Message from Rotary District 6930 Governer Dr. Juan F. Ortega
Dear Fellow Rotarians, March is Literacy Month, a time when Rotary Clubs focus on literacy as an essential ingredient for reducing poverty, improving health, encouraging community and economic development, and promoting peace. For most of us, reading and writing are as natural as breathing. However, nearly 800 million adults worldwide lack the literacy skills needed to complete a job application, understand a childâs report... Read More
Annie Sims Third Graders Receive Dictionaries from Mt. Pleasant, TX Rotary Members
Article from the Daily Tribune Last Friday, March 6, marked a special day for Annie Sims Elementary third graders. And not just because it was the day before a week off for spring break. It was the day they each received their own personal copy of a dictionary presented by the Rotary Club of Mount Pleasant. Rotarians Danny Muskrat and Kim Ragsdale brought the... Read More
The Kiwanis Club of Reisterstown Promote Education through the Gift of a Dictionary
The Kiwanis Club of Reisterstown has participated in The Dictionary Project for four consecutive years, donating dictionaries to children in Baltimore County Public Schools. Last fall members distributed around 600 dictionaries to seven elementary schools in their community. Project Coordinator Michael D. Grimes stated, âOur members really enjoy going to the schools, passing out the books, and interacting with the children as we walk... Read More
âDictionaries for Kidsâ Donor Dahmen Brown Remembered
Article by Kelsey M. Boudin, Olean Times Herald In 77 years, Dahmen Morlyn Brownâs accomplishments were many. He had fine hobbies and desires, and he saw the world. He loved Mexican food so much he even started a successful tortilla business in New York City on a whim. Brown â a learned man born in Olean on Sept. 22, 1937, to Morlyn L. and... Read More
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 Creekâs 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 Makinâ 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. âMr. 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