The Golden K and North Grand Rapids Kiwanis Clubs sponsor dictionaries for the third graders at 35 Grand Rapids schools.
The goal of this program is to assist all students in becoming good writers, active readers, creative thinkers, and resourceful learners by providing them with their own personal dictionary.
In December, Naugatuck Elks No. 967 members Terry Ford, PDD, and Jim Sabio, GLC, PDD, presented dictionaries to the St. Francis—St. Hedwig’s 3rd-grade class.
The thank you notes continue to come in from the 3rd-grade kids back this way, and they truly uplift my spirits about having done the Dictionary Project back here.
There's a big push in Union City to get kids to think about their futures, and local real estate firm, Sunil Sethi Real Estate, helped the effort by recently sponsoring an essay contest.
There’s nothing like a smile of a third grader to brighten your day.