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Nov 07 2012
Mary

 Joe Mc Kay’s “Crazy About Words”
…toasting our language since 2003!

Watertown Elks Lodge begins distributing dictionaries to third graders

Nov 06 2012
Mary

Beginning October 22nd to November 5th, the Watertown Elks Lodge will distribute dictionaries to 3rd graders as a part of their annual Dictionary Project.

Club donates dictionaries

Nov 06 2012
Mary

In a world of smart phones, laptops, and virtual classrooms, the Rotary Club of Flagler County is going old school.

Thanks to Elks, Wareham third graders have plenty of words

Nov 06 2012
Mary

If words are the gateway to knowledge, then this town's third graders may have the ultimate guide when it comes to unlocking the world around them.

Holt Kiwanis Club gives 450 dictionaries to students

Nov 06 2012
Mary

For the fifth year, the Holt Kiwanis Club has sponsored a dictionary project in which new dictionaries are given to all third-grade students in the Holt public school system.

Kiwanis Kangaroo brings dictionaries

Nov 06 2012
Mary

With the assistance of the Kiwanis Kangaroo, receiving a new dictionary brought a lot of excitement to Isabella County third graders.

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