The Conway Rotary Club’s Commitment to Education
The Dictionary Project appreciates the diligent work of the Conway Rotary Club. For almost ten years, members have provided students in Horry County with the gift of a dictionary.
Third-graders Get Dictionaries from Rotary
PARSIPPANY — During the month of November, the Rotary Club of Parsippany-Troy Hills is distributing dictionaries to all the third grade students in the Parsippany-Troy Hills School district. The annual Dictionary Project is part of an ongoing literacy program sponsored by the Rotary Club, which has resulted in more than 16 million dictionaries being distributed to third-grade students across the country. The students will... Read More
Rotary Club of Mountainside Delivers Dictionaries to NJ Students
Since 2006, Mountainside Rotary Club members have distributed dictionaries to third graders in Union County. This year’s Dictionary Project teams placed over 200 dictionaries into the hands of elementary school students in Deerfield Elementary School.
Valdosta’s Elks Celebrate National Dictionary Day
VALDOSTA — The Valdosta Elks Lodge # 728 celebrates National Dictionary Day by providing every third grade student in the Lowndes and Valdosta School Systems with their very own dictionary. The Valdosta Elks Lodge provided 1,440 dictionaries to all third grade elementary students in Lowndes County. In keeping with this annual tradition, the Valdosta Elk’s Lodge once again demonstrated that Elks Care and Elks... Read More
Butts County Students Receive Dictionaries for the First Time
Project Coordinator Charles Budd, along with fellow Lion Club members Danny Queen, Linda Goddin and Tommy Boykin, worked with faculty and teachers of Daughtry Elementary School to provide the gift of a dictionary. Until now, Daughty Elementary students had yet to be sponsored. With the support of The Dictionary Project, the Lions Club of Greater Butts County will donate nearly 300 dictionaries this fall... Read More
Challenge Accepted: How Many Letters Are in the Longest Word in the Dictionary?
Members of the Florence Rotary Club, led by Rotarian Ken Gunter, distributed dictionaries to students at Carver Elementary School. As the students anxiously flipped through the pages, Principal Rogers gave the students the task of finding and counting the letters for the longest word in the dictionary. If you are unfamiliar with the longest word in the English language, it consists of 1,909 letters... Read More
Members of Hawk Point Lions Club Visit Local Schools
Lions Harold Davis and Jim Kuda of the Hawk Point Lions Club delivered dictionaries to three Missouri schools this fall. 2014 marks the third year the Hawk Point Lions Club have participated in The Dictionary Project. We appreciate all the hard work that goes into making distribution day successful!
Maryland Students at Waldon Woods Elementary Receive Dictionaries
This fall, Rotary Club of Upper Marlboro President Stephen Cumberland and Vice President Jamal Abuswai presented dictionaries to happy and appreciative third grade students at Waldon Woods Elementary School in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. For ten years, the Rotary Club has taken the initiative to partner with The Dictionary Project in order to sponsor schools in the Maryland area. Because of the hard work and... Read More
Plattsmouth Rotary Club Gives Students First Book
The Plattsmouth Rotary Club of Plattsmouth, Nebraska is pleased to have participated again in the Dictionary Project. This year we delivered 185 dictionaries to the 3rd Grade Students in the following Schools, Plattsmouth Elementary School in Plattsmouth, NE; Conestoga Elementary School in Murray, NE and St. John the Baptist Catholic School in Plattsmouth, Nebraska. The Students were very excited to receive the dictionaries, many... Read More
Gordon Third Grade Students Receive Dictionaries from Lions
This fall, the Gordon Lions Club presented dictionaries to 3rd grade students at Rushville, Gordon, and Hay Springs Elementary Schools as well as Merriman and Extension Public Schools. Lion Club member Nancy Russell has spearheaded the project for over seven years. All together, the Gordon Lions have impacted the lives of 696 students in Nebraska, proving that education is a top priority for the... Read More