Olean Rotary Club Promotes Literacy with Over 3,000 Dictionaries for Local Students
Olean Rotary Club Promotes Literacy with Over 3,000 Dictionaries for Local Students More than 300 third-grade students in six schools across Olean, New York received a special gift this spring—a personal dictionary—thanks to the Rotary Club of Olean and its partnership with The Dictionary Project. Since launching their program in 2015, the Olean Rotary Club has distributed nearly 3,000 dictionaries, helping young students develop... Read More
Milford Elks Lodge Empowers Third Graders with Dictionary Donations
Milford Elks Lodge Empowers Third Graders with Dictionary Donations In Milford, Delaware, the Milford Elks Lodge #2401 has joined The Dictionary Project to help strengthen literacy in their community. Since starting the initiative last year, Elks members have presented dictionaries to all third grade students in Milford area schools. Joanne Milton, exalted ruler of the lodge, emphasized the project’s purpose: “By promoting literacy and... Read More
Clearfield Rotary and Mature Resources Distribute Dictionaries to Local Students
Clearfield Rotary and Mature Resources Distribute Dictionaries to Local Students Since 2008, the Rotary Club of Clearfield, Pennsylvania has partnered with The Dictionary Project to provide third grade students with their very own personal dictionaries. To date, nearly 4,400 third graders in the Clearfield area have received this essential learning tool thanks to the club’s continued commitment to literacy. This year, Mature Resources, a... Read More
Rotary Club of Washington, DC Donates Dictionaries to 76,000 Students
Rotary Club of Washington, DC Donates Dictionaries to 76,000 Students Since 2005, the Rotary Club of Washington, DC has partnered with The Dictionary Project to promote literacy and empower youth through education. Over the past two decades, the club has distributed nearly 76,000 dictionaries to third grade students across the District of Columbia. This initiative is part of the club’s long-standing commitment to improving... Read More
Haskell Rotary Club Supports Student Literacy Through Annual Dictionary Donations
Haskell Rotary Club Supports Student Literacy Through Annual Dictionary Donations Since 2008, the Rotary Club of Haskell, Texas has partnered with The Dictionary Project to ensure that every third grade student at Haskell Elementary School receives their very own dictionary. Now in its 16th year, the initiative has provided hundreds of students with this valuable educational tool. The dictionaries serve as more than just... Read More
Bonham Rotary Club Delivers Dictionaries to Every Third Grader in Fannin County
Bonham Rotary Club Delivers Dictionaries to Every Third Grader in Fannin County Every third grade student in Fannin County, Texas receives their own personal dictionary thanks to the Rotary Club of Bonham, a proud partner of The Dictionary Project since 2004. Over the past two decades, Bonham Rotarians have donated more than 8,600 dictionaries to students across the county, making a lasting impact on... Read More
Sun Lakes Rotary Club Empowers Students with 83,000 Dictionaries
Sun Lakes Rotary Club Empowers Students with 83,000 Dictionaries Since 2003, the Sun Lakes Rotary Club in Arizona has made literacy a priority by partnering with The Dictionary Project. To date, the club has distributed over 83,000 copies of “A Student’s Dictionary and Gazetteer” to students across Chandler Unified School District and schools in the Gila River Community. Rotarian Roger Edmonds shared why the... Read More
Pawling Rotary Celebrates Dictionary Day with Third Graders
Pawling Rotary Celebrates Dictionary Day with Third Graders Since 2004, the Rotary Club of Pawling in New York has partnered with The Dictionary Project to promote literacy among third grade students. Over the past two decades, the club has distributed nearly 2,800 personalized dictionaries to students in Pawling’s public and private schools. This year, the tradition continued at Mizzentop Day School, where third graders... Read More
St. Jude Ladies Society Donates 3,000 Dictionaries to Escambia County Students
St. Jude Ladies Society Donates 3,000 Dictionaries to Escambia County Students Since 2016, the St. Jude Ladies Society of St. Jude Catholic Church in Cantonment, Florida, has partnered with The Dictionary Project to improve student literacy across Escambia County. Each year, the group distributes dictionaries to third grade students as part of its mission to support youth education and community service. To date, the... Read More
Rotary Club of Washington DC Empowers MLK Elementary with Dictionaries
Rotary Club of Washington DC Empowers MLK Elementary with Dictionaries In a heartfelt visit this spring, the Rotary Club of Washington, DC brought their Dictionary Project to Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, home of the District’s central public library. Teachers and students alike gathered as dictionaries were personally handed to each third grader. Rotarians shared the importance of reading, vocabulary, and lifelong learning—rooted... Read More