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Cedar Rapids Elks encourage learning by giving dictionaries

Nov 26 2012
Mary

As area elementary school students begin to brainstorm what they want for the holidays, children can cross one item off their lists: a dictionary.

Elks and Rotarians present dictionaries to third graders

Nov 26 2012
Mary

Newark Elks Lodge No. 1249 and the Newark Rotary recently partnered to distribute over 100 dictionaries to nine third-grade classes at Kelley Intermediate School.

Bay City Rotary Club dictionaries provide the gift of literacy to Bay County third graders

Nov 26 2012
Mary

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

You know the word, but do you know the definition?

How about floccinaucinihilipilification?

Children and adults love the dictionary project

Nov 21 2012
Mary

The Rotary Club of Soledad, California, has participated in the Dictionary Project for five years, providing dictionaries for over 400 third graders each year.

Hackensack Rotary dictionary project

Nov 21 2012
Mary

Since 2005, the Rotary Club of Hackensack has participated in the Dictionary Project, providing dictionaries to students at public and private schools in Hackensack, NJ.

Beach school class receives dictionaries

Nov 21 2012
Mary

Beach Elementary School third graders received a gift to enhance their learning education last Tuesday, Nov. 13.

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