Winona Rotary Provides Free Dictionaries to Area Third-Graders
Winona-area third-graders this week awaited an early holiday gift: a free dictionary, just for them. Thursday and Friday, members of the Rotary Club of Winona supplied and delivered free dictionaries to every third-grade student – public, private and charter – in Winona County. They did it as part of the club’s dictionary project, now in its ninth year, designed to help promote literacy among... Read More
Students in Wa-Nee Community Schools Receive Dictionaries from the Rotary Club of Nappanee
he Rotary Club of Nappanee has participated in The Dictionary Project for five years, donating over 1,000 books to students in Wa-Nee Community Schools. This year, Dennis Martin, dictionary project chairman for the Rotary Club, presented the books to ten third grade classes. He opened the presentation by asking students if they knew anything about Rotary. Martin explained to each class that Rotary is... Read More
San Bernardino Rotary Club Launches Its Annual Dictionary Project
Rotary Club of San Bernardino kicked off its Dictionary Project last week at Lincoln Elementary School in San Bernardino. Every year, Rotary International members donate dictionaries to third-grade students across the nation. The Rotary Club of San Bernardino serves local students by providing a personal dictionary to every third-grader in the San Bernardino City Unified School District, according to a club news release. According... Read More
Kinderhook Elks Lodge #2530 Completes Annual Dictionary Project
The Kinderhook Lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks has again donated combination dictionaries/thesauruses to students at Berkshire Jr./Sr. High School. This marks the third year in a row the Elks have provided these important learning resources. Two years ago, as the school was launching its “Writing to Inform” strategy, the Kinderhook Lodge placed more than 100 dictionaries into the hands of... Read More
Lusk Elks Lodge #1797 Donates Dictionaries
Lusk Elks Lodge # 1797 donated dictionaries from “ The Dictionary Project “ to the fifth grade class at LEMS on December 2nd. The Dictionary project is a non profit organization that the Lusk Elks Lodge sponsors to help further Lusk students with their studies. Pictured with the fifth grade class, Class of 2021, is LEMS Principal Rodney Wilhelm, 5th grade teachers Sandra Johnson... Read More
Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge Gives Students Dictionaries
The Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge gave the gift of more than 300 dictionaries to Oro Valley children over the last several weeks. Students at Casas Christian, Copper Creek, Immaculate Heart, Mesa Verde and Wilson elementary schools were the recipients. Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge has participated in the Dictionary Project for 11 years and has provided local students with more than 3,000 dictionaries. Read more:... Read More
The Wausau Noon Optimist Club Donates Dictionaries During American Education Week
Optimist Clubs across the country are dedicated to “Bringing Out the Best in Kids” and doing their part through community service programs. For 11 years, the Wausau Noon Optimist Club in Wisconsin has fulfilled this mission by providing dictionaries to third graders in the public and private schools of Wausau School District. This year the Club donated 727 dictionaries to 18 schools in Marathon... Read More
Rotarians Provide Annual ‘Gift of Words’
The Rotary Club of Camas-Washougal kicked off its Gift of Words project recently and will deliver a total of 762 dictionaries to third grade students in Camas and Washougal. Across the U.S., Rotarians participate in the Gift of Words project to promote literacy in their local communities. The Rotary Club of Camas-Washougal sponsors their local project in east Clark County and donated $2,040 to... Read More
First Year to Volunteer!
2014 marks the first year the Charlevoix Elks Lodge # 2856 has taken on a dictionary project, and we are excited to include them on our list of dedicated sponsors! When the Charlevoix Elks heard about The Dictionary Project through the National Elks Foundation’s newsletter, they were eager to promote education in their community by donating dictionaries. The Elks took on two schools, Charlevoix... Read More
The Impact Volunteering Has in Your Community
There are a multitude of benefits from volunteering. Not only does volunteering strengthen your community by uniting people towards a common goal, it also creates an outlet for people to learn from each other and build lasting friendships. “I really enjoy getting to know people and helping them develop as a person and in their work,” said Roderick Baker, Winona Rotarian and Winona Daily... Read More