Make A Difference Day

Make A Difference Day—2007

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ALTRUSA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas

http://www.HSV-Altrusa.org

“Make A Difference Day”

2007 Dictionary Project

On October 15, 16, and 17, the Hot Springs Village Altrusa Club sponsored its “Dictionary Project" by presenting dictionaries to all third-graders at Jessieville, Cutter Morning Star and Fountain Lake schools as part of the annual nationwide celebration of "Make a Difference" through volunteerism.

All of the presentations included instructions in using the dictionary, learning the parts of speech, punctuation and pronunciation, as well as an in-class drill on looking up "courtesy," "respect" and "altruistic" which led to the origins of the Club’s name ALTRUSA (serving others in the U.S.A.). This is the first time most of the students have actually owned a dictionary, selected specifically for this age group.

The gift of The Best Dictionary for Students to third-graders is one of the ways our Altrusa Club contributes to the promotion of literacy throughout our community. More than 200 dictionaries were delivered to the schools, and copies will also be taken to the Garland County Literacy Council. Altrusans participating in the dictionary deliveries were: Club President Anne Holt, Velma Coolidge, Carol Heckert, Gail Held, Eyvonne Whipple, Ginna Watson, Ann Workman, Linda Wessel, Valerie Derryberry, Karren Pamperin, Betty Johnson and Ouida Wolfe.

Altrusans with third-graders at Jessieville Middle School: (L/R) Club President “Miss Anne” Holt, “Miss Velma” Coolidge and “Miss Carol” Heckert

“Miss Velma” Coolidge with third-graders at Cutter Morning

Star Elementary School

“Miss Valerie” Derryberry and “Miss Carol”

Heckert with third-graders at Fountain Lake School

Photos and Article, Gail Held