Nancy and Pam told us how much the students love the dictionaries. They explained some of the exercises that challenge the students to use the dictionaries most effectively. They assured us that, even though the schools now had laptops in the classrooms, the dictionaries are still very important to the students. The following video is the powerpoint presentation they used for their presentation.  President Wally Stuebner told Pamela and Nancy how much the club enjoyed coming to the schools to deliver and briefly explain how to use the dictionaries. (These books are also almanacs - not just dictionaries). Wally assured them that our club has secured funding for next year's dictionaries and support for their Spelling Bee. The librarians emphasized that the schools would prefer to have the dictionaries distributed as early as possible in the fall. We will try to accommodate that request.  The beginning of the presentation is a bit choppy - hang in there, it improves.

New Song has been around for 30 years and Lisa been with them for the last twenty years. New Song provides on-going support groups for families that are grieving the loss of a loved one. They rely on 200 trained volunteers to reach all the needy families in our community. They provide all their services at no cost to the families.  Reactions of children vary by age level so children are placed in groups according to ages: littles, middles, tweens, and teens. The parents are in the adult group.  Children typically don't understand life and death so the opportunity to meet with peers who are grieving like them helps them cope. This is an impressive program that supports hundreds of grieving families in the Valley.  To learn more please click HERE

To see a video of her presentation click HERE