Paradise Valley Community College (PVCC) recently partnered with the Paradise Valley Rotary Club to champion literacy across the community through their continued involvement in The Dictionary Project. This national initiative places a personal dictionary in the hands of every third grader, supporting vocabulary development, independent learning, and long-term academic success. PVCC faculty, staff, students, and Rotary volunteers came together on campus to prepare 1,500... Read More

Promoting Literacy and Healthy Choices in Our Community Norwalk Elks # 730 recently partnered with area schools to deliver two impactful programs designed to support children’s education and well-being: The Dictionary Project and the Elks National Drug Awareness Program. Both initiatives highlight the Elks’ ongoing commitment to empowering young people with knowledge, confidence, and life-building tools.   Elks Dictionary Project Since 1995, The Dictionary... Read More

This fall, Volunteers for Literacy/Habersham Co. (VFL) continued their annual tradition of bringing The Dictionary Project to local third graders—complete with an inspiring message, a lively rap, and plenty of smiles. The Volunteers for Literacy of Habersham County has partnered with The Dictionary Project since 2015, donating more than 5,520 dictionaries to local third graders. Their continued support helps promote literacy and a lifelong... Read More

Since 2007, the Madera Elks Lodge No. 1918 has proudly partnered with The Dictionary Project to promote literacy and learning among local students. To date, the Lodge has donated an impressive 37,752 dictionaries to third-grade students in the Madera and Chowchilla communities. Each year, Lodge members raise funds to purchase dictionaries for students in 27 local schools, ensuring that every third grader receives their very... Read More

For many people, The Dictionary Project is about promoting literacy, learning, and a love of words. But for one couple in Fargo, North Dakota, it also became the beginning of a love story. Ryan McManus and Heather Ranck of the Fargo-Moorhead Rotary Club first met years ago while volunteering with their local Rotary Club to distribute dictionaries to third graders — part of Fargo’s... Read More

Members of the Rotary Club of the Plainfields recently joined forces with students from the Interact Club at North Plainfield High School to prepare nearly 1,100 dictionaries for distribution. Together, they applied special labels identifying the books as gifts from the Rotary Club and the Plainfield Foundation, which provided a grant to support the project. These dictionaries were then delivered to every third-grade student... Read More

Members of Valley Grange #144 are once again celebrating Dictionary Days and Words for Thirds with 5 area schools throughout the region. This annual literacy outreach brings smiles, excitement, and a love of learning to local third graders as they each receive their very own dictionary. Recently, Walter Boomsma, a longtime member of the Valley Grange team visited Ridgeview Elementary School in Dexter, where... Read More

The joy of learning came alive once again as every third-grade student in Wellington, Florida received a personal dictionary, thanks to the ongoing efforts of the Wellington Rotary Club who are local sponsors of The Dictionary Project. This year marks another successful distribution to students in all eight Wellington schools, continuing a cherished annual tradition that began 20 years ago in 2005. Since that... Read More

Members of the Kellogg Elks Lodge #1841 recently continued their commitment to youth education and well-being by participating in two national initiatives that benefit local students, The Dictionary Project and National Red Ribbon Week. As part of The Dictionary Project, lodge members donated personal dictionaries to third graders at Pinehurst and Canyon Elementary Schools, helping students strengthen their reading and writing skills. Since joining... Read More