P-4199

3rd Grade Dictionary Project

Description

Financing

Documents

Photos

History Logs

Project Description

Country: USA

Location: Anchorage

Total Budget: $8,000

Area of Focus: Basic education and literacy

Activity Type: Education: Literacy

Summary: Providing take home dictionaries to third graders in the Anchorage area.


We have a huge language diversity in the Anchorage Area, with over 100 languages spoken, and many times, English is not the child's first language. We are blessed to have 5 of the top 10 most diverse schools in the country, right here in Anchorage. Providing dictionaries can help many of these students hone their English skills as a second language. Understanding the language allows them to perform better in school. In the past, we have provided close to 4000 students in the Anchorage area, including the schools on the military bases and the alternative schools. These dictionaries are also a complete resource, containing periodic tables, conversion tables, state capitals, as well as geography, science, and math, information.

A secondary benefit to these books is giving some low-income students something they can use at home. We have found many students may not have a single book in their homes, and some low-income students have very few possessions at all. Giving them something small that they can call their own can help give them some more pride, and improve their self-image.

We have 25 to 30 Rotarians involved in the delivery of the dictionaries every year, and is one of the most anticipated events of the year. We typically spend a few minutes with the students when giving out the dictionaries, and have the students write their names in their own dictionaries. We also go through some of the information and how they can use the resource. We all look forward to the look on a child's face when they learn the dictionaries are theirs to keep and brighten their day.

Project Contact Person

District: 5010

Rotary Club of: Anchorage South

Primary Contact: Dan Newman

Email: dan@alaskapremierauctions.com

Project Status

Completed
This project is "Completed". This means the project has been implemented and the report was accepted by the district leadership. The project will stay listed on this website as a testimony of the achievements of the project partners.

Project listed for the 2022-23 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing

Existing Contributions Towards This Project

Date

Cash

DDF

Total

Anchorage South (5010)

6-Apr-22

$4,000

$4,000

$8,000

Total

$4,000

$4,000

$8,000

Project Supporting Documents

Project Photos

History Log Entries

6-Apr-22

by Dan Newman

System Entry: Creation of project page.

6-Apr-22

by Paul Paslay

System Entry: Project sent for club signatures.

6-Apr-22

System Entry

System Entry: Project signed by Dan Newman.

16-Apr-22

System Entry

System Entry: Project signed by Denise Kipke.

19-May-22

by Paul Paslay

System Entry: Project approved by the District Approval Committee.

22-Aug-22

by Debra Mason

System Entry: Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer.

7-Sep-22

by Dan Newman

Dictionaries were ordered on September 7th, 2022.

22-Oct-22

by Dan Newman

Dictionaries start being delivered to local schools

7-Mar-23

by Dan Newman

System Entry: Final Report signed by Dan Newman.

8-Mar-23

by Dan Newman

The final case of dictionaries was delivered to Denali Montessori Elementary

9-Mar-23

System Entry

System Entry: Final Report signed by Denise Kipke.

21-Mar-23

by Paul Paslay

System Entry: Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.

21-Mar-23

System Entry

System Entry: Final Report signed by Denise Kipke.

24-Mar-23

by Paul Paslay

System Entry: Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.

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