Saundra Brown Raub
Dahmen Brown and Mary Gallagher of California, natives of Olean, NY remember Mr. Brown's sister each year. As of 2003, they have donated over 6,200 dictionaries to students in the Olean area.

Margaret Ernst (Columbia, SC)
Carol Pellish-IL (via Kim Ross & Brad Kadling - DC)
Margaret was the mother of a friend and an adopted South Carolinian, someone who had instilled in her daughter a great love of reading, we decided that a contribution to the Dictionary Project was a perfect memorial.)

Third-Graders Receive Dictionaries (NC) - NEW
David and Anne Hobson
Third-graders at 10 Harnett County primary and elementary schools recently received new paperback dictionaries, which were donated by David and Anne Hobson of Pinehurst, formerly of Dunn. The 1,400 `Webster`s Dictionary for Students` were donated by the Hobsons in honor of Hobson`s mother, Alese Hobson, and in memory of his father, Mack Hobson, both natives and lifelong residents of Harnett County. - Full story

Floral Designers helps folks bloom - NEW
Fran Milford of the Floral Designers of Sun Cities (AZ)
Every fall at a local school we give each third-grader a dictionary. Both students and teachers are thrilled. Floral Designers of Sun Cities was introduced to the Student Dictionary Project by the late Kareth Duval, who participated in this project in Washington State. It was a project worth while, and one we could do. - Full story

Michael Gamber and Virginia Gamber Hanks Memorial Grant
Linda G. Keetch-CA
My husband and I recently distributed over 850 dictionaries to the teachers and third-grade students of the Lucia Mar Unified School District on the Central Coast of California. We visited over 40 classrooms at 11 elementary schools. - Full story

Family and friends of Marty Dickinson (Maryland)
The family and friends of the late Mrs. Marty Dickinson have donated dictionaries to local students in Hampstead, Maryland for the past two years. - Full story

Giving Strategies

	Cash - the simplest form of giving, is tax deductible and not subject to gift or estate tax. We can charge your gift to your credit card.
	Securities - Gifts of long-term appreciated assets enable you to save on income and capital gains tax. Generally, the full, fair market value of long-term securities may be deducted.
	Property - The full value of your gift up to 30% of adjusted gross income is deductible.
	Trusts and Other Life Income Plans - Cash, securities, or other property may be used to establish charitable trusts and annuities that can provide life income for yourself or a beneficiary. There are immediate and long-term tax benefits.
	Bequests - Are excellent gifts for these who are committed to the Dictionary Project and its mission but are unable to make gifts from current assets.
Please talk with your financial advisor regarding the benefits of adopting these giving strategies. If you have any questions please contact Mary French at wordpower@dictionaryproject.org.