Julington Creek Elementary Third Grade Students Receive Dictionaries from St. Augustine Rotarians
By Ingrid Jones, Computer Teacher at Julington Creek Elementary On Feb. 20, Julington Creek’s 173 third graders received dictionaries donated by the Rotary Club of St. Augustine. The Rotary Club of St. Augustine has been donating dictionaries to third graders in the St. Johns County School District for 10 years. Julington Creek Elementary is very grateful that Doug Martin, Rotary Club of St. Augustine... Read More
Fundraising and Community Involvement Ideas: The Rotary Club of Lafayette, TN
The Rotary Club of Lafayette not only values education, but also the health and well being of people in their community. Each September, with the help of the Wellness Board and volunteers from two local Interact clubs, the Rotary Club of Lafayette puts on Makin’ Macon Fit to help fund local projects and give back to the community. Participants can sign up for the... Read More
The Rotary Club of Jackson Presents Dictionaries to Brown Elementary School
Dr. Cedrick Gray, district superintendent, accepted delivery of 61 dictionaries from the Jackson Rotary Club for the elementary students of Brown Elementary School. The Jackson Rotary Club is committed to students in the Jackson Public School District, donating over 7,500 dictionaries since beginning the project. The Dictionary Project is grateful for the dedication and hard work of members to promote literacy in their community.... Read More
Celebrating the Life of James O. Johnson
We would like to pay our condolences to the family of James O. Johnson of Baxterville, Mississippi. Mr. Johnson passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2015. Our thoughts are with his family and friends. “Mr. Johnson was a retired Lt. Col. in the US Army, having served two tours in Vietnam, and a retired Materials Director with Entergy in Beaumont, TX. He was a... Read More
Marie’s Dictionary: Documenting the Wukchumni Language
This short documentary tells the story of Marie Wilcox, the last fluent speaker of the Wukchumni language and the dictionary she created in an effort to keep her language alive. Read More
Odenton Rotary Brings Dictionaries and History Lesson to Hebron-Harman
When the Odenton Rotary Club distributed dictionaries to 138 students in six third-grade classes at Frank Hebron-Harman Elementary school on Feb 18, there were a few special helpers handing out the books. The nieces and the grandnephew of the man for whom the school is named. Darvin Hebron, Hebron’s grandnephew, started attending the former Harman Elementary school in 1956. At the time it was... Read More
The Rotary Club of Taos Milagro Presents Dictionaries
This January and February, the Taos Milagro Rotary distributed over 400 dictionaries to third-graders in six local schools. Since beginning the project in 2009, members of the club have donated over 1000 dictionaries to children in the Taos County region. Project coordinator, Lucille Gallegos-Jaramillo stated, “Dictionaries are important tools for students. Besides finding the meanings, spellings and pronunciation of words, students are given access... Read More
Charleston Elks Lodge Members Donate Dictionaries to Area Schools
Call them the vanguards of vocabulary. Charleston Elks Lodge members have recently donated nearly 500 dictionaries, through the Dictionary Project, to third-grade classes in several Kanawha County schools. The Dictionary Project’s mission is to place a dictionary into the hands of every American third-grade student. More than two million dictionaries have reportedly been distributed to schools throughout the United States. According to The Dictionary... Read More
Fundraiser Helps Rotary Meet Key Community Needs
On Feb. 6, the Rotary Club of Port Huron presented its annual “3-Grand Slam” fundraiser at the Port Huron Country Club. More than 200 participants attended. Rotary President Marge Kopp performed the welcome. John Adair was master of ceremonies, and Brian Thomas delivered the invocation. Jonathan Meldrum chaired the committee in securing the auction items. The Rotary Club Port Huron meets at noon every... Read More
Honest Abe Delivers Dictionaries
Jim Conine, portraying Abe Lincoln, speaks to a group of third-grade students at Glyndale Elementary School Wednesday after passing out dictionaries to them. Conine and his fellow members in Brunswick Elks Lodge 691 made their way to every public school and several private schools in Glynn County on Tuesday and Wednesday handing out dictionaries and Abe Lincoln bookmarks to third-grade students as part of... Read More