Today we would like to highlight the Rotary Club of Decatur, Texas. They have been participating in the Dictionary Project for 12 years and have delivered thousands of dictionaries during that time. Over the course of three days this past November 2025, they donated to five different elementaries in their area. We offer a heartfelt thank you to the Rotary Club of Decatur, Texas... Read More

Today we would like to highlight the Coffeyville Rotary Club of Coffeyville, Kansas. This fall they delivered dictionaries to three elementary schools in their area. We thank the Coffeyville Rotary Club for their support of the Dictionary Project and their on-going commitment to promoting literacy in the next generation.

Spooner-Trego Lions Club member Connie Huebner, proudly presented dictionaries from their club to all third-grade students at Spooner Elementary School. They eagerly explored their new dictionaries, flipping through pages, discovering new words, and looking up definitions. The dictionaries will serve as valuable learning tools throughout the school year, helping students build confidence, strengthen vocabulary skills, and foster a lifelong love of reading and learning.

The Parker Arizona Elks Lodge #1929 of Parker, Arizona, recently visited seven schools across LaPaz County, donating 178 dictionaries to 11 classrooms where the children were thrilled to receive their very own copy! Parker Elks Lodge #1929 has participated in the Dictionary Project since 2024, donating 384 books. We are proud of the good work they do to help students build a lifelong love of reading and... Read More

  (In the featured photo above: Lion, Doris Maynard and her daughter Lion, Michelle Maynard joins the St.Francis Xavier School third-grade students.  – Photo courtesy Essex Junction Lions Club) The third graders at St. Francis Xavier School in Winooski, Vermont recently celebrated their annual visit from the Essex Junction Lions Club, which has been proudly donating dictionaries and bookmarks to students since 2018. The presentation is a... Read More

(Rotary member Sharon Fulton shakes hands with Marcus Heavyrunner as Rotary members gathered at Linderman School in Polson last Tuesday to disperse free dictionaries. (Photo courtesy Kristi Niemeyer/Leader) Thanks to the Rotary Club of Polson, MT, nearly 400 third graders received their own dictionaries—hands-on tools that help students build vocabulary, learn research skills, and grow beyond screens. For many children, it’s the first book they’ve ever... Read More

(Photo: Third grade students at Saegertown Elementary School receiving their dictionaries.) Hayfield Grange # 800 (Saegertown, PA) recently provided dictionaries to third grade students at Saegertown Elementary School as part of The Dictionary Project, helping build vocabulary, confidence, and independent learning skills. This marks the 23rd year Hayfield Grange has supported the program.  

The Rotarians of the Pagosa Springs Rotary Club recently visited Pagosa Springs Elementary to give each third grader a colorful new dictionary. With guidance from the Rotarians, more than 100 students proudly signed their names and immediately began exploring new words. Before long, the children were suggesting their own words and mastering their new dictionaries—leaving smiles all around. Thanks to successful fundraising events, such as the “Jeans and Jewels Barn... Read More

Today we would like to highlight the work of Rotary club of Monongahela. This year the Monongahela Rotary Club proudly continued its annual tradition of supporting youth literacy by delivering new dictionaries to third-grade students at Ringgold North, Ringgold South, and Madonna Catholic Regional School. As part of Rotary’s global Dictionary Project, Rotarians Tom Graney and Deb Mangino visited classrooms this week to hand out the books and... Read More

Frontier Elementary School in Loxahatchee, FL recently received a donation of dictionaries for their third-grade students. With the help of third-grade teacher Susan McConville, the dictionaries were distributed, and the students eagerly began searching for the longest word in the book!   For more than half of the students, this was their first time using a dictionary, and they were thrilled to have one of... Read More