Bellefonte Elks Lodge Continues Tradition of Giving Dictionaries to Students
Bellefonte Elks Lodge Continues Tradition of Giving Dictionaries to Students The Bellefonte Elks Lodge #1094 in Pennsylvania continued its commitment to literacy this school year by presenting personal dictionaries to all third grade students at St. John’s Catholic School in Bellefonte. This effort, which began last school year, is part of a growing partnership with The Dictionary Project, whose mission is to empower students... Read More
Wakeman Grange Promotes Literacy with Annual Dictionary Gift
Wakeman Grange Promotes Literacy with Annual Dictionary Gift Members of Wakeman Grange #1399 in Ohio recently visited Western Reserve Elementary School and Trinity Christian Academy to deliver personal dictionaries to third grade students. This visits was part of the Grange’s Words for Thirds program, a partnership with The Dictionary Project that began in the early 2000s. Since launching the project, Wakeman Grange has donated... Read More
Raleigh Midtown Kiwanis Brings Dictionaries and Values to North Ridge Students
Raleigh Midtown Kiwanis Brings Dictionaries and Values to North Ridge Students On April 11, 2024, four members of the Raleigh Midtown Kiwanis Club visited North Ridge Elementary in North Carolina to distribute personal dictionaries to all 140 third grade students across seven classrooms. As part of their partnership with The Dictionary Project, each classroom received a dedicated visit where Kiwanians not only presented the... Read More
“Fridging” Officially Added to Merriam-Webster Thanks to Gail Simone
“Fridging” Officially Added to Merriam-Webster Thanks to Gail Simone The term “fridging“, born from a critique of how women are harmed in fiction to advance male characters’ stories, is now officially part of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. It was coined by Gail Simone in 1999 through her “Women in Refrigerators” list, which spotlighted how female characters in comics were routinely killed, abused, or sidelined for... Read More
Mercedes Lions Club Promotes Literacy with Bilingual Dictionaries for Students
Mercedes Lions Club Promotes Literacy with Bilingual Dictionaries for Students The Mercedes Lions Club of Texas continues its commitment to student literacy by providing every third-grade student in the Mercedes Independent School District with a personal dictionary. Since beginning the project in 2016 through a partnership with The Dictionary Project, the club has gifted more than 3k dictionaries to local students. This year, the... Read More
Volunteers for Literacy Inspires Habersham County Students with Dictionaries and Graduation Dreams
Volunteers for Literacy Inspires Habersham County Students with Dictionaries and Graduation Dreams In Habersham County, Georgia, every third-grade student receives more than just a dictionary, they receive inspiration. Through a meaningful collaboration with The Dictionary Project, Volunteers for Literacy of Habersham County has gifted more than 4,300 dictionaries to students since 2015. Each presentation is memorable: a volunteer in a graduation cap and gown... Read More
Rotary Club of Kinston Keeps Dictionary Tradition Alive for Lenoir County Third Graders
Rotary Club of Kinston Keeps Dictionary Tradition Alive for Lenoir County Third Graders Since 2007, the Rotary Club of Kinston, North Carolina, has partnered with The Dictionary Project to give the gift of literacy to all third grade students in Lenoir County. This year, the club proudly continued its annual tradition, providing every third grader in the county with their own personal dictionary. The... Read More
Rotary Club of Many Donates Over 5,000 Dictionaries to Sabine Parish Students
Rotary Club of Many Donates Over 5,000 Dictionaries to Sabine Parish Students All third grade students in Sabine Parish, Louisiana received a special gift this year, a personal dictionary, thanks to the continued efforts of the Rotary Club of Many. Since first partnering with The Dictionary Project in 2009, the club has distributed more than 5,000 dictionaries to area students. This project supports the... Read More
Cy-Fair Republican Women Donate 3,000 Dictionaries to Support Literacy
Cy-Fair Republican Women Donate 3,000 Dictionaries to Support Literacy Since 2006, the Cy-Fair Republican Women in Texas have supported student literacy by presenting third graders at Walker Elementary School with personal dictionaries as part of The Dictionary Project. To date, the group has provided over 3,000 dictionaries to students, ensuring each child receives a resource to boost vocabulary and independent learning. This year’s initiative... Read More
Lewisville Morning Rotary Brings Smiles with 16,800 Dictionaries
Lewisville Morning Rotary Brings Smiles with 16,800 Dictionaries Since 2007, the Lewisville Morning Rotary Club in Texas has partnered with The Dictionary Project to provide every third grader in the Lewisville Independent School District with their own personal dictionary. To date, the club has donated more than 16,800 dictionaries to local students. This year’s effort kicked off with deliveries to over 900 students, each... Read More