The River Region Republican Women (RRRW) recently delivered dictionaries to 19 schools across Jefferson and St. Charles parishes in Louisiana. Over the past 11 years, RRRW has proudly distributed more than 15,000 dictionaries to third-grade students throughout the area. This year, the group was honored to have Dr. James Gray, Superintendent of Jefferson Parish Schools speak at one presentation, and School Board member Ralph Brandt joined several... Read More

BARTOW, Fla. — The former mayor of Bartow loves passing on his passion for the power of words. Steve Githens has been delivering thousands of special dictionaries to third-grade students in Polk County for many years.   What You Need To Know Former Bartow mayor Steve Githens takes thousands of dictionaries to Polk County third graders It’s a project of the Bartow Rotary Club Githens... Read More

The Rotary Club of Elizabeth continued their annual Dictionary Project, bringing smiles and learning to third-grade students across the Elizabeth Forward School District in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania. Rotarians provided more than 170 dictionaries to three elementary schools.  Their enthusiasm and appreciation reminded us just how powerful the simple gift of a book can be. Each year, the Rotary Club of Elizabeth participates in the national Dictionary Project, helping young students... Read More

Since 2006, the Rotary Club of Natick of Massachusetts has supported Rotary International’s literacy mission through its annual Dictionary Project, providing every third grader in Natick Public Schools with a personalized Student Dictionary. Students this age don’t have many books with their name printed inside so each dictionary features a customized bookplate with the student’s name, school, the Rotary Club of Natick link, and Rotary’s Four-Way Test... Read More