On September 22, every third-grade student in the Wellington school district received a dictionary compliments of Wellington Kiwanis. This student dictionary includes over 150 pages of supplemental information in the back, including the Constitution of the U.S., the Declaration of Independence, brief biographies of all of the U.S. presidents, world maps, and information about all 50 states, countries of the world and planets in our solar system. sign language, braille and the longest word in the English language.
Third grade teachers were gifted with a Word Teasers game as a tool for their students to improve their skills in using the dictionary.
The Wellington Eagles Auxiliary bedding drive to benefit Good Knights of Lorain County was a huge success. They raised more than $1,800 to help ensure that children have a safe and comfortable bed to sleep in. This total does not include the thousands of dollars in bedding donated, which took a 30-person assembly line to stuff the Good Knights trailer, pick-up truck bed and cab. We posted a separate video of that endeavor. The demand for beds from families in need fluctuates but remains constant according to Roger Dorsey, executive director of Good Knights. The bedding drive was just the first phase of a fund-raising effort in southern Lorain County. An adventure raffle is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 10 at the Eagles. Tickets are $20 each and six for $100. On Oct. 24, a bed build is set on the Town Hall lawn in downtown Wellington. Last year, this effort of behalf of the Eagles, Wellington Masonic Lodge and Kiwanis Club of Wellington, raised more than $50,000 and 105 beds were built on that Saturday morning. It is all about the kids! ... See MoreSee Less
Check out this 30-person assembly line to load a massive amount of bedding into the Good Knights trailer, pickup truck bed up truck bed and cab. ... See MoreSee Less
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On September 22, every third-grade student in the Wellington school district received a dictionary compliments of Wellington Kiwanis. This student dictionary includes over 150 pages of supplemental information in the back, including the Constitution of the U.S., the Declaration of Independence, brief biographies of all of the U.S. presidents, world maps, and information about all 50 states, countries of the world and planets in our solar system. sign language, braille and the longest word in the English language.
Third grade teachers were gifted with a Word Teasers game as a tool for their students to improve their skills in using the dictionary.
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The Wellington Eagles Auxiliary bedding drive to benefit Good Knights of Lorain County was a huge success. They raised more than $1,800 to help ensure that children have a safe and comfortable bed to sleep in. This total does not include the thousands of dollars in bedding donated, which took a 30-person assembly line to stuff the Good Knights trailer, pick-up truck bed and cab. We posted a separate video of that endeavor. The demand for beds from families in need fluctuates but remains constant according to Roger Dorsey, executive director of Good Knights. The bedding drive was just the first phase of a fund-raising effort in southern Lorain County. An adventure raffle is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 10 at the Eagles. Tickets are $20 each and six for $100. On Oct. 24, a bed build is set on the Town Hall lawn in downtown Wellington. Last year, this effort of behalf of the Eagles, Wellington Masonic Lodge and Kiwanis Club of Wellington, raised more than $50,000 and 105 beds were built on that Saturday morning. It is all about the kids! ... See MoreSee Less
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Check out this 30-person assembly line to load a massive amount of bedding into the Good Knights trailer, pickup truck bed up truck bed and cab. ... See MoreSee Less
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