Rotary Club of Union
The Rotary Club of Union in Missouri started a Dictionary Project in their community this year! They visited 3 schools and donated 288 dictionaries. Prior to delivery, Rotarians gathered to put labels in each book. We are so glad that they have elected to do a Dictionary Project, and we look forward to hearing more about the great things they are doing to promote literacy in... Read More
Oak Harbor Kiwanis Club
Our director, Mary French, had the opportunity to meet some members of the Oak Harbor Kiwanis Club at a Kiwanis Convention in Oregon. The club has donated over 6,600 dictionaries over the past 13 years.
Moody Lions Club
202 students at Moody Elementary School received dictionaries from Moody Lions Club in Alabama. Lions who visited the school were Vernon and Jane Barker, Steve Sink, David and Michelle McGowen, Herschel, Linda Coleman and Larry and Linda Coleman. They spent time presenting the dictionaries, which had each student’s name in the front. Since 2007, the club has donated 2,760 dictionaries to students in their... Read More
Sugar House Rotary Club
The Sugar House Rotary Club in Utah was featured in local media for their Dictionary Project. Wally Brown and Chuck Baker (pictured) guided students through their new dictionaries, showing them all the extra features and explaining to them why it is so important to use one. Since 2004, Sugar House Rotary Club has donated 34,668 dictionaries to students in their community.
Rotary Club of Paradise Valley
The Rotary Club of Paradise Valley in Arizona has just completed their 16th annual Dictionary Project! They have donated over 40,000 dictionaries to students in their community. Rotarian Charles Berry said “Our members always report that engaging with the students makes The Dictionary Project one of our most enjoyable and rewarding community service activities.” Many thanks to Paradise Valley Rotarians for their dedication to... Read More
Indio Noon Rotary Club
Rotarians in Indio, California, visited 12 elementary schools in their community. They were able to provide over 1,200 third grade students with dictionaries. While at the schools, members helped the students learn how to use their new dictionaries by having them find words they found interesting and replying with the definition and sample sentences. Club President Steve Morgan says of The Dictionary Project: “This is one of... Read More
Groups Collaborate to Bring Dictionaries to their Entire County
Bluefield and Princeton Rotary Clubs have teamed up with Concord University and Bluefield State College to donate dictionaries to students in Mercer County, WV. Dr. Guy Sims, Dean of Students at BSC, said of the project, “Our goal is to provide opportunities for students, for the community, and I think coming here to these students, helping them be on that track for building their... Read More
Happy Valley Grange #322
In October, Happy Valley Grange in Washington provided nearly 300 students in Riverview School District with dictionaries. The students were glad to receive dictionaries of their own, and were also excited to learn that October 16 is National Dictionary Day! Since 2004, Happy Valley Grange has donated 4,200 dictionaries to students in where they live.
The Dictionary Project Honored at National Grange Convention
The Dictionary Project was recognized at the 2019 National Grange Convention. Our director Mary French was presented with this document, which reads: “WHEREAS, the founding document of the Grange – the Declaration of Purposes – states “We shall advance the cause of education by all just means within our power…. We recognize the the valuable contribution made to education by the printed word, especially... Read More
St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church, Cantonment, FL
St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church in Cantonment, FL donated dictionaries to students in Escambia County. Their project was featured in local media. One comment from a parent at Jim Allen Elementary says “I would like to personally say thank you to all those who are connected with this because our students need to know how important an education [is] to be able to succeed... Read More