Dana Gordon, Rotary Club of West Hartford, West Hartford, CT

This is the 6th annual dictionary project for the West Hartford Rotary Club. We will have given out over 4,800 dictionaries when we finish this year's project. West Hartford is the birthplace of Noah Webster, so we use this local tie-in to enhance our project. Chris Dobbs, the executive director of the Noah Webster House, dresses up as Noah Webster and attends all of the projects adding some historical color to the program. Dana Gordon, West Hartford Rotary Dictionary Project Chairman, also dresses in 18th century clothes and explains what Rotary is and what it does and explains the mission of the dictionary project. We provide a fun and memorable assembly for all students receiving a dictionary.