Elks Lodge donates dictionaries to Sanford students

One of the many programs sponsored by the Youth Activities Committee of the Auburn-Opelika Elks Lodge is the annual distribution of dictionaries to middle-school students in Chambers and Lee counties. The... Read story

Learn to read, Read to learn

The Valley of the Meramec Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution from Washington,... Read story


Thank you, Rotary Club!

The Moraine Rotary Club distributed over 600 dictionaries to 4th-grade students in six... Read story


Quyana, Donlin Gold!

Thank you, from children in Alaska who received new dictionaries from the Donlin Gold... Read story


Recent Donors

  • Rotary Club of Forked River, NJ
  • Rotary Club of Shawnee, OK
  • Prairieland Elementary School, IL
  • Rotary Club of Bisbee, AZ
  • Rotary Club of Bisbee, AZ
  • Optimist Club of Holden, MO
  • Central Elementary, ND
  • Daughters of Liberty Republican Women, TX
  • Sample Kits Dictionary Project, SC
  • Rotary Club of Bloomfield, NJ
  • Rotary Club of the Bridgewaters, MA
  • Rotary Club of the Bridgewaters, MA
  • Kiwanis Club of Omaha Loveland Golden K, NE
  • Rotary Club of Winterset, IA
  • Union Mills Lions Club, IN
  • Marysville Elks Lodge # 783, CA
  • Cairo-Jacksonville Lions Club, MO
  • South Carolina Dictionary Project, IN
  • Rotary Club of Red Springs, NC
  • Raymond Elks Lodge # 1292, WA
  • Rotary Club of Bay City, MI

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Testimonials

"This is our 7th year of participation. Each year we are able to enlarge the project. We are delighted to be a part of this worthy project. It is a great thing to take these dictionaries to a classroom and see the anticipation on the faces of the students."

Barbara Conner, Temecula Valley Elks Lodge # 2801, Temecula, CA

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