Letter from San Jose Unified School District
The generosity of people in our community is an integral part of the success of our students. Your support has greatly assisted us in our mission to create life long learning opportunities for all students.

Letter from HEROES
March 24, 2008 - "The response by students is nothing short of sheer delight. They truly are grateful for th ereference tool and are more than eager to learn."

Email from Michele Melvin
March 5, 2008 - "My third grade class thanks you for the fabulous dictionaries! We LOVE them and appreciate having such a valuable resource at our fingertips! This project is truly one that is effective and gets right into the students' hands for immediate use."

Quotes of Volunteers & Teachers from SFUSD Dictionary Day 2006
November 16, 2006 - "The kids were really enthusiastic about getting their own dictionaries, and they were really responsive to the dictionary activities and fun to work with too!"

"In all my twenty-five years of teaching I have never seen a child hug a dictionary until Dictionary Day 2006. Your generosity in supporting the language development of my 20 English Language Learners is truly appreciated."

Letter from Lance Coletto
November 16, 2006 - "Dictionary Day... was a great opportunity to get involved in a very worthwhile cause."

Letter from Kelly Thomas
March 8, 2006 - "I cannot emphasize enough how beneficial it was for my 3rd graders to receive the dictionaries.

Letter from Maurico Jacobo
March 6, 2006

Letter from Janet Ohanis
March 4, 2006 - "I can't express to you the looks of excitement and joy when [the students] receive their dictionaries... Thank you once again for the gift of a lifetime."

Letter from Principal Cherie Ivey
March 2, 2006 - "Dictionaries are a hands-on, instantly ready reference tool that our children will value, use and cherish for many years to come."

Letter from Jessica Garcia
March 3, 2006

Letter from Irma Ramirez

Letter from Ms. Martin
March 1, 2006 - "Our class would like to thank you for the Spanish and English Dictionaries... They have been very useful both in the classroom and at home."

Letter from T. Wright George
March 2, 2006 - "I would like to commend your efforts to help California's students improve their literacy and expand their vocabulary, by means of the 'free dictionary program.'"

Letter from Raynell Hernandez
March 5, 2006 - "[M]y students... come to class enthusiastically requesting to share information they have learned from their dictionaries... This program is vital component to elementary education because a dictionary is a tool to help devlop sills for students that will last a lifetime."

Letter from a Parent
"[A]s a parent it is the best to know that your child can count on people who provide support in funding services like C.D.P."

Letter from Barbara Styles
March 6, 2006 - "[CDP] is to be commended for its interest in and concern for our school."

Letter from Severn Foundation
March 6, 2006 - "We have worked with many non-profit literacy groups in the bay area, and we consider CDP to be one of the top tier organizations that provides a unique service which fills a need within our financially troubled education system."

Letter from San Francisco School Volunteers
March 20, 2006 - "SFSV volunteers have enjoyed teaching students how to use the dictionaries and had the great satisfaction of being able to deliver these very special gifts."