (as food) left over. I think that the dictionary is super cool. And super awesome. I now know that dictionarys can be pritty cool and quite awesome. I read until page 469. The dictionary is so, so,... Read More

Dear Ms. Postel, Thankyou for the dictionary. It will help me so much with my school work. I’m going to get better grades. Love, Alex  

 Dear Ms. Postel, Thank you for the dictionary it will help me so so much with my schoolwork and it help me when I don’t know a word i just look at the dictionary Love Caitlin