The children are always very excited to receive their own dictionary, and look forward to us coming each fall.

It is a good community service project. Builds a good relationship with the school.

We think this is a great project and have done it for the past 8 or so years. Teachers look forward to their students getting the dictionaries, and they use them every day in their classrooms.

Last year we presented our 1,000th dictionary! We’ve also added a new feature by having select sixth graders attend the presentation with their well-worn dictionaries to explain how they use them to the third graders! This continues to be our most popular project with the community… and it drives many of our other school programs that include reading with second and third graders (bookworming),... Read More

WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 6 YEARS. THIS IS A GREAT PROJECT AND THE SCHOOLS WELCOME IT.

We have participated now for several years, and everyone enjoys going to the schools and meeting the students and seeing their appreciation for receiving the books. We think this is a great program. Kids today need all the encouragement they can get to learn to read and write and to enjoy it.

We have been doing the Dictionary Project for at least 7 years. The Grange members are very supportive of the project, and they all enjoy seeing the looks of the children getting their books. The kids really seem to enjoy the dictionary.

Great project. We have heard back from parents who say the dictionary is well used in the home after the student completes their 3rd grade year.