My own daughter received a dictionary in the 3rd grade from an unknown donor. She is now 18 and still has that dictionary. She remembers the day she received it. It was something tangible that she would use for many years.

It’s great! We usually have a two person team go into the classroom and tell the students about civic clubs and Rotary and then have a few students pass out the books. First we get them to put their name in the dictionary and stress it is their very own book. Then we take them through a number of pages that are interesting like... Read More

This is the 2nd year we have participated in this program. To see the faces of the children when we told them they could take the dictionaries home was priceless. Everyone who helped to distribute them last year said immediately, we’ve got to do this again. Wonderful program.

We have been participating in the program for about 10 years. This project is one of the best public relations projects our Lions Club does. We also donate Thesaurus books to all the 5th graders.

Dear Elks and Mrs. McDonald, Thank you for the dictionaries. I really needed one because my family says some pretty complex words. I also translate for my family so I need a big vocabulary. I’ll take real good care of it. I’ll keep it by the sofa. If you’re wondering why by the sofa it’s because I sleep there. I had a really good... Read More

This is our third year and the teachers are calling us before school starts with their student count!

This is a great way for us to help our schools. We are able to afford these books and still provide help to other community projects.

We’ve been participating for at least the last five years in this project. The third graders love getting their very own dictionary to have at their desk. We provide them with a letter of introduction to our organization and tell them why we’re giving them their dictionaries.

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Fields, I wanted to thank the Rock Hill Elks Lodge # 1318 for my daughter’s new dictionary. She attends York Road Elementary in Mrs. Anderson’s 3rd-grade class. She came home very excited to have received this what she calls "a prized possession." Katie is an avid reader and right now is reading Moby Dick. She said now instead of asking... Read More

We have been doing this project for 7 years now, and it is very rewarding to see the children’s faces when they know why we have come to pass out the dictionaries. Because we are a small town children know us and ask when will you bring my dictionary. Some have older siblings that have received a dictionary in the past. This is the... Read More