PREPARED FOR 2008 BY
ROTARIAN DWIGHT GROTEWOLD
10502 EAST NAVAJO PLACE
SUN LAKS, AZ 85248
LOIS3@WBHSI.NET

Dwight Grotewold
District Chairperson—5510
10502 East Navajo Place
Sun Lakes, AZ 85248
Loisg3@wbhsi.net
WHAT WILL YOUR LEGACY TO YOUR ROTARY CLUB BE?
Dear Club Presidents and ADG’s:
Nearly every person who has ever been a President of a Rotary Club is faced with deciding what legacy they will leave to their club upon the completion of their term in office. It may be an international project; it may be a larger contribution to the RI
Foundation; it may be an increase in club membership, and on, and on. We want to visit with you about ‘The Dictionary Project’ with the hope that you may consider this as one of your most important possible legacies.
This Community Service program has proven to be extremely successful over the past four years. It has grown from giving yearly approximately 4,500 dictionaries “free of charge” to third graders throughout the District, to about 30,000! Your Rotary Club may already be involved in this program, and we hope you will continue to participate. If you are not presently participating, we are hopeful that this “How To Manual” will encourage you to begin planning for your participation during your term as President.
Incoming District Governor Don La Barge is 100% in favor of this project, and he has promised to encourage ALL of our District 5510 clubs to become involved. This is truly a “Win-Win” program for all who participate. The students benefit, the teachers benefit, the schools benefit, the parents benefit, and YOUR Rotary Club will benefit! This program will carry the name of Rotary International into some 30,000 homes in our
District this year if we can get all of our clubs involved. Please help make this a great year for District 5510.
Yours in Rotary service,
Dwight Grotewold

FOR THE YEAR 2008 LITERACY CHAIR; DWIGHT GROTEWOLD
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This Newsletter is being prepared to give you a broad and general overview of this outstanding Community Service project. We hope that if you have been involved in the past that you will continue your participation. Or if you have not been involved, that you will decide to do so this year. In past years the response from our clubs in District 5510 has been overwhelmingly positive.
WHAT WILL BE YOUR LEGACY BE TO YOUR ROTARY CLUB? Nearly every new President wants to leave “their mark” with a special program.
This is an excellent opportunity to assist the third-graders in your community to get off to a good start in gaining reading skills.
WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THE DICTIONARY PROJECT? The greatest benefit will be to the students as the third grade is a critical time for forming good reading habits. The fact that each student will have their own personal dictionary will allow their teachers to give them special assignments directly related to reading and dictionary skills. The schools benefit because to furnish each student with a personal dictionary would be very expensive.
The parents benefit as well as the brothers and sisters of the students. Your
Rotary Club will benefit because this will carry the name of Rotary
International into thousands of homes this year. This is a great opportunity to help the students become better readers, better speakers, better spellers.
WHAT IS THE COST OF THIS PROGRAM? Each dictionary will cost your club only $1.70 plus approximately .40 cents to purchase a Rotary emblem seal, a Rotary Four-Way Test bookmark, and the Four-Way donor recognition sticker that goes in the front pages of each dictionary.
WHERE CAN YOU READ MORE ABOUT THIS OUTSTANDING
PROGRAM? Go to your computer internet program and type in www.dictionaryproject.org
. It will give you all of the basic information on how to order your supply as well as when they should be ordered. It usually takes about two weeks before they are shipped from the supplier.

HOW CAN THE FUNDS BE RAISED FOR THIS PROGRAM? The various sources are:
1.
Your Rotary Club
2.
Your Rotary Club members who may want to contribute
3.
Your local school district
4.
Individuals or businesses in your community
5.
The local PTA or Teacher’s Association if one in your community
6.
Sam’s Clubs, Wal-Mart stores, local chain stores, utilities.
Always point out to your donors that their names will be on the donor recognition sticker in every dictionary.
IS THERE ANY FINANCIAL MATCHING MONEY AVAILABLE FOR
CLUBS WHO WANT TO PARTICIPATE BUT SIMPLY CANNOT RAISE
ENOUGH FUNDS? Yes, there is a limited amount of matching funds available. However, your first sources are listed above. All participating clubs are urged and expected to raise all of the needed funds if at all possible. It appears that about 75% of our District 5510 clubs are presently involved and our goal is to make that 100%!
IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET PUBLICITY FOR THIS PROGRAM?
ABSOLUTELY!! Be certain to involve your local newspapers, radio stations, and television stations if available. Photographs of the students receiving their dictionaries will generally be more easily accepted for publication than any other pictures. A photo, along with your news article, will attract more readers so we suggest trying to use both.
COULD THIS ATTRACT POTENTIAL NEW MEMBERS? Yes, invite your newest members as well as any potential members to go with your members when they visit the schools to present the dictionaries to the students. It is very convincing to possible members who may consider joining to see the outstanding reception the students and teachers give to this program.
WE HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL YEAR AS PRESIDENT, AND THAT THE
DICTIONARY PROJECT MAY BE YOUR LEGACY WHETHER STARTING IT OR
CONTINUING IT. LET US KNOW IF WE CAN BE OF ANY ASSISTANCE.
Dwight Grotewold
Sun Lakes Rotary Club
Loisg3@wbhsi.net

SAMPLE DICTIONARY PROJECT SCRIPT
THIS IS JUST A “SAMPLE SCRIPT” AND YOUR MEMBERS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO USE ALL, PART, OR NONE OF IT. THEY SHOULD DO
WHAT MAKES THEM FEEL COMFORTABLE…..INJECT THEIR OWN
PERSONALITY SO IT “BELONGS TO THEM.”
IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE PRESENTER SHOULD DECIDE IF THEY
WANT TO GO TO THE INDIVIDUAL CLASSROOMS OR WHETHER THEY
WOULD PREFER TO HAVE ALL THIRD-GRADERS BROUGHT TO ONE
CENTRAL LOCATION WHERE ONE PRESENTATION WILL COVER ALL
OF THE THIRD-GRADE CLASSES. ALSO, PLEASE CONSIDER WHEN YOU
CALL THE SCHOOL FOR YOUR DATE, TIME, AND PLACE, THAT YOU
CONSIDER ASKING THE TEACHERS TO HAVE THE STUDENTS BRING A
PENCIL TO THE MEETING SO THEY CAN WRITE THEIR NAMES IN THEIR
DICTIONARIES.
GOOD MORNING: MY NAME IS_________________________AND I AM A
MEMBER OF THE ________________ROTARY CLUB. HOW MANY OF YOU
LOVE TO READ? THAT’S WONDERFUL BECAUSE WE THINK READING
MAY BE THE MOST IMPORTANT SKILL YOU WILL EVER LEARN. TODAY
IS GOING TO BE A VERY SPECIAL DAY FOR YOU BECAUSE WE ARE
GOING TO GIVE YOU YOUR OWN PERSONAL DICTIONARY. IT’S ALSO
VERY SPECIAL BECAUSE ONLY THE THIRD-GRADE STUDENTS WILL BE
GIVEN A DICTIONARY TODAY…NO OTHER CLASSES WILL GET THEM!!
BEFORE WE GIVE YOU YOUR DICTIONARY, WE WOULD LIKE TO TELL
YOU A LITTLE ABOUT ROTARY INTERNATIONAL. WE ARE A GROUP OF
ABOUT 1,200,000 VOLUNTEERS ALL OVER THE WORLD WHO DO THINGS
FOR OTHERS EXPECTING NOTHING IN RETURN. THAT IS WHAT WE
ARE DOING TODAY….GIVING YOU A FREE REFERENCE DICTIONARY
THAT WE HOPE WILL HELP MAKE YOU A BETTER READER, A BETTER
SPELLER, A BETTER THINKER, A BETTER SPEAKER, AND A BETTER
STUDENT. WE EXPECT THAT YOU WILL USE IT EVERY DAY!
AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE TEACHERS COME
FORWARD AND PASS OUT DICTIONARIES TO EACH ONE OF YOU.
PLEASE OPEN YOUR DICTIONARY AND YOU WILL SEE THE ROTARY
FOUR-WAY TEST. LET’S READ THAT OUT LOUD TOGETHER. YOU
PROBABLY FOUND AT LEAST ONE BIG WORD THAT YOU DID NOT
KNOW……”BENEFICIAL”….WHEN YOU GET BACK TO YOUR
CLASSROOM PLEASE LOOK UP THE MEANING OF THAT WORD….THAT
IS HOW YOU CAN USE YOUR DICTIONARY EVERY DAY AS YOU ARE
READING AND YOU COME ACROSS A WORD YOU DO NOT
RECOGNIZE…LOOK THEM UP!!

IN THE INSIDE OF YOUR DICTIONARY YOU WILL FIND THE NAMES OF
THOSE PERSONS OR BUSINESSES WHO CONTRIBUTED MONEY SO YOU
COULD RECEIVE THIS FINE GIFT. THERE IS A SPACE THERE WHERE
YOU CAN NOW WRITE OR PRINT YOUR NAME TO SHOW THAT THIS IS
YOUR OWN PERSONAL DICTIONARY.
NOW LET’S TAKE A QUICK “JOURNEY” THROUGH YOUR DICTIONARY
BECAUSE THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN MOST DICTIONARIES.
TURN TO PAGE 46 AND FIND THE WORD “BROWSE.” THAT IS WHAT WE
HOPE YOU WILL DO…BROWSE THROUGH THIS BOOK AND LEARN
WHAT IS IN IT AND HOW TO USE IT.
TURN NOW TO PAGE 367 TO THE MULTIPICATION TABLE. GIVE SOME
EXAMPLES LIKE “9 X 8” AND SHOW HOW TO USE IT.
NOW TO PAGE 367 TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. WHAT IS
THE CONSTITUTION AND WHY DO WE HAVE IT?
ON PAGE 398 YOU WILL FIND THE FIRST INFORMATIONABOUT ALL OF
THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES….DISCUSS BRIEFLY.
WHO CAN NAME ALL OF THE CONTINENTS OF THE WORLD? SEE PAGE
447. SAME ON THE SOLAR SYSTEM..PAGE 516.
TURN TO THE LAST PAGE AND FIND THE LONGEST WORD IN THE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE. IT IS A MEDICAL/CHECMICAL WORD WITH OVER
19,000 LETTERS!!! LET’S HOPE THAT IS NOT ASSIGNED AS A SPELLING
WORD SOME WEEK!!
………………………………………………………………………………………………
FINAL WORDS TO THE PRESENTERS OF THE DICTIONARIES
THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS SPECIAL
PROJECT THAT YOU CAN REALLY ENJOY AND SEE IMMEDIATE
RESULTS!! YOU HAVE MADE SOME STUDENTS VERY HAPPY TODAY,
ALONG WITH THEIR TEACHERS AND PARENTS. WITHOUT YOUR HELP
THIS COULD NOT HAVE BEEN DONE.
PLEASE BE CERTAIN TO GIVE EACH TEACHER A COPY OF THE “DEAR
TEACHER” LETTER AND THE SAMPLE LESSON THAT IS INCLUDED
WITH THIS PACKET. BE SURE TO PUT YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AT
THE BOTTOM OF THAT LETTER SO THE STUDENTS CAN WRITE YOU A
“THANK YOU” NOTE FOR THIS LASTING EDUCATIONAL GIFT.
GIVE EACH TEACHER THREE EXTRA DICTIONARIES FOR STUDENTS WHO
ENTER THE CLASS DURING THE YEAR. ALSO LEAVE THREE COPIES FOR
THE SCHOOL LIBRARY.

EDUCATION LEADS TO OPPORTUNITY
SUGGESTED LESSON
You have been given a very valuable tool today that can help you to become a better speller, a better speaker, a better writer, and a better student. We hope you will keep this dictionary with you as you read and study. When you find a word that you do not know the meaning of, take time to look it up so the the next time you see it you will understand its meaning as well as how to use it yourself.
TO HELP YOU LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL DICTIONARY, WE
HAVE PREPARED A SHORT LESSON THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
YOU COMPLETE AND RETURN TO YOUR TEAHER. IT IS EASY AND FUN
TO DO.
1.
What is the meaning of the word ‘educate?’
2.
What is the meaning of the word ‘courtesy?’
3.
What is the meaning of the word ‘knowledge?’
4.
Where was the 24 th President of the United States born?
5.
What is the Arizona state bird?
6.
What is the population of the state of Arizona?
7.
What city is the capital of the country of France?
8.
What is the constitution of the United States?
9.
What is the name of the largest planet in the Universe?
10.
What are the names of the continents of the world?
WE HOPE YOU HAVE LEARNED ABOUT HOW TO USE YOUR OWN
PERSONAL REFERENCE DICTIONARY. IF YOU KEEP IT WITH YOU AND
USE IT REGULARLY YOU WILL BECOME A “STAR STUDENT.”
YOUE NAME:__________________________________________________________

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 5510
YOUTH SERVICES PROGRAM
GRANT APPLICATION FORM
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE
Sponsoring Rotary Club:________________________________________
Is this a new project or program for your club?_____________________
Name of Rotarian responsible for this program?____________________
Her/his telephone # (_____) _______________E-mail:________________
Mailing address?______________________________________________
City, state, zip?________________________________________________
Description and location of proposed program?
Who will benefit from the project of program?
How many Rotarians are expected to participate in this program?
How will they participate?
Anticipated cost of the program? $______________ Amount of funds your club will contribute? $_______________ Amount of Matching Funds requested of the Youth
Services Committee? $______________
Estimated completion date of the program?_____/______/_________
It is understood that the terms of this grant require the Rotary Club to submit a complete program/project report (Including an accounting of the use of funds) along with digital phtos within 30 days of the estimated date of completion.
Signature of Rotarian responsible for this program:_________________
Signature of Rotary Club President:______________________________
Date signed:_________________________________________________
Complete and return to
Sandy Blackwell
Chairman Designate
Youth Services Committee
P.O. Box 50726
Phoenix, AZ 85076

PLEASE COMPLETE AND SEND THIS FORM ALONG WITH
YOUR CHECK FOR $1.70 PER DICTIONARY TO:
THE DICTIONARY PROJECT
P.O. BOX 18456
CHARLESTON, SC 29402
PLEASE SHIP__________COPIES OF ‘A STUDENT’S
DICTIONARY TO:
YOUR NAME:_________________________________________
YOUR ROTARY CLUB:__________________________________
SHIPPING ADDRESS:__________________________________
CITY,STATE, ZIP:______________________________________
YOUR E-MAIL:________________________________________
YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER/S:_________________________
A CHECK IN THE AMOUNT OF $__________ IS ENCLOSED
FOR__________(#) DICTIONARIES AT $1.70 EACH.
YOUR SIGNATURE:________________________DATE:_______
ALLOW ABOUT TWO WEEKS FOR DELIVERY. USE REVERSE
SIDE OF THIS FORM IF THERE ARE ANY SPECIAL DELIVERY
INSTRUCTIONS. BOOKS MUST BE ORDERED BY THE BOX
OF 24…LESS THAN 24 ORDERS CANNOT BE FILLED. SORRY.

STEP 1: GO TO THE INTERNET AND TYPE IN ‘THE DICTIONARY PROJECT’ AND
READ ABOUT THIS OUTSTANDING PROGRAM.
STEP 2: PRESENT A PROPOSAL TO YOUR ROTARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND
SECURE THEIR APPROVAL TO START OR CONTINUE THIS PROGRAM. REQUEST
FUNDING FROM YOUR CLUB AT THAT TIME
STEP 3: CONTACT YOUR LOCAL SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS ABOUT YOUR
PROJECT TO FURNISH ALL THIRD-GRADERS THEIR OWN PERSONAL DICTIONARY
AT NO CHARGE TO THE SCHOOLS. TAKE ALONG A SAMPLE DICTIONARY TO
ILLUSTRATE WHAT THE STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE. IF APPROVAL GIVEN, ASK
FOR A LISTING OF ALL OF THE THIRD-GRADE CLASSROOMS, THE NAME OF THE
TEACHER, ALONG WITH THEIR TELEPHONE NUMBER. EXPLAIN THAT YOUR
ROTARIANS WILL CALL AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TIME TO PRESENT THE
DICTIONARIES TO THE STUDENTS.
STEP 4: SEEK THE FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAM. GOOD SOURCES ARE:
1.
YOUR ROTARY CLUB
2.
MEMBERS OF YOUR CLUB WHO WANT TO CONTRIBUTE
3.
LOCAL PTO CLUB/S IF YOU HAVE THEM
4.
LOCAL BUSINESSES SUCH AS GROCERY STORES OR CHAINS, BUSINESSES
IN YOUR COMMUNITY WHO SUPPORT PROGRAMS SUCH AS THIS….LAW
FIRMS, UTILITIES, FOUNDATIONS
5.
LOCAL WAL-MART STORES, SAM’S CLUB: MOST HAVE SPECIAL FUNDING
FOR THE SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS THIS
6.
CONSIDER PREPARING A SPECIAL FORM THAT WOULD ALLOW YOUR
MEMBERS OR LOCAL BUSINESSES TO SPONSOR A PARTICULAR
CLASSROOM OR SCHOOL.
WE EXPECT THAT MOST ROTARY CLUBS WILL RAISE ALL OF THE NECESSARY
FUNDING. HOWEVER, IF YOU FIND THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DO, CONSIDER
APPLYING FOR A MATCHING FUND ALLOCATION FROM THE YOUTH SERVICES
COMMITTEE OF OUR DISTRICT 5510. THE FORM MAY BE DOWNLOADED FROM
OUR DISTRICT WEB SITE OR YOU MAY USE THE ONE FURNISHED WITH THIS
INFORMATION.
STEP 5: ORDER THE NUMBER OF DICTIONARIES YOU WILL NEED. ALWAYS
ORDER 3 EXTRAS TO BE GIVEN TO EACH TEACHER FOR STUDENTS WHO ENTER
DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, AS WELL AS 3 OR MORE FOR THE SCHOOL LIBRARY.
STEP 6: ISSUE A REQUEST IN YOUR CLUB FOR VOLUNTEERS TO PLACE THE
STICKERS ON THE DICTIONARIES AS WELL AS TO PRESENT THEM IN THE
SCHOOLS TO THE STUDENTS. CONSIDER INCLUDING ROTARY SPOUSES AS
POSSIBLE PRESENTERS AS MANY WOULD DO AN EXCELLENT JOB.

STEP 7: SET UP A “TRAINING SESSION” FOR YOUR PRESENTERS, ESPECIALLY IF
MANY ARE GOING TO DO THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME.
STEP 7: WHEN ALL SEEMS TO BE IN ORDER, REQUEST THAT THE
SUPERINTENDENT SEND AN E-MAIL OR LETTER TO EACH SCHOOL AND TO EACH
PRINCIPAL AND THIRD-GRADE TEACHER TELLING THEM THAT A ROTARIAN
WILL BE CALLING TO SCHEDULE A DELIVERY DATE WHEN THE DICTIONARIES
WILL BE GIVEN TO THE STUDENTS. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES
AGREE TO JUST “DROP THE DICTIONARIES” OFF TO BE GIVEN OUT BY THE
TEACHERS. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT AND EXPENSIVE PROJECT THAT NEEDS A
PERSONAL PRESENTATION OF THE DICTIONARIES TO THE STUDENTS BY A
TRAINED ROTARIAN.
STEP 8: IT IS SUGGESTED THAT YOU SET UP A “STICKER PARTY” AT WHICH ALL
OF THE DICTIONARIES ARE PREPARED FOR DELIVERY WITH THE ROTARY
WHEEL EMBLEM, THE BOOKMARK, AND THE FOUR-WAY TEST DONOR STICKER
IN PLACE. THEN ARRANGE FOR YOUR “PRESENTERS” TO COME AND PICK UP
THE DICTIONARIES THEY WILL BE DELIVERING.
STEP 9: THIS PAST YEAR SOME CLUBS ORDERED SPECIAL ENGLISH/SPANISH,
SPANISH/ENGLISH DICTIONARIES TO BE GIVEN TO THE TEACHERS. THEY WERE
VERY WELL RECEIVED. INFORMATION ABOUT THESE SPECIAL DICTIONARIES
MAY BE FOUND AT THE DICTIONARY PROJECT WEB SITE.
THIS SHOULD GIVE YOU ALL OF THE INFORMATION YOU WILL
NEED FOR CONTINUING YOUR PROGRAM, OR SETTING IT UP
FOR THE FIRST TIME, FOR YOUR ROTARY CLUB. WE WOULD
APPRECIATE ANY COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS THAT YOU
MAY HAVE THAT WOULD MAKE THIS PROGRAM MORE
EFFECTIVE. WE WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK IN CARRYING
OUT THIS OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT.
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL ALLOWS ORDINARY PERSONS TO DO
EXTRAORINARY THINGS!!
DWIGHT GROTEWOLD
SUN LAKES ROTARY CLUB
DISTRICT LITERACY CHAIR
10502 EAST NAVAJO PLACE
SUN LAKES, AZ 85248

Dear District 5510 Club Presidents and Assistant Governors:
We know that it probably seems to be quite early to start preparing for a project that will probably not really begin until September or October! However, time goes by so quickly that we are urging you to begin your preparation now for this outstanding Community
Service Project.
When we started this program four years ago, we presented 4,500 dictionaries to students and we considered that to be terrific! This past year, with many more of our District 5510
Rotary Clubs becoming involved, we gave out approximately 30,000 dictionaries. That is really exciting growth, and we anticipate that it will be even higher in numbers this year. If your Rotary Club has participated in the past, we hope you will continue to be a part of it again this year. If your club has not participated previously, this would be a great year to instigate a really great project in your community. Make this your legacy to your Rotary
Club!!
Enclosed is a “How To Manual for Setting Up the Dictionary Project in Your Rotary Club.”
We tried to include as much information as possible that we have gained which will make it easy for your club to be successful in this exciting program where you will see immediate results in your community.
Please complete and return the enclosed questionnaire identifying the
person/s who will head up the Dictionary Project in your club.
Urge them to contact me if they have questions that I may be able to answer.
Congratulations on your selection and election to lead your Rotary Club to an outstanding year.
Yours in Rotary service,
Dwight Grotewold
10502 East Navajo Place
Sun Lakes, AZ 85248
Loisg3@wbhsi.net
480 895-8982
VERY IMPORTANT TO COMPLETE AND RETURN PROMPTLY
THE DICTIONARY PROJECT
PARTICIPATION QUESTIONNAIRE
FOR 2008

To: Rotary Club President
From: DwightGrotewold
District Literacy Chairperson
Planning has begun for The Dictionary Project program for the 2008
Rotary Year. Will you please complete this short questionnaire telling us about your club’s plans regarding this outstanding Community Service Project for the coming year.
PAST PARTICIPATION
1.
Our Rotary Club has participated in The Dictionary Project program for the following years: _____2005 ____2006 ____2007
2.
We delivered approximately _______ dictionaries during the 2007
Rotary year.
PLANS FOR PARTICIPATION FOR THE 2008 ROTARY YEAR
1.
_____ Yes, we plan to participate in The Dictionary Project for the
2008 Rotary year.
2.
_____No, we will not be participating in The Dictionary Project
3.
during the 2008 Rotary year.
If we do plan on participating in The Dictionary Project during the2008
Rotary year, our Chairperson for this program will be:
Chairperson’s Name:___________________________________
Address:_____________________________________________
City, State, Zip:________________________ E-mail;__________
Name of your Rotary Club is:______________________________
This form completed by:__________________________________
Address:______________________________________________
City, State, Zip:______________________ E-mail:____________
PLEASE RETURN TO
DWIGHT GROTEWOLD
DISTRICT LITERACY CHAIRPERSON
10502 EAST NAVAJO PLACE
SUN LAKES, AZ 85248
YOUR CLUB, OR THE PRESENTERS, SHOULD REPRODUCE THIS
LETTER WITH THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS ON IT. THIS
SHOULD BE GIVEN TO EACH THIRD GRADE TEACHER

THE DICTIONARY PROJECT
NAME OF PRESENTER
NAME AND ADDRESS OF
PRESENTER
NAME OF YOUR ROTARY CLUB
Current Date:________________
Dear Teacher,
Thank you very much for giving up your valuable class time to allow us to present each of your students with their own personal dictionary. This is the fourth year for our Rotary District 5510 to carry on this program. It has been so successful that the original distribution of 4,500 has now grown to over 30,000 yearly in just our part of the state of Arizona.
We hope that you will find this to be a valuable educational tool as we are committed to the concept that reading is the basis for all learning. Recently we read that, “Students learn to read until the third grade, but from the third grade on they read to learn.”
If you or your students would like to communicate with us about their dictionary and how they are using it, please write to the name and address of the presenter given below. We hope you have a successful year. We want to thank you for all you are doing in preparing the generation who will be
“taking over” one day.
Yours in Rotary service,
Presenter’s name and address here