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Cut and Shoot Family Lions Club Brings Dictionaries and Smiles to Texas Classrooms

Jun 15 2025
Carrie Bonavita
Cut and Shoot Family Lions Club Brings Dictionaries and Smiles to Texas Classrooms Since 2014, the Cut and Shoot Family Lions Club in Texas has partnered with The Dictionary Project to provide...
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Bellefonte Elks Lodge Continues Tradition of Giving Dictionaries to Students

Jun 15 2025
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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...
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Wakeman Grange Promotes Literacy with Annual Dictionary Gift

Jun 15 2025
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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...
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Raleigh Midtown Kiwanis Brings Dictionaries and Values to North Ridge Students

Jun 15 2025
Carrie Bonavita
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...
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“Fridging” Officially Added to Merriam-Webster Thanks to Gail Simone

Jun 15 2025
Carrie Bonavita
“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...
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Mercedes Lions Club Promotes Literacy with Bilingual Dictionaries for Students

Jun 13 2025
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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...
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