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Recent Events-Dec. 2009
For
the third consecutive year, the Sandusky County Chapter of the Ohio Retired Teachers Association is partnering with The Dictionary
Project to provide personal dictionaries to fourth-graders throughout Sandusky County. More than 1000 dictionaries were distributed in Bellevue, Clyde-Green
Springs, Fremont, Gibsonburg, Lakota, and Woodmore schools. Students also received dictionaries at Bellevue's Immaculate
Conception, Clyde's St. Mary, Fremont's Sacred Heart, St. Ann, St. Joseph, and Temple Christian Academy, and Solomon
Lutheran in Woodville.
The teachers' group expanded the program this year by buying thesauruses
for each sixth grade classroom in the county. The books were distributed in late October.
This list of who donated to the program can also be found on the inside cover of each dictionary: Clyde Kiwanis Club;
Bellevue Kiwanis Club; First Church of God, Risingsun; June and Richard Knepper; Lakota Young Farmers; Unique Fabrications
Inc.; Sue and Ken Badertscher; Barndt Funeral Home; Bradner American Legion Post 338; Jim and Sophia Draeger; Myra Gebhart;
Lindsey Lions Club; Fremont Federation of Women; Gibsonburg American Legion Auxiliary; Rebecca Heimlich, in memory of Mae
Belle W. Tornow; Kansas UMC; Barb and Greg Lehman; On the Mark Enterprises LTD; and Soroptimist International of Fremont.
Scorta, the Sandusky County chapter of the Ohio Retired Teachers Association,
is once again partnering with The Dictionary Project. The Dictionary Project is a national drive with the sole mission
of providing students with their own personal dictionaries.
Last year, because of the generosity
of many organizations, businesses, and individuals, SCORTA was able to purchase and distribute nearly 1200 dictionaries to
4th grade students throughout Sandusky County. The school systems that participated were Bellevue, Clyde-Green Springs,
Fremont, Gibsonburg, Lakota, and Woodmore. Dictionaries were also distributed to parochial students attending Immaculate
Conception in Bellevue, St. Mary's in Clyde, Fremont's Sacred Heart, St. Ann, and St. Joseph, and Solomon Lutheran
in Woodville.
Fourth grade teachers were given a notebook containing lesson plans and
activities written and compiled by Sue Badertscher, a SCORTA member and a National Board Certified Teacher, to use with their
students. These activities showed students how to use their dictionaries and addressed the objectives on the Ohio Achievement
Test.
We ask that you consider becoming a part of this exciting and worthwhile project.
Below are suggested levels of donations:
A. American Heritage Level
1 classroom set-$30.00
B. Cambridge Level
2 classroom sets-$60.00
3 classroom sets-$90.00
C. Oxford Level
4 classroom sets-$120.00
5 classroom sets-$150.00
6 classroom sets-$180.00
D.
Webster Level
10 classroom sets-$300.00
A classroom set contains
24 copies of The Best Dictionary for Students.
The
Federal Tax I.D. for The Dictionary Project is #57-1029802. The website for The Dictionary Project is www.dictionaryproject.org. Checks can be made out to SCORTA-The Dictionary Project. Mail your donation to Sec.SCORTA,
2260 CR 65, Fremont, Ohio 43420.
Dictionary Project Update for 2008
Forty-six boxes of dictionaries were purchased which is a total of 1104 books! These dictionaries were distributed to
4th grade students in the school systems of: Bellevue, Clyde-Green Springs, Fremont, Gibsonburg, Lakota, and Woodmore.
Students in the following parochial schools also received dictionaries: Immaculate Conception in Bellevue, St. Mary's
in Clyde, Fremont's Sacred Heart, St. Ann, and St. Joseph, and also Solomon Lutheran in Woodville.
A list of service organizations, businesses, and individuals who generously donated to this program can be found on the inside
cover of each dictionary. Teachers were asked to point this out to their students as the children and parents may know
some of the contributors. Following is a list of donors for this year:
WEBSTER LEVEL:
Kiwanis Club of Bellevue
Kiwanis Club of Clyde
Kiwanis Club of Fremont
Sandusky County Federation of
Farm Women
OXFORD LEVEL:
First Church of God:
Risingsun
In Memory of Barbara Humberger
June and Richard Knepper
Lakota Young Farmers
Unique Fabrications
CAMBRIDGE LEVEL:
Sue and Ken Badertscher
Barndt Funeral Home
Bradner
American Legion Post 338
Jim and Sophia Draeger
Myra Gebhart
Lindsey Lions Club
Paul D. Nagy, D.D.S.,
LLC
R and R Identification Program
AMERICAN HERITAGE LEVEL:
Carmeuse
Lime, Inc.
Colonel George Croghan Chapter DAR
Fremont Federation of Women
Gibsonburg American Legion Auxillary
Rebecca Heimlich
Jim and Ginny Hull
Knights of Columbus No. 591
Lakota C.A.P.E.
Barbara and Gregory
Lehmann
Blanche and Ross McCormick
M. Scott Mead, D.D.S.
On the Mark Enterprises, Ltd.
Ralph Oxley, D.D.S.
Soroptimist International of Fremont
SCORTA would like to thank our generous donors
for making our Dictionary Project an ongoing success! Your kindness and support are deeply appreciated!
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