Rotary Club of Moraine Distributes Dictionaries to 4th Grade Students
The Moraine Rotary Club out of Dayton, Ohio just completed their 2014-2015 dictionary distribution, donating 500 books to fourth grade students from six elementary schools in Montgomery County. When members distribute the dictionaries to each class, they have the students look up the word “service.” They ask for students to share how they can perform acts of service or good deeds in their neighborhood,... Read More
Rotary Club of Fernandina Beach Leaves Lasting Impression on Nassau County Students
Each of the past nine years, Fernandina Beach Rotary Club members have distributed dictionaries to every third grader in Nassau County. This yearâs Dictionary Project teams placed 882 dictionaries into the hands of elementary school students in Fernandina Beach, Yulee, Bryceville, Callahan and Hilliard as well as at Faith Christian Academy, St. Michaelâs Academy and Amelia Island Montessori. But club members do more than... Read More
Neola Lions Club Sponsors Students in Pottawattamie County, Iowa
This year marks the seventh consecutive year in which the Neola Lions Club in Neola, Iowa, has donated dictionaries to the Tri-Center Elementary third grade students. Students excitedly explored their dictionaries, showing each other words they found, and checking out other special features of their dictionaries. Dictionaries are purchased from the proceeds of the Neola Lions clubâs many fund-raising activities.
Rotary Club of the Caldwells Participates in The Dictionary Project
The Rotary Club of the Caldwells recently participated in the Dictionary Project distributing over 350 dictionaries to all the 3rd graders in Caldwell, Essex Fells, North Caldwell, and West Caldwell schools in New Jersey. Since beginning the project in 2004, members have sponsored over 3,500 children in the Caldwell area. The Rotary Club of The Caldwellsâ membership represents a cross-section of businesses and professional... Read More
Frances Heyne Brings the Gift of a Dictionary to Yellowstone Academy
Frances Heyne out of Houston, Texas has made community service a life-long passion. In 2013 she extended her efforts and introduced The Dictionary Project to Yellowstone Academy in Houston. Yellowstone Academy was established in 2001 when a group saw a need and bought property in a part of Houston called the ‘Bottoms.’ Utilizing an existing school facility on the property, the school was able... Read More
Children in Bosnia Receive Dictionaries
The Rotary Club of Lukavac, Bosnia recently received dictionaries from the Rotary Club of DeLand, Florida. Harlow Hyde, a member of the Rotary Club of Deland, reached out to The Dictionary Project in 2014 and coordinated the “pilot project.” The first twenty-four dictionaries were delivered to a high school in Lukacav that teaches English. The books were well received by students and teachers and... Read More
Greater Kingsport Republican Women’s Club believes that âGood Readers Become Good Leadersâ
Since 2009, the members of the Greater Kingsport Republicanâs Club have made their annual literacy project one of their top priority community projects. Each year, the members have raised funds for their Dictionary Fund Literacy Project, through which they donate dictionaries to ALL third graders in the Kingsport City School (KCS) system. They have also donated dictionaries to area homeschool groups and the Kingsport... Read More
Anthony and Sarah Triola Work with Community to Bring Dictionaries to Sugarloaf Elementary
Anthony and Sarah Triola recently delivered 98 dictionaries to Sugarloaf Elementary School in Killeen, TX with the help of soldiers from the adoptive unit, the 11th Military Police Battalion, and the U.S. Army Criminal Investigative Command. It is great when members of the community take part in the presentation. Personally handing out books not only shows students the value of team work, it also... Read More
The Kiwanis Club of Westside Jacksonville Start Dictionary Project
The Kiwanis Club of Westside Jacksonville recently distributed dictionaries to third-grader students in Duval County School District. The Kiwanis have already donated over 250 books to five elementary schools for the 2014-2015 school year. Kiwanis members personally presented the dictionaries to each third grade class and explained to students that pronunciation, vocabulary, spelling, reading, language and writing skills are needed for educational success in... Read More
Rotary Clubs of Paterson Donates Dictionaries
The Rotary Clubs of Paterson have been donating dictionaries to all the 3rd grade students in both public and parochial schools in Paterson, New Jersey since 2006. We would like to continue this practice but the rising costs of the dictionaries and increase in number of students each year adds to our cost. This year our Dictionary Project has given out over 2000 dictionaries.... Read More